Brenda Marie Rivers

VMware has received moderate-level certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a cloud-hosted platform designed to help agencies manage user's identity and access to digital work environments. “By earning the FedRAMP Authorization for Workspace ONE Access, VMware equips our federal customers with device management, access management and an end-to-end Zero Trust approach,” said Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales for government, education and health care at VMware and a three-time Wash100 Award recipient.

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Two Lockheed Martin officials said the company is working with U.S. military branches to develop directed energy systems to help defend military platforms and troops against various threats, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

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Blue Origin plans to offer cargo delivery services to the moon by 2023 as the company develops a landing system for NASA’s crewed mission to the lunar surface, GeekWire reported Friday.

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Quantum atomics technology maker ColdQuanta has secured $32M during a Series A funding round to support the company’s research and development efforts on concepts such as quantum computers and positioning systems.

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Virgin Galactic plans to conduct its first spaceflight launch from its Spaceport America complex in New Mexico as part of NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program focused on Earth imaging and space-based research data collection.

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Jack Williams, a strategic product manager at Hexagon’s safety and infrastructure division, has said that artificial intelligence-powered assistive technology could help public safety organizations simplify emergency response operations without overlooking crucial information.

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The latest Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force has detached from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle and is cruising toward its intended orbit using the spacecraft’s own propulsion system.

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Hitachi has formed a global partnership that includes five founding members from the technology sector to drive digital transformation in areas such as information technology, smart infrastructure, mobility and energy.

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The U.S. Navy has indicated its intent to award Northrop Grumman’s defense systems business a sole-source contract to commence low-rate initial production of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile–Extended Range variant.

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