Jane Edwards

Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said federal agencies should provide software developers with a technical collaboration platform that could enable them to build digital capabilities in support of their organizations’ missions. “More effective than traditional, general-purpose collaboration solutions, a technical collaboration platform equips developers with […] More

AT&T and Ghost Robotics have partnered to deploy robotic dogs that could support the missions of defense, federal and state agencies, public safety, law enforcement, fire departments and commercial clients through the telecommunications company’s FirstNet wireless broadband network for first responders. “Network-connected robotic dogs can deliver a broad range of IoT use cases, including many […] More

Lt. Gen. James Dawkins, deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration at the U.S. Air Force, said the service is preparing to convert its 450 silos to house the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system that would replace Minuteman III ICBM, Breaking Defense said Tuesday. He said the military branch hopes it can […] More

Inmarsat has tapped Airbus’ defense and space business to transport the I-6 F2 satellite from its testing facility in Toulouse, France, to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will fly aboard the Airbus A300-600ST aircraft, also known as Beluga, and upon arrival in Florida, spacecraft experts will then conduct final testing and integration with […] More

Paperless Innovations has stated that the Office of Management and Budget’s Circular A-123 Appendix B highlights the need for government agencies to automate management of purchase card programs to achieve accountability. Paperless said Monday OMB Circular A-123 Appendix B seeks to create standard requirements and best practices for government purchase card programs by consolidating guidance […] More