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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ unmanned systems division has received authorization to operate an autonomous vehicle designed for road maintenance operations. The company said Thursday its Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle, also called Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator, was approved for a statewide deployment effort to paint lines on roadways. Steve Fendley, president of Kratos USD, said the […] More
Accenture has established a facility in Arlington, Va., in a move to help organizations adopt new data protection and cybersecurity platforms. The company said Wednesday it will collaborate with clients at the Cyber Fusion Center to test cyber defense tools and help them predict attacks. The 28,000-square-foot facility has an incident response “war room†equipped with modern […] More
IDG’s Computerworld has featured Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the publication’s 2018 list of best places to work for information technology professionals. APL said Tuesday it placed 16th among the 59 large organizations selected for the annual list, which also includes 21 midsize and 20 small institutions. The lab also ranked eighth among the […] More
Cambridge International Systems has begun offering information technology services to support the Navy and Joint Military Medical Community of Interest by modernizing healthcare for U.S. warfighters and their families. The Arlington, Va.-based firm said Tuesday it’s helping the Navy and Joint Medicine MEDCOI adopt new technologies such as information exchange and big data, Internet-of-Things capabilities and virtual […] More
Textron‘s Bell subsidiary has conducted the first public demonstration of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype for the U.S. Army’s capability demonstration program, which is expected to be completed in 2019, Defense News reported Wednesday. The aircraft reached 170 knots in the first pass and 175 knots in the second pass of the demonstration while on hover […] More
Parsons and Polaris Alpha have combined their fellows programs as a result of the Pasadena, Calif.-based’s engineering firm’s acquisition of the government technology contractor. Nineteen professionals from both organizations will join six current members of the unified fellows program, Parsons said Monday. The program inducts individuals who can support problem solving, research and development and […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has opened a facility in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, to support government, military and business organizations in cybersecurity efforts. The Central Maryland Innovation Hub will also house Booz Allen’s Dark Labs team consisting of security researchers, penetration testers, reverse engineers, network analysts and data scientists who aim to thwart cyber attacks, the company said […] More
Several cloud service industry experts and Amazon Web Services’ customers and partners recently took part in a podcast on digital transformation, as well as how the cloud contributes to such phenomenon. AWS said Friday Adelaide O’Brien, research director of IDC Government Digital Transformation Strategies, believes a change in leadership and culture in different business aspects […] More
Amazon Web Services has reported that a cloud-based online platform works to help government agencies access geospatial data, services and applications. DOI launched the GeoPlatform site in 2015 for agencies to use, analyze and exchange geospatial information, according to an AWS blog post published Thursday. The department works with Zivaro, formerly known as Global Technology Resources Inc., to manage the web-based […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed hot-fire tests of a RL10 engine thrust chamber assembly that was built using three-dimensional printing technology. The company said Wednesday the latest test series follows an initial demonstration of a 3D-printed copper alloy thrust chamber and nickel alloy main injector last year. Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said hot-fire tests […] More
AT&T has announced the availability of FirstNet wireless communications service plans designed for career and volunteer first responders who intend to use the national public safety network. The telecommunications company said Tuesday interested FirstNet users can sign up for the service at any of the firm’s more than 5,300 retail stores nationwide or through an online registration portal. […] More
Mile Corrigan, vice president of Noblis‘ federal civilian solutions business, has received Women in Technology recognition in the “corporate mid-market sector” category. She is one of the nine category winners, which include six government contracting industry executives, honored with the WIT Leadership Awards, Noblis said Tuesday. Corrigan said she believes communities and organizations should implement efforts to […] More
