Government Technology

Space Systems Command has debuted a center in Chantilly, Virginia, to encourage collaboration among companies and government agencies to accelerate the delivery of commercial space systems to the military. SSC said Tuesday the Commercial Space Marketplace for Innovation and Collaboration center, or COSMIC, is a partnership between the command and Virginia Tech Applied Research Corp. […] More

Northrop Grumman was one month ahead of its deadline for completing the preliminary design review of a relay ground station to support the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution system. PDR completion for Relay Ground Station-Asia marks a milestone in Northrop’s timeline for modernizing legacy and next-generation missile warning systems for the U.S. Space Force, the […] More

The Department of Defense has unveiled the second group of projects selected to receive funding from the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies pilot program. DOD said Monday Congress approved a total of $150 million in funding for 11 projects for APFIT’s fiscal year 2023. Established through fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, […] More

A new Deltek analysis shows that the U.S. Air Force’s spending on other transaction agreements for cloud-based prototypes has dropped since fiscal year 2020. Data indicates that the service branch’s spending on cloud-related OTAs fell from $131 million in FY 2020 to $35 million in FY 2021 and bounced back a bit in FY 2022 […] More

Vantage Robotics has secured an investment from Veteran Ventures Capital amid efforts to meet growing demands for drone-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for government and commercial use. Through the Veteran Fund I investment, Veteran Ventures will support Vantage Robotics in advancing the latter’s unmanned aerial system technology and expanding its portfolio, the military entrepreneurs-focused investment […] More

Jim Gwiazda, vice president of public sector sales at Equinix, said there are three ways public sector agencies can implement to optimize their digital ecosystems and support their mission objectives and the first is integrating with software-as-a-service providers. “Working with SaaS providers allows public sector agencies to add new capabilities quickly,” Gwiazda wrote in a […] More

Quantum Computing Inc.’s federal unit has become a member of the National Science Foundation’s Center for Quantum Technologies, an alliance of engineers and scientists developing quantum devices, systems and algorithms to help address industry and defense challenges. Joining as a non-traditional defense company, QI Solutions will guide the CQT group using its knowledge in quantum photonic […] More

SAP National Security Services has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based enterprise resource planning platform that could enable government customers to manage their digital transformation efforts. The SAP S/4HANA Cloud, PCE private cloud edition achieved the certification from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, allowing government clients to deploy […] More

Technology consulting firm Groundswell has established an innovation laboratory in order to deliver SAP offerings to its customers in the federal government. The company said Wednesday it will employ project managers, developers and architects who will collaborate with SAP to create new services aimed at addressing gaps in agencies’ operations and administration. Groundswell’s SAP Innovation […] More

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary will build an uncrewed hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing aircraft prototype in partnership with General Electric’s aerospace business. GE Aerospace will provide a CT7 turboshaft engine, 1 megawatt-class generator and related power electronics for the fully autonomous Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator aircraft and support the HEX project by building on the hybrid electric propulsion platform it […] More

The venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin has invested in technology company H3X Technologies to help the latter augment its Colorado headquarters facility as well as accelerate the development of its integrated motor drives. H3X has now raised a total of $9 million with the latest funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the Denver-based aircraft motor manufacturer said Tuesday. […] More