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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
Hear about the latest product and service offerings from the government contracting industry’s leading providers. The Government Technology News section highlights developments in aerospace, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, defense, C4ISR, cloud, hypersonics, and space.
Northrop Grumman is reconfiguring the Department of Defense’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems into RQ-4 RangeHawk surveillance drones to support hypersonic missile flight tests under the SkyRange program. The company said Wednesday the previously designated Block 20 and 30 Global Hawk drones will be installed with sensors to support data collection of hypersonic missile […] More
Carahsoft Technology and 1Kosmos have partnered to offer the latter’s passwordless multi-factor authentication platform in support of the zero trust cybersecurity adoption strategy of the public sector. According to a joint statement published Tuesday, Carahsoft will utilize its reseller partner network and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contracts […] More
The U.S. Air Force has accepted four Boeing-built MH-139A Grey Wolf test aircraft for use in testing the military capabilities of the platform as the service approaches Milestone C review for the aircraft program. The move came weeks after Boeing finalized the Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification in order for the aircraft to reach […] More
A GitLab survey has found that decision-makers considered security a key factor when selecting a DevOps platform and that rapid DevOps adoption in 2021 led to faster delivery of software, improved developer productivity and better code quality. GitLab said Tuesday it polled 5,001 software professionals across the world in May and found that nearly 60 […] More
Deltek has quadrupled the number of task order awards in the company’s market intelligence database platform for government contractors to more than 46 million. The Herndon, Virginia-based software provider said it updated the TO search fields and records in GovWin IQ to help customers make preparations to pursue large contract vehicles such as the General […] More
Intel has launched a co-investment program with Brookfield Asset Management’s infrastructure affiliate in an effort to fund the expansion of its Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona, with two new semiconductor manufacturing factories. The company said Tuesday the Semiconductor Co-Investment Program will enable Intel to cover 51 percent and Brookfield to contribute the remaining 49 percent […] More
Amazon Web Services has made the Wickr recall, alert and messaging service available on a cloud hosting service and platform for the Department of Defense in an effort to enable the military services to exchange controlled unclassified information. The encrypted full suite collaboration application works to allow Cloud One users to send messages, transfer files, […] More
A survey by Riverbed Technology and Swish has found that 52 percent of federal information technology employees said they are worried their on-premises networks and legacy IT systems will face difficulty in delivering good user experiences as more workers transition from a remote set-up to on-site work. Research firm Market Connections conducted a survey of […] More
Oracle has expanded the service offerings on its government customer-focused cloud environment that has authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and the Defense Information Systems Agency. Oracle’s US Government Cloud now includes Cloud Guard, Management Agent, Organization Management and OS Management services, the computer software company said Friday. Cloud Guard is designed […] More
NASA has released a timeline for its new contract that will serve as a means for all agency-run centers and facilities to procure enterprise information technology services. A draft request for proposals for NASA’s Consolidated Applications and Platform Services program will be ready on Aug. 29 and the agency plans to hold a virtual pre-solicitation […] More
Lockheed Martin will hand over to the U.S. Navy another training system for the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter. The CH-53K Containerized Flight Training Device will provide a virtual environment to enable U.S. Marine Corps aviators to train on external lift operations and other heavy lift missions, Lockheed said Wednesday. “Marine pilots have […] More
The Defense Innovation Unit and the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment have announced the addition of several small unmanned aircraft systems to the Department of Defense’s cleared list of drones as part of the second iteration of the Blue sUAS project. The approved drones are Intense Eye V2 from Blue […] More
