Government Technology

Government agencies are facing information technology workforce challenges when it comes to implementing cloud modernization efforts and Dave Levy, vice president of U.S. federal government, nonprofit and healthcare at Amazon Web Services, said AWS helps address that through free cloud computing skills training and other education programs, FedScoop reported Wednesday. “By 2025, AWS will help […] More

A pair of identical supercomputers being operated by General Dynamics‘ information technology unit started to process weather forecast models from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The General Dynamics IT business said Wednesday it maintains the Dogwood and Cactus machines at two separate facilities in Virginia and Arizona, respectively, as part of the agency’s Weather […] More

BAE Systems and the U.S. Army have jointly demonstrated the former’s autonomous open system combat vehicle during a tactical scenario at the annual Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise. The company said Wednesday its Robotic Technology Demonstrator showcased its ability to fire APKWS laser-guided rockets at multiple ground targets at distances up to six kilometers. The robotic […] More

Carahsoft Technology has partnered with Chicago-based data analytics start-up Ocient to offer the latter’s hyperscale data warehouse to U.S. public sector customers. Ocient said Wednesday its hyperscale data analytics platform is designed to support government customers in key mission areas such as geospatial calculation and analysis, cybersecurity and anomaly detection, weather forecasting, climate change study […] More

A Govini report has found that the Department of Defense continues to face difficulty when it comes to engaging innovation and venture communities and that limited U.S. investments are paving the way for China to gain a competitive edge in artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing and other emerging technology areas. “This year we believed […] More

Guidehouse will use Palantir Technologies‘ enterprise data management platform to provide its public sector customers with offerings meant to enable rapid image product delivery, data integration, artificial intelligence model training and enhanced business processes. The consulting services provider said Tuesday it partnered with Palantir to help clients address business challenges through its next generation consulting […] More

Cisco and General Dynamics’ information technology business have teamed up to provide private 5G platforms and services to government agencies. Cisco will combine its Private 5G service with General Dynamics Information Technology’s expertise in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, internet of things and edge computing and understanding of customer mission and use cases to deliver an end-to-end […] More

A Raytheon Technologies business demonstrated the capability to gather data on a simulated maritime threat and process and distribute targeting data with tactical platforms across the Western Pacific Ocean during the Department of Defense’s Valiant Shield 22 exercise. Raytheon Intelligence & Space converted a Boeing 727 aircraft into a Multi-Program Testbed, which characterized the simulated […] More

Sarcos Robotics subsidiary RE2 has assembled and tested a gripper technology in a laboratory environment as part of a U.S. Navy-funded underwater end-of-arm tool development project. The Strong Tactile mARitime hand for Feeling, Inspecting, Sensing and Handling system is designed to help military operators dispose of undersea mines and explosive ordnance remotely, Sarcos said Tuesday. […] More

St. Petersburg, Florida-based security software developer Code-X has raised new capital through a Series B funding round led by private equity firm Sagewind Capital. Raj Kanodia, managing director of Sagewind, will serve on the board of directors at CodeX, along with government market veterans Bob Donahue Jr. and Deborah Dunnie as part of the financing […] More