Government Technology
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.
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IARPA Selects Four Industry Teams for Sorbent-Based Chemical Sampling, Filtering Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen four industry teams to develop sorbent-based systems to collect and filter chemicals.
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Lockheed Completes Deep Space Habitat Prototype
Lockheed Martin has completed the final version of a 13-foot-wide habitat prototype designed to support NASA’s deep space missions, Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday. The company developed the habitat at Kennedy Space Center in Florida based on the refurbished Donatello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and as part of NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships contract.
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Air Force, Generation Orbit Move Hypersonic Vehicle Program to Fabrication Phase
The Air Force Research Laboratory and Generation Orbit Launch Services will move forward to the farbication phase of an air-dropped liquid rocket, designed to support the military's hypersonic flight research efforts, after the program completed a critical design review.
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Forcepoint Launches Division for Behavioral Science-Based Cybersecurity Research
Forcepoint has created a division that will explore methods to integrate cybersecurity procedures with behavioral science methodology as part of efforts to help government and enterprise customers secure data.
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ThayerMahan, WingmanAI Team Up to Pursue AI Tech Offerings for Defense, Maritime Programs
Autonomous technology developer ThayerMahan has partnered with WingmanAI to develop artificial intelligence platforms for potential use in maritime and defense operations.
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Ball Aerospace to Enter DARPA Program’s Next Space Testbed Evaluation Phase
Ball Aerospace will further evaluate a testbed under the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program aimed at building technology platforms for military personnel to gain situational awareness and manage assets in space.
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General Dynamics, Vera Forge Enterprise Data Security Partnership
General Dynamics’ mission systems business and data security company Vera have partnered to combine their cyber platforms designed to help government agencies and other organizations protect enterprise data. General Dynamics said Thursday it will integrate its Route 66 Cyber Enterprise Digital Rights Management on-premises and software-as-a-service offerings with Vera’s Always-on File Security platform under the original equipment manufacturer agreement.
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Peter Altabef: Unisys Makes Security a Staple of Every IT Platform, Service
Unisys CEO Peter Altabef told CRN in an interview published Thursday that the company has made security the core of its information technology platforms and service offerings. Altabef said the company’s non-dedicated security platforms have built-in security features and Unisys aims to build on that as it works to support government agencies, financial services, health care and transportation clients.
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Air Force Issues Spacecraft Bus RFI
The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on potential vendors of new spacecraft buses that can support military satellite communications for future missions in space.