Government Technology

Tom Romeo, general manager of federal business at Maximus, has said there are four trends that would drive information technology modernization in the federal government this year and one is the focus of agencies on enhancing citizen experience. Romeo wrote in a GCN article published Thursday that making citizen experience a priority would increase the use of new digital tools such as chatbots and automated voice systems within government agencies.

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LCR Embedded Systems has unveiled a suite of rugged chassis products designed to integrate with military aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicle platforms.

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Todd Gustafson, president of HP’s federal business, has said local and state chief information officers should continue to adopt cloud and “as-a-Service” models to increase efficiency and cut costs of their information technology modernization efforts. He wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on Government Technology that there has been “a clear and dramatic shift” across government agencies to embrace as-a-Service models for devices.
 

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Chris Townsend, vice president of federal at Symantec, has said federal agencies should adopt machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation technologies and other novel platforms to protect networks from evolving cyber threats. Townsend wrote in an article published Monday on FedTech Magazine that such technologies could help address some visibility gaps associated with overly complicated platforms.

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Boeing and France-based Safran have unveiled a new joint venture to design, develop and service auxiliary power units or engines used to start aircraft and related systems while on the ground. Etienne Boisseau will serve as CEO of the new JV, Initium Aerospace, which will operate in San Diego to build APUs in collaboration with Boeing and Safran teams on production and engineering, Boeing said Wednesday.
 

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Caveonix has announced the availability of a risk management platform to customers who use integrated IBM and VMware products that facilitate migration of workloads from on premises to a cloud environment.

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InterSystems is offerring its health data platform on the Amazon Web Services marketplace, providing simplified access to users across health care and life science industries. The company said Tuesday its IRIS for Health platform works to help users develop and execute health care applications via machine learning, clinical information systems and high-performance computing.

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The U.S. Navy has tested the ballistic missile defense of a new anti-air radar with the support of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. The AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar detected and tracked a ballistic target during the Vigilant Nemesis test on Jan. 31, the company said Tuesday.

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DLT Solutions has agreed to be the master government aggregator of software vendor Autodesk and manage the latter's public sector transactions vial value-added and direct market resellers nationwide.

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Identity verification company ID .me has introduced a technology designed to help military veterans verify their identities online in order to access benefits and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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A Deloitte article says aerospace and defense companies should focus on four key areas to achieve digital transformation and one of those is implementing agile production and predictive quality controls in response to evolving demands. A&D companies should also create new business models, advance collaboration with the supply chain and protect data and intellectual property from cyber vulnerabilities, according to the article published Tuesday.

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Techstars and Starburst have launched a new accelerator program that seeks to help startups developing space-based technologies and other related platforms. Matt Kozlov, former head of the Cedars Sinai Accelerator, will serve as managing director of the Los Angeles-based Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator program, Techstars said Tuesday.

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