Government Technology

Business consulting firm Guidehouse has continued its compliance with the information technology service management system standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization. The Virginia-based company said Tuesday the ISO 20000 recertification acknowledges its implementation of a robust IT service management system including comprehensive policies and procedures for problem, change, service level and service continuity management processes. […] More

Deloitte and Amazon Web Services will help customers worldwide scale their generative artificial intelligence, analytics, quantum computing and data capabilities using AWS services under a multiyear collaboration agreement. Deloitte said Tuesday it will work with AWS to create an Innovation Lab to help clients develop generative AI and other emerging technologies to help address industry-specific […] More

Thylacine Biotherapeutics clinched first place in the Medical Threat Reduction Challenge at the TechConnect World conference and expo in Washington, D.C., for its antiviral therapy platform. The Florida-based developer of advanced treatments said Tuesday its THY-01 platform stood out among over 300 submissions at the exhibition sponsored by Advanced Technology International and the Medical CBRN Defense […] More

Lockheed Martin and General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business have partnered to integrate net-enabled weapons capability into the MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft system to help improve the drone’s intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting functions. The SeaGuardian UAS from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and the SeaVue multi-role radar from RTX business Raytheon will leverage Lockheed’s expertise […] More

Amazon Web Services will now provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps access to AWS Marketplace after the Department of the Navy amended a blanket purchase agreement it had awarded to the company under the Enterprise Software Licensing program. The modified BPA will help streamline access of Navy and Marine Corps components to software […] More

Jason Adolf, vice president of global public sector at Appian, said state and local government agencies facing limited technical resources and budgetary constraints can deploy a modern low-code platform to enable non-technical agency employees to digitize customer-facing processes. “With an effective low-code platform, any authorized agency employee can quickly and easily design, build, and digitize […] More

“…we’ve long held the view that protecting our nation’s innovation is both a law enforcement priority and a top national security priority.” — FBI Director Christopher Wray A recent story in The Guardian exposed a research collaboration resulting in dangerous drone technology between researchers in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia with an Iranian university known […] More

Mattermost, in partnership with BrainGu and goTenna, has delivered capabilities designed to enhance information exchange between operational teams at the tactical edge and operating bases, completing the requirements of the second phase of a U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract. The effort involved integrating a secure chat plug-in and implementing low-bandwidth capabilities for the Air […] More

Artificial intelligence and quantum-specializing company SandboxAQ has debuted a new multi-domain navigation product. Suppose a Global Positioning Satellite system is jammed or unavailable. In that case, AQNav will provide support through an alternative system that uses AI algorithms, strong quantum sensors and the Earth’s crust magnetic field to ensure efficient navigation, the Palo Alto, California-based company […] More

Lockheed Martin integrated its digital command and control system with the first prototype of the Department of Defense’s Joint Fires Network as part of the JFN demonstration during the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Valiant Shield 2024 exercise. The company said Thursday its digital C2 system demonstrated its capability to facilitate live operational planning during the exercise, […] More

Carahsoft Technology will use its reseller network and positions on several government contracts to make Pryon‘s generative AI offerings available to the public sector. The companies said Thursday the Retrieval-Augmented Generation-based GenAI product suite could help agencies extract information from content repositories to streamline access to policies, manuals and other needed contents. “Pryon’s offerings enable […] More

GE Aerospace and NASA are working on a project that will embed electric generators or motors in a high-bypass turbofan to augment power during different flight phases as part of efforts to develop fuel-efficient aircraft engines with reduced emissions. The company said Wednesday the hybrid electric demonstrator engine project intends to develop a system that […] More