Government Technology

TechnoMile has released new cloud-based tools designed to help companies manage post-contract award risk and compliance efforts when doing business with government, aerospace and defense organizations. The integrated Growth and Governance Risk and Compliance Suites offer capabilities for contract teaming matchmaking, performance scoring, calendar tracking, conflict of interest vetting, and obligation and closeout management, the […] More

Lockheed Martin said it is in discussions with the Department of Defense about ramping up the production of weapons meant for Ukraine as the Eastern European country fights Russian invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, and other chief executives from major defense contractors […] More

The Department of Defense has moved its award date for a multibillion-dollar enterprise cloud capability from April to December but information technology experts have maintained that a delay is not unusual considering the complexity of a multi-vendor approach. Robert Carey, president of Cloudera‘s government solutions business, told FedScoop that DOD needs to coordinate with the […] More

The U.S. Army has approved the use of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, which is outfitted with Northrop Grumman’s OpenLift integrated digital cockpit, for operations during all meteorological conditions. Northrop said Monday the Instrument Flight Rules Airworthiness Release expands the flight envelope of the UH-60V, an upgraded model of the Army’s UH-60M helicopter that has […] More

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has launched a platform meant to help government agencies and other public sector organizations improve identity management efforts to facilitate the delivery of benefits and other services to citizens. LexisNexis AmplifyID is a module-based platform that could streamline decision-making processes in the government by combining unique identity information with government program data […] More

​​Atherton Carty, vice president of strategy and customer requirements at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works business, considers the recent flight test of an air-breathing hypersonic rocket by the Department of Defense and industry partners as the beginning of a more speedy weapons development process. In an interview with Defense One, Carty said demonstrating the Hypersonic Air-breathing […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals to carry out wind tunnel and flight testing to quantify and investigate jet interaction effects on a kill vehicle for hypersonic defense as part of the second phase of the Glide Breaker program. “Phase 2 of the Glide Breaker program will develop the technical understanding of […] More

A Department of Defense office has cleared the final step in an environmental impact study process to push forward a program aimed at developing a mobile microreactor for generating advanced nuclear power to meet growing energy requirements. The Strategic Capabilities Office published a Record of Decision for Project Pele and will begin construction and testing […] More

A Parsons company recently finished the critical design review of a directed energy system meant to use high-power microwaves to disable small boats during defense and homeland security missions. The milestone allows Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems to proceed with the integration of a full prototype microwave technology for an operational utility assessment onboard a maritime […] More