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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
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.
IBM has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corp. a $51 million subcontract for continuing support to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations and environment, or SAF/IE. According to CTC, the job contract is up to July 2029 and follows through a partnership that started in 2008. The new award calls for CTC to […] More
Amazon Web Services has announced that U.S. government customers can now generally access the machine learning service Amazon Bedrock from its Top Secret cloud. The classified AWS environment provides users with secure access to Bedrock’s generative artificial intelligence and foundation models, including the Claude 3.5 Sonnet of AI company Anthropic, AWS said in a blog […] More
The cybersecurity platforms of Palo Alto Networks for cloud, security and network operations have been certified for use at the high-impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The platforms integrate diverse security tools harnessing artificial intelligence and automation, offering customers operational efficiencies as well as cyberthreat protection, Palo Alto Networks said. Palo […] More
Lockheed Martin has established Astris AI, its new subsidiary that will provide machine learning operations, or MLOps, software capability to the U.S. defense industrial sector. Donna O’Donnell, Astris AI chief revenue officer, will head the subsidiary as it offers artificial intelligence tools across defense customers, including commercial companies, Lockheed Martin said Monday. O’Donnell expressed confidence […] More
Government agencies can enhance their efficiency through hybrid work but only if they adopt cloud-based voice communications platforms such as unified-communications-as-a-service and contact-center-as-a-service, according to Doug Buffkin, regional vice president of public sector business development at RingCentral. Benefits of Cloud-Based Voice Communications Platforms Such platforms can facilitate communication between agency employees working in the office […] More
Technology company SandboxAQ has developed a performance dataset and artificial intelligence-based processes for advanced battery shelf-life testing to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s predictive maintenance. The Palo Alto, California-based company said the new tools are useful in the status assessment of lithium-ion batteries that power various Army applications, such as portable devices. It […] More
The incoming Trump administration should prioritize the adoption of new technologies to ensure the efficiency and integrity of federal grant and loan programs, which distribute nearly $3 trillion in funding every year, according to Bill Webner, the CEO of loans, grants and fraud platform developer Allocore. ‘Untenable’ Reliance on Legacy Systems Webner, a 2024 Wash100 […] More
Behind every important development in military and defense is an innovative technology selected by a cunning engineer. This has been true for a while, but is especially relevant in the age of electronic and drone warfare, where soldiers are becoming rapidly reliant on technology to assist their efforts or take their place on the battlefield […] More
BAE Systems has completed tests on the M-Code signal tracking capability of its Global Navigation Satellite System, or GNSS, receiver under a program seeking the application’s integration into a broader array of platforms, including battery-powered handheld devices. The company said its application specific integrated circuit powered the GNSS receiver to demonstrate its capabilities for the […] More
Technology consulting firm SkillStorm Commercial Services and Tenova, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, have established a joint venture and partnership under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege Program aimed at addressing the technological skills gap in the public sector workforce. SkillStorm said Thursday the joint venture will utilize its Techforce by Design program and Tenova’s HireMilitary service, a […] More
Rancher Government Solutions has introduced a hyperconverged infrastructure, or HCI, platform specifically designed for stronger security in U.S. government and military use. Called Harvester Government, it is fully compliant with Federal Information Processing Standards and Security Technical Implementation Guides, RGS said Monday. The company added that the new platform is a toughened version of its […] More
Northrop Grumman has completed two tests on the new artificial intelligence capabilities of its Forward Area Air Defense, or FAAD, an advanced battle manager system designed for counter-drone operations. The tests on the counter-unmanned aerial system’s AI upgrade demonstrated streamlined decision-making to foil UAS swarm attacks through a single button command from a mobile tablet, […] More
