Executives at Microsoft said quantum algorithms have the potential to transform how organizations manage data-intensive tasks, FedScoop reported Friday. “Quantum computing technologies can accelerate the ability to analyze and process information for defense applications while dramatically improving security of that data and information,” Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft’s federal arm and a […] More

Boeing will implement cloud computing and artificial intelligence platforms from Microsoft as part of a strategic collaboration that supports the planemaker’s digital transformation initiative. The companies said Wednesday in a joint statement that Boeing aims to update its business processes and drive aerospace innovation with the use of data-driven technology. Specifically, the Chicago-based company plans […] More

Microsoft Azure has announced several partnerships made to support the platform’s use for artificial intelligence and connectivity applications in space. Tom Keane, corporate vice president for mission engineering at Microsoft Azure, wrote in a blog post published Monday that the company partnered with NASA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to test how AI can support astronaut […] More

ServiceNow has received Impact Level 5 provisional authorization from the Department of Defense for its cloud offering hosted on Microsoft Azure Government. ServiceNow National Security Cloud is a software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service offering that could enable federal agencies to process, manage and protect data using 430 security controls, the company said Wednesday. With the IL5 provisional […] More

Microsoft plans to launch by mid-2022 a cloud platform designed to help the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, federal civilian agencies and other government partners manage and protect classified data. Office 365 Government Secret will provide agencies an environment to secure workloads at Impact Level 6, Paul Lorimer, corporate vice president for the Office 365 […] More

Microsoft, SpaceX and other Western companies are providing assistance to Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Microsoft is offering cybersecurity support to Ukraine by sharing information on cyberthreats. Tom Burt, vice president of customer security and trust at the company, said he reached out to defense and intelligence officials in […] More

Executive Mosaic has presented Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s U.S. federal subsidiary, his fifth consecutive Wash100 recognition for his mission cloud and security leadership. Wagner’s 2022 win builds on his previous inclusion in Executive Mosaic’s annual list of executives who have staying power in the government contracting industry. Visit GovCon Wire to read his full […] More

Lockheed Martin and Microsoft have signed an agreement to scale up a military base networking system for joint all-domain command and control applications using 5G and cloud technologies. The companies will work on the Lockheed Hybrid Base Station, a network management offering designed to protect military communications from adversarial attacks on the tactical edge, Lockheed […] More

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has chosen Microsoft’s Azure Quantum cloud ecosystem to speed up the scheduling of spacecraft communications. The company’s Azure Quantum team created a product designed to address JPL’s scheduling issues associated with the Deep Space Network, which NASA uses to communicate with spacecraft, Anita Ramanan, a senior software engineer for the Azure […] More

Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft, said the company has launched new Azure Space offerings and formed partnerships with Airbus, ST Engineering iDirect, Blackshark.ai, ESRI and Orbital Insight to deliver more cloud and space capabilities to customers worldwide. Keane wrote in a blog post published Thursday that one of new capabilities […] More

Carahsoft Technology has begun offering Microsoft‘s cloud-based technology offerings and services to the government sector through a governmentwide information technology procurement vehicle managed by the General Services Administration. Agencies can purchase Azure and Modern Workplace products on Carahsoft’s GSA IT Schedule 70 contract, the company said Tuesday. The offerings include software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service and infrastructure-as-a-service platforms […] More

Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust at Microsoft, said the company has seized websites belonging to a Chinese cybercriminal group that gathers intelligence from government agencies, universities and organizations in the U.S. In a blog post published Monday, Burt wrote that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia […] More