Liz Martin, director of the Department of Defense Business at Amazon Web Services, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the impact that artificial intelligence capabilities are having on the U.S. military as well as the influence of emerging technologies and the importance of giving back and making a difference in the military community during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You […] More

Allyson Fryhoff, managing director of Nonprofits at Amazon Web Services (AWS), recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the results of a recent survey that reported that more than 75 percent of nonprofits saw an increase in demand from their customers following the start of the pandemic. In addition, Fryhoff also discussed how the AWS Nonprofit team is helping its […] More

United Launch Alliance will now provide Amazon with launch services that would cover nearly 50 missions to send broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit for the latter’s Kuiper constellation. ULA said Tuesday its upcoming Vulcan Centaur two-stage heavy-lift vehicle will conduct 38 liftoff operations from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for the Amazon initiative […] More

Amazon and its cloud computing business have joined a team led by Sierra Space and Blue Origin to help build a commercial space station to support space research and exploration activities in low-Earth orbit. Amazon Web Services will support the Orbital Reef station development project by providing cloud services and tools for space station design […] More

Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a retired U.S. Air Force/Space Force major general, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the challenges and opportunities to establish the U.S. Space Force, the first military service branch in 72 years, during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. Crosier also discussed how AWS Cloud is […] More

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Amazon and Cisco to equip NASA’s Orion spacecraft with human-machine interface technologies designed to allow for deep space voice and video communications. The Callisto technology would use Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant and Cisco’s Webex video conferencing platform to demonstrate communications as NASA prepares Orion for the Artemis I uncrewed mission, […] More

Amazon has filed with the Federal Communications Commission an experimental license application to launch and operate two prototype satellites for a low Earth orbit satellite constellation project meant to deliver broadband service to underserved and unserved communities worldwide. Amazon said Tuesday it signed an agreement with ABL Space Systems to launch from Cape Canaveral Space […] More

Pyramid Systems has achieved Amazon Web Services Government Competency status, a designation recognizing the company’s strong experience in working with the federal government to deliver mission-critical workloads and applications on AWS. “The AWS Government Competency solidifies Pyramid’s position as a provider of innovative cloud solutions for the U.S. Federal Government,” commented Kevin Worley, chief technology […] More

Perspecta has earned a designation under the Managed Service Provider Partner Program of Amazon Web Services in recognition of the company's expertise in delivering AWS offerings to government clients to support their cloud adoption efforts.

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Google, Microsoft and Amazon released cloud computing tools to help state and local health agencies accelerate the vaccination signup process as COVID-19 vaccines become available to almost everyone in the U.S, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

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Amazon will send broadband satellites to space across nine missions using United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket under a launch agreement between the two companies. ULA said Monday its launch vehicle will support Amazon's Project Kuiper, a $10 billion effort to build a constellation of 3,236 low-Earth orbit satellites for expanded global broadband access.

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The National Science Foundation and Amazon partnered to fund the latest batch of research projects as part of a program that seeks to promote the development of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and help mitigate bias in AI platforms, Nextgov reported Thursday.

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