Government Technology

Woolpert has obtained a U.S. patent for technologies that could enable an aerial lidar sensor system to collect high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data at high altitudes. The patented technologies are part of a topo-bathy lidar sensor system called Bathymetric Unmanned Littoral LiDar for Operational GEOINT or BULLDOG and were developed to provide the U.S. Army […] More

Three Cubic-made rugged network switching modules have been included in the Department of Defense Information Network’s approved product list. The inclusion of Cubic Mission and Performance division’s M3-SE-SW24G, M3X-S8G and M3-24G switches in the master list enables the technologies to be used across the DOD infrastructure, the company said Monday. The Cubic products are the […] More

The U.S. Army has released a request for information on a small unmanned aircraft system that could be deployed for long range reconnaissance operations during any time of day in all environmental conditions. The rugged and lightweight drone is envisioned to support reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition missions of the military while requiring only minimal […] More

A CoinDesk Research report says Bitcoin and Etherium outperformed traditional macroeconomic assets in 2021 by gaining 60 percent and 407 percent, respectively. George Kaloudis and Edward Oosterbaan of CoinDesk noted in a blog published Thursday that bitcoin, which eclipsed the market capitalization of $1 trillion the previous year, saw a key technological upgrade to its […] More

Zenith AeroTech has teamed up with Austin-based electronics company Virtex Enterprises to accelerate the production of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles. The partnership aims to address growing customer demand while meeting the National Defense Authorization Act’s requirements, the Afton, Virginia-based TAV manufacturer said Thursday. Zenith produces the Hexa, Quad 8 and Quadro TAVs, which differ in […] More

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command is seeking information on potential sources that can provide information technology services in support of INSCOM’s mission in 35 geographical locations. The command considers awarding a 60-month contract for the INSCOM IT Support Services‐Next program, according to a request for information published Dec. 21. Under the I2TS-Next program, the […] More

The U.S. Army will invest $15 million in 10 small businesses for technology transition projects that encompass weapons, information systems and engineering sciences. The Army said Tuesday it will award each company up to $1.7 million under the Small Business Innovation Research program as the service branch seeks new technologies in the areas of information […] More

Northrop Grumman subjected the Precision Strike Missile‘s rocket motor to extreme cold temperatures in a static test aimed at determining the design’s production readiness. The test verified that the PrSM motor meets performance requirements as part of a larger qualification effort, Northrop said Wednesday. PrSM is designed to extend strike ranges and load out capacity […] More

AT&T and Verizon reached a deal with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Steve Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, to delay until Jan. 19 the deployment of a 5G wireless service, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The telecommunications companies’ decision, which will provide FAA more time to address flight safety concerns, came after […] More

The Department of Energy is seeking information on potential vendors that can help the office of science’s consolidated service center digitize paper records and can provide a records management application. CSC wants the application to be hosted in a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified cloud platform and to store, track and maintain digital records […] More