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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.
The U.S. Navy has completed a series of underwater explosion shock tests for an autonomous minesweeping technology that is part of a countermeasures mission package of a littoral combat ship. Under the Unmanned Influence Sweep System program, Naval Surface Warfare Center and the prime contractor Textron performed the efforts to test the ability of the […] More
Jonathan Alboum, principal digital strategist for the federal government at ServiceNow, said agencies must focus on hybrid workforce development, vaccine management and tracking and digital services adoption to sustain its momentum in digital transformation. Alboum wrote in an article Nextgov published Tuesday that the federal government has accelerated its digital transformation efforts and technology adoption […] More
Iridium Communications announced on Wednesday that Manjula Sriram has been appointed as the company’s new vice president and chief information officer. “We’re thrilled to have Manjula join us with a depth of knowledge and experience that makes her the ideal fit to strategize and direct all aspects of Iridium’s information technology infrastructure moving forward,” said Tom Fitzpatrick, […] More
Northrop Grumman will build and deploy a system designed to detect, track and counter enemy missiles and other aerial threats under a potential five-year, $1.38 billion contract the U.S. Army awarded in December. The Integrated Battle Command System production contract also includes logistics and product engineering support for the U.S. and select international partners through […] More
Aquia is teaming up with RevaComm to perform cybersecurity services for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a five-year contract with the General Services Administration. The veteran-owned startup said Tuesday it will provide security engineering and architecture services for CMS’s Continuous Authorization and Verification Engine or batCAVE, which is designed to accelerate software […] More
AT&T and Verizon turned down the request of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to delay the deployment of a 5G C-band service that is set to occur on Jan. 5, Wednesday, Nextgov reported. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson asked the CEOs of the two telecommunications companies through […] More
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for proposals for commercial technology capable of storing and assessing admissions data in support of a service academy division. According to the SAM.gov notice, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy is looking for a platform-as-a-service admissions technology built to support marketing, communications and recruitment, online admission selection and […] More
Mark Lewis, executive director at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies Institute, said he believes air systems designed to fly at hypersonic speed are crucial for U.S. military applications as the country’s peer competitors are investing heavily in such technology, CNBC reported Wednesday. “We don’t want to just match them missile for missile, but […] More
Deloitte’s new technology trends report discusses how data sharing, cloud, blockchain, information technology automation, cyber artificial intelligence and smart devices could shape 2022. The report highlights technology trends that Deloitte believes could be relevant to governments within the next 18 to 24 months, the company said. According to the report, organizations could become more able […] More
Military stocks are taking a hit as the Department of Defense prioritizes research and development over purchases of aircraft, tanks and other equipment and creates opportunities to work with Silicon Valley startups and other nontraditional defense contractors, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Competition with countries like Russia and China has resulted in a change […] More
John Wasson, CEO of ICF and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing ICF’s significant growth through key acquisitions, company culture, its focus on public health and more. “I’m John Wasson and I’ve been the chairman and CEO of ICF since 2019, but have been at […] More
A Raytheon Technologies business plans to upgrade its SPY-6 radars to help advance the U.S. Navy’s distributed maritime operations concept to provide the service and joint force operators with a complete view of the battlespace, Defense News reported Monday. Raytheon Missiles and Defense demonstrated the Network Cooperative Radar concept in partnership with the Office of […] More
