Public Policy & Government News

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vibrint appoints Chris Oliver as general manager of products to lead strategy, operations and growth of its national security products business....

ABERDEEN, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SNO911 completes comprehensive public safety software assessment with National Public Safety Group to ensure long-term success with their technology....

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Confluent, Inc. (Nasdaq:CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, today announced it has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 20x Moderate Authorization to Operate (ATO) for Confluent Cloud for Government on Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud (US). Government and private agencies can now adopt one of the leading cloud-native data streaming platforms, freeing teams from low-level operations so they can focus on transforming the way...

YARMOUTH PORT, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As debates continue over elephant numbers, specifically whether Africa’s elephants are overpopulated in some regions or nearing collapse in others, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) is reinforcing a science-based approach and calling for calm, urging those immersed in the debate to ‘cut through the clutter’ by looking beyond headline numbers, and focusing on how elephant populations change over time, their movement across landscapes, and their r...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrascale Cloud Services, the expert neocloud built for Private AI, today announced a strategic partnership with Google Public Sector to provide high-performance AI solutions for higher education and research institutions. In conjunction with this collaboration, Cirrascale has established Cirrascale Government Services, a dedicated public sector division focused on delivering secure, AI infrastructure and implementation expertise required to navigate complex public...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siting data centers at strategic points of congestion along the power grid can harness unused solar power and avoid pollution usually associated with AI computation. A new report, commissioned by Next 10 and led by University of Pennsylvania Professor Benjamin Lee, compared siting data centers in an urban setting vs a rural location close to solar generation. Results reveal an alternative solution to costly infrastructure upgrades through the use of curtailed ene...

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Announcing GeneDx's new genetic testing program with Zevra Therapeutics to support patients with suspected Niemann–Pick disease type C (NPC)....

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced that its Link2Gov, LLC business has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as its preferred digital payments provider this tax season to streamline and enhance the tax paying experience. By enabling digital payments for taxpayers, Global Payments is supporting the IRS to align with the March 2025 Executive Order for federal agencies to modernize payment systems and move toward fully electronic disbursements...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadre Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CDRE) (“Cadre” or “the Company”) announced today that its subsidiary Med-Eng, LLC has been awarded two contracts with values of $74.6 million and $11.8 million by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) to provide blast attenuation seats. Delivering best-in-class protection, the seats will be deployed in the upcoming production of Mowag EAGLE V 4x4 command and control vehicles, and the Mowag EAGLE V 6x6 medium protected amb...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliable Robotics, the leader in autonomous aircraft systems, and the City of Albuquerque Aviation Department are honored to have been selected for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program to deliver safety-enhancing technologies to regional air cargo operations. Under this program, known as eIPP, autonomous commercial cargo aircraft will be used to connect Albuquerque and other commun...