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U.S. commercial remote sensing | July 20, 2020

The federal government will soon allow U.S. commercial remote sensing companies to sell high-resolution satellite images of Israel, changing resolution limits that have been in place for more than two decades. In a draft of a Federal Register notice obtained by SpaceNews, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which hosts the office that licenses U.S. commercial remote sensing satellite systems, says it will reduce the resolution limit on satellite imagery of Israel from 2 m...

MetTel | September 16, 2020

MetTel, a digital transformation and communications leader, today announced the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal agency charged with securing the nation, has selected MetTel for managed security services nationwide and as its primary internet access provider. MetTel's selection for the DHS Internet Protocol Service – Primary Network EIS task order – is yet another award from a Cabinet-level agency under the General Service Administration's (GSA...

Department of Health and Human Services | March 15, 2020

Nearly a decade ago, the U.S. government investedheavily in four sprawling facilities that officials said could rapidly make vaccines and other lifesaving medicines if America were struck by an outbreak of infectious disease or a biological attack. But as the nation confronts the coronavirus pandemic, none of the sites located in Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Texas havedeveloped or are close to delivering medicines to counter the outbreak, according torecords, government officials and ot...

Huawei | February 11, 2020

The battle between Huawei and the U.S. government over spying allegations shows no signs of stopping. Last month, the Department of Commerce attempted to place more trade limits on Huawei, and now the federal government is claiming Huawei has back doors in various cell networks across the world. Per a report from The Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials are warning that Huawei can covertly access mobile phone networks worldwide through the use of back doors designed for use by law enforcement, an...