Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 20,774	$ 29,544
Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark \| Continuing Operations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	45.00%	40.00%
U.S. federal government and agencies \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 9,245	$ 11,687
International governments \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	10,704	17,126
Commercial and other \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 825	$ 731
Customer B \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark \| Continuing Operations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	22.00%	15.00%
Customer C \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark \| Continuing Operations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		33.00%
North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 9,790	$ 11,820
Non-US
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 10,984	$ 17,724

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