Posts from GovCon Daily for 06/04/2015

Steve Weiss on CACI’s C4ISR Push Through Six3 & LTC Buys, His Corporate Ombudsman Role

Steve Weiss brings a 30-year background in senior-level leadership and acquisition management experience to his role as executive vice president of government operations at CACI International. Weiss also participates in CACI’s mergers and acquisitions program that former CEO Jack London started in 1992 and has since seen the company make 55 purchases, such as its buy of Six3 Systems in late 2013 for $820 million and LTC Engineering Associates earlier this year for an undisclosed sum…

CBO: $515B of Senate’s FY 2016 Defense Bill Goes Against Sequestration Caps

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that $515.5 billion of $604.6 billion authorized under the Senate Armed Services Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2016 defense spending bill counts against budget caps set under the 2011 Budget Control Act…

Arion to Distribute Iridium’s Mobile Satcom Offerings in South Korean Market

Iridium Communications has chosen Arion Communication to be a distributor of Iridium’s mobile satellite communication products and services to government, military and commercial clients across South Korea…

Lockheed Commences Environmental Tests on GOES-R Weather Satellite; Tim Gasparrini Comments

Lockheed Martin has begun the environmental testing phase for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series following completion of assembly work on the spacecraft…

HP’s Robert Youngjohns: Analytics Could Help Disrupt Security Breaches

Robert Youngjohns, executive vice president and general manager of software at Hewlett-Packard Co., believes analytics tools could be instrumental in defenses against security breaches and help prevent further damage, IT Pro reported Wednesday…

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