Posts from GovCon Daily for 06/05/2015

Lynn DeCourcey of NJVC on GovCon Tech Recruiting Efforts, Industry’s Role in DoD Cyber Initiatives

Lynn DeCourcey oversees the cybersecurity business unit at NJVC in her roles of vice president and general manager at the Chenega Corp. subsidiary. Prior to this role, she led a team at NJVC that developed a cyber dashboard for users to view information on potential threats on a single console and the tool was selected in 2011 for the (ISC)² Government Information Security Leadership Awards Team Award…

Reports: Air Force Long Range Bomber Review Finished, Contract Award Set for August

Frank Kendall — defense undersecretary of acquisition, technology and logistics — and Bill LaPlante — the Air Force‘s acquisition chief — have wrapped up a review for the branch’s Long Range Strike Bomber program, Breaking Defense reported Thursday…

Senate Commerce Committee OKs Peter Neffenger’s Nomination as TSA Administrator

The Senate Commerce Committee has approved the nomination of Peter Neffenger to be the next Transportation Security Administration chief, Politico reported Thursday. Heather Caygle and Jennifer Scholtes write the Senate Homeland Security Committee will have to consider Neffenger’s nomination within 30 days before the entire Senate decides on the motion…

Deborah Lee James: Air Force Eyes Future US Space Capabilities

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has highlighted the service’s current programs and future investments in human space flight operations and efforts to advance U.S. space capabilities, DoD News reported Thursday…

Rick Ambrose: 3D Printing Tech Helps Lockheed Shorten Satellite Development Cycle

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, told Al.com in an interview published Thursday that the company has adopted three-dimensional printing technology with the goal of reducing system research and development cycle times…

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