Posts from GovConWire for 08/25/2015

DJ Patil, Stephanie Devaney: White House Seeks Ideas to Make Precision Medicine Work

The White House is asking for input from the private sector and general public on what additional tools or methods can be used to customize healthcare delivery. Federal Chief Data Scientist D.J. Patil and Stephanie Davey, project manager of the White House’s Precision Medicine Initiative, wrote in a blog post published Fridaythat the Obama administration launched PMI to encourage people to share data that can help researchers and providers better understand diseases and manage care…

Reports: FTC Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Hotel Operator for Data Breaches

The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has voted to uphold the Federal Trade Commission‘s decision to sue Wyndham Worldwide for three data breach incidents in 2008 and 2009, Reuters reported Monday…

Raytheon to Support Navy Over-The-Horizon Radar System for $65M

Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) integrated defense systems business will provide engineering and program support for the over-the-horizon radar system of the U.S. Navy‘s Forces Surveillance Support Center under a $65…

Skip Magness Named Northrop Grumman Cyber Division VP; Shawn Purvis Comments

Skip Magness, formerly network defense and intelligence operations director for Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) cyber division, has been named operations vice president for the company’s cyber division within the information systems sector…

Defense News: Congress Eyes Long-Term Continuing Resolution to Fund Govt

Some U.S. defense officials and analysts have warned that passing a yearlong continuing resolution could have serious implications for both the Pentagon and industry, Defense News reported Sunday. Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta write that CRs allow the federal government to maintain operations at current funding levels for a certain period until Congress works out a budget agreement…

August 24 Market Close: GovCon Index Sets One-Day Record for Decline, S&P 500 in Correction

The GovCon Index recorded its largest-ever one-day declineMonday — down 3.376 percent to 70.547 — in conjunction with a continued selloff in global markets on fears of an economic slowdown in China…