Posts from GovCon Daily for 09/08/2015

Steve Harris on Dell’s ‘End-to-End’ Federal Market Footprint and Enterprise IT Trends at Agencies

Steve Harris joined Dell Federal — the technology maker’s federal government organization — in March 2014 to lead that business as vice president and general manager. Harris previously led Dell’s state and local government and education business as area vice president for nearly five years and has held other sales leadership roles at the company for 16 years…

NIST Seeks Research Industry Partners for Contactless Fingerprint Scanners; Michael Garris Comments

The National Institute of Standards and Technology continues its search for industry partners that will help develop and commercialize contactless fingerprint readers. NIST said Thursday it researches touchless fingerprint scanners from companies such as 3M and MorphoTrak under Cooperative Research and Development Agreements…

Terry McAuliffe Directs Virginia IT Agency to Expand Cyber Risk Mgmt Activities

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has issued an executive directive to expand the state’s cyber-related risk management activities in support of efforts to strengthen cybersecurity measures. The governor’s office said in an announcement posted Aug…

Lockheed-Led Team 21 Consortium to Support Australian AF Pilot Training System

A Lockheed Martin-led team will provide support for the Australian defense forces’ Air 5428 Pilot Training System as the preferred tenderer on the project. Lockheed said Sunday the Team 21 consortium will work to help the Australian air force develop future pilots from flight screening to flight training…

Event Promotion: EverFi Founder Tom Davidson to Lead Fireside Chat at Fall 2015 CONNECTpreneur Forum

Tom Davidson, founder and CEO of education technology firm EverFi, will lead a fireside chat session with venture capitalists and corporate executives at the Fall 2015 edition of the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum…