Posts from GovCon Daily for 09/09/2015

Adm. Michael Rogers Unveils Cybercom Vision Statement

Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has issued a document that details how Cybercom and its subordinate units will work to address cyber threats, DoD News reported Tuesday. The vision statement titled Beyond the Build: Delivering Outcomes Through Cyberspace calls for Cybercom to incorporate cyber operations into all national security and military efforts, Jim Garamone writes…

Stan Soloway to Leave PSC President, CEO Roles; Ellen Glover Comments

Stan Soloway has announced plans to leave the Professional Services Council after 15 years as president and CEO of the trade association that represents several government contractors. Soloway said Wednesday he will continue to serve in his roles until the organization finds a replacement and begins the transition process…

Mackenzie Eaglen: FY 2016 Spending Bill to Take Shape After CR

Mackenzie Eaglen, a defense analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, believes Congress will likely execute a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through Oct. 1 as lawmakers continue negotiations on the fiscal year 2016 budget…

John McCain: Proposed DoD Rule to ‘Undermine’ Silicon Valley Collaboration Efforts

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) believes that a new proposed rule for the acquisition of commercial products at the Defense Department “undermines” efforts to drive collaboration with Silicon Valley, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday…

NASA, Lockheed Begin Assembly of Orion Crew Module for Lunar Mission

A team of NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers has fused two sections of an Orion crew module that the agency intends to send into a lunar distant retrograde orbit with the Boeing-built Space Launch System…