Posts from GovCon Daily for 09/18/2015

Norman Dong: GSA Turns to Analytics to Help Reduce Federal Real Estate Footprint

Norman Dong, commissioner of the Public Buildings Service at the General Services Administration, said data analytics technology has helped GSA manage energy consumption at federal buildings and real estate leases, GovExec reported Thursday…

Thales-Finmeccanica JV to Build Orion Service Module’s Thermomechanical Platforms

A joint venture of Thales Group and Finmeccanica has secured a potential $103 million contract from Airbus to build thermomechanical platforms for the Orion spacecraft’s European Service Module. Thales Alenia Space will supply thermal control, consumable storage components, micrometeoroid and structure protection systems for the space capsule’s ESM, Thales Group said Thursday…

Precise Biometrics Receives $134M Navy Order for Mobile Smart Card Readers

Precise Biometrics will provide its Tactivo smart card readers and Tactivo Guardian Case to the U.S. Navy as part of a $134.2 million order the service placed with Carahsoft. The order includes the Tactivo Guardian Case for iPad Air 2 and supports the Navy’s mobility efforts for email and browsing on iOS devices, Precise Biometrics said Friday…

DARPA Tests Air-Ground Coordination Function of PCAS System on A-10

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has conducted tests on a prototype of its Persistent Close Air Support system onboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II to demonstrate air-ground coordination during close air support operations…

RSC’s Bill Flores Outlines Provisions on Omnibus Appropriations Bill

Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), chairman of the Republican Study Committee, has outlined the provisions in a new omnibus appropriations bill that he said will fully fund national security efforts in fiscal year 2016…