Posts from GovCon Daily for 09/24/2015

Michelle Lee: New USPTO Program Aims to Encourage Women to Pursue STEM Education

Michelle K. Lee, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has announced a USPTO initiative to encourage women to take courses and pursue careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics…

ONR Develops Cyber Tool for Shipboard Systems; Mathias Winter Comments

The Office of Naval Research has developed a cybersecurity tool that works to protect shipboard systems from viruses and similar attacks by controlling access to programmable logic controllers. ONR said Sept…

Martin Dempsey: Military Readiness, Recovery Hit by Budget Uncertainty

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes that budget uncertainty continues to affect what he called the U.S. military’s recovery of lost capabilities and readiness for the future, DoD News reported Wednesday…

NCI to Help Test US Army’s Mission Command Software Baselines; Brian Clark Comments

NCI Inc. has received a potential 34-month, $14.5 million task order to test and configure the U.S. Army’s mission command software baselines. NCI will perform engineering, architecture and integration services on the LandWarNet software at a Fort Hood, Texas-based Army central technical support facility, the company said Thursday…

Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: CEOs Should Review Company Cyber Strategies

Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, urged fellow executives at a forum last week to review their companies’ cybersecurity strategy as threats become more sophisticated and cybersecurity becomes more than just an information technology concern…