Posts from GovCon Daily for 09/28/2015

LMI Awarded $150M CDC Technical, Scientific Program Support BPA

LMI will provide technical assistance and scientific services for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s global health strategy under the five-year, $150 million Global Data and Technical Assistance blanket purchase agreement…

Adm. Michael Rogers Seeks to ‘Optimize’ NSA Through Reorganization

Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, has told a Senate panel about NSA’s efforts to develop a strategy for the agency’s reorganization amid its evolving mission in foreign intelligence gathering, DoD News reported Friday…

Air Force, Lockheed Finish Design Review for Space Fence Radar System

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have assessed the design of a ground-based S-band surveillance system the company is building to help the military service monitor orbiting space objects. The company and Air Force are constructing Space Fence System on Kwajalein Island in the Pacific Ocean and the branch determined the radar to be technically mature following the critical design review process, Lockheed said Monday…

Research and Markets: FAA Regulation Rollback to Drive UAV Market Through 2020

Research and Markets predicts in a report that the global market for unmanned aerial vehicles will climb in value to $5.59 billion by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 32.22 percent. The company said Monday its report identifies the Federal Aviation Administration‘s relaxed regulation of commercial UAV drone operations after 2014 as the factor that drives growth in the market…

Gen. Joseph Dunford Becomes 19th Joint Chiefs Chairman

Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, former commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, assumed the role of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at a ceremony held Friday in Arlington, Virginia, the Washington Post reported…