Posts from GovCon Daily for 10/09/2015

Deborah Lee James Adds DoD Space Adviser Role; Robert Work Comments

Deborah Lee James, secretary of the Air Force and a former Defense Department executive agent for space, has added the role as principal DoD space adviser. James assumes the additional responsibility after Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work re-assigned the EA4S position to the PDSA, the Air Force said Wednesday…

PwC Report Examines National Defense Posture, Spending in 60 Countries; Tom Modly Comments

PwC has released a report that charts how defense agencies in 60 countries allocate their budgets and strategize in the face of security challenges worldwide. The company said Wednesday it found that many NATO members and partner countries decreased their defense spending in recent years due to fiscal and economic factors as well as challenging military operations…

DARPA Awards Phase 1 Contracts for Automated Language Tech Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Phase 1 contracts to 13 organizations from industry and academia to help develop automated translation technology for DARPA’s Low Resource Languages for Emergent Incidents program…

Julius Knapp: FCC Seeks to Update RF Device Approval Process Rules

The Federal Communications Commission has started a new process to update rules on the approval of radiofrequency devices in order to keep up with increasing numbers of wireless products on the market…

GAO: DHS Should Include Cyber in Coast Guard, FEMA Programs

The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Department of Homeland Security include cybersecurity as an element in programs of the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency…

Deloitte’s David Dye: Federal CFOs Can Lead Employee Engagement Efforts at Agencies

David Dye, director of federal human capital services at Deloitte‘s consulting arm, believes that federal chief financial officers can step up to lead employee engagement efforts at agencies. In a Q&A posted Friday on the Wall Street Journal, Dye said federal CFOs can highlight the effect of increased engagement on an agency’s performance based on analytical data…

Carahsoft to Offer Load DynamiX’s Storage Performance Analytics Tool in Federal Sector

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to serve as a master government distributor of a Load DynamiX platform intended to help customers evaluate the performance of pre-production storage appliances. Load DynamiX said Thursday it will collaborate with Carahsoft to offer federal agencies storage performance analytics technology through the NASA-run Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicle…