Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 11/24/2015

John Bansemer Nominated to ODNI Partner Engagement Assistant Director Post

Air Force Maj. Gen. John Bansemer, deputy chief of the central security service at the National Security Agency, has been nominated to the role of assistant director of national intelligence for partner engagement…

Teresa Weipert: Sutherland Global Unit Added to GSA IT Contracting Vehicle

A Sutherland Global Services subsidiary will offer its portfolio of information technology products and services through a governmentwide acquisition vehicle managed by the U.S. General Services Administration…

ADS Subcontracts CAE to Build AF Aeromedical Evacuation Trainer; Ray Duquette Comments

CAE has secured a subcontract from logistics support contractor ADS to provide the U.S. Air Force with a fuselage training platform designed to train aeromedical evacuation crews for emergency procedures on both KC-135 tanker aircraft and C-17 transport planes…

Reports: UK Sets Spending Plan for P-8, F-35 Jets

The U.K. has announced plans to invest about $270 billion in military aircraft, equipment and support services over the next decade following completion of the country’s annual strategic defense and security review, the Daily Telegraph reported Monday…

Lockheed to Extend Logistics Support for Navy Consolidated Automated Support System

Lockheed Martin has received a potential $11.6 million contract modification to continue to provide performance-based logistics support services for the U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Automated Support System…

Citizant to Deploy Affordable Care Act Applications; Alba Aleman Comments

Citizant has been awarded a $10 million contract with the Internal Revenue Service to deploy Affordable Care Act applications and establish a DevOps center of excellence. The company will provide program and project management support, integration, risk management and technical services for up to two and a half years under the contract, Citizant said Monday…

US Army Kicks Off Cyber Innovation Challenge for Govt-Industry Teams

The U.S. Army has introduced a competition that aims to encourage government, academic and commercial organizations to develop cyberspace situational awareness technology for tactical commanders. The military branch will use an “other transaction” procurement framework to choose prototype systems from participants in the Cyber Innovation Challenge, according to an article published Thursday on the Army website…

Sen. John McCain Calls for Faster US Cyber Deterrence Action

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wrote to three federal officials to remind them of existing legal measures that McCain said the government should adopt to deter hackers who target U.S. infrastructure, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday…