Posts from GovCon Daily for 01/04/2016

Ray Duquette: Technology, Mission Rehearsal Key in CAE’s Flight Simulation Programs

Ray Duquette, president and general manager of CAE‘s U.S. arm, has said the company builds simulation technology to replicate what the company believes will happen to pilots during military or commercial aircraft flights, the Tampa Tribune reported Saturday…

Timothy Bennett: DHS Eyes Drone Testing Program Consolidation

Timothy Bennett, a program manager at the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate, has said DHS plans to merge two testing initiatives for unmanned aerial systems in an effort to improve border protection, Inside Unmanned Systems reported…

Defense News: Pakistan In Talks With US Over F-16 Procurement Deal

Sohail Aman, air chief marshal and head of Pakistan’s air force, has said that Pakistan is in discussions with the U.S. government to buy new F-16 planes as replacements for older generation aircraft by 2020, Defense News reported Wednesday…

Microsoft Adds State-Sponsored Attacks to User Security Report Measures

Microsoft has announced the company will begin to notify users of state-sponsored attacks that target their account details in addition to the software maker’s current reporting measures. Scott Charney, Microsoft corporate vice president for trustworthy computing, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that the company is taking this step to inform customers if an attack is state-sponsored “because it is likely that the attack could be more sophisticated…

Navy Capt. David Manero Named Defense Attache to Russia

U.S. Navy Capt. David Manero, special assistant to the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been appointed defense attache to Russia. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, announced Manero’s new assignment in a Defense Department news release published Thursday…

Rachel Flagg: GSA Develops New Tool to Collect, Evaluate Federal Customer Feedback

The General Services Administration has rolled out a government customer experience index for agency personnel to gauge the experience of other agencies and citizens that receive GSA’s digital and technical services…

GE Lands $1B Gas Turbine Production Contract With Saudi Electricity; Mohammed Mohaisen Comments

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has secured a potential $1 billion contract from Saudi Electricity Co. to engineer and build four gas turbines for SEC’s combined cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia. GE said Thursday it will also construct a steam turbine at its New York facility, provide turbine-related services and equip the engines with solar platforms under the contract…