Posts from GovConDaily for 02/09/2016

NGA Director Robert Cardillo Chosen to 2016 Wash100 for Agile Acquisition & Workforce Development Vision

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Robert Cardillo, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, for the second consecutive year, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

February 9 Market Close: GovCon Index, US Stocks End Volatile Session in Neutral as Oil Hits $28

The GovCon Index reversed a negative open of at least 1 percent as Tuesday’s trading day progressed but hit another dip in the final hour to end at a nominal gain of 0.044 points to 70.079. Gains in biotechnology and material shares helped U…

Ken Asbury: CACI-Virginia Tech UAV Cybersecurity Partnership Eyes Future Nat’l Security Workers

CACI International has partnered with the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology at Virginia Tech to provide support for cybersecurity research on unmanned aerial vehicles. The company said Tuesday the five-year partnership under the Hume center’s Cyber-Physical System Security program covers student mentorship, curriculum development and research projects…

Steve Williams: Finmeccanica’s ‘Falcon Shield’ Can Help Counter Drone Threats

Steve Williams, capability manager for Finmeccanica‘s airborne and space systems division, has said his company developed its Falcon Shield system to help reduce the risks from small unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Monday…

1st Class of Canadian AF Crew Completes Chinook Training on CAE System

The Canadian air force’s first class of CH-147F Chinook helicopter aircrews has completed its training with the Boeing-built helicopter using a CAE-developed training system. The Chinook aircrew comprises six first officers, two flight engineers and two loadmasters who graduated during a ceremony held at Garrison Petawawa in Ontario after a 24-week course, CAE said Monday…

MBDA Begins Air-to-Air Missile Delivery for UK’s F-35 Fleet

MBDA has begun deliveries of its Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles to the U.K. military for integration with the country’s fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-35B Lightning II aircraft. The U.K…

Army Researchers Aim to Recreate New Models of Objects With Optical Metrology System

A team of U.S. Army researchers has developed an optical metrology scanning system to obtain 3-D measurements and then reproduce new models of specific objects, the Army reportedThursday. “We had to be innovative and find a better way to solve measurement problems,” said Tyler Sherrod, a mechanical engineer at the service branch’s aviation and missile research, development and engineering center…

Richard Kidd: US Army Needs More Energy Security Funds

Richard Kidd, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for energy and sustainability, has called on Congress to increase funding for the military branch’s efforts to manage energy security at its bases, the Army News Service reported Friday…