Posts from GovConDaily for 02/25/2016

David Wennergren, PSC Tech SVP, Selected to 2016 Wash100 for Acquisition & Cyber Strategy Leadership

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce David Wennergren, senior vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council, for the second consecutive year, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in government contracting…

February 25 Market Close: GovCon Index, US Stocks Advance on Durable Good Orders Data

The GovCon Index held strong from a choppy morning session Thursday and ended at a gain of 1.134 percent to 72.570, which brings the Index out of correction territory after a one-day re-entry at the previous session’s close…

CEO Brad Feldmann Details Cubic’s C4ISR Push, Defense Business Investments

In a one-year span that featured announcements of three acquisitions, Cubic Corp. unveiled a nearly $400 million bet that the C4ISR market will spur long-term growth in the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense business that represents roughly 60 percent of its estimated $1…

FEMA to Adopt Compusearch Acquisition Mgmt System; Reid Jackson Comments

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will adopt an acquisition management system designed by Compusearch to act as FEMA’s official contract writing system. FEMA will use the PRISM system to interface with the agency’s financial management system and more than 300 contracting professionals and other acquisition workers at the agency will have access to the tool, Compusearch said Friday…

OSIsoft, Esri to Provide Software for USACE Energy Info Mgmt Project

Spectrum Solutions will use OSIsoft and Esri software to implement an energy information management program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a $6 million contract. Spectrum Solutions will combine OSIsoft’s PI System, Esri’s ArcGIS geospatial information system and the PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS in order to facilitate situational awareness for energy managers, OSIsoft said Wednesday…

Army Eyes Contract for C5ISR, Supercomputing R&D Services

The Army Research Laboratory has asked for information on commercial tools and services to facilitate research and development of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems…

Rear Adm. Timothy White Named Cybercom Cyber National Mission Force Chief

Rear Adm. Timothy White, formerly director for intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command, has been named commander of the Cyber National Mission Force as part of the U.S. Cyber Command. U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Adm…

CGI Launches Insider Threat Advisory Services; Michael Roach Comments

CGI has introduced new insider threat advisory services in an effort to help government and commercial customers respond to cybersecurity threats. The program will advise organizations in their analysis of various data sources and cultural change efforts in order to identify risks through what the company calls an insider threat lens, CGI said Wednesday…