Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 03/21/2016

Former DTRA Chief Ken Myers Joins PAE as National Security Solutions Unit President; John Heller Comments

Ken Myers, former director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has joined Arlington, Va.-based government logistics service contractor PAE as president of the company’s national security solutions business unit…

Joni Fernbaugh Joins Noblis as Business Dev’t Director; Pat Brosey Comments

Joni Fernbaugh, formerly director of strategic and clinical programs at IMS Health, has been named director of business development at Noblis. Fernbaugh will also serve as a subject matter expert for the nonprofit science and technology organization’s health innovation-related missions, Noblis said March 7…

FBI, NHTSA Roll Out Public Alert on Cyber Threat Risks in Motor Vehicles

The FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationt have released a public service announcement that seeks to raise awareness on cybersecurity threats linked to Internet-connected devices in motor vehicles…

HHS to Hold Contract Writing System Industry Day

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to hold an industry day event on April 6 to examine and discuss commercial contract writing systems with companies. HHS and industry will jointly explore contract writing products focused on purchase requests, solicitations, awards, modifications, invoices and receipts during the event to be held at the National Institutes of Health Fisher Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, HHS said in a notice released Wednesday…

ESA Signs Technical Agreements With NASA, NOAA & USGS for Sentinel Data Access

The European Space Agency has inked technical agreements with NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey to allow the three agencies access to European Sentinel satellite data…

FirstNet Updates Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network Deployment Road Map

The First Responder Network Authority has reported updates on its strategic road map toward the initial launch of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network. Officials from FirstNet discussed completed activities under the road map — such as the request for proposal process, consultation, standards development and state plans — during the quarterly board and committee meetings, the group said Wednesday…

Former FAA Official Edward Bolton Appointed VP of Special Studies at Aerospace Corp.

Edward Bolton, a retired U.S. Air Force major, has been appointed as Aerospace Corp.‘s next vice president of special studies effective April 11. The 37-year Air Force veteran will eventually take the role of senior vice president for systems planning, engineering and quality on July 1 to succeed the retiring Rand Fisher, Aerospace Corp…

Reports: James Onusko, Christy Wilder to Spearhead OPM’s Federal Investigative Services Reform Effort

The Office of Personnel Management has appointed James Onusko and Christy Wilder to respectively serve as team leader and deputy manager of an interagency effort to establish a National Background Investigations Bureau, Federal News Radio reported Friday…