Posts from GovConDaily for 03/21/2016

NASA to Launch Orbital ATK Spacecraft for 5th Resupply Mission to ISS

Orbital ATK and NASA are set to launch a company-built Cygnus spacecraft on Tuesday to transport approximately 7,900 pounds of science experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station…

US Army Begins Market Research for Intell Command Site Services

The U.S. Army has kicked off its search for industry input on the design of secure and no-secure facilities for the Army Intelligence Command and other Defense Department agencies. The Army said in a notice posted Saturday it plans to award a five-year multi-discipline indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract based on the market research…

NASA Schedules 8th SpaceX Resupply Mission Launch for Early April

NASA has announced the launch date of the newest resupply service mission of a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station as April 8. The launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station will be the eighth delivery of supplies under SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, the space agency said Friday…

Ashton Carter, Joseph Dunford: DoD Needs to Avoid Sequestration to Address 5 Strategic Challenges

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the Defense Department needs to avoid sequestration in order to fund critical investments amid the five global challenges the U.S. currently faces, DoD News reported Thursday…

3D-Printed Lockheed Martin Trident Missile Components Complete Test Flights

Lockheed Martin-built ballistic missiles with 3D-printed components have completed U.S. Navy-led test flights in support of efforts to accelerate the missile manufacturing process. Lockheed Martin engineers built the connector backshell component with an aluminum alloy that works to protect cable connectors in the Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles, Lockheed said Friday…

Michael Rogers: Cybercom Keeps Eye on Improved Cyber Capabilities Among State, Nonstate Actors

Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, chief of U.S. Cyber Command, said Cybercom has seen an escalation in cyber operations by other countries and nonstate actors against U.S. government and private sector networks over the past year, DoD News reported Friday…

Boeing Creates Pan-European Business Leadership Team; Marc Allen Comments

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has appointed four executives to its newly formed regional leadership team that will be responsible for the aerospace and defense contractor’s operations in Europe. Marc Allen, president of Boeing’s international segment, said Thursday the initiative will enable appointees to make decisions on a pan-European basis…