Posts from GovConDaily for 04/06/2016

Rick Ledgett: NSA’s ’21’ Reorg Move Eyes Worker-Focused Approach

The National Security Agency‘s ongoing reorganization program aims to integrate its team into a single enterprise that continues cryptography as the core focus, NSA’s second-ranked official told the Potomac Officers Club Wednesday…

FBI’s Randall Coleman: Economic Espionage Part of ‘Hybrid Threat’ Picture

The FBI‘s number of investigations into possible economic espionage on U.S. businesses has increased by 53 percent within the past year, a top bureau official told the Potomac Officers Club Wednesday…

FTC, Partner Agencies Develop Web-Based Guidance Tool for Mobile Health App Developers

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new web-based guidance tool for health-related mobile application developers. FTC’s guidance tool works to inform developers on the laws and regulations that apply to their mobile apps by providing a series of questions on the app functions, collected data and services provided, the agency said Tuesday…

NASA Science Mission Directorate Assoc. Administrator John Grunsfeld to Retire in April

John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA‘s science mission directorate, will retire from his post by the end of April. The four-decade space agency veteran has managed over 100 space missions, including the Curiosity Mars rover landing, New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Deep Space Climate Observatory, Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and Global Precipitation Measurement programs, NASA said Wednesday…

CGI to Help Develop, Test Software for EPA’s Research Org; Tim Hurlebaus Comments

CGI has secured contracts potentially worth $22 million to help develop, test and implement software applications for the Environmental Protection Agency‘s Office of Research and Development. The company said Wednesday it seeks to its apply agile development, database management and application maintenance experience to support ORD’s administrative and mission management systems…

Boeing, Air Force Partner to Test Drag Reduction Methods on C-17

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have partnered to test various methods to minimize drag and reduce fuel consumption on the C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft. The C-17 Drag Reduction Program, run by the Air Force Research Laboratory, aims to examine how certain structural changes to the aircraft will affect airflow around it, according to an article posted Thursday on the Air Force website…

Iron Mountain’s Hanover Park Records Storage & Shredding Facility Receives NARA Approval

An Iron Mountain records storage and shredding facility in Illinois has received approval from the National Archives and Records Administration for compliance with federal records storage regulations…