Posts from GovConWire for 04/11/2016

Raytheon-Lockheed JV Lands $181M Army Contract for Javelin Guidance Electronics Regulators

A joint venture of Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $181.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture guidance electronics unit hybrid regulators for foreign customers…

Army Awards 4 Spots on $249M Design & Build Construction Support Contract

The U.S. Army has awarded four small businesses spots on a $249 million task order contract to provide design and build construction services. The Defense Department said Friday Blue Cord Design and Construction, Herman/JCG JV, Synergy Kirlin JV and Doyon Project Services will perform work through April 8, 2019…

Cray Lands German National Meteorological Service Contract for Supercomputer Update & Expansion

Cray has secured an $11 million contract from Germany’s national meteorological service to update and expand the agency’s supercomputers and storage systems used at its weather prediction centers…

Reuters: White House Refuses to Publicly Support Draft Encryption Bill

The White House has declined to publicly support the draft legislation co-authored by Sens. Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein that will require technology companies to assist law enforcement officers in breaking data encryption, Reuters reported Thursday…

Battelle to Help NSF Build, Implement Ecological Observation Infrastructure

The National Science Foundation has partnered with Battelle to build and implement a technology platform for scientists to examine climate change, invasive species and land use across U.S. states and territories…

VA Seeks Industry Input on Enterprise Cloud Broker Support Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of enterprise cloud broker services in support of the agency’s efforts to update its information technology infrastructure…

FBI Vet Brian McCauley Joins Brainwave Science Advisory Board; Krishna Ika Comments

Brian McCauley, formerly deputy assistant director and special agent at FBI, has joined the advisory board of Brainwave Science, a provider of brain fingerprinting technology. The 30-year U.S. government veteran was most recently responsible for the FBI’s international operations in more than 100 countries and the agency’s legal attache offices, Brainwave Science said Friday…

Nat’l Cybersecurity Commission to Hold Public Meeting on April 14

The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity will discuss the scope of its work and solicit input from stakeholders during a public meeting scheduled to take place April 14 at the Commerce Department headquarters in Washington…

NASA Launches SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft for 8th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission

A SpaceX-built spacecraft lifted off Friday onboard the SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to deliver 7,000 pounds of scientific instruments and crew supplies to the International Space Station. NASA said Saturday the Dragon space vehicle’s launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida marks SpaceX’s eight cargo delivery mission to the ISS under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with the space agency…

April 11 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Nominal Gain Friday on Energy Shares

The GovCon Index closed Friday with a nominal gain of 0.197 points to 74.227, which gives the GCI a nominal 0.103-point decline from the previous week. While biotechnology stocks posted losses, energy shares saw a 6…