Posts from GovConDaily for 04/27/2016

Roger Krone: SETA Service Contracts Minimal in Lockheed IS&GS Combination

The merger of Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) with Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) information systems and global solutions businessinvolves “one or two” contracts for systems engineering and technical assistance service work that has largely been spun out of the latter company, Leidos CEO Roger Krone told investorsTuesday…

Raytheon BBN to Develop Online Search Tool Under DHS Data Privacy Initiative

A Raytheon subsidiary has been awarded a $1.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help build a tool for DHS to search multiple websites at once…

Robert Hahn Joins LexisNexis Reed Tech Subsidiary as Govt Solutions President

Robert Hahn, formerly vice president of citizen and defense services at Serco Group‘s subsidiary in North America, has been named president of government solutions at LexisNexis’ Reed Technology and Information Services subsidiary…

Federal News Radio: DoD’s Services Acquisition Reform Could Take 12 More Years

The Defense Department‘s efforts to reform its services acquisition system could take another 12 years to reach full implementation, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Scott Maucione quotes Ken Brennan, DoD deputy director of services acquisition, who said the department is three years into a potential 15-year reform plan that aims to enhance the way DoD procures services…

USAID, GAO Ink MOU to Help Build Up Developing Countries’ Auditing Capacity

The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Government Accountability Office‘s Center for Audit Excellence have partnered in effort to establish a collaboration framework for training and technical assistance to developing countries’ audit organizations…

DHS, Partners Conduct Emergency Response Tests Along US-Canada Border

The Department of Homeland Security science and technology directorate has collaborated with Canadian organizations to test emergency response technologies and protocols along the Michigan and Ontario border…

HII Completes 30-Day Endurance Test of Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Developed With Battelle

Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed a 30-day endurance test of the Proteus unmanned undersea vehicle built by the company’s Undersea Solutions Group subsidiary and Battelle. HII said Tuesday Proteus was put in a tank at USG’s Florida facility where nearby computers fed navigational and depth data to the UUV’s autonomy and vehicle control systems to mimic an open water mission…

April 27 Market Close: GovCon Index Boosted By Defense Prime Gains After 1Q Earnings Reports

The GovCon Index soared 1.396 percent to 77.998 Wednesdayon series of pre-market earnings reports from several large defense prime contractors as Boeing (NYSE: BA) overcame an early morning decline to close in positive…