Posts from GovConDaily for 05/03/2016

GSA’s 18F Hub Unveils New Contract Forecasting Tool

The General Services Administration‘s 18F digital services organization has introduced an open source tool designed to display contract forecasting opportunities as part of GSA’s effort to help companies do business with the government…

Labor Dept Refreshes Employment Services Website for Veterans

The Labor Department has updated the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service’s online portal that works to connect employers with former and transitioning service members and their spouses who are seeking jobs…

Federal Times: GSA to Handle All Health IT Contracts for DHA

The General Services Administration will handle contracts for the Defense Health Agency‘s health information technology requirements under a DHA memo sent April 25, Federal Times reported Monday…

AeroVironment, SmartC2 to Help NASA Conduct UAS Flight Demo’s Second Phase

AeroVironment, SmartC2 and NASA have forged a partnership to perform a second phase of field tests on the space agency’s unmanned traffic management technology in October. AeroVironment said Thursday researchers will assess the Puma AE’s onboard autopilot three-dimensional geo-fencing functions, backup data link command-and-control and ADS-B integration into NASA’s UTM research platform…

Marines Completes MV-22B Osprey/F-35B Ground Refueling Test; Adam Geitner Comments

The U.S. Marine Corps has completed a ground refueling test for the Bell/Boeing-built MV-22B Osprey and Lockheed Martin-built F-35B aircraft Thursday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Maj. Adam Geitner, F-35 detachment aircraft maintenance officer with the Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 22, said in a report published Friday the test was meant to validate ground refueling functionality in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force…

White House to Ask FAA to Oversee Asteroid Mining, Lunar Surface Missions; George Nield Comments

The White House has proposed a “mission authorization” framework that would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to oversee asteroid mining, transportation of payloads to the lunar surface and other emerging commercial space missions, Space News reported Monday…

Orbital ATK to Provide $210M Worth of Small Caliber Ammo to US Army

Orbital ATK has received orders worth $210 million to produce three kinds of small caliber ammunition to the U.S. Army. The orders are for 5.56-millimeter, 7.62-millimeter and .50 caliber rounds and fall under a previously awarded ammunition supply contract, Orbital ATK said Tuesday…

Honeywell, NASA Demo Software, Cockpit Displays for Sonic Boom Prediction; Brett Pauer Comments

Honeywell and NASA have developed and flight-tested a software tool and cockpit displays designed to help supersonic jet pilots predict sonic booms under a two-year contract with the space agency. Honeywell said Tuesday the contract was awarded in 2015 as part of the space agency’s Commercial Supersonic Technology Project that aims to mitigate sonic booms’ impact on populated areas…

Treasury Releases Federal Spending Data Reporting Standards

The Treasury Department has completed and released the final data format designed to standardize reporting of federal spending data in compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, the Data Coalition reported Monday…

Chuck Elmore: Air Force’s Investigative Org Aims to Migrate Entire Network to AFNet

Chuck Elmore, chief information officer at the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, plans to consolidate the organization’s enterprise network into the military branch’s AFNet infrastructure in the next year or so, Federal News Radio reported Friday…