Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 05/19/2016

NASA to Conduct 2nd Qualification Ground Test on SLS Rocket Booster

NASA will conduct the second qualification ground booster test for the deep-space rocket Space Launch System on June 28 at an Orbital ATK test facility in Utah. The space agency set up 82 qualification test objectives that it will measure during the two-minute booster test, NASA said Thursday…

Hitachi Launches New Business Group in Silicon Valley for Internet-of-Things Market Push

Japan-based industrial conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. has established a business unit to help drive the company’s Internet of Things research-and-development and go-to-market strategic efforts. Hitachi Insight Group, led by Keiji Kojima, will offer IoT-based technologies and services meant to help government and enterprise customers achieve smart city, energy, healthcare and industrial goals through actionable insights, Hitachi said May 10…

FCC Seeks Chief Data Officer for Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis Office

The Federal Communications Commission is looking for a chief data officer for its office of strategic planning and policy analysis. FCC said in a USAJobs announcement posted Wednesday that the incumbent will require a Top Secret security clearance and work to develop policies on the commission’s national data assets…

Sens. Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester Ask OPM to Provide Info on New Background Investigation Bureau

Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) have asked the Office of Personnel Management to provide information on how it will set up a new bureau that would oversee background investigations, the Washington Post reported Wednesday…

MBDA to Develop Precision Strike Missile for UK’s F-35s Under Estimated $585M Deal

MBDA has been awarded an estimated $585 million contract to develop an air-to-surface precision strike missile for the U.K. military’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets. This work is intended to build on the previous assessment phase for the Selective Precision Effects at Range Capability 3 missile, MBDA said Wednesday…

DoD Taps CACI for Financial Mgmt System Deployment Contract; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI International has received a potential three-year, $34 million contract to continue to provide financial management support for agencies across the Defense Department as part of DoD’s Defense Agencies Initiative…

Navy Eyes MH-60 Helicopter Service Extension Through 2035; Craig Grubb Comments

The U.S. Navy plans to update its MH-60 Seahawk helicopters in order to extend the service life of the aircraft through 2035, Navy Times reported Tuesday. Meghann Myers writes the Naval Air Systems Command must first assess the service life of the airframes in order to look into the extent of wear prior to extending the aircraft’s use…