Posts from GovConDaily for 05/20/2016

Anne Rung Cites OFPP’s Efforts to Implement Category Management

Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has outlined several measures that OFPP has undertaken to implement category management across the government. Rung told Michael Keegan, host of The Business of Government Hour for the IBM Center for the Business of Government, in an interview published Thursday that OFPP has worked with the General Services Administration to map commonly purchased products and services worth more than $275 billion into 10 categories…

James Clapper: Intell Key for National Security Decision Makers

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said intelligence agencies gather data they believe can help the U.S. and its allies reach a shared understanding of various national security risks…

US Coast Guard, Canada’s Great Lakes Pilotage Authority to Use Saab’s KleinPilot System

The U.S. Coast Guard‘s Great Lakes pilotage division and Canada’s Great Lakes Pilotage Authority have awarded Saab separate contracts for its KleinPilot pilot management system. KleinPilot will replace the current Saab-developed pilot management system and support the two organizations plus three Great Lakes pilotage associations in the U…

Harris to Incorporate Icaros Image Processing Software to Geospatial Analysis Tool

A division of Harris Corp. will offer its geospatial analytics technology ENVI with the Icaros OneButton image processing software to support both manned and unmanned aerial sensor data extraction. Icaros said Wednesday it developed OneButton to provide geospatial end users with 2D maps and 3D models using frame-based imaging systems…

Ultra Electronics to Install Eectronic Intelligence Systems for NATO Country’s UAV

Ultra Electronics‘ Ultra TCS business has received an $18 million contract from an unnamed NATO member country for a variant of the unit’s ALR-510 ELectronic INTelligence system and perform additional support services…

House OKs $81.6B FY 2017 Package for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Support

The House has voted 295-129 to approve an appropriations bill that would provide $81.6 billion in fiscal year 2017 funds to house, train, and equip military personnel. A post on the House Appropriations website said Thursday the spending package includes a $63…

CNAS Adds 3 Members to Board of Directors; Kurt Campbell Comments

The Center for a New American Security has appointed Boeing Executive Vice President Leanne Caret, DC Capital Partners Founder Thomas Campbell and MUUS & Company Chairman Michael Sonnenfeldt to its board of directors…

Navy Seeks Ship Maintenance IT Update for Cyber Defenses; Bruce Urbon Comments

The U.S. Navy plans to update information technology tools the service uses to maintain its fleet of ships as part of a larger effort to protect the vessels from cyber threats, Federal News Radio reported Thursday…

Air Force’s Greg Zacharias: Fighter Jets Might Operate Multiple Drones for Reconnaissance, Targeting Missions

Greg Zacharias, chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force, has said that fighter jets might be able to fully control a group of unmanned aircraft systems through the cockpit to perform reconnaissance, electronic warfare, weapons transport and targeting missions in the future…

Angela Simpson: NTIA Unveils Best Practices for Commercial, Private Use of Drones

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released a document that lists five voluntary best practices for the commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems…