Posts from GovConDaily for 06/03/2016

OMB Issues Category Mgmt Policy for Agencies’ Software License Acquisition Efforts

The Office of Management and Budget has implemented a policy that directs federal agencies to use a coordinated approach when they procure and manage commercial or commercial-off-the-shelf software…

FCC to Move Electronic Comment Filing System to Cloud-Based Platform

The Federal Communications Commission aims to transition to an updated Electronic Comment Filing System by late June to boost public engagement with the commission. Alison Kutler, FCC consumer and governmental affairs bureau chief, and David Bray, FCC chief information officer, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that the move supports the agency’s efforts to update its information technology systems…

CSRA Finance Chief David Keffer Named NVTC Public Company CFO of the Year

David Keffer, executive vice president and chief financial officer at CSRA, was selected to receive the Public Company CFO of the Year distinction at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s 20th annual Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards…

Federal Railroad Administration Awards Railroad Messaging Network Installation Grant to Rockwell Collins

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded Rockwell Collins a $4.9 million grant to install company’s passenger and freight railroad messaging network platform ARINC RailwayNet on railroads in the U…

Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Group Services Provider to Operate as Leonardo Global Solutions

Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s group services provider has changed its name to Leonardo Global Solutions following the approval Tuesday of the proposed name change in the updated articles of association during a shareholders’ meeting…

US, UK Soldiers Seek to Facilitate Communications, Network Interoperability Through Signal Exercise

Soldiers from the U.S. and U.K. army have participated in a cross training on signal systems in Bramcote, England, in an effort to build up network interoperability and communications as part of a military exercise, the Army said Wednesday…

Bureau of Land Mgmt Launches Public Land Travelogues Via Esri’s ArcGIS-Based Story Maps; Allen Carroll Comments

The Bureau of Land Management has introduced travelogues based on Esri-built Story Maps in an effort to promote exploration of public lands managed by the agency. The travelogues by Bob Wick, a photographer and a wilderness specialist at BLM, document Wick’s trips to public lands as part of the bureau’s My Public Lands awareness campaign, Esri said Tuesday…

SunPower to Erect Solar Power Plant for Army’s Redstone Arsenal Base

SunPower will construct a 10-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant to generate 18,000 megawatt hours per year for the Redstone Arsenal U.S. Army post in Alabama under a 27-year renewable energy services agreement and lease…

Smiths Detection Updates Trace Detector to Identify Narcotics

Smiths Detection has updated its IONSCAN 600 portable desktop trace detector to offer narcotics identification on top of the technology’s existing explosives detection feature. The new IONSCAN 600 will work to detect narcotics such as amphetamine, cocaine, heroin, ketamine, MDA and MDMA, SDI said Thursday…

Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd: Southcom Seeks Help to Disrupt Illicit Networks in Latin America & Caribbean

U.S. Southern Command leader and U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd has outlined the security challenges posed by illicit networks in Latin America and the Caribbean, DoD News reported Thursday. Cheryl Pellerin writes criminals and terrorists use illicit networks for smuggling drugs, wildlife, bulk cash, weapons, people, illegal logging and mining activities to raise money…