Posts from GovConWire for 06/03/2016

Lockheed-Sikorsky Team Would Get Combat Rescue, Presidential Helicopter Production Funds Under Senate Bill

A fiscal 2017 defense funding bill introduced in the Senate would provide $576.1 million funds to a Sikorsky–Lockheed Martin team to continue work on the Combat Rescue Helicopter for the U.S…

Blue Origin Secures Spot on NASA’s Suborbital Flight, Payload Integration Services IDIQ

Blue Origin has received a spot on NASA‘s contract for suborbital reusable launch vehicle flight and payload integration services with a maximum combined value of $45 million. NASA said Friday Blue Origin will work to integrate payloads into its New Shepard suborbital rocket and fly the spacecraft near the boundary of space as part of NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program…

Johns Hopkins APL, Harsco Form Unmanned Rail Security Tech Alliance; Jim Resio Comments

Harsco’s Protran Technology unit and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have formed a partnership to market an unmanned vehicle technology designed to help operators manage the safety and security of rail operations…

Report: NOAA to Use Raytheon-Built UAV for Hurricane Tracking Efforts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to deploy a Raytheon-developed unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor and analyze hurricane activity, WBKO reported Tuesday. Peter Zampa writes NOAA is testing Raytheon’s Coyote UAS and aims to use up to seven units of the drone to aid in the agency’s storm forecasting efforts this year…

Rear Adm. Brian Antonio Begins Naval Aircraft Carriers PEO Work

Rear Adm. Brian Antonio, former program executive officer for the U.S. Navy‘s littoral combat ships, has officially taken over the role of PEO for aircraft carriers during a change-of-command ceremony Wednesday…

Suzanne Tetreault Named Potential Deputy Chief of FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Suzanne Tetreault, deputy general counsel at the Federal Communications Commission‘s office of the general counsel, has been named as the potential deputy bureau chief for the commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau…

USCG Vice Commandant Charles Michel Promoted to Admiral Rank

The U.S. Coast Guard promoted Vice Commandant Charles Michel to the rank of admiral during a ceremony held Wednesday at the Coast Guard headquarters in a move to follow the leadership structure of other services…

Irving Burton Associates to Support Army Medical Research Institute’s HR Acquisition Programs

Irving Burton Associates has received a task order from the U.S. Army to provide acquisition support services to the human resources division of the military branch’s Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases Research and Development Support Services…

OPM’s Beth Cobert Urges Gov’t Workers to Participate in Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

Beth Cobert, acting director at the Office of Personnel Management, has called on employees across the federal government to complete a voluntary survey that aims to seek feedback on their agencies, jobs and work environments…

House Committee Requests Briefing on DoD, DHS Silicon Valley Tech Offices

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has sent letters to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson asking them to brief the panel about the offices their departments established in Silicon Valley, California…

Reps. Will Hurd, Robin Kelly Ask GAO to Study VA’s Efforts to Update EHR System

Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) have requested the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its electronic health record system…

June 2 Market Close: GCI Turns Around AM Decline, L-3 Hits 52-Week High on $2B AF Logistics Contract

The GovCon Index swung back into positive territory after an early morning decline Thursday and closed at a gain of 0.314 points to 78.927 as U.S. investors looked toward the release of Friday’s jobs report before markets open…