Posts from GovConDaily for 06/22/2016

Riverbed Federal Lead Davis Johnson on Continuous Monitoring Trends & How Agencies Can Understand Their IT Assets

Davis Johnson joined application and network services provider Riverbed Technology in April 2015 as vice president of a U.S. public sector business that works with government agencies that want new tools to manage network performance in their enterprise…

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Concludes 5th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

Orbital ATK‘s Cygnus spacecraft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time after it performed three in-orbit scientific missions and delivered approximately 7,900 pounds of scientific experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station…

Federal Times: DHS to Take Video Proposal Submissions from Contractors

The Department of Homeland Security will start to accept video proposal submissions from contractors that want to show a visual aid with additional details as an alternative to traditional methods, Federal Times reported Tuesday…

Booz Allen Unveils Cyber Defense Tool Suite for Cloud-Based Data, Apps; Chris Christou Comments

Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a set of security platforms designed to help government agencies and companies protect data workloads and applications in cloud environments from potential cyber attacks…

NASA Launches Solar System Internet Tech on ISS

NASA has introduced an operational Internet service to the International Space Station as part of an effort to help provide data to experimenters in the ISS. The Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking service was incorporated into the Telescience Resource Kit, a software tool designed to help researchers send and receive data between operations centers and payloads aboard station, NASA said Wednesday…

DOE to Provide Commercialization Funds for 54 Energy Tech Projects; Lynn Orr Comments

The Energy Department will allocate up to $16 million in funds to support 54 projects that aim to bring new energy management technologies into the marketplace. DOE said Tuesday the winning projects for the first round of funding under its Technology Commercialization Fund involve 52 industry partners at 12 department-backed national laboratories…

DigitalGlobe Transitions WorldView-1 Imagery Satellite to Afternoon Orbit; Tim Hascall Comments

DigitalGlobe has completed the shift of its WorldView-1 imagery satellite to an afternoon orbit from morning in an effort to help customers view changes that take place on Earth in a given day. WorldView-1 concluded its 18-month-long transition and will begin to pass above the planet in the afternoon to capture locations across different time zones, DigitalGlobe said Wednesday…

BARDA Issues Platelet Treatment Tech Trial Grant to Terumo BCT

Medical device manufacturer Terumo BCT has received $17.4 million in initial funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to conduct a clinical trial on a technology intended to help facilitate platelet treatments in patients…

Harry Buchanan Joins Kopin as Defense Applications BD Director

Harry Buchanan, previously North American business development manager at Excelitas Technologies, has joined Kopin Corp. as its new business development director for defense applications. Kopin said Wednesday Buchanan will report directly to Bill Mafucci, government programs vice president and general manager…

DoD Welcomes Eric Fanning as New Army Secretary

The Defense Department has officially welcomed Eric Fanning as the new secretary of the U.S. Army during a full-honor arrival ceremony at Summerall Field on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Fanning, formerly undersecretary of the Army, was confirmed as the 22nd Army secretary in May after President Barack Obama nominated him to the post in November 2015, the Army said Monday…