Posts from GovConDaily for 06/24/2016

FBI Appoints Joshua Skule Intell Branch Executive Assistant Director

Joshua Skule, former assistant director of the FBI‘s intelligence directorate, has been appointed executive assistant director for intelligence at the bureau’s Washington headquarters. Skule started his FBI career in 1998 as a special agent based in the Chicago division and focused on public corruption and violent crime cases, the bureau said Thursday…

Detroit Free Press: Navy, GM Team Up to Integrate Underwater Drone and Fuel-Cell Tech

The U.S. Navy has partnered with General Motors to develop a new system that would incorporate fuel-cell technology into an unmanned underwater vehicle, Detroit Free Press reported Thursday. Greg Gardner writes the Naval Research Laboratory has evaluated a prototype UUV that used a GM-developed fuel cell for the vehicle powertrain and added the car maker has also tested fuel-cell prototype vehicles for more than 3 million miles…

Ilene Gordon Joins Lockheed Board of Directors

Ilene Gordon, CEO of global ingredients company Ingredio, has joined the board of directors of Lockheed Martin. Gordon previously served as chief executive of Alcan Packaging before she joined Ingredion in 2009, Lockheed said Thursday…

Army Updates Rule to Facilitate Sustainment of Software-Based Tools for Cyber Electromagnetic Operations

The U.S. Army has released a revised regulation that seeks to facilitate the reprogramming of software-based systems designed for use in cyber electromagnetic activities, the Army reported Wednesday. Bruce Woodmansee writes the “AR 525-15” would expand the software reprogramming responsibilities of the Army reprogramming analysis team program office…

House Appropriators Release $52B FY 2017 State & Foreign Operations Bill

The House Appropriations Committee has introduced a new fiscal year 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that would provide $52 billion in discretionary and overseas contingency operations funds to address global instability and terrorism…

JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, VA Collaborate on Employment Program for Veterans

JDog Junk Removal & Hauling has entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide support in the VA’s Compensated Work Therapy employment program to help veterans find jobs within their communities…

GAO: VA SHould Modernize IT Systems for Interoperability with DoD

The Government Accountability Office has provided recommendations to the Department of Veterans Affairs on how the VA could modernize information technology systems such as its electronic health record to aid in interoperability with the Defense Department…

GAO Asks DoD to Clarify Guidance on Facility Assessments, Ratings

The Government Accountability Office has released a report that asks the Defense Department to clarify guidance on facility condition assessments and ratings in order to monitor the military’s implementation of standard facility policy requirements…

NASA Starts on Live Satellite Refueling Robotic Spacecraft; Frank Cepollina Comments

NASA has kicked off development work on a robotic spacecraft the space agency plans to launch in 2020 to refuel a live satellite in low-Earth orbit. The Restore-L mission is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of satellite-servicing technologies and the government-owned satellite Landsat 7 is one candidate client for the refueling mission, NASA said Friday…

Janus Global Operations Quality Management System Attains ISO 18788:2015 International Certification

Janus Global Operations‘ quality management system has attained the ISO 18788:2015 certification, a worldwide standard that seeks to set a global business and risk management framework for security contractors and organizations…