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Anthony Vinci to Step Down as NGA CTO; Cindy Daniell Named Agency Research Director
by Joanna Crews
Published on June 18, 2018
Anthony Vinci to Step Down as NGA CTO; Cindy Daniell Named Agency Research Director

 

Anthony Vinci to Step Down as NGA CTO; Cindy Daniell Named Agency Research Director
Anthony Vinci

Anthony Vinci, chief technology officer of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, is due to step down from his position on July 7 and will return to the private sector.

NGA said Friday Vinci helped establish public-private partnerships and led its efforts to implement artificial intelligence, automation and augmentation technology platforms during his tenure as CTO.

He assumed the CTO role in February after he previously served as associate director for capabilities and director of plans and programs at the agency.

Vinci is the founder and former CEO of crowdsourcing technology developer Findyr.

Anthony Vinci to Step Down as NGA CTO; Cindy Daniell Named Agency Research Director
Cindy Daniell

Cindy Daniell, director of advanced technology programs at SRI International, joined NGA on June 11 as director of research.

She brings to the agency more than two decades of program management experience in areas such as imaging sensors, signal processing and compression, surveillance technology for geo-referenced intelligence and solar energy.

 

Announcements/News
DOE Taps NY-Based Public Corporation to Head Offshore Wind R&D Consortium
by Nichols Martin
Published on June 18, 2018
DOE Taps NY-Based Public Corporation to Head Offshore Wind R&D Consortium


DOE Taps NY-Based Public Corporation to Head Offshore Wind R&D ConsortiumThe Department of Energy has selected the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to lead an $18.5 million offshore wind research and development consortium of stakeholders from government, industry and academia.

The consortium will seek to uncover new approaches for wind resource and site characterization and develop technologies for installing, operating, maintaining and managing supply chain of offshore wind plants, DOE said Friday.

Efforts will focus on four key research areas: deep water, locations with unfamiliar seabed conditions, hurricane impact on the East Coast and challenging environments for at-sea installation and operations.

The department will also obligate additional $2 million to support the consortium’s activities conducted at DOE national laboratories.

“Through this consortium, DOE seeks to support fundamental research to accelerate the development of affordable offshore wind technologies,” said Timothy Unruh, deputy assistant secretary for renewable power at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

DoD/News
GAO: DoD Should Address Data, Workforce Issues to Better Assess Industrial Base Risks
by Jane Edwards
Published on June 15, 2018
GAO: DoD Should Address Data, Workforce Issues to Better Assess Industrial Base Risks


GAO: DoD Should Address Data, Workforce Issues to Better Assess Industrial Base RisksThe Government Accountability Office has called on the Defense Department to leverage existing supplier information from program offices in order to meet the requirement for a repository of supplier data needed to assess potential risks to the defense industrial base.

GAO said in a report published Wednesday that DoD should ensure a workforce mix of contractors and government personnel with the required skills and capabilities in order to facilitate access to business-sensitive information necessary to develop the data repository for risk analysis.

The agency made the recommendation after it found that the Pentagon’s manufacturing and industrial base policy office relies on contractors who have limited access to such sensitive data.

The report cited obsolete items, disaster-damaged facilities, loss of equipment or skills, limited production capacity, financial viability of suppliers and foreign dependence as some of the risks to the industrial base.

The congressional watchdog reviewed 33 completed investment projects between fiscal years 2014 and 2017 and found that MIBP’s investment programs chose those projects to help maintain current suppliers; build up efficient production processes; and create new domestic sources of supply.

Legislation/News
House Appropriations Committee OKs Bill for $150M Addition to Technology Modernization Fund
by Nichols Martin
Published on June 15, 2018
House Appropriations Committee OKs Bill for $150M Addition to Technology Modernization Fund


House Appropriations Committee OKs Bill for $150M Addition to Technology Modernization FundThe House Appropriations Committee has cleared a bill that intends to add $150 million for fiscal year 2019 to a government fund that serves to provide working capital for agency information technology modernization efforts, Federal Times reported Thursday.

The Technology Modernization Fund was authorized under the Modernizing Government Technology Act that Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, co-introduced in 2017 to support IT infrastructure updates across the federal government.

Federal Times notes the latest bill covers the shortfall in the proposed $250 million annual budget for TMF after only $100 million was obligated for the fund in fiscal 2018.

The departments of Housing and Urban Development, Energy and Agriculture received the initial batch of TMF funding earlier this month.

In a similar effort, the White House, USDA, the General Services Administration and industry partnered to establish an IT modernization center of excellence that seeks to help agencies upgrade or replace legacy systems.

Government Technology/News
DOE Taps University of Utah for $140M Geothermal R&D Project; Rick Perry Comments
by Joanna Crews
Published on June 15, 2018
DOE Taps University of Utah for $140M Geothermal R&D Project; Rick Perry Comments


DOE Taps University of Utah for $140M Geothermal R&D Project; Rick Perry Comments
Rick Perry

The Energy Department will provide up to $140 million in continued funds for the University of Utah to research and develop geothermal systems over the next five years.

DOE said Thursday it picked an area outside of Milford, Utah, as the location for Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy field laboratory after a three-year process of planning, site characterization and competition.

“Funding efforts toward the next frontier in geothermal energy technologies will help diversify the United States’ domestic energy portfolio, enhance our energy access, and increase our energy security,” said Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

Researchers can use the FORGE facility to create, test and update geothermal systems or engineer manmade  geothermal reservoirs.

DoD/News
Dean Peters: NAVAIR to Establish Guide for Fleet Readiness Center Modernization Investments
by Joanna Crews
Published on June 15, 2018
Dean Peters: NAVAIR to Establish Guide for Fleet Readiness Center Modernization Investments


Dean Peters: NAVAIR to Establish Guide for Fleet Readiness Center Modernization InvestmentsThe Naval Air Systems Command will create guidelines for the allocation of fiscal year 2018 funds for the upgrade of facilities at Fleet Readiness Centers.

Vice Adm. Dean Peters, commander of NAVAIR, told the U.S. Naval Institute the command will initially conduct a baseline assessment of some 800 critical components that average 25 years at three FRC locations, USNI said Thursday.

He noted that the locations are the FRC East at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, FRC Southeast at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and FRC Southwest at Naval Air Station North Island.

FRC East uses a 50-year-old water tower for T-64 engine nozzle qualifications, FRC Southeast has an avionics maintenance facility without air conditioning and FRC Southwest uses an environment control ventilation system that fails once a week.

The command will also baseline 71,000 pieces of equipment across the depots, whose average age is 58 years, for the facilities modernization plan, Peters added.

Augmentation of the FY 2018 funds helped NAVAIR repair the equipment for critical test and support at the three depots and will allow the command to enhance the overhaul operations of the FRCs, Peters said at a hearing of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee.

In FY 2017, the FRCs completed 485 of 487 aircraft such as F/A-18A-D Hornets and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets.

News/Space
Jim Bridenstine Discusses NASA-Related Policies on Commercial Space
by Monica Jackson
Published on June 15, 2018
Jim Bridenstine Discusses NASA-Related Policies on Commercial Space


Jim Bridenstine Discusses NASA-Related Policies on Commercial Space
Jim Bridenstine

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed during the recent Space Transportation Association luncheon the space policy directives involving the agency and the Trump administration’s commercial space projects, Space News reported Thursday.

Bridenstine noted that Space Policy Directive 1 is the most relevant directive to NASA as it directs the organization to resume sending humans to the moon as part of a broader effort to conduct missions to Mars.

Space Policy Directive 2, meanwhile,  is critical of NASA as it includes modifications to commercial space regulations such as simplified launch licensing processes and the formation of a single entity within the Commerce Department to oversee regulatory issues.

Bridenstine said NASA adheres to launch licensing reform to manage the emerging role of commercial companies in the agency’s missions, adding, “We are very keen on making sure that regulatory environment is good because it decreases our costs and increases our access.”

The NASA official also disclosed that the next space directive, which will likely be announced on June 18, will be based on Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the 34th Space Symposium in April.

Civilian/News
NNSA Deploys Counter-UAS System at Los Alamos Facility
by Joanna Crews
Published on June 15, 2018
NNSA Deploys Counter-UAS System at Los Alamos Facility


NNSA Deploys Counter-UAS System at Los Alamos FacilityThe National Nuclear Security Administration has collaborated with the Federal Aviation Administration to field a technology platform designed to counter unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems near the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

LLNL said Thursday it implemented a government-authorized system using legal authority under the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act to protect the facility against drone threats that may harm laboratory personnel and infrastructure.

“We can detect and track a UAS and if it poses a threat we have the ability to disrupt control of the system, seize or exercise control, confiscate, or use reasonable force to disable, damage or destroy the UAS,” said Michael Lansing, head of security operations at LLNL.

NNSA intends for the laboratory’s counter-UAS program to serve as blueprint for the adoption of similar programs at the Pantex Plant in Texas, National Nuclear Security Site in Nevada and Y-12 facility in Tennessee.

The agency also created signage that warns drone operators regarding airspace boundaries and noted it will coordinate with other government agencies to craft protocols for the operator’s recovery of confiscated UAS.

FAA used a separate authority to establish a “No Drone Zone” for sites that fall under Category I Special Nuclear Materials.

DoD/News
Army Eyes New Tech Platforms, Industry Partnerships to Manage Installations; Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham Comments
by Nichols Martin
Published on June 14, 2018
Army Eyes New Tech Platforms, Industry Partnerships to Manage Installations; Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham Comments


Army Eyes New Tech Platforms, Industry Partnerships to Manage Installations; Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham Comments
Gwen Bingham

Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, assistant chief of staff for installation management at the U.S. Army, has said the service branch looks to implement cloud computing, big data analytics and artificial intelligence technologies to help increase operational efficiency at installations.

Bingham oversees policies, resources and resources for the Army’s installation services and infrastructure, the service branch said Wednesday.

She said at the Association of the U.S. Army Institute of Land Warfare’s breakfast event Tuesday the ACSIM office aims to continue investing in construction, restoration and modernization projects that will support force readiness efforts.

“Let’s imagine for a moment the use of artificial intelligence and other smart cities’ technologies such as autonomous vehicles for transportation on a post, camp, station, or installation,” Bingham told audience during her keynote speech.

“Imagine being able to use and analyze big data so that you could look at a building and be able to predict when it was going to need repairs.”

She intends to collaborate with Jordan Gillis, assistant secretary of for installations, energy and environment at the Army, to implement physical security technology at multiple Army facilities in the next 12 to 18 months as part of a pilot program.

Bigham added her office seeks to partner with the private sector to drive transformation efforts meant to help the service branch modernize its force.

Government Technology/News
DISA Org Seeks to Advance Spectrum Sharing Through Algorithms, Analytics, Data Visualization
by Jane Edwards
Published on June 14, 2018
DISA Org Seeks to Advance Spectrum Sharing Through Algorithms, Analytics, Data Visualization


DISA Org Seeks to Advance Spectrum Sharing Through Algorithms, Analytics, Data VisualizationA Defense Information Systems Agency organization has begun to explore novel spectrum sharing platforms designed to meet warfighters’ electromagnetic spectrum requirements.

The Defense Spectrum Organization develops and deploys spectrum management technologies that work to facilitate the Defense Department’s access to EMS, DISA said Wednesday.

DISA said algorithms, automation and data visualization play a role in understanding interference needed to advance spectrum sharing.

Stuart Schutta, an electronics engineer at DSO, said the organization has initiated efforts to develop new algorithms and one algorithm works to help “understand interference in the aggregate.”

“This algorithm gives us higher fidelity views into the impacts interference is having on our systems,” Schutta said.

“We are looking at how to expand this beyond …the spectrum sharing scenario … how to apply it in other scenarios for warfighting and EMS maneuvers,” he added.

Schutta noted that the DSO algorithm uses statistics-based principles to merge raw statistical data in order to determine distributions that could be used in making risk-based decisions about spectrum sharing.

DSO also explores the use of spectrum data visualization to help build up EMS-related situational awareness capability and big data analytics to understand interference.

“This is really a ripe area for (the) application of analytics to be able to predict and assess whether interference is intentional or unintentional. … We need to know the time and place that an interference occurs,” said Elizabeth Park, an electronics engineer with DSO.

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