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Katja Seim Appointed FCC Chief Economist; Tom Wheeler Comments
by Scott Nicholas
Published on June 13, 2016
Katja Seim Appointed FCC Chief Economist; Tom Wheeler Comments


FCCSealKatja Seim, Wharton School associate professor of business economics and public policy, has been appointed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler as the agency’s chief economist and will start in the role July 1.

FCC said Friday Seim will also join the agency’s office of strategic planning and policy analysis and advise the chairman on economic issues.

“Given the vital importance of economics to the Commission’s work, it is essential that we have exceptionally-qualified individuals like Professor Katja Seim involved,” said Wheeler.

“In today’s world, it is vital that public policy and business economics are understood as interrelated fields.

Seim will succeed Jonathan Levy, who will return to his role as deputy chief economist for the FCC.

She also holds an undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics from Franklin & Marshall college and a doctorate degree in economics from Yale.

DoD/News
CBO: Senate Panel’s FY 2017 Defense Bill to Increase Net Direct Spending By $11B Over 10 Years
by Jane Edwards
Published on June 13, 2016
CBO: Senate Panel’s FY 2017 Defense Bill to Increase Net Direct Spending By $11B Over 10 Years


BudgetKeith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, has said the enactment of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill for fiscal year 2017 would result in an increase in net direct spending by approximately $10.9 billion over the next 10 years.

He told Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Arizona) in a letter published Thursday that the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act contains provisions that would affect net direct spending.

These include the proposed changes to the national defense stockpile and military health care and retirement benefits, requirement for women to register with the Selective Service as well as the potential reauthorization of share-in-savings contracts, according to Hall.

He also mentioned that the proposed legislation would allocate $602.4 billion in total budget for defense programs, approximately $3.3 billion more than the FY 2016 appropriated funds.

Hall noted that implementing the 2017 NDAA would lead to on-budget deficit growth “by more than $5 billion in each of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.”

CBO also forecasts the enactment of certain provisions related to the military justice system in the proposed bill would “increase the amount of fines and forfeitures of pay that are imposed at military courts-martial by less than $500,000 over the next 10 years” through 2026, Hall wrote.

DoD/News
Terrence O’Shaughnessy Appointed Pacific Air Forces Commander, Nominated for Promotion to General
by Scott Nicholas
Published on June 13, 2016
Terrence O’Shaughnessy Appointed Pacific Air Forces Commander, Nominated for Promotion to General


Terrence O'Shaughnessy
Terrence O’Shaughnessy

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy has been nominated to the roles of commander of the Pacific Air Forces, air component commander of the U.S. Pacific Command and executive director of the Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff.

The Defense Department said Friday O’Shaughnessy, current deputy commander of the United Nations Command Korea, has also been designated for a promotion to the rank of general.

The 30-year veteran will succeed Gen. Lori Robinson, who became head of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command in May.

O’Shaughnessy served as a command pilot with more than 3,000 recorded flight hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon throughout his career that includes stints with the 35th Fighter Squadron, 555th Fighter Squadron, 510th Fighter Squadron, 57th Adversary Tactics Group and 57th Wing.

He has also received awards and decorations such as the Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Combat Readiness Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Government Technology/News
House Committee Questions FDIC’s Transparency Amid Breach Investigation
by Ramona Adams
Published on June 13, 2016
House Committee Questions FDIC’s Transparency Amid Breach Investigation


cybersecurityThe House Science, Space and Technology Committee sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg Thursday to raise concerns over the agency’s gathering of internal communications from its office of inspector general amid a cybersecurity investigation.

Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) told Gruenberg in a letter published Thursday they want information on how FDIC protects communications between employees of the agency and its OIG.

The committee found that FDIC withheld more than 880 pages of OIG documents from the committee and did not comply with the panel’s request to conduct an “extensive” search of all agency records as part of a congressional probe into breach incidents at the agency, according to Smith and Loudermilk.

The two congressmen said these moves raise concerns on whether the FDIC OIG can work independently and if the agency attempts to circumvent congressional oversight.

Smith and Loudermilk added FDIC’s use of watermarks on the committee materials poses questions on the agency’s protection of its sources and compliance with the Whistleblower Protection Act.

They asked FDIC to submit information on its measures to protect whistleblowers and OIG communications by Monday noon.

Civilian/News
NASA, UAE Enter Space Science Cooperation Agreement
by Ramona Adams
Published on June 13, 2016
NASA, UAE Enter Space Science Cooperation Agreement


NASA photo
NASA photo

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and United Arab Emirates Space Agency Chairman Khalifa Al Romaithi have signed an agreement for both countries to collaborate on aeronautics research as well as the exploration and use of both the atmosphere’s airspace and outer space.

NASA said Sunday the U.S. and UAE seek to cooperate and collaborate in areas such as space science, operational Earth observation, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, education, technology, safety and mission assurance.

Bolden said the UAE will support the journey to Mars mission under the new framework agreement and technical experts from both countries have already begun talks on areas of mutual interest.

Romaithi said the UAE signed the agreement to aid its efforts to develop space technologies and an industry that can support the effort.

NASA and the UAE’s space agency will also work to determine additional fields of mutual interest for potential cooperative programs or joint activities on Earth, in airspace or outer space.

NASA further said the cooperation aims to create and implement educational and public outreach programs and joint workshops in efforts to exchange scientific data, scientists, engineers and experiences on related regulatory frameworks and standards.

The framework also includes an implementing arrangement that formalizes the Mars exploration as the first area of collaboration between both agencies.

The implementing arrangement calls for the formation of a joint steering group to facilitate discussions on potential projects that could support the Mars mission.

DoD/News
Ashton Carter Announces New Members of Defense Innovation Board
by Jane Edwards
Published on June 13, 2016
Ashton Carter Announces New Members of Defense Innovation Board


technology testDefense Secretary Ashton Carter has announced the three new members of a board that will work to facilitate a “culture of innovation” in the areas of technology, people and operations across the Defense Department, DoD News reported Friday.

Carter told Defense One Tech Summit attendees in Washington that retired Navy Adm. William McRaven, former head of the U.S. Special Operations Command; innovation historian Walter Isaacson; and Reid Hoffman, chief of LinkedIn; will join the Defense Innovation Board that DoD launched in March.

Jim Garamone writes Eric Schmidt, executive chairman at Google parent company Alphabet, serves as chairman of the board.

Carter cited the efforts of the department’s strategic capabilities office to redevelop existing military systems to perform new functions, including the development of an arsenal plane as well as microdrones that can be deployed through fighter jets.

DoD has begun to work with coders from Google, Shopify, Palantir and other firms through the Defense Digital Service and plans to appoint a chief recruiting officer who will look for executives to serve in civilian leadership positions, Carter said during the summit.

He also mentioned the department’s Defense Innovation Unit Experimental startup in Silicon Valley, career intermission and fellowship initiatives for service personnel and Hack the Pentagon cybersecurity pilot program, Garamone reports.

News
Army Research Lab Chemist Aims to Identify Warfighter Injuries with Gold Nanoclusters
by Jay Clemens
Published on June 13, 2016
Army Research Lab Chemist Aims to Identify Warfighter Injuries with Gold Nanoclusters


Sasha TeymorianU.S. Army Research Laboratory chemist Sasha Teymorian has started a study to identify cellular injuries sustained by warfighters through the use of synthesized gold nanoclusters.

The Army said Thursday Teymorian, also a postdoctoral research fellow at ARL, will examine the structure and stability properties of the gold nanoclusters at the lab’s Weapons and Materials Research Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

“One of the projects I am working on is the synthesis of gold nanoclusters conjugated to various proteins,” Teymorian said.

“These bio-stabilized gold nanoclusters exhibit interesting fluorescent properties, and I am working to understand how various external factors such as changes in temperature and pressure influence their fluorescence,” she added.

Teymorian noted that nano-scale materials can help to create new technologies such as sensors, electronics, and energy storage and conversion devices.

Teymorian plans to publish the results after she completes the identification of the bio-stabilized gold nanoclusters and in vivo analysis.

DoD/News
Brig. Gen. Thomas Geary Named Air Force Asst Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR
by Ramona Adams
Published on June 13, 2016
Brig. Gen. Thomas Geary Named Air Force Asst Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR


Thomas Geary
Thomas Geary

Brig. Gen. Thomas Geary, director of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance strategy, plans, policy and force development at the U.S. Air Force, has been assigned to serve as assistant deputy chief of staff for ISR at the military service branch.

The Air Force’s chief of staff announced Geary’s new assignment on Friday.

In his current role, he oversees efforts to develop more than 25,000 ISR airmen, formulate ISR vision, policy and strategy and integrate the branch’s ISR strategic planning with intelligence agencies, joint staff and major AF commands.

He previously directed intelligence operations at the U.S. Southern Command.

Geary has also held leadership roles at multiple combatant commands as well as at the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.

The Air Force also assigned him as deputy to the deputy chief of staff for intelligence at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Afghanistan and as deputy director for intelligence of the U.S. Forces there.

Before he transitioned to the intelligence field, he served as combat crew and instructor for the Minuteman III  Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program.

Government Technology/News
Chris Lynch: DoD Digital Service Continues Cyber Work Against Malicious Attacks
by Scott Nicholas
Published on June 13, 2016
Chris Lynch: DoD Digital Service Continues Cyber Work Against Malicious Attacks


cyber-hack-network-computerThe Defense Department system has been under constant attack with more than a billion malicious hits on the defense.gov website over the past few years, DoD News reported Friday.

Jim Garamone writes Chris Lynch, U.S. Digital Service director, said his organization composed of private-sector information technology specialists work to bring best practices from the civilian world to the government and use its abilities to build and ship products to address challenges for strategic projects.

The report added it also looks to launch another round of “Hack the Pentagon,” the first federal government bug bounty program.

“Lots of money had been spent on everything from technology to the teams that were running the infrastructure, but when you think about it, we spent a lot of time focused on the networks themselves and not necessarily the applications that are running on top of it,” noted Lynch.

News
House Panel OKs $22B Financial Services, General Government Funding Bill
by Mary-Louise Hoffman
Published on June 13, 2016
House Panel OKs $22B Financial Services, General Government Funding Bill


Capitol_BuildingHouse Appropriations Committee members have cleared a bill that would provide $21.7 billion to fund operations of the Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Small Business Administration and U.S. federal courts for fiscal year 2017.

The proposed budget in the FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill is $2.7 billion less than the President’s request and about $1.5 billion less than the enacted fiscal 2016 amount, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers’ (R-Kentucky) office said Thursday.

“Our bill is the product of comprehensive hearings with input from both sides of the aisle with an emphasis on economic growth and job creation through small businesses, while bolstering law enforcement to protect our citizens,” Rogers noted.

The bill would reduce the Internal Revenue Service‘s budget by approximately $236 million next fiscal year and add new oversight and transparency rules at the agency.

The panel adopted an amendment offered by Scott Rigell (R-Virginia) that seeks to block funding for the implementation of an executive order requiring federal contractors to comply with labor standard reporting requirements that Rigell believes can hurt vendors’ contracting activities.

The committee also accepted Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s (D-Ohio) proposed amendment to revive mail-delivery standards that were established in July 2012.

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