DoD Students Nab Top Science Scores

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Students at DoD schools got higher science scores, equaling or beating other competing states, according to a 2015 national assessment of fourth- and eighth-grade students in Defense Department schools, reports Military Times.

The Wall Street Journal says Russian hacks show cybersecurity limits. Many hackers use old-fashioned tricks rather than sophisticated cyberattacks.

US officials are considering what next steps to take regarding Russia’s attempts to infiltrate the US elections, whether to focus on cyber-enabled counterattacks t0 expose corruption in Russia or leak information about bank accounts linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports FCW.

DefSec Ash Carter suggests current recruitment screening may be “overtly restrictive.” The military may relax recruiting standards for fitness and marijuana use to attempt to get more talent in the military, reports Military Times.

Flight MH370 disappeared in March en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 229 passengers and crew onboard. Reuters reports the plane was  ‘increasing rate of descent’ when it vanished, adding no additional answers to one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.

The unmanned mission for the Air National Guard is attracting airmen looking for both a part-time Air Force career and to develop their skills as the service makes strides in drone capabilities, reports Military.com.

A seaman recruit stumbled down a ladder on the “America” and fell into the Pacific Ocean, reports Navy Times. Crew members acted quickly to get their shipmate back unharmed, according to a Navy report.

Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Bobeck was already fired from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a extra marital affair, but the Pentagon says it’s OK for him to live rent free in the home of a defense contractor involved with Army contracts, but Congress isn’t so sure, reports Army Times.

Military Times has the list of best schools for vets, included are four-year, online, nontraditional, and two-year schools.

Before the 2020 census, the Census Bureau plans to test new methods to eliminate physically walking an estimated 11 million blocks and counting approximately 140 million addresses, reports FCW. The bureau will tally and mark addresses in FY17 and FY18 to be ready for the 2020 census.

The First Lady’s Snapchat account will be archived and preserved along with the rest of the Obama administration’s social media, reports FCW. Tweets made under President Barack Obama’s @POTUS handle will be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration and viewable under the newly created @POTUS44 account. The new administration starts with a blank @POTUS account.

NBC News has a first-glimpse video of China’s Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter from the airshow in the southern city of Zhuhai. Striking similarities suggest there was stolen know-how from the US’s F-35 and F-22.

The East Coast fuel prices can rest on a single pipeline, Bloomberg reports, on a 40-inch-wide pipeline from the Gulf Coast to northern New Jersey that snapped after an explosion and fire in Alabama. This is the second time in two months, the price of fuel for truckers and commuters is threatened to jump, even as global crude prices decline.

Contracts:

EMCOR Government Services, Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $19,682,897 modification (P00058) to contract W9124A-13-C-0002 for base services facilities operations and maintenance contract. Work will be performed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2017. Fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $1,380,965 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is the contracting activity.

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, Maryland, was awarded a $12,225,032 modification (P000121) to contract W52P1J-12-G-0061 for option period two for the Army Prepositioned Stock Four – Korea, logistics support services including maintenance, supply and care of supplies in storage under the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise Program. Work will be performed in the Republic of Korea with an estimated completion date of Nov. 29, 2017. Fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $12,225,032 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

D. Wheatley Enterprises Inc., Belcamp, Maryland, was awarded a $9,163,906 firm-fixed-price contract for lifecycle support for the program executive office for assembled weapons alternative escape breathing apparatus for use at chemical demilitarization sites. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Belcamp, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,063,670 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911SR-17-C-0005).

Metron Inc., Reston, Virginia, is being awarded a $7,167,816 performance based, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract for the development of a Maritime Counter-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C-ISR) Planning System designed to defeat adversary ISR networks through optimal planning of coordinated friendly force movement emissions control, and denial and deception operations. The contract includes an 18-month base period which includes three optional taskings, and one 12-month option period that includes three optional taskings. The option period and taskings, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $12,825,833. Work will be performed in Reston, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by May 2018. If all options are exercised, work would continue until May 2019. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $4,800,000 will be placed on contract and obligated at the time of award. Contract funds in the amount of $4,800,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under a broad agency announcement via the Federal Business Opportunities website. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina, is the contracting activity (N65236-17-C-8000).