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2016 > February

• Commission Issues Force Structure Recommendations to Army

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• Andrew McCabe Takes FBI Deputy Director Role; James Comey Comments

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• Maj. Gen. Dwyer Dennis Named Air Force C3I & Networks PEO

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• Eric Eskam: GSA Develops Software License Mgmt Service Offering

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• CBP to Test General Atomics-Built UAS at Civilian Airport in Texas

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• Army Eyes Universal Interface for Small Drones; Courtney Cote, Paul Cravey Comment

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• White House Program Aims to Increase Students’ Access to Computer Science

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• ODNI Names Cyber Threat Intell Center Leadership Team Members; James Clapper Comments

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• Defense News: Navy Eyes Carrier-Based Aerial Refueling Drone Over Strike, Recon

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• DNI James Clapper: Terror Threats Grow in Sophistication, Intensity

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• GAO: OMB, Treasury Should Clarify Some Federal Spending Data Definitions for DATA Act Implementation

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• Justin Herman: US Digital Registry to Authenticate Govt Accounts on Social Media

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• Andy Ozment: DHS Adds Netflow Analysis Offering to Cyber Info-Sharing Program

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• Workers Groups Urge Congress to Pass Bill on Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees

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• NASA Appoints Todd May as Full-Time Director of Marshall Space Flight Center

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• NIST Measures Webb Telescope’s Mirror Backplane Structure; John Stoup Comments

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• US Air Force Forms New Military Satellite Watch Team

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• Dennis Via, James Simpson: Army Contracting Command Continues Support for Force Readiness

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• Michael Gilmore: DoD Faces Cyber Workforce, Training Shortfall

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• Harlin McEwen: FirstNet Forms Local Control, Identity & Access Mgmt Teams

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• Ashton Carter: $583B DoD Budget Plan Reflects Focus on Global Threats

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• Mac Thornberry: More Defense OCO Funds Needed

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• Protection of Federal Employees’ Due Process Rights Pushed in New Bill

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• Navy Unveils Mobile App to Provide Credentialing, Career Development Info

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• Boeing’s Allen Adler, Corning’s Waguih Ishak Join NIST’s Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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• Report: Defense Threat Reduction Agency to Absorb JIDA By Sept. 30

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• Defense News: Air Force to Cut F-35A Order in FY 2017 to 43

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• GPO Builds New Online Repository for US Gov’t Publications

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• AF Researchers Aim to Speed Up Search & Rescue With Imaging System; Michael Mendenhall Comments

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• Mary Davie: GSA Implements Programs to Ensure Gov’t IT Product Security

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• Jane Jarcho Adds SEC Compliance Inspections & Examinations Deputy Director Role; Marc Wyatt Comments

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• GAO: DHS Should Modify Testing, Evaluation Process for Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter Program

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• Texas Seeks Input on Small Surveillance Balloons

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• ICF-NAPA Study: 87% of Federal Managers Want Agency Access to Digital Tech

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• Rep. Bill Shuster’s Air Traffic Control Privatization Bill Draws FAA Modernization Concerns

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• Breaking Defense: Frank Kendall Forms New Electronic Warfare Office

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• Keith Hall Testifies at House Committee Hearing on CBO’s Federal Budget Outlook

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• DoD IG: Transcom Contracting Staff Need Training to Better Monitor GPC III Contractors’ Performance

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• Mary Davie: GSA’s FAS Arm, DHA Forge $5B Health IT Procurement Partnership

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• James Clapper: ODNI Considers Constant Cyber Intrusions a ‘Primary Concern’

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• Maj. Gen. Robert McMurry Named AFRL Commander

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• Nextgov: OPM Eyes Added Security Requirements for Contractors Handling Fed Personnel Records

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• Reuters: DoD Includes F-35 Procurement Funds in FY 2017 Budget Request

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• DoD, YMCA Sign 1-Year Military Outreach Program Extension

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• NASA Appoints Jerry Cook as Space Launch System Program Deputy Director

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• Profile: Shantanu Agrawal, CMS Program Integrity Deputy Administrator

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• DoD News: Ashton Carter Eyes Lethality in Planned 2017 Investments for Navy, Marines

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• GSA Debuts Online Acquisition Tool to Public; Tom Sharpe Comments

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• John McCain: Silicon Valley Should be Flexible in Data Privacy-Natl Security Matters

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• Adm. Michael Rogers: NSA Aims to Integrate Capabilities, Talents Under Reorg Initiative

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• CBO Sees $29B Decline in Federal Deficit Over 4 Months

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• Sens. Kirk, Gillibrand Push New Bill to Speed Up Electronic Warfare Acquisition

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• Motherboard: Hacker Claims Access to FBI, DHS Employee Contact Info, DOJ Email

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• Richard Kidd: US Army Needs More Energy Security Funds

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• Army Researchers Aim to Recreate New Models of Objects With Optical Metrology System

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• NIST Unveils Facility for National Cybersecurity CoE; Willie May Comments

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• White House Develops $19B Cybersecurity Action Plan

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• Tony Scott: President Obama Expects Federal CISO within 90 Days

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• Bob Work, Mike McCord: DoD Applies Balanced Strategy in Fiscal 2017 Budget Development

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• Pentagon Details $583B Military Spending Plan for Fiscal 2017

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• GSA: White House 2017 Budget to Support Federal Real Estate Development Projects

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• Military Times: Obama’s FY 2017 Budget Plan Includes 9% Funding Boost for VA

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• $53B for National Intell Program, $17B for Military Intell Program in FY17 Budget Request

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• White House Seeks $50B for FY 2017 Civilian Homeland Security Programs

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• Robert Work: Joint Interagency Combined Space Ops Center to Support 3rd Offset Strategy

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• Profile: Lt. Gen. James McLaughlin, Cybercom Deputy Commander

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• Senate Committee Endorses Beth Cobert as Full-Time OPM Head

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• NASA Gets $260M Cut, $19B Total Budget in Obama’s FY 2017 Proposal

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• James Clapper Addresses Cyber Threats, Anti-Satellite Systems Before Senate Panel

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• ‘Navy Information Dominance Forces’ Renamed ‘Naval Information Forces’

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• DIA’s Vincent Stewart: Cyber, Hostile Intell, Terrorism Key Global Security Challenges

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• Unisys’ Casey Coleman: DevOps Key to Agile Federal IT Platform Deployment

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• IDC: Cloud to Represent 8% of FY 2016 Federal IT Spend, Could Reach 50% Share by 2018

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• Former HP Exec Kim Luke Joins OMB as IT Category Manager

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• DARPA Develops Neural-Recording Device; Doug Weber Comments

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• Jeh Johnson: DHS Continues Efforts to Centralize Agency Processes, Bolster National Security

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• David Bowdich Named FBI Associate Deputy Director

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• Mark Welsh Pushes for Maintenance Shift to F-35

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• Darlene Costello Named Principal Deputy Asst Sec for Acquisition, Logistics at USAF

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• Michael Daniel: ‘Einstein’ a ‘Credible’ Cyber Defense Tool for Federal Agencies

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• Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan: Air Force Works on Updates to F-35

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• Mike McCord: DoD Makes Portfolio Adjustments to Cover $22B Funding Shortfall

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• DHS Project Aims to Facilitate Data Exchanges With Public Safety Personnel Via Public TV Signals

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• James Thurman: US Army’s Size, Budget Need Reconsideration

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• Charles Armstrong Retires as CBP CIO, Led Cloud Transition Effort

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• Ball Aerospace Integrates Northrop Microwave Sounder to Complete NOAA JPSS Satellite

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• DoD Seeks to Raise Awareness on Independent R&D Projects With Proposed Amendment

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• DARPA Test-Flies Autonomous Quadcopter Platform

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• Reports: ‘Zero Days’ Documentary Highlights US Cyber Strategy Against Iran’s Nuclear Program

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• Adm. John Richardson Eyes Information Warfare Tech for Future Navy Warships

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• Scott Kindsvater Selected to US Intell Leadership Role in Anti-Islamic State Group Campaign

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• FBI Unveils New Redstone Arsenal Hub for Terrorist IED Analysis

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• Heidi Grant: Air Force Sees Demand for C2 Systems Among US Allies

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• Jeh Johnson Describes DHS Involvement in White House Cyber Plan

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• John Brennan: CIA Works on Cyber Safeguards for US Critical Infrastructure

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• OPM IG Questions Legality of Beth Cobert’s Acting Director Role

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• GAO: Defense Dept Supply Chain Reporting Tasks Need Overhaul

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• Tom Donilon, Sam Palmisano Named Fed Cybersecurity Commission Chairman, Deputy

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• Army Research Lab Eyes On-Demand, 3D-Printed Drones With New Project

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• Col. Bruce Lyman: USAF Adopts Open Architecture, Agile Method for Intell System Modernization

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• Navy Releases 8 Standards for Contested Cyber Space; David Lewis Comments

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• GAO: TSA Moves to Address Security Tech Acquisition Issues

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• NASA Launches Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope for Astrophysics Mission; John Grunsfeld Comments

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• HHS Seeks New CIO, Deputy Assistant Secretary for IT

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• CBO: DHS Cyber Assistance Bill Would Cost $65M Through Fiscal 2021

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• Warren Kibbe: DOE, NCI Plan Pilot to Use Supercomputers for Cancer Research

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• Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes: USAF Air Dominance Study Nears Completion

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• Jeh Johnson: DHS Unveils Cyber Threat Indicator Sharing Guidelines

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• Defense Department, ODNI Forge Anti-Insider Threat Program; Patricia Larsen Comments

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• Navy Develops Scanners, Simulators for Logistics and Planning Operations

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• FCW: Ann Barron-DiCamillo to Step Down as US-CERT Director

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• GAO: Coordination Key to Identify DoD’s Professional Services Acquisition Needs

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• Report: Turkey Eyes MEADS Missile Defense System Procurement

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• Keisha Dawn Bell Named Defense Contract Management Agency General Counsel

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• Dan Payne Appointed Next Defense Security Service Director

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• State Dept OKs Saudi Arabia’s Request for $200M in Military Training Services

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• GSA Program Adds 10 Agency-Specific Dashboards to Online Analytics Platform

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• Ann Barron-DiCamillo, Partners to Form Cybersecurity Venture Firm

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• Renee Wynn Eyes Enterprise IT Infrastructure for NASA With Cloud, Collaboration Platforms

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• Report: Leon Panetta, Tony Blair Partner for Anti-Violent Extremism Campaign

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• Air Force Subjects Boeing-Built Minuteman III Missile to Flight Test

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• 8 Military Leaders Honored at Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Conference

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• Beth Anne Killoran: HHS Uses ‘Aggregate’ Data to Manage IT Security Risks

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• Army Researchers Subject MERS Vaccine Candidate to First Clinical Trial; Kayvon Modjarrad Comments

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• FAA to Sanction Unregistered Drone Operators; Michael Huerta Comments

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• Stephen Welby: At Least 200 Silicon Valley Firms Reached Out to DoD Innovation Hub

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• US European Command, Israel Hold Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise; Jeff Davis Comments

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• Army, Navy Demo Land-Sea Comms With Manpack Radio, MUOS

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• Vermont Air National Guard Graduates First F-35 Airman; Laura Caputo Comments

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• GAO: DOE Faces Challenges in Modernization of Nuclear Security Infrastructure

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• New 18F State & Local Govt Practice to Support Grant Programs; Denise Turner Roth Comments

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• Scout Warrior: DoD Eyes Mobile Artillery Weapons System Deployment in South China Sea

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• Deltek: VA Requests 5% Hike in FY 2017 Discretionary Budget

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• NIST-Led Team Tests Early-Detection Method for Lyme Disease; Larik Turko Comments

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• Army Explores Strategies, Challenges for Future Force Development

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• New FAA Committee to Help Agency Expand ‘Micro’ UAS Safety Requirements

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• NASA, South Korea Develop Air Pollution Study Plan; James Crawford Comments

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• Senate Approves Lisa Disbrow as Air Force Undersecretary

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• DOE Unveils $40M Clean Energy Initiative, Energy Materials Network

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• OPM Updates Online Federal Job Application Process

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• Rear Adm. Timothy White Named Cybercom Cyber National Mission Force Chief

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• Scout Warrior: Navy Considers Alternative Configurations to Aircraft Carriers Through New Study

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• VA, DoD Launch Care Transition Effort for Service Members, Veterans

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• Jonathan Woodson, Raquel Bono: DoD Continues Military Healthcare Reform Efforts

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• Gen. Joseph Dunford: DoD’s Fiscal 2017 Budget Offers Path Forward on Readiness, Tech Programs

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• Motherboard: FBI Detects Pro-Islamic State Group Hacking Activities

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• Steven Posnack: ONC Launches Interoperability Proving Ground

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• James Comey: FBI 2017 Budget Request Includes $85M for Cyber Threat Investigations

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• Ashton Carter: DoD’s FY 2017 Budget Request Seeks to Address 5 Strategic Challenges

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• Bill Evanina Updates House Panel on ODNI’s Security Clearance Reform Efforts

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• Army, Engility to Develop Universal Encryptor Chip for Communication Devices

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• Karen Dyson: Army FY 2017 Budget Plan Focuses on Military Readiness

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• DARPA’s Arati Prabhakar: US Can Maintain Military Edge Through Continuous R&D Investments

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• James Clapper: US Faces Cyber Espionage, Counterspace Weapon Systems Among Global Threats

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• President Obama Increases Minority Business Community Funding in FY 2017 Budget Proposal

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• HITRUST Releases NIST Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guide for Healthcare

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• Gene Dodaro: GAO Finds Irregularities in Federal Financial Reporting Process

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• IRS to Notify Additional 685K Taxpayers of Data Security Threat

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• Anne Rung: White House Names 11 Category Managers in 10 Federal Procurement Areas

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• Report: DHS to Open Up Geodata on Critical US Facilities

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• Air Force Cyber Threat Interceptor System Achieves Full Operational Capability Status

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• GAO: DHS Should Involve Executive Steering Panel in HR IT Investment Management

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• Gen. Daniel Allyn: Army Seeks to Increase Reserve Personnel Mobilization Efforts

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