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2016 > May

• Army Gen. Vincent Brooks Becomes US Forces Korea Commander

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• HASC OKs Purchase of 18 RD-180 Rocket Engines As Amendment to 2017 NDAA

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• Maj. Gen. John Wharton: Army Hosts Summit to Promote Innovation

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• Bureau of Engraving & Printing Looks for New Currency Technology Officer

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• NASA to Fund 27 Medical Research Proposals for Long-Duration Human Space Exploration

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• Jonathan Woodson Retires From DoD Health Assistant Secretary, MHS Leadership Roles

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• AT&T’s Christopher Boyer to Chair NIST Information Security Board

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• Reps. Steve Chabot, Nydia Velazquez Ask GSA for Updates on Small Business Contracting Efforts

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• OMB Asks Federal Agencies to Prepare Program Cost Estimates for Next US President

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• Senate Bill Seeks to Remove 223 Duplicative, Obsolete Agency Reports

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• Michael Watkins Appointed as New NASA JPL Director; Charles Bolden Comments

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• NTIA Unveils Toolkit to Help Communities Develop Broadband Roadmap

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• Chuck Elmore: Air Force’s Investigative Org Aims to Migrate Entire Network to AFNet

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• Treasury Releases Federal Spending Data Reporting Standards

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• Richard Kidd: Climate Change-Induced Floods, Heat Affect Army Training

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• White House to Ask FAA to Oversee Asteroid Mining, Lunar Surface Missions; George Nield Comments

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• Marines Complete MV-22B Osprey/F-35B Ground Refueling Test; Adam Geitner Comments

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• Navy Extends USS Truman’s Presence in Arabian Gulf

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• Federal Times: GSA to Handle All Health IT Contracts for DHA

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• Labor Dept Refreshes Employment Services Website for Veterans

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• GSA’s 18F Hub Unveils New Contract Forecasting Tool

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• GSA Aims to Support Agencies’ Tech Modernization Efforts Via New Service Line

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• Mary Miller Named DoD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Engineering

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• DoD News: Robert Work Talks Defense Cooperation, Russian Activities With Nordic, Baltic Countries

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• Army Commences Network Integration Evaluation to Test Updated Tactical Comms Equipment

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• Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti Takes Helm of US European Command

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• Douglas Maughan: DHS Seeks to Educate Tech Firms on Federal Demand

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• Kayla Williams Joins VA as Women Veterans Center Director; Robert McDonald Comments

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• NASA Goddard Scientists Develop CubeSat Thermal Control Tech

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• FedScoop: DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar Discusses AI Advancement, Limitations

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• Paul Beckman: DHS Seeks to Expand Bonus Schemes to Hire, Retain Cyber Professionals

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• Ashton Carter: US Eyes Increased Force in Poland, Baltic States

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• FTC-Lockheed Identity Theft Recovery Website Gets ACT-IAC Award; Scott Gray Comments

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• Boeing Simulators Aid in Launch, Flight & Returns Training of NASA Astronauts

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• Frank Konieczny: Air Force Looks to Integrate iPads on DoD Classified Network

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• Ed Felten: White House to Hold Workshops on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

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• DHS S&T Program to Explore Emerging Tech for Urban First Responders

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• NASA Prepares for Solar Probe, Deep Space Missions With Simulation Chamber

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• Breaking Defense: Ashton Carter, Anti-Islamic State Coalition Meet After Attack on Peshmerga

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• Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski: Air Force to Form Strategic Devt Planning Team to Support Third Offset Strategy

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• FAA’s Michael Huerta Unveils New Drone Advisory Committee, Schools’ Exemption on UAS Flights

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• James Clapper: Islamic State Group Capable of Paris-Like Attack in US

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• NIST Issues 2nd Draft of Systems Security Engineering Framework; Ron Ross Comments

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• Rupert Warner: Supplier Diversity Helps USPS Leverage Public, Private Services

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• Shaun Donovan: New OMB Officer to Draft Policy on Administrative Shared Services

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• CBO: HASC’s Fiscal 2017 Defense Bill to Lower DoD Spending Over 10 Years

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• Govt, Commercial IT Pros Urge Small Businesses to Invest in Cybersecurity Programs

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• Israel, Four Non NATO Nations Get Approval to Open Diplomatic Missions in Brussels; Oded Eran Comments

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• NASA Schedules Two Rocket Missions to Research Coronal Nanoflares, Atoms

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• Army Scientists Synthesize New Propulsion, Lethality Material; Jesse Sabatini Comments

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• GAO Health IT Policy Committee Adds 3 New Members; Gene Dodaro Comments

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• Army Cyber Blitz Exercise Seeks to Help Soldiers Respond to EM Spectrum, Cyber Threats

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• Army Corps of Engineers, Maldives Govt Map Laamu Atoll Environmental Sensitivity

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• White House Report Examines Big Data Approaches to Foster Equal Opportunity, Fairness

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• Nextgov: DARPA Program Aims to Characterize Cyber Criminals, Forecast Attacks

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• Naval Research Lab Concludes Arctic Sea-Ice Characterization Research Project; Joan Gardner Comments

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• John Hale: Commercial Providers Will Operate DISA’s Next milCloud Iteration on DoD Property

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• NASA, ISS Partners Unveil 2017 Astronaut Crew Members

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• DOE Plans $90M Investment to Support Biorefinery Construction Projects; Lynn Orr Comments

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• US Army Active Force Size Declined 16K in 2015

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• Maj. Gen. Brian Lein to Lead Army Medical Corps, Department & School

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• Beth Cobert: OPM Prioritizes Federal Workforce Development as Administration Nears End

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• FCW: State Dept Holds Global Cyber Training Course for Foreign Service Officers

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• DHS to Subject NYC Subway System to Airborne Particle Behavior Study; Donald Bansleben, Thomas Prendergast Comment

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• Raquel Bono: DHA Eyes Increased Patient Satisfaction Through Military Healthcare Transformation Efforts

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• DoD’s Marcel Lettre Calls for Integration Among Intell Agencies, Innovation With Industry

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• Maj. Gen. Clayton Hutmacher: Army Special Ops Command Wants Runway Independent UAS

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• Shaun Donovan: Climate Change Puts World Security & Economies at Risk

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• CBO: US Posts $109B Budget Surplus in April

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• Senate Bill Aims to Define ‘Acts of War’ in Cyberspace

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• Socom Chief Raymond Thomas: Transregional Network Key in Anti-Terrorist Campaign

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• Gen. John Hyten Outlines Air Force Space Command’s New Priorities

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• Hill AFB Commences Four-Ship Combat Training Missions With F-35s

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• Ashton Carter: Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Continues Through DTRA

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• Navy, Tracen Technologies Unveil 2 Mobile Apps to Assist Mandatory Sailor Training

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• Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Limit LPTA Use in Defense Acquisitions

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• Army Reserve ‘Warrior Exercise’ Aims to Train Military Police on Battlefield Support, Detainee Missions

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• FDIC Plans New Security Measures After Retroactive Data Breach Report

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• DISA Launches Cyber Review Framework for DoD Information Network Infrastructure

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• White House Event Highlights Agencies’ Efforts to Help Build Resilient Communities

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• Arizona National Guard Launches Wildfire Response Training and Certification Course

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• NASA Confirms 1,284 New Planets From Kepler Mission

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• Report: Frank Kendall Drops Push for Defense M&A Oversight Legislation

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• HHS Seeks Partners to Aid the Dev’t of Health Information Sharing Standards

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• Blair Anderson Nominated for Transportation Dept Policy Undersecretary Post

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• ImmixGroup’s Lloyd McCoy: DoD’s FY 2017 Budget Request Seeks to Deploy Commercial EHR System by 2022

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• FCC Task Force to Develop 911 Planning Framework for IP-Based Platform Shift

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• CBO Unveils Online Search Tool for Intergovernmental, Industry Mandates Under UMRA

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• House Appropriations Committee’s FY 2017 Defense Policy Bill to Authorize $517B in Discretionary Funds

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• NOAA Updates Global Forecast System to Process 4-D Weather Data, Provide Hourly Updates; Louis Uccellini Comments

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• Ashton Carter: DoD to Establish New Defense Innovation Outpost in Boston

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• NIH Selects UW-Madison’s Patricia Brennan as Director of National Library of Medicine

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• Sylvia Burwell: HHS Challenge to Help Develop New Medical Bill Design

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• Federal News Radio: DHS Updates Information Network’s Identity Mgmt System

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• OpenTheBooks: DoD Has Transferred $2B in Surplus Military Gear to Local Police Depts Since 2006

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• Education Dept Seeks New Deputy CIO

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• US Army Begins Test for Sense-and-Avoid Radar System; John Innes Comments

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• DoD News: Bob Work Visits Romania for Ballistic Missile Defense Site Launch

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• Arati Prabhakar: DARPA Holds Demo Day for Partners to Share Science, Tech Initiatives

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• Sue Gordon: NGA Forms Team to Help Agency Establish Silicon Valley Partnerships

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• Michael Overstreet: DoD Looks to Update Enforcement Strategies on Network Segmentation

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• CBO: Intell Authorization Bill’s Unclassified Provisions Would Cost $521M Through Fiscal 2021

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• CBO: HASC’s FY 2017 Defense Authorization Bill to Reduce DoD Direct Spending by $206M Over 10 Years

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• Ashton Carter: DoD Should Adopt New Innovation Practices to Stay Ahead of Threats

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• Arati Prabhakar Describes Microphysiological Systems, CommEX Programs at DARPA Demo Day

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• Rear Adm. John Neagley Assumes LCS PEO Role at Navy

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• Michael Manazir, DeWolfe Miller to Serve in New Roles Within Office of the CNO

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• Frank Pound: DARPA Plan X Program Seeks to Provide ‘Unified’ Cyber Space Framework for Military Operators

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• Report: House Committee-Approved Fiscal 2017 NDAA Contains ‘Open Systems’ Provision

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• Brian Antonio Named Naval Aircraft Carriers Program Executive Officer

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• Wired: Pentagon Gives Israel Nod to Custom Fit F-35

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• Robert Griffin: DHS S&T Directorate Unveils Web-Based Year in Review

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• DNI James Clapper Signs Social Media Utilization Policy for Security Clearance Process

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• DARPA Demonstrates Nerve-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

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• Commerce Dept, NIST to Award Grants for Regional Cyber Education & Workforce Partnerships

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• Gary Wang: Data & Analytics Can Apply to Army Purchasing Strategies

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• Reports: Senate Committee’s FY 2017 Defense Bill Seeks to Split Up AT&L Responsibilities

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• Navy, Marine Corps CIOs Call for Tech to Expand Spectrum Environment

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• Rear Adm. Thomas Moore Nominated NAVSEA Chief

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• Jan Tighe Nominated for Navy Intell Director Post

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• House Bars Lawmakers’ Access to Google Cloud Apps, Yahoo Mail

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• Bill Moran Nominated as Vice Chief of Naval Operations

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• ImmixGroup: DoD, DHS, Commerce Dept Land Top Spots in FY 2017 Govt Cloud Budget Rankings

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• Chinese Defense Ministry Reacts to Pentagon Report on China’s Military Activities

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• Pentagon: China’s 2015 Military Investments Focused on Power Projection, Maritime, Force Modernization Initiatives

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• NTIA Urges Policymakers to Bolster Privacy, Security Strategies for Online Services

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• Sen. David Vitter to Continue Hold on OPM Director Nomination

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• Army Vice Chief Daniel Allyn: Budget Control Act Repeal Needed to Address ‘Readiness, Modernization Shortfalls’

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• GSA IG: Non-Compliant Tech Exposed 18F Data to Breach

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• SASC Wants to Keep DoD RD-180 Rocket Engine Purchase Limited to 9

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• Gen. Lori Robinson Takes Leadership Posts for Northern & NORAD Commands

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• Patrick Murphy Speaks at Army War College Forum

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• NGA Unveils New Geospatial Research Office in Reorg, Focus Shift

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• Robert Work: Russian Planes Perform ‘Extremely Aggressive’ Operations in Baltic Sea

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• Air Force Kicks Off Search for New CIO, Deputy Chief for Plans and Integration

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• CBO: Natl Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Bill Would Not Affect Revenue, Direct Spending

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• Jim Piche: GSA to Issue Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation-as-a-Service Task Orders by August

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• Army Tests Upgraded NetOps Toolset for WIN-T Network Security

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• Deloitte Outlines Approach to Govt Benefits Programs Fraud Detection; Brien Lorenze Comments

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• House Committee Asks Census Bureau for Info on Decennial Count Tech Preparations

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• FedScoop: GSA 18F Team Starts to Build Bug Bounty Program for Federal Agencies

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• DHS, NYC Police & Fire Depts Test New Tech at Active Shooter Exercise

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• DoD Lifts Funding Level for Zika Virus Surveillance Effort; Franca Jones Comments

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• Rep. Steve Chabot: NDAA Contracting Reforms to Encourage Small Business Participation

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• GSA to Assign New Special Item Number for Health IT Under Schedule 70; Roya Konzman Comments

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• Robert Cardillo: NGA Forms New Strategy to Accelerate Interoperability in GEOINT Enterprise System

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• DoD, NASA, GSA Issue Final Rule on Federal Contractor Data System Protection

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• Reports: White House Opposes House Committee’s Contingency Funding Strategy for Defense

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• Senate Unanimously Approves Eric Fanning as Army Secretary

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• Senate OKs $1B in Emergency Funds to Support Efforts Against Zika Virus

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• GSA to Launch Online Tool for Federal Space Lease Offers in Philadelphia

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• Intl Space Station Deploys 2 NASA CubeSats for Swarm Comms Demonstration

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• FAA, Partners Conduct UAS Detection Tests at JFK Airport

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• DOE to Fund 10 Solar Projects, 5 Military Bases to Join Training Program

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• Army Lab, Partners Develop Doppler LiDAR System for Airdrop Operations

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• Kevin Kampschroer: GSA Adds Pilot Platform Feature to Real Estate Sustainability Practices Tool

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• Army Gen. David Rodriguez: Africom Partners With African Nations to Address Regional Threats

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• Marine Corps Times: USMC Seeks Autonomous Machines for Battlefield Operations

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• House Appropriations Committee OKs FY 2017 Defense Authorization Bill

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• House Committee Proposes $56B Commerce, Justice, Science Budget for Fiscal 2017

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• House Passes Bill to Help State, Local Agencies Address Cyber Risks

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• Ashton Carter Raises Concerns Over War Budget in Senate, House Versions of FY 2017 Defense Policy Bill

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• James Clapper: Cyber Attacks Target US Presidential Campaigns

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• Senators Seek Updates on OMB’s Pilot Program for Federal Contractor Reporting

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• Gen. Joseph Votel: Visits to Cenctom’s Area Focus on Regional Partnerships

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• Greg Boone: GSA 18F Division to Move Website on Federalist Platform

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• Sens. Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester Ask OPM to Provide Info on New Background Investigation Bureau

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• FCC Seeks Chief Data Officer for Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis Office

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• Army, USAID Develop Video Game for Foreign Natural Disaster Response Training

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• NOAA to Update JPSS Info Security Controls, Program Plan Based on GAO Report

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• House OKs $622M Package for Zika Response Effort

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• Devon Bistarkey: Army Continues Push to Develop Common Operating Picture

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• Reuters: Mary Jo White Says Financial System Cyber Policies Insufficient Against Threats

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• GAO: Gov’t, Industry Should Coordinate to Address Electromagnetic Risks to US Power Grid System

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• NASA Findings Show How How Earth’s Ring Current Behaves; Matina Gkioulidou Comments

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• Angela Simpson: NTIA Unveils Best Practices for Commercial, Private Use of Drones

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• NATO Leaders Discuss Readiness Action Plan Implementation Steps

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• Air Force’s Greg Zacharias: Fighter Jets Might Operate Multiple Drones for Reconnaissance, Targeting Missions

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• Navy Seeks Ship Maintenance IT Update for Cyber Defenses; Bruce Urbon Comments

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• House OKs $81.6B FY 2017 Package for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Support

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• ISC Study: Federal Cyber Officials Cite Lack of Breach Response Plans at Agencies

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• Michelle Howard Nominated to Lead US Naval Forces in Europe, Africa

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• USPTO’s Bill Brantley Unveils Beta Version of Open Data Portal

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• James Clapper: Intell Key for National Security Decision Makers

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• Anne Rung Cites OFPP’s Efforts to Implement Category Management

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• GAO: Agencies Need to Complete Savings Target Under OMB Data Center Consolidation Initiative

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• FAA Rolls Out Registered UAS Owner Location Database

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• Pentagon Swears in Army Secretary Eric Fanning

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• Japanese Prime Minister to Call for Strict Anti-Crime Measures at US Military Bases

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• Janet Hughes: UK Government Digital Service Identity Verification Platform to Go Live

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• CBO: House Bill That Seeks to Reduce Federal Property Inventory Would Cost $40M Over 5 Years

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• Janice Haith: Navy to Hold Cyber Hygiene Contest for Workforce

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• Army CERDEC, Partners Integrate Positioning, Navigation, Timing Tech

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• SUNY-Buffalo Research Project Aims to Increase Data Throughput for Underwater Vehicles

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• Fedscoop: William Lay to Depart Role as State Dept CISO

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• Army Develops Simulation System to Troubleshoot Aviation Communications Modem

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• HHS’ Leo Scanlon: Collaborative Model Can Help Firms Defend Against Cyber Threats

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• FedRAMP Team Aims to Cut Readiness Assessment Time for Cloud Vendors; William Hamilton, Claudio Belloli Comment

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• MeriTalk: 79% of Federal IT Officials Doubt FedRAMP Process

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• Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds: Information Warfare Key to Access Adversaries’ Thought Process

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• Federal News Radio: Navy Eyes Cloud Migration Process Streamlining Strategy

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• GCN: EPA Develops Application Programming Interface to Address Data Collection Issues

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• NATO-led Mission in Afghanistan to Continue Beyond 2016 as Voted by Foreign Ministers

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• Sen. John McCain to Request $17B in Additional Defense Funds Through Amendment to 2017 NDAA

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• Report: U.S. Ends Ban on Weapon Sales to Vietnam

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• Rep. Duncan Hunter Asks Navy to Help Coast Guard With Arctic Icebreaker Acquisitions

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• US Army Central to Adopt Solar Lighting Systems in Kuwait; Weaver Prosper Comments

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• First Batch of Naval Academy Cyber Operations Majors to Graduate

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• Peter Highnam: NGA Identifies 7 Research Focus Areas

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• FCW: GSA Adds Contracting Officer to Technology Transformation Service

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• Charles Bolden: NASA Eyes Continued Space Cooperation with Int’l Counterparts

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• Breaking Defense: UK Seeks Potential Spawns of US Medium-Lift Aircraft Development Program

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• Tiger, Apache Pilots Complete Electronic Warfare Training Exercise

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• US, Vietnam Ink Administrative Agreement to Build on Civil Nuclear Field Cooperation

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• House Appropriations Committee’s FY 2017 Spending Bill Lacks Funds for NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission

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• Ashton Carter: US, Vietnam Eye Closer Security Ties After Removal of Arms Trade Restrictions

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• Courtney Smith Named Naval Training Security Assistance Field Activity Chief; Don Quinn Comments

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• C4ISR & Networks: Army to Test Software System for Cyber Threat Responses

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• IBM’s Gina Loften: Cognitive Platforms Could Help Address Mental Health Problems Among Veterans

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• Frank Kendall: F-35’s Final Operational Test Likely to Occur in 2018

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• Fedscoop: DHS to Release Online App for Citizenship Application Process

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• New Pennsylvania Policy Aims to Cut Teacher License Processing Time for Military Vets, Spouses; Pedro Rivera Comments

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• Keith Salzman: On U.S. Funding of Healthcare and Social Services

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• Air Force Seeks Exec Director, Deputy CIO for Transcom’s Cyber Directorate

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• David Tillotson: DoD ‘Delayering’ Initiative Eyes $1.9B Savings for Military Training, Readiness

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• Ashton Carter Opposes Provision to Separate Defense R&D, Procurement Functions

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• House OKs Bills to Shrink Federal Real Estate Footprint; Rep. Jeff Denham Comments

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• James Clapper: Diverse Workforce Fundamental to Intell Community’s Mission

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• Sylvia Burwell, Lisa Monaco: White House Unveils Data Security Framework for Precision Medicine Initiative

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• Army War College Explores Strategy to Avoid US-China Conflict

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• US-Vietnam Education Cooperation Covers Curriculum Support, Training Programs

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• Obama to Nominate Thomas Atkin, Daniel Feehan for DoD Asst. Secretary Posts

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• GAO to Review CBP’s Arizona Border Surveillance Tech Programs

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• Congressional Budget Office Names Mark Hadley as New Deputy Director

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• NASA Aims to Get More Data on Supersonic Retropropulsion Through SpaceX’s Red Dragon Spacecraft

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• FAR Council Calls for Info on Public Disclosure of Contractor Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• NIH, EPA Award Grants to 5 Research Centers to Study Environmental Health Factors

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• Tony Scott: Gov’t Spends $3B on Maintenance Contracts for End-of-Life IT Products

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• USAID, Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry Endorse Agreement to Strengthen Bilateral Development Cooperation

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• Frank Kendall: DoD, Industry Partners Work to Sustain F-35 Lightning II Systems

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• Deltek Report Identifies Top 5 Federal Spenders on Contracts for Small Biz Offerings

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• NIST-Led Team Unveils Standard to Characterize Production Processes’ Environmental Impacts

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• Senate Committee OKs $574B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2017

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• Nextgov: Federal CIO Tony Scott Pushes for Potential $12B IT Modernization Fund

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• Ashton Carter: DoD Should Accelerate Tech Dev’t Efforts

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• Peter Cook: Budget Woes Put Military Readiness, Training at Risk

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• NIH to Grant $142M to Mayo Clinic for Biological Sample Collection

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• Pentagon Eyes European-Built Rockets to Launch Military Satellites

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• Military.com: ‘Cannibalized’ Parts to Support Carrier Strike Group in Middle East Operations

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• Senators Seek to Elevate Cybercom to Combatant Command Through 2017 NDAA Amendment

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• Army Implements New DoD Appraisal Program for Civilian Employees

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• Gen. Joseph Votel: A-10 Aircraft at Turkey Base Runs 24/7 Operations Over Syria

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• Navy Medicine Publishes Updated Zika Virus Guidelines for Staff

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• White House Outlines 7 Strategies to Help Federal Agencies Develop Big Data R&D Plans

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• Central States Pension Fund Seeks Federal Assistance to Meet Future Retirement Obligations

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• Defense News: Navy to Push Overhaul Work on 5 Ships Into FY 2017’s First Quarter

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• GAO: Agencies Should Review Legacy IT O&M Investments

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• Inspector General: OPM Must Complete Capital Investment Plan to Modernize Agency’s IT Systems

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• Gen. Mark Welsh: Air Force Needs to Increase Manpower to Fulfill Aerial Missions

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• Navy, Army Aim to Support Military Shelters With Solar Power Systems

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• CBO: Bill on State Dept’s Use of Cost-Technical Tradeoff Contracts for Overseas Guards Would Cost $47M Through 2021

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• Steven Calvery to Retire as Pentagon Force Protection Agency Director

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• Vice Adm. Robert Burke Starts in Naval Personnel Chief Role

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• Christopher Painter: Cyber Efforts Should Focus on Effects, Not ‘Weapons’

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• Air Force Times: Frank Gorenc to Step Down as USAFE Commander

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• Lawmakers Ask Air Force to Speed Up Ground Surveillance Fleet Recapitalization

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