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2016 > September

• DoD Proposes Rule on Cost, Records Examination Requirements Exceptions for Small Biz Contracts

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• DARPA Aids University of Colorado, Boulder Discovery of Ultrathin Material Synthesis Approach

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• New Army Org Seeks to Expedite Warfighting Tech Devt, Deployment Efforts

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• OMB Kicks Off Search for IT Category Mgmt Specialist

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• GAO: Public-Private Partnerships Hold Limited Role in Govt Property Disposal

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• DoD IG: US Army Firm-Fixed‑Price Contract Awards for FY 2014, 2015 Met Federal Regulations

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• Howard Shelanski: Retrospective Regulation Review Initiatives at Govt Agencies Hit $37B in 5-Year Savings

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• Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith: DLA, Industry Need to Address Defense Platform Sustainment Costs

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• Navy, G-W Management Services Build New Operations Facility for Atlantic Test Ranges

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• Commerce Dept to Launch Challenge for IT Systems to Drive Port Information Sharing

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• Military Times: Obama Sets 2017 Military Pay Raise at 1.6%

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• USAF Opens KC-46 Aircraft Training Center, Activates 56th Air Refueling Squadron

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• Naval War College Unveils New Maritime Research Institute at Rhode Island Campus

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• Eric Fanning Cites Army’s Role in Joint Warfighting Efforts

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• OPM Holds Life Insurance Selection Event for Federal Employees; Beth Cobert Comments

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• US Marines Complete AMRAAM Operational Test Missile Shots Aboard F-35B; Richard Rusnok Comments

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• CBO: License Prohibition Bill for Export of Commercial Aircraft to Iran Would Increase Administrative Costs at Treasury, Export-Import Bank

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• DoD’s Terry Halvorsen: Pentagon Could Miss 2017 Windows 10 Migration Goal

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• Tiffany Hixson: GSA Aims to Shed Light on Agencies’ ‘Other’ Professional Services Procurement

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• Army Materiel Command, Training and Doctrine Command Co-Host Innovation Summit 3

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• White House, DoT, NHTSA Issue Traffic Fatality Data ‘Call to Action’

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• Henning Schulzrinne to Return to FCC as CTO, Senior Tech Adviser; Tom Wheeler Comments

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• NGA, NSF Offer 3-D Digital Elevation Models of Alaska Under ArcticDEM Project

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• David Bassett: Better Buying 3.0 Tenets Aid Ground Combat Systems Modernization Efforts

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• Defense News: State Dept Eyes International Joint Declaration on ‘Strike-Enabling’ UAV

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• DHS S&T Seeks on Behavior Profiling Software to Aid Search & Rescue Missions

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• GAO: OPM Director Should Work with Agencies to Support Hiring Efforts

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• Reports: DoD Delays Military EHR System Launch Due to Technical Problems

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• Army Demos Integrated Chemical & Biological Threat Detection System

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• Inspector General: NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Continues to Face Technical, Safety Review Challenges

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• Gen. Joseph Votel: Meetings With Partners Within Centcom’s Area of Responsibility Aim to Address Regional Security

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• FAA OKs Use of Satellite-Based Air Traffic Control Procedures Through Southern California Metroplex Project

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• NASA, Boeing Test Space Launch System Insulator; Michael Frazier Comments

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• Marine Corps Facility Authorized to Operate Manufacturing Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Network

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• US, China Establish Technology Devt, Other Economic Opportunity Commitments

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• Air Force Research Lab Studies Metal Fatigue in Aircraft Components

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• Vice Adm. Tom Rowden Orders Engineering Stand-Down, Retraining for LCS Crew

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• Report: Air Force Wants Enlisted Personnel to Account for Majority of Global Hawk Pilots

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• Report: DoD Wants to Reprogram $100M in Funds to Address Weapons Security Issues

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• GAO: DoD Should Monitor National Guard’s Cyber Response Capabilities Through a Database

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• US, South Korea Vow to Uphold UN Sanctions on North Korea

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• Ron Thompson: VA’s Cloud Procurement Cycle Nears Completion

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• USS Harry Truman to Undertake Planned Incremental Availability for Maintenance, Modernization Work

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• USS Gerald Ford Sailors Finish Advanced Arresting Gear Training

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• NASA Seeks In-Space Spacecraft Assembly Concepts From University Students

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• DISA to Shift DoD Cyber Threat Detection System to ‘Endpoint Security Solutions’

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• Profile: James Baker, FBI General Counsel

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• Anthony Foxx: Transportation Dept Unveils Transit Service Map Open Data Platform

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• Defense Logistics Agency Kicks Off Fort Bragg Mapping Operations

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• Reports: Pentagon Lays Down Strategy to Undermine Paul Ryan’s Defense Spending Plan

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• Navy Evaluates Strike Group Capacity at 2016 USS Dahlgren Demo Event

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• GAO Wants DoD to Establish Comprehensive Plan for Readiness Goal Implementation

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• Motherboard: NSA’s Iraq War Documents Detail Surveillance Expansion in Counterterrorism Efforts

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• Reuters: Obama Administration Offered $115B Military Equipment, Training to Saudi

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• Ashton Carter: US, UK to Continue Efforts Against Islamic State Group, Other Threats

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• DHS OIG: CBP Should Update Privacy Policies and Require Specific Privacy Training for Employees

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• White House Unveils New Energy Standards Tool

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• Military Health System Postpones Rollout of New EHR System Amid Review

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• White House Appoints DHS Cyber Exec Gregory Touhill as First Federal CISO

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• Obama Nominates Lt. Gen. John Raymond to Head Air Force Space Command

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• Lt. Gen. James Holmes Nominated to Head Air Combat Command

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• NIST-Navy Team Explores Use of Fiber-Optic Telecom Networks as Potential Backup for GPS in Precision Time Transfer

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• Air Force Lists Candidate Bases for General Atomics-Built MQ-9 Reaper Operations

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• Frank Kendall: DoD Likely to Establish 3rd Outpost for Defense Innovation Hub

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• Air Force Develops Human Systems Integration Framework for Acquisition Practitioners

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• Deborah Lee James: More Assessment Needed Before DoD’s Final Cost Estimate for Nuclear Modernization

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• Report: Dawn Leaf to Retire as Labor Department CIO

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• GSA Seeks to Add ‘Other Direct Costs’ to Multiple-Award Schedule Program; Tom Sharpe Comments

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• Navy to Commission USS Montgomery Independence-Class LCS; Ray Mabus Comments

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• Ashton Carter: DoD Makes Additional Commitments for UN Peacekeeping Efforts

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• Adm. Michael Rogers: AI, Human Analytics Integration Can Aid Natl Security Programs

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• Matt Goodrich Unveils FedRAMP Authorization Baseline Cost Analysis

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• Kelly Morris: DLA Seeks Commercial Platforms to Manage, Secure Defense Supply Chain

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• Federal News Radio: DoD to Release Cybersecurity Guidance for Acquisition Program Managers

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• DOE, DOI Launch Collaborative Strategy for Offshore Wind Energy Devt; Ernest Moniz Comments

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• Former Centcom Commander John Abizaid Named Senior Defense Adviser to Ukraine

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• Justice Dept Invests $63M to Support State & Local Crime Lab Capacity

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• William Roper: DoD to Develop Swarming Micro-Drone Tech for Air Force

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• Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, British Counterpart Sign Cyber Agreement

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• Vice Adm. Thomas Moore Inspects DARPA-Built Fabrication Facility at SERMC

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• Navy Rearranges LCS Crewing, Tests & Deployment Structure

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• Obama Nominates Gen. John Hyten as Next Stratcom Commander

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• Tim Ruland: Census Bureau Partners With Carnegie Mellon University to Build Up Insider Threat Program

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• NBC: Ashton Carter, James Clapper Want Separate Leadership Structure for NSA, Cybercom

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• GSA’s David Shive: Agencies Need to Modernize IT Systems Even Without Legislation

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• Report: Former CIA Chief James Woolsey to Serve as Donald Trump’s Senior National Security Adviser

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• Report: Navy Seeks to Expand Cyber Workforce Through Updated Policy

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• John Carlin: DOJ to Assess National Security Risks Linked to ‘Internet of Things’

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• Gen. David Goldfein Outlines Top Three Goals for US Air Force

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• OPM Outlines Latest Updates to Mark 20 Years of USAJobs Website; Beth Cobert Comments

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• Brown University Report: US Govt’s War-Related Expenditures to Hit Nearly $5T by 2053

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• DHS OIG: TSA Lacks Oversight of Credentials Program Security Threat Assessment

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• AFRL Creates Controlled Enclosure for Aircraft Biological Contaminant Elimination; Wendy Goodson Comments

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• GSA Creates 4 New Schedule 70 Cyber Special Item Numbers

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• SBA Awards Grants to 7 Native American Small Businesses

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• Army Research Lab Develops Unmanned Aerial Resupply Vehicle

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• Report: Obama Nominates Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves as Next MDA Director

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• John Richardson: Future Ships Must Incorporate Potential Arctic Operations

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• Matt Goodrich: FedRAMP Office Passes First Batch of Cloud Vendors in Accelerated Authorization Process

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• Air Force B-1B Bombers Train With Japanese, South Korean Fighter Aircraft

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• Marcel Lettre: Pentagon Seeks Robust Encryption Standards, Tech

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• PSC Report Cites Role of Federal CTOs as Innovation Agents; Casey Coleman, Robin Lineberger Comment

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• Reuters: US to Sign 10-Year, $38B Military Aid Pact With Israel

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• DHS’ Automated Indicator Sharing Program Commences Industry to Govt Cyber Threat Information Exchange

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• FEMA Report Underscores DHS’ Interagency Emergency Response Efforts

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• ARPA-E to Fund 16 Projects Under Energy Storage & Conversion Tech Optimization Program

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• Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker: National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Rebrands as Manufacturing USA

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• David Shive: GSA’s 18F Hub Plans to Recover Costs in 2019

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• Defense News: Sen. John McCain Plans to Block Cybercom-NSA Separation Efforts

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• C4ISR & Networks: Army Seeks to Award Cloud Migration Pilot Program Contract

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• NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, NCI to Research Cancer Under Renewed Space-Based Data Science Partnership

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• White House: US Pledges $38B in Foreign Military Financing, Missile Defense Assistance to Israel

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• DoD Launches New Defense Innovation Office in Texas

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• OMB Seeks New Deputy Federal Chief Information Security Officer

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• Lisa Monaco: DHS Offers Cybersecurity Support to State Election Administrators

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• NIST Unveils New Mobile Security Resources; Joshua Franklin Comments

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• Kathy Brown: US Army, Marine Corps Adopts Collaborative Acquisition to Equip Soldiers

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• Rear Adm. Christopher Grady Nominated to Multiple Navy Leadership Roles

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• Rear Adm. Patrick Piercey Appointed Naval Surface Force Chief for US Atlantic Fleet

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• HHS Issues $87M in Funds for IT Updates at US Health Centers

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• GAO: NNSA Should Develop Long-Term Nuclear Weapons Surveillance Strategy

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• GAO Study: Agencies ‘Generally Satisfied’ With 18F, USDS Support Services

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• USPTO Grants Patent for NIST’s Single-Photon Detector; Josh Bienfang Comments

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• Marc Groman: OMB Updates Guidance for Agencies’ Privacy Mgmt Responsibilities

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• New Minority Business Dev’t Agency Program Eyes Minority Enterprise Access to Federal R&D

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• Service Chiefs Link Budget Instability to Military Readiness Gaps

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• NIST Issues Draft Self-Assessment Tool for Cybersecurity Mgmt Efforts

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• DHS Unveils Upcoming Roadway Safety Device for First Responders

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• PSC Report: Next US President Should Include Govt Service Delivery Modernization in Mgmt Agenda

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• GAO: DoD Should Monitor Timelines, Collaborate With Labor Dept on Federal Employees Compensation Concerns

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• Report: USAF Seeks to Reduce Legacy Air Vehicles Through Fiscal 2021

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• Navy Tests Biofuel in EA-18G Growler Aircraft

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• Adm. Michael Rogers: Change to US Government’s Use of Intelligence Driven by 9/11 Attacks

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• Obama Nominates State Dept Senior Adviser Elizabeth Field as OPM Inspector General

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• SwRI Solar Observatory Lifted Aboard World View Balloon Under NASA-Funded Flight

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• Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Give NASA’s Space Investments

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• Raquel Bono: DHA Aims for ‘Streamlined’ Military Health System

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• Stephen Welby: DoD Must Gain Innovation Advantage Over Adversaries for Tech Edge

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• Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines

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• Army CERDEC, South Korean Agency Partner to Establish Spectrum Mgmt Interoperability Process

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• Profile: Mike McCord, Comptroller at the Dept. of Defense

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• Army Research Lab Builds New Tools for Soldier-Robot Teams; Joseph Conroy, William Nothwang Comment

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• Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes: Air Force Eyes Near-Term Procurement of Light Attack Aircraft

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• Commerce Dept Unveils 30 Appointees to Natl Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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• Denise Turner Roth Talks Plans for GSA’s Tech Transformation Service

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• Navy Names New Fleet Replenishment Oilers After Civil, Women’s Rights Leaders

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• Space News: NASA Sees Minimal Effect of Russian ISS Crew Downsizing on Research Operations

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• Ashton Carter: Cyber Tech, Automation, Biological Research Essential for DoD Missions

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• Army to Develop Multipurpose Lethal Hand Grenade With Dual Mode, Electronic Fuze Timing

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• Pentagon’s SCO Experiments With Autonomous Tech For Air Force, Marine Corps

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• GAO Study Identifies VA Procurement Process Mgmt Challenges

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• Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James Aims to Increase Number of Active-Duty Airmen

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• DHS Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Score Up 3 Percentage Points in 2016

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• Labor Dept Issues Minimum Wage Increase Notice for Federal Contracting Staff

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• DOE Vet Bill Valdez Appointed President of Senior Executives Association; Barbara Pabotoy Comments

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• Report: Transportation Dept Unveils New Policy on Self-Driving Cars

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• Air Force to Begin Repairs on Grounded F-35 Jets; Christopher Bogdan Comments

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• NIST Awards Grants to 5 Nonprofit Groups to Establish Regional Cyber Education, Workforce Devt Partnerships

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• OPM Unveils 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results; Beth Cobert Comments

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• OPM Details New Background Investigation Bureau’s Organizational Structure

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• Gen. John Hyten: US Should Modernize Nuclear Triad Components Amid Global Threats

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• GAO: Federal Cyber Incidents Jumped 1,300% in Fiscal Years 2006-2015

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• Rep. Ralph Abraham Proposes Bill to Hold Federal Agency Heads Accountable for Cyber Breaches

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• White House: Census Reveals Household Income Up 5.2%, Poverty Down 1.2% in 2015

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• Robert Work Describes USAF’s Joint Interagency Combined Space Ops Center as 3rd Offset Strategy’s 1st Organizational Construct

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• Obama Signs Memorandum to Consider Climate Change Impact in Govt Policies & Plans

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• Rear Adm. Thomas Luscher Assumes Navy Reserve Forces Command Leadership

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• GAO: VA Should Develop New Procurement System Procedures

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• Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson as National Guard Bureau’s Vice Chief

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• Nextgov: 9 States Request DHS’ Election Cybersecurity Assistance

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• GAO: Pentagon Should Reanalyze Medical Force Size, Readiness

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• Army Research Lab: Nanotechnology has Potential to Advance Engine Technology

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• Ashton Carter Talks DoD’s Budget Concerns, Continuing Resolution at Senate Committee Hearing

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• White House Unveils Contracting, Security Assistance Transparency Commitments Under 3rd Open Govt Action Plan

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• Senate Panel OKs $19B Bipartisan NASA Reauthorization Bill; Sen. Ted Cruz Comments

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• CIO Pamela Dyson Describes SEC’s Cloud Adoption, Big Data Initiatives

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• White House Forms Public-Private Partnership for Climate Preparedness

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• Deputy Cybercom Lead Kevin McLaughlin Details Command’s Progress

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• Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski: Cyber Resiliency Steering Group Unveils Air Force Cyber Campaign Plan

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• Senate OKs $1.15B Abrams Tank Sale to Saudi Arabia

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• House Passes Commercial Space Bill to Authorize FAA Studies on Airspace Operation Impacts

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• DISA Restructures Computing, Storage Activities; David Bennett Comments

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• CAPE Director Jamie Morin: Minuteman III ICBM Replacement Cost Could Exceed DoD’s $85B Estimate

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• Air Force Gen. Darren McDew: Transcom Releases Strategy Framework to Address Potential Obstacles

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• NAVIFOR’s Kelly Aeschbach Nominated for Rear Admiral Rank Promotion

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• Obama Nominates Lt. Gen. John Thompson to Lead Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center

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• Marine Corps Hot Loads F-35B With Laser-Guided Bombs

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• GAO Outlines DoD’s Planned Nuclear Force Structure Under Arms Reduction Treaty With Russia

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• NATO Eyes E-3 AWACS Aircraft Deployment for Islamic State Fight

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• Army Research Lab, UK MoD Form Distributed Analytics & Info Science Alliance

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• Virginia Concludes Cyber Physical Systems Summit; Brian Moran Comments

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• Reuters: FBI Investigates Possible Link of NSA Hacking Tools Breach to Former Operative

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• DOE: Manufacturers Saved $3B Through Department’s Better Buildings, Better Plants Program

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• House Subcommittee to Review National Security Space Programs; Rep. Mike Rogers Comments

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• House OKs Bill to Support Small Biz Cybersecurity Efforts

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• Smart Cities Council to Back Tech Acquisitions in 5 US Locations

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• Reports: Senate to Vote on Continuing Resolution to Avert Govt Shutdown

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• Report: DOT CTO Maria Roat to Join SBA as CIO

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• CMS, ONC Unveil Electronic Health Record Support Tool and Contracting Guide for Clinicians

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• Ashton Carter: DoD Aims to Build Up Defense Strategy Through Nuclear Deterrence Sustainment

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• Navy Unveils LCS Surface Warfare Mission Training Hub

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• University of Michigan Professor Thomas Zurbuchen Named NASA Science Mission Directorate Head

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• MeriTalk: Slight Majority of Federal IT Pros Prefer Hillary Clinton as Next US President

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• GAO Recommends HHS to Update EHR Cyber & Privacy Guidance

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• DOJ National Security Division Lead John Carlin to Leave Agency

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• NASA Engineers Seek to Carry Laboratory-based Instruments Into Space Through New Satellite System

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• Lt. Gen. Nadja West: Readiness Top Priority for Army Medical Command

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• NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Completes Space Launch System Test Stand; Scott Chartier Comments

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• White House Directs Pentagon Away From Discussion of US-China ‘Competition’

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• DHS Seeks Input on Critical Infrastructure Positioning, Navigation, Timing Requirements

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• Phyllis Schneck: DHS Needs Cyber Professionals to Help Secure Govt Networks, Natl Infrastructure

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• Vice Adm. Luke McCollum Takes Navy Reserve Chief Post

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• GAO: Government Procurement Agreements Must Streamline Transparency, Procedures

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• Marine Corps Unveils Operating Concept With Maneuver Warfare Emphasis; Robert Neller Comments

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• Congress Approves 10-Week Govt Funding Extension

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• FBI, Bureau of Justice Statistics Award Grants Under Crime Reporting Standardization Effort

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• Report: Air Force Starts ICBM Program Test Fund Collection Effort

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• Obama to Nominate Glenn Fine as DoD Inspector General

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• Jane Norberg Promoted as Full-Time SEC Whistleblower Office Head

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• NASA, China Form Air Transportation Automation & Management Study Partnership

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• Report: DoD to Request OCO Budget for Afghanistan Troop Retention in November

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• Report: DHS Draft Cyber Incident Response Plan Goes to Stakeholders

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• Robert Cardillo: NGA Forms Commercial GEOINT Procurement Program With GSA As Part of Open Content Strategy

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• Report: Marine Corps Plans to Acquire Polaris Defense All-Terrain Vehicles

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• OPM Unveils National Background Investigations Bureau; Charles Phalen to Serve as NBIB Chief

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• Five Projects Receive $1.5M Research Funding from NSF, CASIS; Grace Wang Comments

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• ISAO SO to Release 4 Cyber Info Sharing, Analysis Best Practices Guideline Documents

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• GSA Unveils Data Federation Movement in Support of Open Govt Efforts; Denise Turner Roth Comments

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• FCC Releases New Rules for Public Safety Mobile Warning System

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• DHS Org Seeks Flood Response, Resilience Strategies; Daniel Cotter Comments

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