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2018 > August

• Administration Officials Call for R&D Investments to Preserve National Security, Economic Competitiveness

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• Sen. Mark Warner Introduces Minibus II Amendment to Boost UAS Funds

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• NASA IG Offers Recommendations for Space Station Management, Utilization

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• Mike Pence: Senate Should Form New Cyber Agency at DHS Through Legislation

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• Lt. Gen. VeraLinn Jamieson: Air Force Should Leverage AI in Battlespace Decision-Making

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• Report: Senate Plans to Merge Defense Spending Bill With HHS-Labor-Education Measure

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• Kirstjen Nielsen: DHS Seeks to Encourage Threat Info Sharing via National Risk Mgmt Center

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• GAO: DoD Needs Data Sharing Strategy for Commercial Item, Price Reasonableness Determinations

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• ODNI Announces Release of Declassified Materials Related to Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive

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• Okla. Science & Tech Secretary Kelvin Droegemeier to be Nominated OSTP Director

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• DoD OIG Report Lists Open Recommendations for Department Program, Operation Management

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• Congress OKs Fiscal 2019 Defense Authorization Bill; James Mattis Comments

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• Lt. Gen. VeraLinn Jamieson: Sensors, Hypersonics Could Be Part of USAF’s Future ISR Grid

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• Two Bipartisan Bills Aim to Bolster US Election Security, Address Cybercrime

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• USDA Allocates $97M for 11-State Rural Broadband Connectivity Program

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• DISA Extends Unclassified Mobile Device Capability to All DoD Partners, Agencies

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• GAO: DOE’s NNSA Needs More Effective Contract Document Management Procedures

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• Lori Diachin Named Deputy Director of DOE’s Exascale Computing Project

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• NIST Releases Revised Handbook on Secure Access System for Mobile Devices

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• Air Force Releases New Strategy to Achieve ISR Dominance; Lt. Gen. VeraLinn Jamieson Comments

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• Gen. Carlton Everhart Eyes Orbiting Military Supplies Within 10 Years

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• Joanne Collins Smee to Step Down From GSA Role; Emily Murphy Comments

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• Chris Shank to Head DoD Strategic Capabilities Office

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone: NSA, Cybercom to Help Agencies Thwart Cyber Interference in Elections

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• GAO: OMB, Fed Agencies Should Address CIO Roles in IT Management

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• Trump Nominates Former NIC Vice Chair Vaughn Bishop for CIA Deputy Director

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• David Bassett Announces New Army Initiatives for Modernized Communication Networks

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• Report: Senate Committee Passes Bipartisan Commercial Space Bill; Sen. Ted Cruz Comments

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• NGA Releases Updated GEOINT Strategy; Robert Cardillo Comments

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• Office of Personnel Management’s OCIO to Hold IT Industry Outreach Day in September

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• Senate Passes NIST Bill to Support Small Business Cybersecurity

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• NASA Officials Address Challenges in Sustaining IT Systems of Space Assets

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• FY 2019 Defense Budget Compromise Calls for MDA to Pursue Space-Based Missile Defense Capabilities

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• Hill AFB’s F-35 Program Makes Headway

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• Sen. Ron Wyden Asks DHS for Update on Anti-Email Spoofing Measure Implementation

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• Report: Federal Agencies Aim to Transform Operations With Blockchain Tech

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• Navy Authorizes STRATCOM to Operate Narrowband Satcom Network; Carl Chebi Comments

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• GAO’s Dave Powner: Federal Govt Should Strengthen CIO Authorities

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• STRATCOM Software Testing System Seen to Meet Initial Operational Capability in October

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• Jason Klitenic Joins ODNI as General Counsel

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• SEC Seeks Cloud-Based System to Support Electronic Discovery Program

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• Report: DHS Appoints Bob Kolasky to Head National Risk Management Center

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• DoD Prohibits Department Personnel From Using Geolocation Tools in Operational Areas

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• Report: OPM Vet David Vargas Named GSA Service Management Office Director

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• Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: USDA Invests $345.5M in Electric Infrastructure

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• Ronald Vitiello to be Nominated ICE Director

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• Carol Harris, Nick Marinos to Assume FITARA, Census Responsibilities at GAO

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• Army to Update Enterprise Cloud Strategy; Thomas Sasala Comments

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• James Mattis: DoD Backs Formation of Space-Focused Combatant Command

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• Charles Phalen: DoD Likely to Absorb OPM’s National Background Investigations Bureau

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• DoD Selects Five University-Industry Teams for Pilot Innovation Research Program

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• Small Rockets, New Launch Companies to Help Preserve US Space Resiliency

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• Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves Talks MDA’s Space-Based Sensor Layer Concept for Missile Defense at Symposium

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• NOAA to Implement ‘Tiered’ Approach for Commercial Sensing Data Protection Review

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• GSA, OPM Reduce Contract Access Fee for Human Capital & Training Solutions Program

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• Vanessa Wyche Named NASA Johnson Space Center Deputy Director

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• GAO Urges DHS to Modify Development Process for Acquisition Requirements

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• Trump to Sign $717B Defense Policy Bill at Fort Drum

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• Report: Data Center Infrastructure Mgmt System Offers Path to Address Gov’t IT Efficiency Goals

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• Treasury Invites Agency CFOs to Enact Proposed Financial Mgmt Initiatives

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• USAF Uses Alpha Jets to Support Chase Plane Test Missions

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• DoD, NASA, GSA Seek Feedback on Standard Collection of Voluntary Contracting Comments

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• Retired USAF Gen. John Michael Loh: Aircraft, Weapons & Strategy Key to Air Campaigns

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• Defense Science Board Offers Recommendations on Cyberspace Protection

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• Pentagon Renames Defense Innovation Org

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• Federal Spending Spree Imminent in Remaining Months of Fiscal 2018; PSC’s David Berteau Comments

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• House VA Subcommittee for IT Modernization to Conduct First Hearing in September

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• Mike Pence Unveils Plans to Form New Combatant Command, Service Branch for Space

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• Carla Provost Assumes Role as Full-Time Border Patrol Chief

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• VA Adopts Secure Cyber Posture Across Multiple Cloud Vendors; Royce Allen Comments

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• Report: Federal Gov’t Plans Reskilling Efforts to Address Cyber, IT Skills Gap

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• NIST’s Ron Ross: Cyber Adversaries Thrive in Complexity

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• David Norquist: DoD-Wide Audit Results Could Come in Fall

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• GSA Launches Accelerated Contracting Process for Startups

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• GSA to Update Identity Protection, Breach Response SIN on Professional Services Schedule

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• Trump to Nominate Robert McMahon as DoD Assistant Secretary for Sustainment

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• Army-Backed Consortium Seeks to Accelerate Tech Delivery to Cyber Ops Force

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• DoD Plans to Include Product, Service Security as Acquisition Metric

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• Col. Bradley Barnhart Begins Work as DISA Chief of Staff

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• Gen. Paul Selva: DoD Should Leverage Commercial Space Tech Against Enemy Hypersonics

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• William Bookless to be Nominated NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator

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• Navy, Air Force Develop Laser Threat Protection Tech for Pilots

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• David Pekoske: TSA to Deploy More CT X-Ray Systems, Credential Authentication Tech at Airports

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• Trump OKs $717B Defense Spending Bill for Fiscal 2019

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• Defense Undersecretary Michael Griffin Criticizes Defense Industry for Being ‘Mired in Process’

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• Gen. Paul Selva Calls for US Nuclear Enterprise Modernization

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• VA Hires Retired Col. Pamela Powers in Series of Leadership Moves

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• Gen. John Hyten: Stratcom, SOCOM Depend on Intelligence, Data

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• Report: Kay Ely to Work With GSA-OPM Merger Task Force Prior to Retirement

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• Thomas McCaffery to be Nominated DoD Asst Secretary for Health Affairs

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• OIG: State Dept Failed to Perform OMB-Mandated Studies on New Programs

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• IARPA Deputy Director Stacey Dixon Promoted to Director

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• Amy Hess Named FBI Executive Assistant Director for Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Operations

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• Intelligence Community to Adopt New IT Practices in Second Modernization Era

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• Report: US Military Seeks to Modernize Intell Database, Processes

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• FAA Authorizes Northern Plains Test Site to Fly UAS Beyond Line of Sight

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• NIST, IEEE to Collaborate on Cloud Interoperability Standard Development; Robert Bohn Quoted

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• AHRQ Challenge Seeks New Apps to Facilitate Patient-Reported Outcome Data Collection

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• Sen McCaskill Raises Concerns Over Presidential 2019 Budget for OIG Funding Cuts

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• Stacey Dixon Stresses Importance of Machine Learning in Predicting Cyber Attacks

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• Wright-Patterson AFB Conducts Email Cloud Migration

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• Contracting Vet Carlen Capenos Named DISA Small Business Program Director

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• DHS Launches Security Initiative for US Telecommunications Infrastructure

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• Sean Heritage Offers Updates on DIU’s Progress, Commercial Solutions Opening Process

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• CBP Helps California’s Mineta San Jose Airport Implement Facial Biometrics

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• DISA’s Mission Assurance Branch Helps DoD Mitigate Risks to C4I Assets; Fred Ruonavar Quoted

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• DHS Conducts Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise to Prepare for Midterm Elections

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• WSJ: Trump Reverses Obama-Era Directive on Cyberweapons

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• CIA’s Andrew Hallman: Intell Community Should Use New Tools to Counter Cyber Threats

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• Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee: Army Needs Industry to Modernize Workflow Process

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• Report: DoD Supply Chain Risk Mgmt Policy ‘Not Fully Implemented’ for SBIRS

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• Report: Bill Zielinski to Serve as GSA Interim Asst Commissioner for IT Category

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• CBO Launches Military Operation & Support Cost Analysis Tool

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• AFRL Begins Development on Augmented Reality Systems for Aircraft Inspections

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• DoD Appoints IT Vet Michael Conlin as Chief Data Officer

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• GAO: Air Force to Deploy New Combat Rescue Helicopters to Active Component by FY 2020

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• OMB Updates Gov’t Cloud Migration Strategy; Bill Hunt Quoted

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• NASA Deputy Administrator Nominee James Morhard Highlights Priorities Prior to Confirmation Hearing

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• Rep. Don Bacon Pushes for US Electronic Warfare Capability

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• Global Hawk Aircraft Lands in Alaska for Reconnaissance Exercise

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• Jason Crusan: NASA Aims to Stage Deep Space Missions from ‘Gateway’ Platform

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• PBGC Executive Pamela Wise-Martinez: Federal Agencies Must Adopt Consolidated Hybrid Cloud

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• Report: OMB Issues Statement on Littoral Combat Ship Program

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• PSC Cites GovCon Provisions in FY 2019 NDAA; David Berteau Quoted

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• Defense Officials Express Concern Regarding Proposed Space Force

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• DoD: China Acquiring Tech for Military Modernization Through Legal and Illicit Means

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• ARCYBER’s Stephen Fogarty Joins Army Materiel Command Officials in Cybersecurity Discussion

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• DHS Sources for Info on ICT Vulnerability Detection Technologies

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• US Intelligence Community Announces Priorities for Intelligence Operations; Sue Gordon Quoted

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• Army to Review Additional Active Protection System Proposals

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• Report: GSA Decides to Shut Down Reverse Auction Platform

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• DoD’s Machine Learning Project Gets 580% Funding Hike in FY 2019 NDAA

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• Senators Raise Concerns About Potential Space Force Cost

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• Charles Phalen: NBIB Work With DoD Started in December

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• FY 2019 NDAA to Authorize $10M for AI National Security Commission

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• VA Appoints Karen Brazell as Chief Acquisition Officer

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• Report: Trump Likely to Nominate Lt. Gen. Richard Clarke as SOCOM Head in Series of Leadership Moves

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• Senate Resumes Debates on FY 2019 Minibus Spending Bill for Defense, Other Agencies

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• Report: HHS Appoints Ed Simcox as Acting CIO

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• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Submits Proposals to Strengthen US Cybersecurity Posture

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• GSA Implements New Policies to Accelerate Acquisition Processes

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• DISA Works With Pentagon CIO to Help ‘Fourth Estate’ Agencies Migrate Apps to MilCloud 2.0

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• Col. Christine Beeler Assigned as Army Contracting Command Deputy Commander

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• CRS Report: Coast Guard Requests $750M in FY 2019 Funds for Polar Icebreaker Procurement Effort

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• Fleet Cyber Command, Information Warfare Training Group Synchronize Navy Cyber Inspections

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• CRS Describes Four Ways to Establish Space Force in New Report

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• DHS Begins More Intense Use of Stricter Cybersecurity Practices

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• DoD Acquisition Nominee Alan Shaffer Talks Workforce at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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• Lt. Gen. John Murray Confirmed as First Army Futures Command Chief

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• NASA Initiates Study on Physiological Effects of High-Performance Flights

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• DISA Offers Apple Device Enrollment Program for Mission Partners

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• Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford: Army Should Harness Data With AI, Cloud as Part of Network Modernization

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• Navy May Deploy Four Reorganized Littoral Combat Ships in 2019

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• Sylvia Burns to Join FDIC as Deputy CIO for Enterprise Strategy

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• DHS Proposes New Radar Tool to Inform Federal Agencies of Cybersecurity Threats

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• La’Naia Jones: Intelligence Community Aims Cyber Efforts at Hacking Capability Commoditization, Ransomware

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• DHS Official: Sharing of Unclassified Cyber Threat Indicators Getting Faster

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• Trump Nominates USMC Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie to Lead Central Command

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• Kelly Olson Named Acting Director of GSA’s Tech Acquisition Arm

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• NNSA, Tennessee Valley Authority Partner to Down-Blend Highly-Enriched Uranium for National Security

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• Space Commerce Director Kevin O’Connell to Prioritize Industry Advocacy, Regulatory Concerns

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• Army Delays Final Plans for Persistent Cyber Training Environment

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• Proposed Public-Private Research Center to Prioritize Data Management, Workforce Modernization

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• DARS Removes DFARS ‘Technical Interchange’ Requirement for IR&D Cost Reimbursement

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• Report: Matt Goodrich, Ashley Mahan to Assume New Roles at GSA

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• Kelvin Droegemeier Unveils Research and Regulatory Plans as Potential OSTP Director

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• FBI Employs AI, Big Data Analytics Systems to Identify Insider Threats

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• Michael Scott: DLA Uses Machine Learning-Based Tool to Safeguard DoD Supply Chain

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• Reports: Senate OKs Fiscal 2019 Appropriations Package With $675B for Pentagon

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• Coast Guard Sends First HC-130J to Air Station Kodiak

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• Gen. Stephen Lyons Assumes Transcom Leadership

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• Vice Adm. Lewis Commands Newly Reestablished Navy Second Fleet

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• Study: Drone Tech Proliferation Puts Regional, International Security at Risk

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• James Mattis Calls on National Guard, DoD to Strengthen Alliances, Lethality

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• David Chow Appointed as New HUD CIO

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• Army Opens Futures Command HQ in Austin, Texas; Ryan McCarthy Quoted

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• Julie Kramer White: NASA Leverages Apollo Program to Build Orion Capsule

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• Dana Deasy: DoD Explores Mission Applications for AI Tech

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• DHS Sets Allocations of $1.6M for FY 2018 Preparedness Grant Initiatives; Kirstjen Nielsen Quoted

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• Chief Master Sgt. Jason France Assigned as TRANSCOM Senior Enlisted Leader

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• Army to Employ New Cybersecurity Tool for Multidomain Missions; Col. Steve Rehn Quoted

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• Brig. Gen. Roy Agustin: Deployable Air Base System Essential in Theater Operations

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• DISA OKs Samsung Galaxy S9 for DoD Mobility Unclassified Capability

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• NARA Says Agencies on Track to Implement Electronic Record-Keeping Process

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• DHS’ Eric Cho: Oral Presentations Could Help Agencies Facilitate Vendor Selection Under EIS Contract

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• Report: Senate’s FY 2019 Minibus Measure to Appropriate $60M for Health IT Interoperability Efforts

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• NIST Seeks Feedback on Initial Guide on Trusted Cybersecurity Tools for Cloud Operations

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• Report: James Mattis Asks White House to Develop National AI Strategy

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• OMB Director Outlines Efforts to Automate, Simplify Procurement-Related Tasks

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• F-35C Operational Tests Conducted on USS Abraham Lincoln

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• Jack St. John Assumes Role as Full-time GSA General Counsel

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• Senators Call for GAO Review of New Military EHR System

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• House Panel Asks DHS, Mitre to Perform Biennial Reviews of Cyber Vulnerability ID Program

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• Navy Eyes Large Surface Combatant Procurement in 2023; Rear Adm. Ron Boxall Quoted

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• Army Officials Stress Impact of LOGCAP Contract in USACE Disaster Response Missions

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• James Mattis: DoD Moves Ahead With Plans for New Space Command

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• Education Department to Help GSA Release IT Organization Playbook

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• Federal CIO Suzette Kent: Federal IT Leaders Should Expect New Cybersecurity Reporting Metrics Before Year Ends

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• Matthew Travis: DHS’ National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to Remain Amid National Risk Mgmt Center Establishment

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• ARCYBER Chief Seeks Convergence Between Cyber, Electronic Warfare

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• New USDA Website Aims to Improve Rural Connectivity

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• Interior Department to Implement New ‘Unified Regions’ in Reorganization Effort

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• AFRL Verifies Process to Extend Service Life of Aircraft Hydraulic Lines

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• Scott Tousley: Atlanta Ransomware Attack Should Warn Municipalities to Prepare for Similar Incidents

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• NIH Appoints Helene Langevin Director of National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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• Johns Hopkins APL, Army Researchers Test Military Robot Software

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• PSC’s David Berteau: DoD Aims to Incorporate Security Into Contracts With ‘Deliver Uncompromised’ Initiative

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• Rear Adm. Ron Boxall: Navy’s Large Surface Combatant to Have Space for Lasers, Railguns

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• Report: VA IT Nominee James Paul Gfrerer to Appear Before Senate Panel for Confirmation Hearing

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• Army Plans to Field New Vehicle Protection Systems Starting in 2020

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• NIST to Update Mobile Security Guidelines

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• Kevin Cox: DHS Seeks to Align Gov’t Mobile Mgmt Systems via CDM Program

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• Robert Wilkie: VA, DoD to Collaborate on EHR System Implementation, Interoperability Efforts

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• NASA Launches Competition to Develop Sugar-Based Energy Sources for Mars Missions

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• Ryan McCarthy: Army Futures Command to Help Military Keep Up With Technological Advancements

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• Former NATO Leaders Urge Alliance to Name Brussels HQ for Sen. John McCain

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• GAO Urges Census Bureau to Address Security Issues Ahead of Decennial Count

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• James Byrne Appointed VA Acting Deputy Secretary

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• Maxar’s Mike Gold Named Chairman of New NASA Advisory Council Panel

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• Lt. Gen. VeraLinn Jamieson: Air Force Eyes AI, Cloud Adoption as Part of ISR Flight Plan

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