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2018 > November

• James Mattis: National Defense Strategy Seeks to Address Threats From Three Angles

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• John Sherman: Five Eyes CIO Meeting Aims to Advance Intelligence Collaboration, Data Sharing

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• Navy Prepares for Transition to New Mine Countermeasure Fleet

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• DoD Comptroller Says Agency Audit ‘Laundry List of Problems’ Contractors Could Fix

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• Suzette Kent: Trump Administration Will Invest in New Programs to Boost IT Workforce

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• Katerina Megas: NIST Will Have ‘Internet of Things’ Security Update Soon

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• Trump Encourages Americans to Focus on Critical Infrastructure Security in November

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• JILA Researchers Measure Multi-Particle Interactions in Atom Experiment

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• National Center for Medical Readiness Supports Small Business Training, Testing

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• NASA Deactivates Kepler Space Telescope After Nine Operational Years

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• DoD, DHS Prepare for Potential Cyber Attacks in Upcoming Midterm Elections

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• James Mattis Creates New Task Force to Secure DoD’s Critical Tech, Data

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• Vice Adm. Nancy Norton: DoD Begins Work in Cultural Changes for Cybersecurity

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• Security Experts Share Views on White House, DoD Cyber Strategies

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• GAO Recommends That DoD Clarify Responsibilities, Practices for Nuclear Enterprise Review Oversight

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• John Bolton Says Federal Budget Deficit Has National Security Implications

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• Arizona Policy Advisor Joseph Cuffari Nominated for DHS Inspector General Post

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• Study Calls for Innovation in Tech to Manage Sensitive Gov’t Information

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• AG, DNI-Led Task Force Rolls Out Framework for Deterrence Efforts Against Insider Threats

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• DOE NNSA Releases Annual Reports on Stockpile Management, Nuclear Threat Prevention

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• PSC Outlines Recommendations for ‘Cloud Smart’ Strategy

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• DARPA Begins Development of Optical Signaling Tech for Parallel Computing Systems

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• Eric Chewning: DoD Could Remediate ‘About a Third’ of Supply Chain Risks Within a Year

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• NIH Makes $220M Investment for New BRAIN Initiative Projects; Francis Collins Quoted

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• Vice Adm. Thomas Moore: Navy Explores Ways to Reach 355-Ship Fleet Target

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• GAO Audits Defense, Energy Department Budget for Nuclear Arsenal Sustainment, Modernization

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• Maj. Gen. David Coffman: Navy Plans to Deconstruct Mine Warfare Packages

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• FDA, DoD Sign MoU to Accelerate Availability of Medical Products for Military Servicemen

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• USAF Consolidates Contracting Systems Into Single Platform

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• Peraton Appoints Alan Stewart as Its Chief Financial Officer

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• Vice Adm. Nancy Norton: DISA Eyes Industry Partnerships to Support Warfighters in Cyber Space

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• Dana Deasy Talks Cloud, Artificial Intelligence at DISA’s Forecast to Industry Conference

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• Presidential Innovation Fellows, HHS Partner on Tech Sprint to Improve Patient Experience, Treatment Access

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• Alan Stewart Named Peraton EVP, CFO; Stu Shea Quoted

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• Fred Kennedy: Reorganization Efforts, New Tech Procurements Can Advance Space Missions

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• DHS S&T Applies Machine Learning Approach to Visual Drone Detection

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• DISA’s Carlen Capenos Lays Down Steps to Bolster Good Relationship with Small Business

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• USAF Launches Third Military Bug Bounty Program

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• Air Force to Extend Space Training, Require Top Security Clearance

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• US Navy Opens New Facility Supporting Nuclear Deterrence Efforts

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• Quantum Economic Development Consortium Proceeds to Second Meeting, Nominates Leaders

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• Cybercom Unit Posts Identified Malware Samples on VirusTotal

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• Rear Adm. David Hahn: Military Needs to Establish Trust as AI Tools Mature

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• DARPA Selects Potential Launch Sites, Initial Teams for Planned Payload Launch Competition

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• DoD, GSA, NASA Propose Rule to Include Ombudsman’s Information in Multiple-Award IDIQs

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• AFERM Certifies 65 Gov’t Employees as Risks Analysts

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• Dominic Cussatt: EHR Deployment, Cloud Migration Among VA’s IT Modernization Efforts

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• DOE Executive Karen Evans: IoT May Bolster Grid Cybersecurity

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• Defense Spending Critic Adam Smith Likely to Become Next HASC Chairman

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• Christopher Smith: Private Firms Should Lead National Cyber Strategy to Address Cyber Attacks

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• DHS S&T Begins Program to Test Flood Sensors for Industry-Local Gov’t Disaster Mitigation Efforts

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• Pete Geren, Raymond Johns Nominated to Serve on Military Aviation Safety Commission

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• Former Air Force Int’l Affairs Head Heidi Grant Named New DTSA Director

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• CyberSeek: D.C. Metro Area Has Largest Number of Cybersecurity Job Openings

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• Tom Becht: Industry Satcom Providers Should Form Consortium to Offer Services to DoD

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• GAO: Army Corps of Engineers Should Provide Deferred Maintenance Standards, Organize Construction Funds

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• Rep Elijah Cummings to Probe ‘Waste, Fraud and Abuse’ in Trump Administration

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• DoD to Include Mobility in Forthcoming Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy

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• FCC Announces AI, Machine Learning Forum; Ajit Pai Quoted

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• Report: Revamped VA Website Unifies Access to All Veteran Services

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• US Air Force Conducts Minuteman ICBM Launch Test

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• Ellen Lord: DoD to Issue Other Transaction Authority Handbook Later This Month

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• Air Force Space Command to Assume Commercial Satcom Acquisition Responsibility; Clare Grason Quoted

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• DOE Opens $100M High-Energy Physics Research Grant Competition

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• White House Official Sees ‘Business as Normal’ in Admin Tech Agenda Following Midterms

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• Patrick Shanahan: OSD Expects Space Force Set Up to Cost Less Than $13B

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• State Department: Foreign Military Sales of Authorized Arms Increase to $192B

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• NASA Selects 14 Early Stage Tech Proposals for Future Space Programs

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• DHS S&T Assists Universities in Cybersecurity Risk Management, Investment Decision Making Efforts

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• DOE Meets Administration Goal of $200M Investment in FY 2018 STEM Programs

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• IARPA Launches Competition to Develop Activity Detection, Localization Algorithms

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• Bill Marion: Air Force Aims to Unify Data, IT, Business Systems via CIO Restructuring

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• Trade Group Warns Against Potential Defense Budget Cuts

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• Patrick Shanahan Talks DoD’s Digital Modernization Strategy

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• NIST Publishes Behavioral Anomaly Detection Guide on Industrial Control Systems

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• UN Committee Approves Draft Resolutions on Responsible ICT Use by State Actors

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• Report: Military Space Programs Prioritize Ground Segment Production

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• Military Seeks Bomb Disposal Technology Modernization

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• State Department Looks to Trim Restrictions on ‘Sensitive’ Drone, 5G Technologies

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• Aspen Cybersecurity Group Sets New Principles to Secure IoT Devices

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• Scientist Brian Anderson Named Director of National Energy Technology Laboratory

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• Audit Set for November for FAA’s Drone Authorization Efforts

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• Dean Boyd: Federal Gov’t Making ‘Significant Progress’ on Insider Threat

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• DHS Official Emphasizes Importance of Partnerships in Gov’t Cybersecurity Effort

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• Army Tank R&D Center Showcases Next-Gen Mobility Software Program to NATO Allies

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• GSA IT Schedule 70 to Get Update for New Wireless Mobility Products, Services

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• DHS Calls on Industry to Help in Next-Gen First Responder Project

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• NASA Partners With Breakthrough Foundation for Research Into Enceladus Mission

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• National Science Foundation Seeks Feedback on 2019 Cybersecurity R&D Strategy

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• NASA to Implement Structural Change on Astrobiology Program

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• Congress OKs Bill to Create New Cyber Agency at DHS

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• DARPA Mimics Power Grid Cyber Attack Through ‘Black Start’ Exercise

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• Michael Griffin: DoD Plans Increased Budget for Laser Weapons for Missile Defense

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• Dave Powner: FITARA Scorecard Helps Elevate CIO Role

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• Report: DoD Implementation of 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act ‘Inconsistent’

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• Jake Wooley: Modified DCOI Guidance Aims to Streamline Reporting Processes

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• Conner Prochaska Named DOE Chief Commercialization Officer

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• GAO: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Process Needs Fix at DOD

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• DHS Unveils Rapid Soil Assessment Tool for Bridge Safety After Storms

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• GAO Advises 8 Agencies to Organize Practices for Reviewing IT Budgets

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• ASRC Federal’s Mark Gray Leads ‘Incredibly Successful’ Heart Walk, Over $2M Raised for Third Straight Year

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• John Windom Offers Updates on VA’s EHR System Implementation at House Panel Hearing

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• Eric Schmidt, Eric Horvitz Named to Artificial Intelligence Commission

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• Navy Looks to Upgrade Virginia-Class Submarines With New Missiles, UUVs

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• Jonathan Feibus: Cloud Adoption Offers Flexibility to Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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• Analysis: US Wars Post-9/11 Have Cost Nearly $6T

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• NASA, Air Force, Boeing Collab on New Pilot, Astronaut Flight Training Tech

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• Acquisition Reforms Now Helping Air Force Save Budget, Time for Modernization

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• Maj. Gen. Sami Said Promoted to Lt. Gen.; Assigned as USAF Inspector General

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• DOE Announces Funds to Support Large Power Transformer R&D Efforts

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• Air Force Nears Completion of EW Technology Gap Study

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• Jim Bridenstine Voices Concern Over Potential Cuts in NASA’s Fiscal 2020 Budget

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• Report: IT Weaknesses Among Largest Issues Uncovered in DoD’s First Financial Audit

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• GSA to Combine Four Cybersecurity Special Item Numbers on IT Schedule 70

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• Report: GSA Proposes New Cyber Incident Reporting Rule for Contractors

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• Patrick Shanahan: DoD May Set Up Space Command, Agency in 2019

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• CBP Awards SLSCO $145M Contract for Border Wall

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• DHS Official Says Russian Campaign to Infiltrate US Industrial Systems in Progress

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• USAF Maj. David Allvin Assigned as Joint Staff Strategy, Plans, Policy Director

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• Air Force Conducts F-35 Auto GCAS Test Flights

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• NASA Earns Another Clean Financial Audit Opinion

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• Army Requires More Funding to Achieve Modernization Goals

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• DoD Seeks to Inform President Trump of Trade-Offs With Smaller Defense Budget

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• Trump to Nominate Andrew Wheeler as Permanent EPA Administrator

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• Trump OKs Measure to Establish New DHS Cyber Agency

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• Patrick Shanahan: Trump Should Understand Possible Tradeoffs in DoD’s Potential $700B Budget

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• GSA Welcomes Former HHS CIO Beth Killoran as New IT Lead

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• Military Looks to Replicate USAF Agile Development

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• DoD Completes Agency-Wide Financial Audit

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• Dunford Emphasizes Need for ‘Sustained Predictable, Adequate’ Funding in Sustaining Military Edge

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• DHS, Dutch Gov’t Select Five Teams for Joint Cybersecurity Initiative

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• NASA, Partners Detail How Human Spaceflight in LEO Can Boost Economy, Exploration

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• NSC Principal Deputy Executive Secretary Joan O’Hara Assumes Full-Time Role

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• Air Force Begins Maintenance, Testing of B-21 Raider Aircraft

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• DoD Tech Head Calls for Boosting US Defense Against Hypersonic Missiles

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• Army Testing New Command Post System for Faster Field Coordination

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• NSA Watchdog Looks to Improve Oversight With More Subpoena Authorities

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• Army Releases Manual on Info Operations Strategy

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• GSA Eyes New Rules on How Contractors Secure Federal Information

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• Report: Defense Intelligence Agency Needs to Develop FOIA Backlog Reduction Plan

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• Watchdog Details Top Management Challenges for DOT in FY19

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• NASA Selects Landing Spot for Mars 2020 Mission After Five-Year Assessment

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• GAO Calls On US Navy to Expedite Attack Sub Maintenance Work

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• USDA Recognizes National Labs for Bio-Based Product Efforts

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• Report: White House Eyes DoD to Handle Governmentwide Security Clearance Process

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• Army Corps of Engineers Unveils FY 2019 Work Plan for Civil Works Program

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• VA Realigns Program Offices for Better Healthcare Coordination

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• GAO: OPM Failing to Guide Feds in Performance Management

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• HHS Sets Summit Schedule for Healthcare Sector Collaborative Program

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• Commerce Seeks Public Input on Identifying Emerging Technologies

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• NSF Seeks Federal Workforce Management Model via Career Compass Challenge

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• DARPA Demos UAS With Target Detection Skills in GPS-Less Environments

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• DOJ Grants $56M for Nationwide Law Enforcement Health, Safety Programs

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• DARPA Exploring ‘Mosaic Warfare’ Concept Amid Evolving Adversary Technologies

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• Report: Pentagon Plans to Migrate 80% of Apps to JEDI Cloud

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• Suzette Kent Issues Draft Memo on OMB’s Updated Data Center Optimization Initiative

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• Air Force Merges Presidential, Special Mission Aircraft Into Single Directorate

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• US Navy Establishes Hypersonics Arsenal Program Office

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• Army Looking Into Existing Technologies for Tactical Network Upgrade

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• NASA’s MarCO Cubesats Transmit Data From InSight to Deep Space Network

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• Pentagon Names Craig Faller as New Head of Southern Command

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• DHS OIG Report Underscores FEMA’s Oversight on Alert & Warning System

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• Mars InSight Lander Reaches Surface; Peraton’s Sonny Giroux Speaks

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• GSA Aims to Simplify Gov’t Buying Process Through Multiple Award Schedule Consolidation

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• Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart: New Authorities Allow Cybercom to Implement ‘Defend Forward’ Approach

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• David Berteau on Potential Risks, Benefits of Security Clearance Oversight Transfer to DoD

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• Navy Seeks Separate Funding to Build New Columbia-Class Fleet

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• Navy Looks to Improve Training With Live, Virtual, Constructive Technologies

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• GAO: DoD Failing to Properly Assess, Deploy Military Medical Personnel

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• Senate Confirms Stephen Vaden as USDA General Counsel

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• DOE Launches Research Program on Supercomputer-Based Materials Design

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• DoD’s New Center to Help Explore AI for Vast Data Analysis in the Field

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• FTC Efforts Have Led to $1.6B in Consumer Refunds in FY 2018

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• Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Urges NIST to Endorse Facial Detection Tech Testing Standards

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• Eric Edelman, Gary Roughead Talk Defense Budget, Concept of Operations at Senate Panel Hearing

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• Test Begins Around White House to See How Facial Recognition Backs Secret Service

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• FBI Wants to Explore Cloud to Speed Up Terrorism Investigations

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• Navy to Commission General Dynamics-Built Future USS Thomas Hudner

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• HHS Wants to Update Draft Strategy for Less Health IT Regulations

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• NIST Researchers Achieve ‘Unprecedented’ Atomic Timekeeping Precision, Consistency in Study

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• New Acquisition Process Helps Air Force Grant 100-Plus Contracts in 40 Hours

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• DHS Builds Algorithm to Monitor Cyber Hygiene Across Government

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• Col. G. Scott McLeod: Army Eyes OTA Usage to Obtain Vehicle Maintenance Trainers

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• Capt. Max McCoy: Navy’s Joint Strike Fighter Wing to Manage F-35C Missions

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• USAF Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith Named FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation

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• New International Anti-Botnet Guide Unveiled to Secure the Internet

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• Federal Gov’t Lists How Trusted Internet Connections Initiative Can Augment Agency Modernization Plans

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• House Passes Bill for Internet-of-Things Industry Research

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• White House Seeking Alternative Setup for Proposed Space Force

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• White House Sets Meeting With Tech CEOs Over Innovation, Future Jobs

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• Navy Plans to Open Virtual Training Facility in 2019

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• USAF Completes Joint Service CBRN Protection Masks

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• DoD Industry Day Details Latest AI Developments

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• DARPA’s Strategy Adviser Details How to Secure Support From Agency

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