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2019 > May

• DHS Looks to Build In-House Contract for Agile Development

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• DHS Honored for Immersive Surveillance System

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• Marine Corps Eyes Vertical Take-Off for Blackjack UAS

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• U.S. Air Force F-35As Conducts First Combat Employment

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• Rod Rosenstein to Step Down as Deputy Attorney General

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• Kevin McAleenan: DHS Merging All Immigrant Processing IT Systems

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• CISA Defines Critical Functions of Feds, Industry for National Security

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• DoD Proposes New Rule on Performance-Based Contract Payments

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• NIST Sets International Standard for Data Encryption Testing

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• DHS Tasks Agencies to Comply With ‘Cyber Hygiene’ Directive

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• NAVFAC Rolling Out ‘Smart Grid’ Energy Mgmt System

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• Peraton Names Robert Cardillo, Former NGA Director, to its Advisory Board; Stu Shea Quoted

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• Boy Scouts of America to Honor Mac Curtis, President and CEO of Perspecta, During the Annual Good Scout Technology Award Luncheon on May 8th

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• DHS to Manage Cybersecurity Standards Dev’t Under Trump’s Centralized Services Initiative

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• Former Inspector General John Roth Talks DHS Leadership Vacancies at House Panel Hearing

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• NASA Seeks Congress Approval for 2024 Moon Landing Plan

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• CISA Seeking More Funds to Boost Critical Infrastructure Security

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• Mike Leahy to Lead DARPA’s Tactical Tech Office

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• GAO: TSA Lacks Pipeline Security Mgmt Procedures

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• NIST Seeking Info on Technical Standards, Tools Related to Artificial Intelligence

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• Army Evaluating Multidomain Task Force’s Potential Impact to Acquisition

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• Air Force to Create Carnegie Mellon University S&T Team

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• AFRL to Conduct UAS Tests at New Site With Air Traffic Control Tech

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• DARPA on Schedule for Hypersonic Vehicle Launches This Year

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• Marc Steining Joins T-Rex Solutions as COO; Seth Moore Quoted

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• Executive Order Directs DHS, Other Agencies to Strengthen Cyber Workforce; Kevin McAleenan Quoted

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• Ellen Lord: US Should Continue Nuclear Power Upgrade, Stay Ahead of Russia, China

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• GSA, OMB Seeking Ideas to Address Federal Challenges via Competition; Emily Murphy Quoted

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• NIST Issues Privacy Framework for Improved Security, Risk Management

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• DHS Centers of Excellence to Close if Trump Budget Cuts Pass Congress

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• IARPA Launches Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge 2; Dr. Seth Goldstein Quoted

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• Bill Zielinski: IT Modernization Spans Cloud, Emerging Tech Efforts

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• F-35 JPO Seeks 23 Percent Drop in Flight-Hour Costs by 2024

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• Navy to Implement Cockpit Air Safety System in Aircraft

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• Army to Issue RFI on Electronic Warfare Tech

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• GSA, OMB Release Phase Two Strategy for E-Commerce Portal Implementation

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• GAO Recommends the Census Bureau to Reinforce Cybersecurity Efforts for 2020 Census

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• Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Mark Testoni, President and Chief Executive of SAP NS2, His Fourth Wash100 Award

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• Melanie Pustay: DOJ Accelerating FOIA Request Processing Through AI

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• Secret Service Lead Randolph Alles Joins DHS as Head of Management

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• Sens. Lankford, Hassan Introduce Government Customer Service Assessment Bill

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• USSOCOM to Seek Industry Input for ‘Hyper-Enabled Operator’ Concept

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• DOE Introduces $79M Bioenergy R&D Funding Opportunity

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• Defense Innovation Board Report Looks at DoD’s Software Procurement Process

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• FAA to Reorganize Commercial Space Transportation Office

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• DoD Granted Access to OPM’s Enterprise USALearning Platform

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• DISA’s Global Video Services Enhances Collaboration Throughout DoD

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• Army Applications Lab Developing Automated Tech for Coding, Budgeting Operations

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• AFRL Demonstrates Aircraft-Mounted Lasers Against Missiles

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• DARPA Unveils Scent-Based Technology for Mosquito Risk Reduction

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• Adrienne Lotto, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of CESER for the DOE, Announced as Keynote Speaker for Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Cybersecurity Summit

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• Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Leanne Caret, President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, Her Third Consecutive Wash100 Award

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• NNSA Sets Strategies to Modernize, Secure US Nuclear Security Enterprise

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• Mike Pence: Trump Admin Working With Congress to Establish Space Force

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• Pence Says 5G Network Can Boost Innovation for Space Industry

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• NASA Studying Asteroid Behavior Ahead of Planetary Defense Test Launch in 2021

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• NRL Launches Plasma Sensor Experiment on SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft

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• GAO Reports Progress, Challenges in Govt Cloud Migration Efforts

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• Navy’s Future Fighter Jet Won’t Be a Joint Development Program With Air Force

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• Army, USCG Research Arms Authorized for Partnership

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• Navy Announces Name of New Arleigh Burke-Class Destoyer

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• White House Announces Gears of Government President’s Award Winners

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• NAVAIR: New Presidential Helicopter Production to Start Soon

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• Sehlke Consulting Recognized as 28th Fastest Growing Veteran-Owned U.S. Business; Chad Sehlke Quoted

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• GAO: DoD Tech Acquisition Costs Increased Despite Major Reforms

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• GSA Eyes Civilian Version of DEOS Cloud Contract; Alan Thomas Quoted

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• Sens. Heinrich and Ernst Introduce Mentor-Protege Legislation

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• Former DISA Exec Lytwaive Hutchinson Named FEMA CIO

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• Navy Leaders Discuss Budget, Readiness at 2019 Sea-Air-Space Expo

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• IRS CIO Gina Garza to Leave Office in May

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• DOE Allots $89M for Manufacturing Technology R&D Projects

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• Navy Moves Forward in Improving Access to Sailor Data

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• CIA Unveils ‘Onion Site’ to Protect User Anonymity

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• Navy, Marine Corps Planning to Acquire Boeing-Developed T-X Trainer Aircraft

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• White House Stands New Committee to Coordinate US Research Community

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• Patrick Shanahan: Cyber Talent Retention a Top Challenge at DoD

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• Lawmakers Reintroduce Federal AI Legislation

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• NASCIO Members, Federal Agencies Discuss Cyber Issues at 2019 DC Fly-In

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• CBO Predicts Pentagon May Spend More on Space Force Than Reported

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• GSA Eyes FedRAMP Training Program for Federal Security Officials

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• SPAWAR Highlights Need for Digital Navy at Sea-Air-Space 2019

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• Coast Guard to Field Insitu UAVs Aboard Nat’l Security Cutters

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• NASA Completes Another Space Launch System Test

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• DARPA Announces Dev’t of Autonomous Pilot Combat System

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• Air Force Issues Data Services Reference Architecture Document

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• AFRL Breaks Ground on Eglin Air Force Base Munitions Facility

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• Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Kathy Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman, Her Fourth Wash100 Award

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• Federal IT Heads See Retention a Key Priority for Cyber Workforce

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• Lawmakers Call on FCC to Prioritize Security of Future 5G Network

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• Report: Federal IT Workforce Sees Decrease in Age Gap for 2018

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• New Commission Established to Recommend on National Cyber Policy, Strategy

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• Dunford Marks Military Tech Investment a Priority for US Dominance

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• Diane Rinaldo Succeeds David Redl as NTIA Chief

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• IARPA Chief Stacey Dixon Named NGA Deputy Director

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• Army Launching Efforts to Modify Commercial AI Tech for Military Use

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• Marine Corps Takes Lead to Combat Global Cyber Terrorism

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• DoD Supports Strategy for Global Health Security

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• Hanscom Air Force Base Unveils Prototype Combat Comms Tech

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• Report: New Hellfire Missile Variant Aims to Avoid Civilian Casualties

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• Ellen Lord: DoD Aims to Bring Together Investors, Companies via ‘Trusted Capital Marketplace’

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• Report: DoD to Reprogram $1.5B in Funds for Border Wall

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• IRS Needs Boost in Cybersecurity to Protect Taxpayer Data

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• Edward O’Callaghan Confirmed Interim Deputy Attorney General

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• NBIB, DoD Launch Preparations for DCSA Security Clearance Duty Transition

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• Cameron Naron: Maritime Industry ‘Unprepared’ for Next-Gen Cybersecurity

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• Federal Procurement Vet Sandra Hamilton Takes HHS Division Director Role

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• Air Force Looks to Use Fast-Track ATO to Accelerate Cloud Migration

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• Senate Introduces Supply Chain Security Training Bill

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• CBP Awards Task Order for Analytics Support

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• Air Force to Issue New Contract to Expand F-35 Fleet

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• 4th Space Operations Squadron Secures Access of AEHF-4 Satellite

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• Serco Awards $30M Contract to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; Dave Dacquino Quoted

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• Trump Asks Congress for Additional $1.6B NASA Funding to Support Moon Mission

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• Sen. Angus King Announces New Commission to Advance Cyber Strategy

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• Army Secretary Mark Esper Urges Allies to Invest in Modern Warfare Tech

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• Joint Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford Receives 2019 NDIA Eisenhower Award

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• Mark Koumans Assumes Deputy Director Role at USCIS

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• Navy to Put Special Ops, Drones on Future Block VI Virginia Subs

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• Navy Lays Keel of Future Fleet Oiler John Lewis

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• HUD Continues Modernization Through Latest TMF Funding

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• Susan Lawrence, Managing Director of the Joint Forces Sector for Accenture Federal Services, Awarded 4×24 Chairman’s Award

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• Cyberspace Solarium Commission Working on Organizational Structure, Allocations

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• NOAA Plans for Future Satellite Observing Architecture

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• VA, Virta Health Form Diabetes Treatment Partnership

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• Accenture Federal Digital Studio Expanded to Boost Investment in Government IT Modernization; John Goodman and Dominic Delmolino Quoted

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• House Panel Proposes $690B in Defense Discretionary Spending for FY 2020

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• Sen. Josh Hawley Intros 2019 China Tech Transfer Control Act

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• Margaret Weichert: White House to Propose Legislation to Transition OPM to GSA

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• DoD to Award Contracts for Next Multi-Cloud Program

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• Nancy Norton: DoD Needs Cyber Partnerships, Workforce for Multidomain Efforts

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• Lawmakers Fear China-Backed Huawei May Control 5G

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• DHS Partners With Virginia City to Create Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard

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• USMC Plans Use of New Multichannel Radios

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• Hanscom AFB Teams Build New Tools to Improve F-35 Maintenance

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• NRL Unveils UV-18 Twin-Engine Aircraft

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• Americans Remain Satisfied With Postal Service

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• DOT Unveils $779M Airport Rehab Funding Opportunity; Elaine Chao Quoted

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• Trump Inks Executive Order on ICT Supply Chain Security

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• House OKs Bills for DHS and First Responders

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• Senate Committee Passes Bill to Modernize Constituent Services Process

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• Pentagon Announces Plan for NSA, CYBERCOM Shared Operations

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• GAO: Agencies Awarded Hundreds of Contracts to Companies with Tax Issues

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• Matthew Donovan Named Acting Air Force Secretary

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• Bernard Del Rosario: DISA’s Cloud Architecture Helps Users Meet Security Req’s

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• VA Boosts Efforts to Implement Forever GI Bill

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• FBI Updating IT Workforce Recruitment Strategy

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• USAF, University of Dayton Research Institute to Test C-130 Aircraft Sustainment Tech

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• Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Paul Smith, SVP and GM of Red Hat, His Third Wash100 Award

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• House Issues $74B FY20 Funding Bill for Commerce, DOJ, NASA

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• White House Introduces Legislative Proposal to Reorganize OPM Into GSA

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• Suzette Kent: OMB Working on Automated Tech Policy for Federal Agencies

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• Bob Kolasky: Supply Chain Task Force Will Help Commerce Dept Develop Procurement Policy

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• Air Force Working on New Guidelines to Expand Personnel Promotions

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• GSA Unveils New Repository for Cloud Resources

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• DISA to Develop DoD User Authentication Protocol

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• AFRL Seeks Health Monitoring, Warfighter Dev’t Concepts

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• NNSA OKs Full-Scale Operations at Pantex Plant’s New Pressing Facility

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• Army Implements New Personal Reconnaissance Drone

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• Barry Barlow, SVP & Chief of Staff of Perspecta, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award

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• Sens. Rob Portman, Martin Heinrich Present Bill to Emphasize DoD Digital Engineering

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• Rep. Mac Thornberry Releases FY20 NDAA Proposals on Acquisition, Industry Participation

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• Lori Ruderman: HHS Uses AI, Robotic Process Automation for ‘Buy Smarter’ Initiative

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• GSA to Help OPM Modernize IT Through Centers of Excellence Program; Emily Murphy Quoted

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• Gov’t, Industry Reps Discuss Emerging GPS Threats at Satellite 2019

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• DOI Uses HHS-Made Platform to Manage Financial Assistance Programs

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• Marine Corps Partners With Industry on Logistics Modernization Efforts

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• James Stewart: DoD Employs New Recruiting Approaches

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• VA Incorporating Customer Experience Principles Into CFR’s Core Values Section

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• AFRL Launches ARCNet, Autonomy R&D portal

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• NIST Demos Experimental Atomic Clock

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• AAR Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to U.S. Navy Fleet; Capt. Tony Rossi and William Patton Quoted

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• Report: Poor Contract Handling Leads EPA to Pay ‘Unallowable’ Fees

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• Donald Parker: DISA’s Purebred Mobile Credentialing System ‘Doing Really Well’

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• USACE Baltimore District Awards $24.5M Architect/Engineer Contract to Dewberry

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• Anthony Robbins, VP of NVIDIA’s Public Sector, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award

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• DHS Warns of Data Security Risk Associated With Chinese-Made Drones

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• Navy Acquisition Lead Details Plans to Accelerate Modernization

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• Army to Award Contracts for Future Simulator, VR Training Systems

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• FAA Appoints Michael Chasen as DAC Chairman, Adds 12 Members

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• Army-Funded Academe Team Creates, Tests New AI Learning Framework

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• DHS Working With Private Sector to Test Industrial Control System Tech

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• USAF-MIT R&D Partnership to Tackle AI Tech

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• Aviation & Missile Center Begins Dev’t of FORCE Simulator

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• OMB Proposes Creation of Acquisition Modernization Test Board

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• Raytheon Completes U.S. Army’s LTAMDS Testing

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• Jill Singer, VP of National Security for AT&T’s Global Public Sector Solutions Unit, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award

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• Robert Bonner, Leon Fresco Inducted to Homeland Security Advisory Council

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• Report: Air Force Launches Probe Into Navy-Linked Cyber Intrusion

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• GAO: OPM Faces Challenges in Reorganization Efforts

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• DIU Accelerating Satcom, Space Tech Contract Awards

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• SOCOM Looks to Enhance Operations with Artificial Intelligence

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• Greg Griffin: DISA Needs to Synchronize Operations

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• DHS Releases Thermal Monitor for Firefighters

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• Barbara Barrett Nominated for Air Force Secretary Post; Replacing Heather Wilson

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• Barbara Barrett Nominated for Air Force Secretary Post; Replacing Heather Wilson

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• Sens. Rob Portman, Martin Heinrich Present National AI Strategy Bill

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• Coast Guard Partners With JAIC for AI, Predictive Maintenance Efforts

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• Feds Call for Focus on Supply Chain Security Amid Rise of 5G

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• CISA Unveils New Guide to Secure US Elections

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• DHS Seeks Volunteers From Cyber Agency to Help With Border Crisis

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• Jon Spaner, Public Sector Practice for McKinsey & Company, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award for Second Consecutive Year

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• DoD Looks to Cut Regulations, Processes for Rapid Tech Acquisition

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• OMB Issues Updated Identity, Credential & Access Management Policy

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• DISA’s Ernest Hibbs: U.S. Needs to Address System Engineering Gaps

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• Willie Crenshaw: CDM Program Helps NASA Improve Cyber Posture

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• DHS Preps to Award Contract for New CDM Dashboard

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• USAF Sees Value in Faulty Data; Frank Konieczny Quoted

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• Navy Forms New Squadron to Support Fleet Experimentation, USV Integration

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• Office of Personnel Management Unveils Workforce Dev’t Resource Kit

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• Rep. Abigail Spanberger Announces Bipartisan Bill for 5G Network Security

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• Christopher Krebs: CISA’s Volunteer Border Deployment Won’t Impact Agency Operations

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• Charlie Mathis, EVP & CFO of SAIC, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award

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• Senate Armed Services Committee OKs Space Force Proposal

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• DIA Works on New Tool to Help Military Utilize Big Data

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• Jose Arrieta Appointed New HHS CIO

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• SOCOM to Develop AI-Based Strategy for Asset Allocation, Transparency

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• Air Force Accelerates Acquisition to Bring in New Capabilities

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• Senate Panel OKs Funding for Pentagon’s Space-Based Sensor Layer

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• AFRL Demonstrates Quantum Communication in Daylight

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• ARPA-E Seeks Algorithms, Software for AI Tech Dev’t Program

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• DOE Allots $11M for Cost-Shared Nuclear R&D Projects

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• DISA Migrates Security Tech Guides to DoD Portal

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• Senate Taps Bill Moran, Robert Burke to Lead Naval Operations

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• Trump Directs Intell Community Cooperation on 2016 Election Investigation

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• Report: DoD Plans to Move Strategic Capabilities Office to DARPA

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• Trump Eyes Ken Cuccinelli for Citizenship & Immigration Services Director Post

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• Senate Bill Calls on DoD to Utilize Commercial Spaceports for SmallSat Launches

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• Bureau of Labor Statistics Deploys AI, Machine Learning for Data Coding Tasks

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• Tim Grattan Becomes SVP of Cyberspace Operations for By Light; Bob Donahue Quoted

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• NASA Preps Last Abort Test for Orion Spacecraft

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• Martha Shepard, VP of Contracts for BAE Systems, Receives 4×24 Chairman’s Award

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• DARPA Taps CMU to Develop Noninvasive Brain Interface

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• OBIM to Migrate Biometric Database to HART System

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• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to Update Policy for Automated Cars

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• Army Eyes New Techs to Modernize Base Ops, Maintenance

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• Trump Names Julie Dunne, Reynold Schweickhardt as GSA Senior Advisors

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• USDA Modernizing IT Operations Under Trump’s IDEA Act

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• USAF Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch on Aircraft Sustainment, Software Development

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• Congress Modernization Select Committee Approves Transparency Recommendations; Rep. Derek Kilmer Quoted

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• Donald Kettl: Proposed OPM Reorganization Could Lead to Legal Challenges

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• Public Service Agency Unveils Recommendations on Gov’t IT Workforce Sustainment

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• Rob Silverman, SVP of Booz Allen Hamilton, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award

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• DoD Taps Startups for Latest AI Project

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• Air Force Looking to Put Data Platform Into Classified Network

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• IntelliDyne Receives AWE Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval

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• NIH Contributes to Roadmap on AI-Applied Medical Imaging

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• Navy Expects Lead Zumwalt Ship Delivery in September

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• DoD Seeking Commercial Services for Enterprise Cloud Efforts

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• Dunford: Military Should Put Capabilities Over Force Expansion

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• Suzette Kent: Gov’t Cloud Strategies Must Support Individual Agency Missions

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• CISA Lead Christopher Krebs Says VPN May Help Hackers Spy on US

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• NASA to Retain 2020 SLS Launch Sched if Requirements Met; Bill Hill Quoted

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• Air Force Assuming Responsibility for Future Narrowband Satcom Capabilities

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• Perspecta Receives 2019 Corporate Growth Award From ACG National Capital; Mac Curtis Quoted

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• Senate Committee Wants Army to Oversee Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System

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• Census Bureau Wants to Build AI Bot to Accelerate ATO Processing

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• Chris Pehrson, VP of Strategic Development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Receives Executive Mosaic’s Chairman’s Award

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• Fleet Cyber Command’s Civilian Employees Offered Transition to Navy’s Enterprise Cyber Service

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• DHS S&T to Participate in FEMA Earthquake Response Event

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• OIG Recommends Implementation of Compliant FDIC Network Firewalls

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• DoD to Boost Rare Earth Mineral Production to Reduce Dependence on China

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• Two White House Reports to Shape National Spectrum Strategy for 5G Adoption

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• Rear Adm. Ross Myers Promoted as Vice Admiral

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• David Norquist: Potential Caps to Reprogrammed DoD Funds Would Drive ‘Significant Challenges’

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• Dawn Meyerriecks: CIA Eyes Industry Partnership to Advance Tech Adoption

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• Larry Sivic Named Associate Director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center

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• Feds, Industry Detail How US Should Work on Global Standards for AI

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• FAA Seeks Input on Proposal to Update Commercial Launch Regulations

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• OIG Discovers Management Concerns in GSA, Lists Recommendations

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• Brad Mascho, Chief AI Officer of NCI Information Systems, Announced as Moderator for Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Artificial Intelligence Forum on June 13th

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• Army Wants to Deploy C5ISR Systems Ahead of Conflict

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• Navy Eyes Late 2019 for Fielding New Laser Weapons

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• DIA Supports Tech Activities at Joint Innovation Exercise

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