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2019 > November

• Defense Innovation Board Proposes Five Principles for Ethical Use of AI

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• Col. Jennifer Krolikowski: Air Force Has Acquisition Strategy for Space C2 Program

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• DOT Seeks to Integrate AI Tech in Transport System

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• Agency Officials Say People Key to Robotic Process Automation Adoption

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• Reports: White House Eyes Chad Wolf for DHS Acting Secretary Role

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• DoD Picks Four Military Sites for Initial 5G Tech Experimentation

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• DLT Solutions Recognized as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion by the National Cyber Security Alliance; Brian Strosser Quoted

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• Vectrus Recognized as Top Military Friendly Employer; Frank Peloso Quoted

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• VA Looks at Employee-Based Ideas to Tackle Challenges

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• GSA Launches Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice

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• Bipartisan Senate Group Introduces Bill to Support Local Cybersecurity; Sen. Amy Klobuchar Quoted

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• Interior Dept Ceases Drone Operations Amid Investigations on Chinese Tech

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• FCC, State Dept Officials Cite Challenges to 5G Implementation

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• Officials Discuss DARPA, CISA Initiatives to Address Disinformation Campaigns

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• White House Rescinds Obama-Era Contractor Nondisplacement Policy

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• Dean Souleles: Intelligence Community Should Invest in Tech, Data to Advance AI Adoption

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• Vice Adm. Charles Richard Confirmed as Stratcom Chief

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• DHA Takes Mgmt Responsibility for US Military Treatment Facilities

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• Senate OKs $22.75B Fiscal 2020 NASA Budget Under Minibus Appropriations Bill

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• Andrew Hallman Named ODNI Principal Executive

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• Report: Federal Agencies Making Efforts to Foster Innovation

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• FAA to Cease FedBizOpps Contracting Announcements

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• AI National Security Commission Issues Interim Report to Congress

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• DOE Selects Idaho Nat’l Lab, GSE Systems to Build Decision Support Platform for Nuclear Reactors

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• Karen Evans: DOE Keeping Tabs on Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Implementation

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• GSA Extends Bid Submission Deadline for E-Marketplace Solicitation; Laura Stanton Quoted

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• USACE, DLA Leaders Discuss Collaborative Strategies at Partnership Day Event

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• Synthetik Secures DHS Funds for Object Recognition Prototype Dev’t

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• Raytheon Delivers WAAS GEO 6 Satellite Payload to FAA; Matt Gilligan Quoted

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• SAIC, Sinequa to Deliver Intelligent Search Experience for NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center; Bob Genter Quoted

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• Report: GSA Implemented OMB Standards in Reporting FY19 Spending Data

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• DISA Begins Transition to DoDNET IT Services Hub

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• IT-ISAC Eyes Voting System Vulnerability Disclosure Program

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• Commerce Dept Announces Formation of Advisory Panel on Data for Evidence Building

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• Suzette Kent Talks Chief Data Officer Council, AI Adoption at Tech Conference

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• Federal Agency Leaders Issue Joint Statement on 2020 Election Security

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• ACT-IAC Creates Playbook to Guide Agencies in Robotic Process Automation

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• AT&T Selected by HHS for Network Modernization, Wireless FirstNet Access; Brendan Floyd Quoted

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• SAIC Receives $55M IT Services Contract Extension from Orange County, CA; Bob Genter Quoted

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• Bipartisan Senate Group Presents New Cybersecurity Education Bill

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• Sen. Chuck Schumer Eyes NSF Component for AI, Emerging Tech Efforts

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• DOJ Creates Task Force on Preventing Antitrust Crimes in Gov’t Procurement

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• Shelly Wilkie Martinez: Gov’t Must Implement Codified Process for Open Data Use

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• National Guard Helps States Combat Ransomware

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• Air Force Continues Testing of SpaceX ‘Starlink’ Satcom Operations With Aircraft

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• Air Force Demos Water Treatment Plasma Tech

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• Gen. David Goldfein: Air Force Sets Sights on Digital Foundation

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• Joe Klimavicz on DOJ’s Data Center Closures, IT Optimization

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• Christopher Wray: FBI Adds Capability to eGuardian Threat Notification Platform

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• DOE Awards $80M to Energy Infrastructure Resiliency Projects

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• Elaine McCusker to be Nominated DoD Comptroller

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• Serco Awarded $43 Million Contract to Deliver Engineering and Design for the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Small Surface Combatant Vessels; Dave Dacquino Quoted

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• Amyx Awarded OASIS Unrestricted Contract; Satya Akula Quoted

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• Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, PSC Names Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis GovCon Executive of the Year

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• Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Extend NASA Authorities

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• Military Leaders Talk Establishing Standalone Electromagnetic Warfare Domain

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• Army Needs Tools to Understand the Cyber Battlespace

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• Defense Innovation Unit Reviews Proposals for GPS Alternative Device

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• Federal CIO Suzette Kent on Technology Modernization Fund

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• Federal CIO Suzette Kent on Technology Modernization Fund

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• Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Warns of Foreign Space Threats to US Satellites

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• Will Roper: US Military Should Invest in Ideas to Win Innovation Battle Against China

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• Mark Lewis Named Research, Engineering Director at DoD

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• Robert Wilkie: VA May Receive Higher Budget After 2020 Elections

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• Ravenswood Receives $555M IDIQ Contract to Support Army, National Guard Training Program, Dan Donoghue Quoted

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• DLA Synchronizes Global Support Activities via New Center in Virginia

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• ARPA-E Announces Funding Program to Develop Lower-Cost Fusion Energy Concepts

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• DHS to Visit Florida, Puerto Rico for SBIR Road Tour

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• Library of Congress Addresses GAO IT Recommendations

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• DHS Posts ID Application Tech Concept RFI

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• Administration Unveils Plan for Issuance of Public Notifications About Foreign Election Interference

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• Jim Gfrerer on VA Tech Team’s Online Tools Deployment to Back MISSION Act Benefits Delivery

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• Jaisha Wray Talks Space Cybersecurity Working Group at Conference

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• Army Tests Hit-to-Kill Function of Lockheed PAC-3 Interceptors

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• Transmute Secures DHS Funds to Develop Blockchain-Based Import Tracking App

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• Boeing Announces $10.4M in Charitable Grants to Support Veterans; Dennis Muilenburg Quoted

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• Unisys Awarded $144M BPA to Move NOAA to Cloud; Gary Wang Quoted

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• Thomas Ishee: Navy Looks to Deploy Next-Gen Missile, Electronic Warfare Tech for Submarines

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• NSF, USPS Working to Drive Cloud Migration Efforts, Modernize Assets

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• GAO: USAspending.gov Improved Data Quality

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• Air Force Eyes Cybersecurity Pre-Assessment Program for Satcom Providers

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• NASA Ranks First in 2019 Federal Gov’t Employee Engagement

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• NSA’s Deborah Frincke on Quantum-Resistant Encryption

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• Army Advances Bomb Disposal Tech Modernization With Three Robotic Programs

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• Jan Daan Luycks Appointed Managing Director of European Operations for QTS

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• Raytheon Developing Microscopic Bomb Detector Through DARPA Contract; Allison Taggart Quoted

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• Raytheon, Red Hat Collaborating on DevSecOps Software Development Solution; John DeSimone, Paul Smith Quoted

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• Roberto Guerrero: Air Force Must Shift Focus to Fuel Optimization Efforts

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• Report: SEC Failed to Fully Implement 2017 Cloud Strategy

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• NASA, Partner Teams Finish Integrating RS-25 Engines With Space Launch System

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• NASA Concludes WFIRST Space Telescope Preliminary Design Phase

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• National Labs to Welcome Students for 2019 DOE Cyber Contest

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• Marine Corps Considers Robots to Clear Mine-Filled Waters

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• Michele Iversen on Tools to Protect DoD’s Supply Chain

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• Richard Driggers: Cyber Workforce Shortage a National Security Issue

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• Mark Munsell on NGA’s Image Declassification, Data Aggregation Challenges

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• Boeing Commercial Airplanes Names Conrad Chun as VP of Communications; Anne Toulouse Quoted

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• Former United States Congressman Dan Donovan Joins K2 Intelligence; Jeremy Kroll Quoted

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• Perspecta Labs Receives $6M Contract from U.S. Army to Develop INPP; Petros Mouchtaris Quoted

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• Gov’t, Industry Leaders Talk Cyber Workforce Challenges at 2019 CyberCon; Rick Wagner Comments

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• Gov’t, Industry Leaders Talk Cyber Workforce Challenges at 2019 CyberCon; Rick Wagner Comments

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• Adm. Stuart Munsch to Lead Navy’s New Education-Focused Directorate

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• Lisa Costa: DevOps Implementation Shows ‘Cultural Shift’ in Software Dev’t

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• Lisa Costa: DevOps Implementation Shows ‘Cultural Shift’ in Software Dev’t

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• DOE Selects Participants for High-Performance Computing Investment

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• DARPA to Host Urban Circuit of Subterranean Challenge Event

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• Learning Machine Technologies Lands DHS Funding to Develop Credential Security System

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• FAA, NASA Seek Participants for UAS Traffic Management Workshop

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• DISA to Lead Fourth Estate Network Optimization Effort

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• DLA Holds 4th Annual R&D Industry Day

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• Senate Panel OKs NASA Authorization Measure

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• Vice Adm. Robert Sharp on NGA’s Strategy, Interaction With Startups

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• GSA’s Centers of Excellence, OPM Issue RFIs on Retirement Benefit App Modernization Projects

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• Accenture Completes Acquisition of Sutter Mills

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• SAIC Wins $41M Human Resources Command Cloud Contract from U.S. Army; Jim Scanlon Quoted

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• Perspecta Labs Receives $6.6M Prime Position on DARPA Contract; Petros Mouchtaris Quoted

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• Gov’t Leaders Talk Efforts to Improve DoD’s ‘Defend Forward’ Strategy

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• Bipartisan Group Presents Bill to Bolster Election Security Research

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• NASA Inspector General Office Reports 2019 Challenges

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• Air Force, Navy Partner to Create Joint C2 Battle System

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• DHS Requests Feedback on Vulnerability Assessment Process

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• NOAA Seeks Feedback on Draft Emerging Tech Strategies

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• USAF, DoD Conduct Tactical Communications Workshop

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• TSA Eyes Concepts on Aviation Security Tech

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• White House Releases National Strategic Computing Initiative Update

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• Kevin Cox: DHS Provides Agencies Better Network Visibility Through CDM Program

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• Retired Navy Leader Raquel Bono on Defense Health Agency’s Effort to Unify Military Health Systems

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• Digital Bazaar Lands DHS Funding to Build Blockchain Security Tech

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• Executive Mosaic Opens Nominations for the 2020 Wash100 Award

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• Booz Allen Hamilton Receives $152M Contract from U.S. Army to Build Recruiting Platform; Michele Hintz Quoted

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• Perspecta to Build Class A Facility in Boise, Idaho Region; Mac Curtis Quoted

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• House OKs Extension of Select Committee on Congress Modernization; Derek Kilmer Quoted

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• Defense, Industry Leaders Cite Minor Powers as Potential Threats to US Cybersecurity

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• USDA to Address IT Skills Gap in Employees; Gary Washington Quoted

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• DHS Unveils SBIR Topics for Fiscal 2020

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• USAF Stands Up Consolidated Cyber Development Center

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• Paul Cunningham: VA Making Progress on Improving Cybersecurity Posture

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• GSA, DOE Officials on Federal Efforts to Reduce Cyber Risks

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• Katie Arrington: DoD’s Cyber Certification Model Could Allow for Reciprocity With FedRAMP

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• DoD Expects Seven Agencies to Get ‘Clean’ Opinions in FY 2019 Financial Audit

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• USDA Deputy CIO Francisco Salguero to Fill Chief IT Role at FCC

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• Eric Smith: Marine Corps Looking to Deploy Edge-Level AI, Machine Learning Capabilities

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• Stephen Whiting: Space Command to Transfer Space Traffic Mgmt Duties to Commerce Dept

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• Navy to Name Two Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers After Navy Veterans

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• DARPA Pursues New Genetics Research Program to Improve Military Health

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• GAO: VA Still Needs to Address Cybersecurity Issues

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• DOE Allocates Funding to Decrease Power Station Carbon Emissions

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• GSA Seeks Executive Director for 18F Digital Services Component

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• Scott Bowman on FEMA’s Mobile Tech Adoption, IT Plans

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• Amy Hess: FBI Pairs Tech With Conventional Approaches to Detect Cyber Crimes

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• University of Maryland Wins DOE-Hosted Cybersecurity Competition; Rick Perry Quoted

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• Ajit Pai: FCC to Hold Public C-Band Spectrum Auction for 5G

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• Sen. John Howley Proposes Bill to Protect National Security, Sensitive Personal Data

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• Eric Smith: China’s Centralized Gov’t Brings Potential Cyber Vulnerabilities

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• Adm. Charles Richard Now Commander of USSTRATCOM

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• John Raymond: Space Command Looks to Define Operational Authorities, Expand Workforce

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• DHS S&T Taps SecureKey, Factom for Fraud Prevention R&D Effort

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• CIT, George Mason University Support DHS Smart Building Effort

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• FAA Makes Efforts to Digitize Airmen Notice Bulletins

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• House Approves Four-Week Stopgap Spending Bill

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• Grant Schneider: Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Council Eyes Guidance for Agencies in 2020

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• Eight Firms Selected to Design Wind Turbine Systems Through DOE Project

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• ARPA-E to Fund AI, Machine Learning Projects for Energy Tech Design Use

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• Senators Call on DHS to Address Funding Gap Facing Two Cyber Threat Data Sharing Centers

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• Jean Stack Speaks at Baird’s 2019 Government & Defense Conference

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• John Kavanaugh of Perspecta Delivers Keynote Address at Baird’s 2019 Government & Defense Conference

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• DCS Awarded $93.4M Task Order to Support AFLCMC/WIH Helicopter Program Office; Larry Egbert Quoted

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• KBR Awarded Hydrochloric Acid Purification Contract from Italmatch; Doug Kelly Quoted

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• Lawmakers Seek Nat’l Strategy for 5G, Telecom Implementation

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• GSA, NIST Working to Automate FedRAMP Assessments

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• DHS S&T Evaluates Smart Building Technologies in Soft Target Exercise

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• DOE Invests in FY20 Energy Frontier Research Center Initiatives

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• White House Issues Progress Report on Federal Investments to Push AI R&D Work

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• Three Forthcoming Policy Directives to Facilitate Security Clearance Modernization

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• DoD Uses Single Platform to Analyze Audit, Business Data

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• Milan Nikolich: DoD’s Fiscal 2020 Grants to Support University Research, STEM Workforce Training

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• Admin Officials on Agencies’ Individual Working Capital Funds for IT Upgrades

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• Maxar Commends Senate Commerce Committee’s Passage of NASA Authorization Act of 2019; Dan Jablonsky Quoted

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• PacStar CEO Peggy Miller Wins Gold Stevie Award for Executive of the Year; George Stroemple Quoted

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• Tyndall Air Force Base to Implement AT&T 5G Services; Wash100 Award Winner Xavier Williams Quoted

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• DoD Eyes Industry Partnerships for 5G Testing in 2020

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• GAO: DHS Transportation Security Strategy Needs Better Alignment With Other Plans

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• NASA to Release RFI for Lunar Rover to Support ‘Artemis’ Moon Mission

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• Federal Protective Service Automates Threat Assessment Processes

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• NSWC Dahlgren-Issued OTA Presented at Recent Industry Event

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• OMB Issues Updated Guidance for Federal Info Security Compliance

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• DHS Cyber Official Jeanette Manfra to Leave Post for Private Sector

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• GSA’s Judith Zawatsky on Transition to Beta Website for Contracting Opportunities

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• Trump OKs Four-Week Government Funding Extension

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• Boeing Communications Leader Anne Toulouse to Retire; Dennis Muilenburg Quoted

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• Army Looks at Industry for 5G Tech; Col. Schawn Branch Quoted

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• Kathy Nuebel Kovarik Begins Work as USCIS Acting Deputy Director

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• DoD Looks to Deploy Consolidated Defense Readiness Reporting System

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• Winter Casey, Lynne Parker Assume Deputy CTO Roles to White House

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• VA Eyes Deployment of Cerner-Built Electronic Health Record System in March

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• Department of State Prepares to Stand Up IT Procurement Office

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• Air Force Plans to Develop Next-Gen Tech Under ‘Vanguard’ Programs

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• DARPA Introduces Optical Microsystems Dev’t Program

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• GAO Reports Rise in Pentagon’s Use of OTAs for Prototype Programs

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• Margie Graves: Leadership Support a Factor to Receiving Federal Funds Through TMF

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• KBR Awarded Advanced Automation Systems Contracts for HURL Ammonia Plant in India; Doug Kelly Quoted

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• Peter Reddy Named Full-Time Executive Director of NIWC Atlantic

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• Ryan McCarthy: Army Focuses on Cloud as Precursor to AI

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• House Committee Approves 5G Network Security Bill

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• DARPA Explores Biological Performance in Ongoing Research Program

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• NSWC Carderock’s Carlos Duran Puts Focus on Building Small Business Partnerships

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• FCC Bans Use of Federal Fund in Buying Chinese Telecom Products, Services

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• GSA Releases Updated Network Security Initiative for Federal Gov’t

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• GAO: Pentagon’s Fraud Risk Mgmt Program Should Include Contractor Ownership Assessments

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• Air Force, Strategic Capabilities Office Aim to Develop Cyber Planning Tool Via ‘Project IKE’

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• FBI’s Steven Kelly on Government’s Interaction With Industry on Cyber Issues

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• NCCoE Calls for Public to Comment on Cybersecurity Project Description

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• DHS to Hold Industry Event on Detection Canine R&D Funding Opportunities

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• White House Requests Insights on US Research Environment

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• OMB to Refine Data Science Skills of Federal Workforce; Margie Graves Quoted

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• Navy Stands Up New Tech Collaboration Facility in Charleston; James Geurts Quoted

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• Catherine Marsh Rejoins IARPA as Director

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• Former Pivotal Software Exec Paul Puckett Named Army Enterprise Cloud Mgmt Office Director

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• Commerce Dept Issues Proposed Rule to Ensure ICT Supply Chain Security

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• Maj. Gen. Thomas Murphy on DoD’s Protecting Critical Technology Task Force

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• Education Dept Investigates Two Universities’ Ties to Foreign Governments, Companies

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• Hill AF Base to Create Spectrum Sharing Platform for DoD’s 5G Test Project

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• SBA Finalizes Rule to Update HUBZone Program

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• Cubic to Showcase High Fidelity LVC Multi-Domain Capabilities at I/ITSEC 2019; Mike Knowles Quoted

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• Ben Garthwaite Assumes CEO Role for Fors Marsh Group; Sean Marsh Quoted

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• General Dynamics Mission Systems Installs New GPS System for U.S. Army Forces in Germany; Robert Horton Quoted

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• Army Plans Technology Procurements for Network Modernization; Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher Quoted

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• DHS Announces Update on List of Top Dangerous Software Errors

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• Space Command Accepts WGS-10 SATCOM Into Operational Constellation

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• CISA Warns Citizens of Holiday Shopping Scam Activities

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• DOT Seeks Industry Feedback to Bolster Emerging Transportation Tech Council

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