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• Commodity Futures Trading Commission to Implement NIST Privacy Framework; Heath Tarbert Quoted

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• Suzette Kent: Federal Data Strategy to Help Launch Data Reskilling Pilot

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• Navy, Air Force Advance Nuclear Triad Modernization Efforts

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• Report: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan to Retire as Joint AI Center Director

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• ADNOC Awards KBR PMC Services Contract to Manage EPC Contractors; Stuart Bradie Quoted

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• Rite-Solutions Receives $71.5M Contract from NUWCDIVNPT to Develop Undersea Electronic Warfare Systems; Dennis McLaughlin, Joe Marino Quoted

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• LexisNexis Announces Acquisition of Emailage to Improve Fraud Detection; Rick Trainor, Rei Carvalho Quoted

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• Accenture to Buy Mudano to Enhance Analytics, Data Services; George Marcotte, Athina Kanioura Quoted

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• Ryan Frigm, Technical Director of SDA, to Give Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s Defense Research and Development Summit 2020 on Feb. 6th

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• Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Dawne Hickton, COO & President of ATN for Jacobs, Her First Wash100 Award

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• GSA’s Julie Dunne Details 2020 Federal Acquisition Strategy Updates

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• Brig. Gen. Michael Conley Given Role at Space Operations Command

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• Glenn Gerstell to Leave NSA General Counsel Post

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• Kevin O’Connell: Office of Space Commerce Working on Space Traffic Mgmt Transition Effort

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• Two Air Force Commands to Build Airmen Framework Under New Partnership

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• NIWC Holds Industry Event on DevOps

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• NSF Sets Partnership to Support STEM Research Data

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• GSA Looks to Modernize Approach to Mitigating Fake Public Comments on Rulemakings

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• Barbara Barrett Delivers USAF’s Proposed Organizational Plan for Space Force to Congress

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• Council of Presidential Advisers Sets Sights on AI, Quantum Computing

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• Blackberry Announces Partnership with Trimble to Enable Advanced Asset Monitoring Capabilities; Jay Delaney, Christopher Plaat Quoted

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• ACT I CEO Applauds CMMC Standard Release by DoD

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• OMB Allows Agencies to Decide on Chief Data Officer Need; Suzette Kent Quoted

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• Thomas Modly: Navy to Focus on Hypersonic Projects This Year

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• Craig Edward Leen to be Nominated Director at the Office of Personnel Mgmt

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• Army Eyes AI-Based Imaging Tech to Support Battlefield Activities

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• DOE Engages in Federal Partnership for Energy Security

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• Marine Corps Looks to Establish Units for Enterprise Network Oversight

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• Air Force Hosts AFWERX Space Challenge Launch Event

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• DOL Working to Modernize Labor Certification Procedures

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• Bill Evanina: New ODNI Strategy to Advance Cyber Threat Info Sharing With Industry

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• Mark Esper’s Memo Outlines DoD Priorities in Support of National Defense Strategy

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• GAO Finds DHS Directives Effective in Helping Federal Agencies Address Cyber Risks

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• AWS Selected by Carrier to Provide Cloud Services to Streamline Operations; Bobby George, Mike Clayville Quoted

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• CACI Names Former White House Chief of Operations Daniel Walsh as Corporate Strategic Advisor to Enhance Security; John Mengucci Quoted

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• SOSi Adds Jamie Grabeal, Janet Hanofee, Kevin Henderson, Greg Hayken to Executive Leadership Team; Julian Setian Quoted

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• IntelliDyne Appoints Robert Grey as Chief Executive Officer to Drive Strategy Change

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• Raytheon Completes Laser-guided Excalibur S U.S. Navy Test; Sam Deneke Quoted

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• Potomac Officers Club’s Defense Research and Development Summit 2020 to Feature Frank Klemm, Scott Gilman, Timothy Grayson as Panelists on Feb. 6th

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• Lt. Gen. John Thompson: USAF Space, Missile Center to Take More Risks

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• Gen. Gus Perna: Army Seeks Prepositioned Stock Growth in Pacific

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• GSA Prioritizes AI for Presidential Innovation Fellows Initiative

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• Army Eyes Full Operational Capability for Illinois 3D Printing Facility in 2021

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• Air Force Directorate Accelerates Award of Phase II SBIR Contracts

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• NIST Releases Draft Guidance on Supply Chain Security

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• NIST Seeks Industry Support for Data Confidentiality Program

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• Navy Fields W76-2 Nuclear Warheads

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• Jason Klitenic on ODNI’s Supply Chain Security Questions

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• House OKs FedRAMP Authorization Act

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• Federal Procurement Data System’s Reporting Functions Will Migrate to Beta SAM Website in March

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• 1901 Group Promotes Career Path Opportunities to ISE Graduates at Virginia Tech Industrial Systems Engineering D.C. Company Tour; Sheri Neely, Maggie Dozier Quoted

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• NASA Johnson Space Center Will Host Media to Promote Administration’s Upcoming Missions

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• U.S. Army Awards CenturyLink Contracts to Build Fiber Networks for Modernization Efforts; David Young Quoted

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• QTS Announces New Innovation Lab to Improve Data Management; Brent Bentsen Quoted

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• Charles Romine, Director of NIST IT Lab, to Give Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s AI Summit 2020 on Feb. 13th

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• DoE Allocates $126M for Solar Energy Studies; Dan Brouillette Quoted

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• Jose Arrieta Talks Implementation of Blockchain Tech for HHS Acquisition Efforts

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• Symantec Exec Jeff Greene Named NCCoE Director

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• Army Looks to Deploy Cloud, Virtual Training Tech for Combat Operations

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• USAF Conducts Sustainability Test With Minuteman III Missile

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• DHS Names Four Industrial Partners for Wildfire Security Effort

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• DoD to Reprogram $5.7B in Funds to Support AI, Hypersonic Weapons Development

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• Attorney General William Barr Warns of Threats From China’s 5G Dominance

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• Federal Agencies Use ‘Low Code’ Processes to Accelerate App Development

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• Keith Kapp Named CTO of CVP to Expand Corporate Senior-Level Division; Anirudh Kulkarni Quoted 

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• Bechtel Opens New Office in New York City to Solve Infrastructure Challenges; Brendan Bechtel Quoted

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• RavenTek Raises Over $74K for No Boundaries Military Charity Event; Mike Raymond, Frank Watson Quoted

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• ULA Prepares Atlas V Rocket for NASA’s Solar Orbiter Mission Launch; Gary Wentz Quoted

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• Robert Work, Vice Chairman of NSCAI, to Give Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s AI Summit 2020 on Feb. 13th

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• NGA Deputy Director Stacey Dixon Receives 2020 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Senate Releases Report on US Cyber, Election Security; VMware’s Tom Kellermann Comments

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• Stephen Kitay Talks Partnerships, Joint Integration Needs for Space Force Efforts

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• Cheryl Ingstad Takes Oath to Lead DOE AI Office

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• VA to Adopt 5G Tech in Palo Alto Hospital; Robert Wilkie Quoted

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• Former DIU Head Raj Shah Urges DoD to Boost Innovation Spending

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• DISA, Drury University Discuss #NEXTGEN Cybersecurity Initiative

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• OMB in Search for Federal Deputy CIO

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• Space Force Taps RAND to Examine Commercial Space Industry’s Capabilities

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• Gen. Joseph Martin: Improved Acquisition Process Helps Army Advance Modernization

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• GAO Offers Recommendations to Help VA Better Manage Federal Supply Schedules Program

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• ATF Selects Axon for DoJ Pilot Program to Support Federal Joint Task Forces with New Digital Services; Richard Coleman Quoted

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• ULA Successfully Launches Atlas V, Solar Orbiter with NASA; Gary Wentz Quoted

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• Gores Holdings III Completes Acquisition of PAE to Continue Growth; John Heller, Louis Samson Quoted

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• Nicole Cardenas, Director of Channel Marketing at Pivot3, Recognized for Leadership by Channel Company; Bruce Milne Quoted

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• Mark Esper Discusses Navy Fleet Expansion

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• Navy Receives Future USS St. Louis

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• DOE to Allot $64M for Cost-Shared Coal Tech Projects

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• AFRL Taps Purdue University to Develop Mach 8 Wind Tunnel

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• Experts at NSF Event Discuss Federal Research Issues

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• GSA Announces Results of Post-Award Communications Pilot

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• Four Chinese Military Officers Indicted on Equifax Hacking Charges

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• David Norquist on DoD’s $705.4B Budget Request for FY 2021

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• GSA Centers of Excellence Helps JAIC Establish Joint Common Foundation

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• Jacobs Names Caesar Nieves as Cyber Team SVP to Expand Cyber Influence; Dawne Hickton Quoted

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• Microsoft Partners with USAF to Provide New IT Infrastructure to Airmen; William Marion Quoted

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• IBM Releases X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020 to Outline Cyber Vulnerabilities; Wendi Whitmore Quoted

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• Leidos Creates New Scientific Advisory Board to Advance Pre-Clinical Drug Development Featuring Jose Conejo-Garcia, Patrick Lucy, Philip Hinds; James Pannucci Quoted

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• ORI Names Robert Pick Public Sector VP to Improve Strategic Growth; Shannon Brown Quoted

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• SOSi Acquires NorthStar Systems to Advance Data Analytics Software; Julian Setian Quoted

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• Mike Garris, Maj. Sam Gray, Terry Busch to Serve as Panelists at Potomac Officers Club’s AI Summit 2020 on Feb. 13th

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• Kristen Baldwin Joins FAA as CIO

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• Al Whitmore, President of BAE I&S Sector, Receives Third Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone: DoD Important Factor in Elections Security

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• DOE Supports R&D Efforts for Construction Tech Under $74M Funding Opportunity

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• Brian Whittaker Appointed to Lead GSA Digital Services on Acting Basis

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• Army Officials Discuss Data, Cloud in Multidomain Operations

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• CISA Pursues Effort to Protect 2020 Elections

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• US Officials Claim Huawei Has ‘Back Door’ Access to Wireless Networks

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• DIU Partners With Nontraditional Vendors Through OTAs; Mike Madsen Quoted

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• NCSC Issues New Strategy to Counter Foreign Intelligence Threats; Bill Evanina Quoted

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• Jacobs Secures Network Rail Framework Contract to Deliver Technical Services to U.K. Rail System; Donald Morrison, Daljinder Chatta Quoted

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• K2 FIN Launch CFIUS Advisory Services to Help Navigate CFIUS/FIRRMA National Security Requirements; Robert Brenner, Juan Zarate Quoted

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• Oracle Provides Harper College with Cloud Applications to Provide Innovative Student Services; Patrick Bauer, Hari Sankar Quoted

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• QTS’ SDP Increases Strong Business Momentum and Efficiencies in 2019; Brent Bensten Quoted

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• DynCorp International Awarded $1.7 Billion Navy Contract for Aviation Maintenance

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• NCI President & CEO Paul Dillahay Receives 2020 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• DOE Invests $187M in Advanced Manufacturing R&D

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• Applied Insight Acquires DAE to Advance Cloud Technologies; Dede Dascalu, John Hynes Quoted

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• HHS Launches New Office to Manage Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Contract; Scott Rowell Quoted

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• DoD Seeks $88M in FY21 Funding to Finish Space Ops Facility in Colorado

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• Bureau of Fiscal Service Looks to Deploy Blockchain, AI for Customer Services

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• Army Invests in AI-Based Facial Recognition Algorithm R&D Efforts

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• Army to Open Corps Headquarters in Kentucky

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• DHS S&T Helps Coast Guard Replace Uncomfortable Air Purifiers

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• DBPAO, Noblis Scientists Identify Unique Genetic Sequences of Coronavirus; Amr ElSawy Quoted

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• House Panel Asks DoD to Submit 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan, Updated Force Structure Assessment

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• White House Seeks to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Resilience With Executive Order on PNT Services

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• PSC Shares Members’ Feedback on Beta SAM Website to GSA

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• KBR, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Partner to Provide AiGSSM for KBR ROSE Liquid Pitch; Doug Kelly Quoted

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• PSC Supports Supply Chain Regulation Change; Alan Chvotkin Quoted

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• KPMG Report Shows Industry Leaders Support AI Ethics Company Policy; Sreekar Krishna, Tim Zanni Quoted

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• Dr. Mike Gazarik, VP Ball Aerospace Engineering, Named AIAA Fellow; Rob Strain Quoted

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• Leidos Partners with Rusada as ENVISION Systems Integrator to Provide Flight Operations Software; Kevin Lansdowne Quoted

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• Everbridge Releases New CEM Coronavirus Risk Data Enhancement; Imad Mouline Quoted

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• Chris Brady, President of General Dynamics Mission Systems, Receives 2020 Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• DIU’s Autonomous Tech R&D Team Moves to Defense Digital Service; Ellen Lord Quoted

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• Joe Klimavicz to Step Down as DOJ CIO

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• NOAA, OceanX Form Deep-Sea Exploration Partnership

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• Space Force Transfers Control of AEHF-5 Satellite to Space Ops Command

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• Army Personnel Use Lockheed-Made VR Facility for Hypersonic Tech Assessment

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• Huawei Indicted on Racketeering Conspiracy, Trade Secret Theft

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• Report: DoD Seeks to Reprogram $3.8B in Funds for Border Wall

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• Senate OKs Resolution to Curb Trump’s War Powers Against Iran

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• ACT-IAC, Leadership Development Program Select Leidos Senior Director of Medicare Services, Lisa Gardner, for 2020 Class of 20 Government and 20 Industry Participants

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• Raycap Acquires Apelio Innovative Industries to Expand 5G Capabilities; Michael Androutsos, Michael Zelenko Quoted

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• DoD Changes Position on Sales to Huawei; Rick Scott, Sue Gough Quoted

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• AWS Provides Cloud, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Media Services to Second Spectrum; Mike Clayville, Rajiv Maheswaran Quoted

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• USAF Awards Red River $95M BOA for LevelUP Cloud Services; Ross Woodley Quoted

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• Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, Receives Sixth Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Bipartisan Bill to Push Govt Adoption of Modern Tech; Mark Meadows Quoted

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• DOL Joins GSA’s Centers of Excellence Program for RPA Deployment; Emily Murphy Quoted

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• Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman Joins Space Force as a Senior Adviser

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• NASA Picks 4 Studies for Solar System Exploration Effort

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• DoE to Provide $50M for Fusion Energy Research

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• Stratcom Head Charles Richard Seeks Investments in Hypersonic Weapons R&D Programs

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• CISA, FBI Uncover North Korean Cyber Hacking Campaign

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• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Proposes Measure to Establish Data Protection Agency

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• President Trump Appoints DOE Secretary Dan Brouillette to National Space Council

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• Dan Broulliette on DOE’s Budget Request for National Nuclear Security Administration

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• 3M Selects AWS to Provide Cloud Infrastructure Services for Enterprise IT Modernization; John Turner, Mike Clayville Quoted

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• Marine Corps Issues VR Flight Simulator Tech RFI

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• Accenture Acquires Icon Integration to Advance SAP Capabilities; Scott Hahn, Paul Roddis Quoted 

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• Tina Dolph, President & CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, Receives Second Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Made In Space Selects Blue Canyon Technologies to Support Robotic Manufacturing Mission; George Stafford Quoted

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• Cisco Releases Annual Report Stating 5G will Support Over 10% of Global Mobile Connections by 2023; Roland Acra Quoted

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• Leidos CEO, 2020 Wash100 Award Winner Roger Krone Wows on CNBC’s Squawk Alley

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• Mark Esper Calls for Int’l Action in Efforts to Combat China

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• Cyberspace Solarium Commission to Issue Congress Recommendations in March

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• DHS Allots Over $1B for Fiscal 2020 Public Safety Projects

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• DHS Seeks Creation of New Cyber Coordination Unit

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• GSA FAS Seeks Asst Commissioner for Assisted Acquisition Services

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• DARPA Seeks to Use Atmosphere as Geolocation Sensor

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• Report: DoD to Adopt Rules for AI Development, Use

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• DHS Waives Contracting Laws to Accelerate Border Wall Construction

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• White House Seeks $70M in FY 2021 Funds to Back OPM-GSA Merger

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• Accenture Acquires VanBerlo to Improve Build Smart Connect Solutions; Thomas Paulen Quoted

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• Steampunk Names Matt Warren as CEO to Expand New Market Sectors; Matt Warren Quoted

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• QTS Develops Mega Data Center to Increase Renewable Energy; Chad Williams Quoted

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• BlackBerry Cylance Released 2020 Annual Threat Report Featuring Threats Facing Industry Verticals; Eric Cornelius, Brian Robison Quoted

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• Infosys Partners with GE to Modernize IT Infrastructure; Jasmeet Singh, Viren Shah Quoted

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• Katherine Arrington, Wash100 Award Recipient, CISO for DoD OUSDA, to Speak During Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd

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• Microsoft, NOAA Partner, Utilizing AI Capabilities to Protect Alaska Ice Seals; Jon Kurland, Dan Morris Quoted

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• Stu Shea, Chairman, President & CEO of Peraton, Receives Fourth Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Navy Dept Seeks to Reinvest $40B in 5 Years; Thomas Modly Comments

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• NSA’s Alexander Gates to Lead Cybersecurity at DOE; Dan Brouillette Quoted

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• Mars Recconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft Enters Flash Memory Maintenance

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• CISA to Issue Updated ‘Trusted Internet Connection’ Cybersecurity Policy

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• DOE Unveils Funding Opportunity for Pipe Rehabilitation Tech Dev’t

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• Navy Stands Up New Cyber Dev’t Center

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• Marine Corps Auxiliary Unit Eyes Automation for Cyber Defense Procedures

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• USAF Helps Students Pursue Cybersecurity Careers

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• John Rood to Step Down as Defense Undersecretary for Policy

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• Navy Unveils Information Security Vision

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• CISA Issues Alert on Ransomware Attack on Pipeline Operator

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• ACT-IAC Releases DevOps Primer to Advance IT Practices; Jeremy Wood, David Wennergren Quoted

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• KBR Release Fourth Quarter, FY2019 Financial Results, FY2020 Guidance; Stuart Bradie Quoted

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• Gen. Jay Raymond Clears Space Force Satcom Enterprise Vision

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• Unisys Announces Contest to Hack Unisys Stealth Solution, Winner Receives $10K; Mat Newfield Quoted

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• Leidos Announces Fourth Quarter and FY2019 Results; Roger Krone Quoted

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• Ball Aerospace Completes MethaneSAT Preliminary Design; Makenzie Lystrup Quoted

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• Accenture Federal Services Receives FedRAMP Authorization for MDR Cyber Capability; David Dalling, Aaron Faulkner Quoted

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• Crowley Appoints Ray Fitzgerald as COO to Lead Company Performance; Crowley Quoted

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• Kevin Phillips, ManTech President and CEO, Receives Fourth Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Governor Ron DeSantis Funds $4.8M Infrastructure Upgrades at Pensacola Airport; Tom Vecchiolla Quoted

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• Army Saves $1.2B After Budget Reinvestment Effort; Ryan McCarthy Quoted

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• Labor Dept Allots About $100M for Industrial Apprenticeships

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• TSA Implements Tech Procurement Initiative to Improve Airport Security

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• DoD to Refine Medical Facility Operations; Tom McCaffery Quoted

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• NIST Releases Draft Data Privacy Framework

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• NSWC Crane Holds Collaborative Event for Undersea Vehicle Tech Dev’t

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• DLA Officials Meet to Discuss Collaboration-Driven Modernization

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• DISA Notifies Service Members of Potential Data Breach

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• Commerce CIO Andre Mendes on Federal IT Budgets

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• CIA’s Juliane Gallina on Artificial Intelligence, IT Franchise Model

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• Navy Installs Counter-UAS Tech on Guided Missile Destroyer Ship

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• NASA Hosts Media at Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium on Feb. 28th

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• Rimini Street Establishes Whole-of-Government Agreement with Australia to Support Enterprise Software; Randall Brugeaud, Emmanuelle Hose Quoted

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• ViON Earns Position on CRN’s MSP500 List; Tom Frana, Bob Skelley Quoted

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• John Goodman, Chief Executive of Accenture Federal Services, Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Inpixon Partners with Mist Systems, Subsidiary of Jupiter Networks, to Expand IT Strategy; Bob Friday, Adam Benson Quoted

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• Raytheon Completes U.S. Army Air, Missile Defense Sensor to Defeat Advanced Threats; Tom Laliberty Quoted

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• CyberX, Microsoft Azure Collaborate to Enhance Cybersecurity’ Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Nir Giller Quoted 

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• MITRE Evaluates Cybersecurity Products Based on Carbanak, FIN7 Groups to Address Threats to Financial Systems; Frank Duff, Quoted

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• Trump Selects Richard Grenell for Acting DNI Post

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• GSA AI Center of Excellence Highlights Adoption to Address Challenges

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• Mark Esper: DoD Must Prioritize Nuclear Triad Modernization

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• Census Bureau Looks to Create Enterprise Data Lake to Support Cloud, AI Deployment

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• Coast Guard Unveils IT Transformation Strategy; Adm. Karl Schultz Quoted

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• NASA Backs Research Efforts in Spaceflight-Based Agriculture Systems

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• NGA Looks to Digitize Historical GEOINT Data

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• Anil Cheriyan: FedRAMP Plans to Establish Liaison, Boost Training in 2020

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• NASA Grants Support STEM Education Programs

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• Col. William Starr Takes Charge of Army Space & Missile Defense Center of Excellence

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• Presidential Advisers Set August Vote on Report on SDN Use for 5G Network Security

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• Some Federal IT Leaders Recognize Value of Open-Source Tools in Software Development

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• CenturyLink, Microsoft Azure Join Managed Service Provider Program to Enhance Network Capabilities; Paul Savill, Ross Ortega Quoted

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• Forcepoint Releases Forcepoint Advantage to Modernize Cybersecurity Industry Pricing; Matthew Moynahan, Doug Cahill Quoted

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• CORAS Appoints Corey Gersten as VP of DoD Sales to Enhance Departmental Organization; Dan Naselius Quoted

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• Unisys Announces Stealth 5.0 to Provide Enhanced Security Software for Kubernetes Software; Sudhir Mehta Quoted

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• BlackBerry Releases Spark Platform to Deliver Zero Trust Security for Unified Endpoint Security, Management; Billy Ho Quoted

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• Unisys Launches Unisys Security Global Channel Partner Program to Expand Stealth Security Solutions; Chris Kloes Quoted 

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• NASA Awards Vertex Aerospace $150M IDIQ Contract to Support AFRC Aircraft Operations; Ed Boyington Quoted

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• AAR Signs Letter of Intent with Air Canada to Develop Airframe Maintenance Center of Excellence; Rich Steer, Chris Jessup Quoted

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• NIH NIAID Awards Booz Allen Hamilton $147M Support Contract to Protect Public Health Around the World; Roman Salasznyk Quoted

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• Rick Wagner, President of ManTech’s MCIS Group, Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• USAF Decommissions 22-Year-Old Weather Data Satellite

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• Education Dept Focuses on IT Consolidation This Year; Jason Gray Quoted

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• Ryan McCarthy Talks DoD Hypersonic Defense, Supply Chain Needs

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• Air Force to Launch Experiment for ABMS Platform in April; Will Roper Comments

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• HHS Finalizes Strategy Against Regulation-Caused IT Burdens

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• NIST Releases Guidance for Securing Unclassified Data in Nonfederal Systems

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• Gen. David Goldfein on Air Force’s Joint All Domain C2 Concept, Operational Squadron Goal

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• Stacy Bostjanick: DoD Eyes Completion of Cyber Certification Training, Assessment Guides in March

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• CISA’s Christopher Krebs on Cyber Collaboration, Data Sharing in Election Security

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• Education Dept Updates Online Federal Student Aid Process

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• BWXT Labels Cold Kits with MO-99, TC-99M Technology; Rex Geveden, Dr. Mihaela Ginj Quoted

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• AT&T Nationwide LTE Coverage Exceeds 2.61M Square Miles, Supporting AT&T and FirstNet Subscribers ; Chris Sambar Edward Parkinson Quoted

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• BlackBerry Introduces CylancePROTECT and CylanceOPTICS to Enhance EPP, EDR Capabilities; Michael Suby, Dominic Grillo, Thomas Pace Quoted

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• SolarWinds Releases Cyber Readiness Report Findings: Including IT Complexity, Insider Threats; Brandon Shopp, Tim Brown Quoted

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• Jeff Caporizzo Joins ICF as Executive Creative Director for Government Clients; Mary Schwarz Quoted

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• Booz Allen Hamilton Joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program to Provide Cloud Services to Federal Agencies; Osama Malik, Shannon Sullivan Quoted

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• Iridium Announces 2019 Financial Results, 2020 Outlook; Matt Desch, 2020 Wash100 Award Recipient, Quoted

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• McAleese to Host 11th Defense Programs Conference

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• John Mengucci, President and CEO of CACI, Receives First Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• NASA Releases Tech Licensing Solicitations for Biomedical, Health Capabilities

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• Army Employs Digital Methods to Recruit Younger Troops

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• TSA Bans Employee Use of TikTok App

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• HII Finishes Delbert D. Black Ship Builder’s Tests

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• NSA Continues Academic Engagement Program

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• DOE Eyes Cybersecurity Training Effort for Nontechnical Energy Personnel

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• Janice Degarmo on State Department’s New Data Analytics Center

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• NOAA Unveils Artificial Intelligence Strategy

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• Mark Esper Oversees Zero-Based Reviews of Combatant Commands

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• Air Education & Training Command to Develop Competency-Based Training Platform

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• Unisys Releases 4 Key Public Sector Contract Wins, Growth throughout FY2019; Eric Hutto Quoted

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• CBP Uses Eye-Tracking Tech for Impostor Detection. ID Validation Training

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• Raytheon Tests First SM-2 from Restarted Production Line; Mitch Stevison Quoted

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• K2 Intelligence Names Danny McGlynn SVP to Modernize Financial Crime Risk; Chip Poncy Quoted

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• Seth Moore, CEO of T-Rex Solutions, Receives First Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Soraya Correa, DHS Chief Procurement Officer, to Give Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Procurement Forum on March 19th

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• C2SCG Becomes Google Cloud Partner to Enhance Cloud Capabilities; Brandee Daly Quoted

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• Tony Loyd Joins AECOM as VP of Houston Office to Expand Local Staff, Drive Business Growth; Wendy Lopez Quoted

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• USACE Selects Jacobs to Deliver Engineering Services Under Environmental Quality Program; Jan Walstrom Quoted

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• Gen. Stephen Lyons: USTRANSCOM Addresses Cyber Vulnerabilities Via Contract Policy

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• Army’s William Jordan Gillis Nominated to Lead Service’s Sustainment

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• Christopher Krebs Talks CISA Efforts to Combat Ransomware

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• GAO: Agencies Overseeing Critical Sectors Must Ensure NIST Cybersecurity Framework Compliance

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• John Demers: Data Privacy, Law Enforcement Interception ‘Can Coexist’

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• DOE Allots $97M for Phase II Small Business Projects

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• FCC Seeks Info on Use of Huawei, ZTE Equipment in US Telecom Networks

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• White House OSTP Issues Annual Report on American AI Initiative

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• Christopher Krebs: CISA Plans to Cease Use of Social Security Numbers as Identification

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• Curtiss-Wright Enters $62M Acquisition of Dyna-Flow Control Value Services to Enhance Industrial Valve Portfolio; David Adams Quoted

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• Accenture Completes Global Study Showing Citizens Share Personal Data for Enhanced Customer Services; Eyal Darmon Quoted

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• PAE CEO John Heller Receives Fifth Wash100 Award From From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• NTT DATA Builds Digital Archive System of ASEAN ACHDA Project; Katsuichi Sonoda Quoted

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• Matthew Donovan to be Nominated as Full-Time DoD Undersecretary for Personnel, Readiness

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• BAE Systems Receives $126M Task Order From USMS to Provide Mission Critical Sustainment, Engineering Services; Mark Keeler Quoted

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• Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, NASA Complete Final ACM Tests for Artemis II Mission; Pat Nolan Quoted

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• VMware Publishes ‘2020 Cybersecurity Outlook’ Report to Reveal Cyber Attacker Behaviors, IT Security Team Relationship; Rick McElroy Quoted

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• Iridium Communications Debuts Iridium Certus 700 to Provide Enhanced L-Band Speeds; Bryan Hartin, Matt Desch Quoted

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• IBM Security Releases Survey Results Showing Concerns of Cyberattacks; Wendi Whitmore Quoted

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• DIA’s James Sullivan Talks US Cyber Offense, Supply Chain Security Needs

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• Navy Department to Create Acquisition Modernization Office

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• NASA to Deploy Instrument for Atmospheric Radiation Data

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• Census Bureau Deploys AI to Process Survey Data, Customer Feedback

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• Air National Guard Group to Foster Innovation in New AFWERX Program

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• DHS to Develop Master’s Degree Program for Security Technologies Through Funding Opportunity

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• Air Force Selects PEOs for ‘Vanguard’ R&D Effort

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• Report: Pentagon’s JAIC Taps Alka Patel to Lead AI Ethical Principles Implementation

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• Gen. David Goldfein, Gen. Jay Raymond on Joint All-Domain C2 Network

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• VA Eyes July Launch for EHR System’s Initial Capabilities; Robert Wilkie Quoted

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• Hughes Announces TELECOMM Partnership to Power Community Wi-Fi Hotspots in Mexican Villages; Ramesh Ramaswamy, Sergio Viñals Padilla Quoted

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• Accenture Acquires AlphaBeta Advisors to Expand Analytics-Led Strategy Capabilities; Bob Easton, Andrew Charlton Quoted

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• Accenture Completes Mundano Acquisition to Enhance Analytic Transformation; George Marcotte, Athina Kanioura Quoted

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• ICF Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results; John Wasson Quoted

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• Day & Zimmermann Acquire Minnotte Contracting Corporation to Expand Union Staffing, Project Management; Michael McMahon, Dave Minnotte Quoted

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• Zscaler’s Shadow IT Report Analyzes IoT Transactions in Cloud, Traffic Volume by Industry; Deepen Desai Quoted

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• DeEtte Gray, President of CACI US Operations, Receives Fourth Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• DOJ’s Adam Hickey: Industry Must Assist Law Enforcement in Countering Cyberattacks

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• Government-Industry Team Move Forward With USS Gerald R. Ford Weapons Elevator Testing

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• Army Inducts Nat’l Guard Soldiers Into Cyber Task Force

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• OPM Head Dale Cabaniss Releases Memo on Gov’t Cyber Skills Assessment Tests

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• Army Completes Fit Test for T901 Engine

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• DHS Needs Maritime Detection Tech for Coast Guard

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• USAF Names New Combat Rescue Helicopter

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• DARPA Unveil Results of Subterranean Challenge’s Urban Circuit

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