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• CSIS’ Morgan Dwyer: DoD Should Start With CMMC Pilot Prior to Rollout

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• Trump to Nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe as National Intelligence Director

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• Senate OKs Telecom Networks Security Bill; Sen. Roger Wicker Quoted

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• Tom Prendergast, Denise Berger Assume AECOM Leadership Positions in Northeast Region; Steve Morriss Quoted

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• JAL Integrates Viasat’s Aerodocs Document Management System to Enhance Information Management Process; Tatsuo Mori, Dave Elliott Quoted

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• USAF Awards FLIR $23M Contract for Centaur Unmanned Ground Vehicles; David Ray Quoted

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• SAIC to Provide Systems Engineering For New Zealand Government to Improve Tsunami Buoy Network; Jim Scanlon Quoted

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• American Systems Celebrates 45th Anniversary of the Government IT, Engineering Company’s Founding; Peter Smith Quoted

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• Sen. Mark Warner Discusses Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure in Letter to DoD CIO

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• Robin Kelly Introduces Transparency Bill for Acting Security Officials

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• Kenneth Braithwaite Nominated for Navy Secretary Post

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• DARPA Unveils Research Effort for Ambient Thermal Emissions

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• George Wilson, President and CEO of ECS Federal, Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• T-Rex Solutions Ranks No. 14 on Inc. 5000 Series: D.C. Metro List; Marc Steining, Scott Omelianuk Quoted

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• Brian Whittaker Talks Plans for GSA’s 18F Digital Services Arm

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• CBP Tests Blockchain Use for Intellectual Property Security

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• Christian Becker Talks OTA, Cloud Migration Benefits in Navy Info Warfare Modernization

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• DoD Kicks Off Hypersonic Industrial Base Study; Mark Lewis Quoted

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• Steve Jurczyk: NASA Eyes First Space Launch System Flight in Second Half of 2021

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• OMB Issues Draft Memo on IPv6 Migration; Suzette Kent Quoted

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• GSA, GAO Partner in Centers of Excellence Initiative to Address Strategy, Technology Challenges; Anil Cheriyan, Bob De Luca Quoted

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• Raytheon, National Science Foundation Radio Astronomy Facilities Partner to Detect Space Asteroids; Art Morrish, Tony Beasley Quoted

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• Gen. Charles Brown Nominated Air Force Chief of Staff; Barbara Barrett Quoted

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• Marjorie Dickman Joins BlackBerry as Chief Government Affairs, Public Policy Officer; John Chen Quoted

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• Intelligent Waves Receives ITES-3S Task Order to Support PEO EIS; Erin Horrell Quoted

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• Smithsonian Gallery Features HawkEye 360’s Pathfinder in Air, Space Museum Exhibition; John Serafini, James David Quoted

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• From NIST Information Security Guidelines to CMMC: What Do the New Regulations Entail?

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• Roy Azevedo, President of Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, Receives First Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Alka Bhave, Perspecta’s Vice President of Performance Excellence, to Moderate at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd

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• DoD Official James Anderson Nominated for Defense Policy Post

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• NSF’s Rebecca Spyke Keiser to Lead Agency’s Research Security in New Role

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• Bechtel, Sempra Energy Announce EPC Contract for Liquefaction Project; Jeffrey Martin, Brendan Bechtel Quoted

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• CBP Releases Assessment Updates on Geospatial Tech for Border Security Operations

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• OPM, NASA Collab for Future Astronaut Selection

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• Navy Looks to Deploy Integrated C2 Operations Framework for Cyber Defense

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• GAO: Agencies Must Ensure Accuracy in Reporting Improper Payments

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• DHS Unveils Third Biometric Tech Competition

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• Sean Connelly: Trusted Internet Connection Program Office Eyes Final TIC 3.0 Guidance by Spring

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• Scott Rose on NIST’s Draft Zero Trust Guidance

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• CISA Official Offers Cyber Updates During Presidential Primary Elections

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• Parsons Announces ALS Strategic Partnership to Expand Space Market; Aarish Gokaldas, Phil Smith Quoted

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• USACE Selects Jacobs to Design Air Operations, Intelligence Center for KAOIC; Bob Pragada, Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach Quoted

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• Pivot3 Partners with AIMES to Provide Secure Cloud-Based Research for U.K. Health Researchers; Dennis Kehoe, Mike Dunbar Quoted

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• Microsoft, Accenture Partner to Provide Support to Enterprises, Building Scalable Business Models; Jean-Philippe Courtois, Paul Daugherty Quoted

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• LexisNexis Risk Solutions Announces Clarify Health Partnership to Evaluate Predictive Capability of Social Determinants: Health, Clinical Data; Todd Gottula, Hilary Placzek Quoted

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• How will CMMC Directly Affect Defense Contractors: What You Need to Stay Informed as Regulations Change; Katie Arrington Quoted

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• Bruce Caswell, President and CEO of Maximus, Receives Second Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Ty Schieber, Board Chairman for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body, to Serve as Panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd

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• Aaron Weis Talks Suggestions for Improving Navy Cybersecurity

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• NOAA, NASA Fix DSCOVR Satellite Issues via Software

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• GAO Cites Improvements, Shortfalls in NNSA Nuclear Modernization Program Mgmt

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• NSF Unveils Scalability Research Effort for HPC Systems

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• DHS, FBI Deliver Water Cannon Tech to First Responders

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• DOJ Discusses Dark Web Legal Concerns in New Document

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• Army Piloting Authentication Tech for Remote System Access

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• F-35A Aircraft Model Undergoes Store Separation Testing

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• Sen. Gary Peters Asks White House to Launch Centralized Federal COVID-19 Website

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• DoD to Announce Nine Acquisition Programs for Software Appropriations Pilot; Ellen Lord Quoted

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• Ryan McCarthy: Army Needs Topline Growth of 3% to 5% in Future Budgets

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• Viasat Names Jim Dodd, Peter Langkilde, Krishna Nathan to Leadership Roles to Strengthen Management Team; Rick Baldridge Quoted

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• Hughes Develops Multi-Transport Technologies to Provide Hybrid Solutions, Anytime Connectivity; Pradman Kaul Quoted

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• Swedish Transport Administration Awards Jacobs Framework Contract to Provide Railway Strategic Consultancy Services; Donald Morrison, Peter Uneklint Quoted

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• Ball Corp. Earns ASI Certification for EMEA Beverage Can Plants; Kathleen Pitre, Ron Lewis, Fiona Solomon Quoted

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• Jason Juranek Joins Red River as CFO to Provide Financial Leadership; Alan Dumas Quoted

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• Navigant Publishes Report Showing Lithium Ion Batteries Energy Storage Capacity; Ricardo Rodriguez Quoted

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• Kim Herrington, DoD Acting Principal Director of Defense Pricing & Contracting, to Give Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Procurement forum on March 19th

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• David Zolet, President and CEO of LMI, Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• DoD Announces New CMMC Program to Launch in Spring 2020; Ellen Lord Quoted

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone Prioritizes National Election Security

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• Air Force Leaders Talk FY21 Budget Priorities at Senate Hearing; David Goldfein Quoted

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• GSA Centers of Excellence, JAIC Leverage Data to Accelerate DoD AI Adoption; Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, Anil Cheriyan, Bob De Luca Quoted

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• Cyberspace Solarium Commission Seeks State Dept Unit on Cyberspace, Emerging Tech

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• Christopher Wray Talks FBI Goals in Addressing US Cybersecurity

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• Navy Plans Future Milestones After Gerald R. Ford Carrier Turnover

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• DOE Unveils Funding Opportunity for Fusion Energy Research Efforts

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• Space Force Conducts ISR Conference Event

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• NASA OKs Hardware Dev’t Start for Infrared Telescope Program

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• Paul Cunningham on VA’s EHR Rollout, Tech Talent Recruitment

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• Nand Mulchandani: DoD’s JAIC Plans to Back AI Projects With Mission Teams, Product Managers

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• Commission to Issue Cyber Policy Recommendations; Rep. Mike Gallagher Quoted

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• President Trump Signs $8.3B Emergency Coronavirus Spending Bill; Sen. Maria Cantwell, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Quoted

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• Accenture Acquires Context Information Security to Accelerate U.K., International Security; Kelly Bissell, Nick Taylor Quoted

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• Radiance Announces New Mentoring Program to Integrate Employees into Workforce; Bill Bailey

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• KPMG Releases Report, Showing U.S. Leads Against China in Disruptive Technologies; Tim Zanni Quoted

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• Speedcast Launches SD-WAN Solution to Provide Improved Network Management; Tim Bailey Quoted

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• DoD CIO Dana Deasy Receives Second Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Matt Kraning, Expanse Co-Founder & CTO, to Moderate at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd

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• WPEO Celebrates Significant Increase In Number Of Contracts With Women Business Owners

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• Amyx Completes CMMI for Services Level 3 Appraisal to Improve Customer Satisfaction; Satya Akula Quoted

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• FireEye Wins NAVWAR AI Challenge, Securing 100K for 1st Place in AI ATAC; Seth Summersett Quoted

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• DoD CMMC Becomes a Global Intrigue As Countries Investigate New Cybersecurity Regulations; Stacy Bostjanick Quoted

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• Michael Griffin: DoD Seeks $484M Budget for 5G

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• Senators Introduce Security Bill for Communications Networks

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• DoD Eyes Small Nuclear Reactors for Military Bases; Ellen Lord Quoted

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• GAO: DoD Yet to Implement All Recommendations on Tech Modernization Program Mgmt

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• NASA Holds Groundbreaking on Communications Research Facility

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• Jacqueline Janning-Lask Starts Tenure as AFRL Sensors Director

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• Seventh-Grade Student Names NASA Mars 2020 Rover “Perseverance”

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• Air Force Plans to Solicit Commercial Refueling Tanker Services

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• Navy Scraps Plans to Extend Hull Lives of DDG 51 Destroyers to 45 Years; James Geurts Quoted

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• John Whitley: DoD Chief Management Officer Oversees Servicewide Budget Reviews

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• SEC Proposes Changes to Exempt Offering Framework; Jay Clayton Quoted

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• US Military Participates in Multinational Cyber Defense Exercise

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• Jacobs Completes $325M Acquisition of Wood Nuclear Business to Power Innovation in Global Nuclear Asset Lifecycle; Steve Demetriou Quoted

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• DHS Seeks Industry Participants for Privacy Tech Demo Initiative

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• PredaSAR Names Gen. William Shelton, Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, Maj. Gen. Douglass Raaberg to Board of Directors; Marc Bell

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• Hughes Partners with OneWeb to Supply Low Earth Orbit Satellite Service; Pradman Kaul, Adrian Steckel Quoted

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• VT Halter Marine and Mississippi Gulf Community College Partner to Create Apprenticeship Program; Tom Vecchiolla Quoted

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• USAF Research Laboratory Awards Jacobs $225M Contract for Rocket Propulsion Research Support; Steve Arnette Quoted

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• DataRobot Partners With InterSystems to Accelerate AI Adoption in Healthcare; Bill Hobbib Scott Gnau, Joel Vengco Quoted

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• Ted Ross, SpyCloud Co-Founder and CEO, to Serve as Panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd

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• Ellen Lord Recommends Strategies to Prepare for CMMC Implementation: Four Step Process

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• Defense Innovation Board Calls for DoD Digital Recruitment Officer, Software Acquisition Revamp

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• NASA Tests Teleworking in Case of Conovirus Outbreak; Steve Jurczyk Quoted

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• Intell Community Eyes AI Governance Framework

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• Navy Develops Autonomous System for UAS Tracking

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• Australia to Reservice Retired Aircraft for USAF Training

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• GPO Implements Digital Printing Tech to Publish Congressional Record

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• Thomas Modly Wants Task Force to Look at Future Role of Aircraft Carriers

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• GSA Issues Final Guidance for Multiple Award Schedules Modification

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• Bill Zielinski Responds to House Lawmakers’ Questions Over GSA’s E-Commerce Program

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• Army, Virginia Create Partnership Ecosystem to Advance Workforce Dev’t, STEM Education

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• Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler: Army Seeks to Reshape Battlefield With Directed Energy Tech

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• Kevin McAleenan, Former DHS Secretary, Named as AE Industrial Operating Partner; David Rowe Quoted

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• FLIR Launches Ranger HDC MR HD Mid-Range Surveillance System to Improve Border Surveillance; David Ray Quoted

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• Hughes Installs 1,000th Satellite-Enabled Express Wi-Fi Hotspot Under Facebook Connectivity Partnership; Bhanu Durvasula Quoted

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• Everbridge Launches CEM for IoT Framework to Mitigate Critical Events; Imad Mouline Quoted

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• How Coronavirus May Effect Federal Contracts and Contractors; Upcoming POC Keynote Speaker Soraya Correa Quoted

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• Why Government Contactors are Uncertain of DoD’s CMMC Regulations

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• Maryland Procurement Office Awards Jacobs $37M Contract to Support DoD HSD; Janet Schoenfeld Quoted

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• Julie Dunne, GSA’s Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Service, to Give Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Procurement Forum on March 19th

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• Kevin Plexico, SVP of Information Solutions for Deltek, Receives First Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• White House Looks at Approach to Boost Cyber Awareness in Space Industry

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• Kris Rowley to Step Down as GSA Chief Data Officer

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• Navy Designates Hershel Woody” Williams Vessel as Warship”

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• CISA Releases Guidance for Ensuring Cybersecurity Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

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• Army Eyes ‘Shoot-Off’ Demonstration to Test Cruise Missile Defense Capabilities

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• DOE to Issue Awards for AI, ML Data Science Projects

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• Commission Report Calls for US Gov’t to Execute Structural Changes to Address Cyber Threats

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• Nicolas Chaillan: Air Force’s Joint All-Domain C2 Effort to Require New Data Architecture

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• Ellen Lord: DoD to Announce Allied Prototyping Initiative Projects Soon

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• Deloitte Releases White Paper Outlining Data on Government Ransomware Attacks; Srini Subramanian, Deborah Golden Quoted

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• LexisNexis Risk Solutions Partners with iPipeline to Improve Life Insurance Purchasing; Drew Whitmore, Larry Berran Quoted

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• Red Hat Releases Ceph Storage 4 to Accelerate Petabyte-Scale Object Storage for Cloud-Native Workloads; Sarangan Rangachari, Amita Potnis Quoted

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• Applied Insight Names Dede Dascalu to Succeed John Hynes as CEO to Promote Technology Innovation

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• IBM Advances Watson’s Ability to Understand the Language of Business; Rob Thomas Quoted

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• Dr. Richard Tubb Named to LexisNexis Board of Directors; Haywood Talcove Quoted

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• Richard Naylor, DCSA Senior Cyber Adviser & Deputy Director for Counterintelligence, to Serve as Panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd

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• Hughes and vXchnge Partner to Launch JUPITER High-Throughput Satellite Platform; Ernie Sampera Quoted

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• CMMC Academy Releases CMMC 1.0 Reference Guide; Tommy McDowell Quoted

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• HHS Issues Final Rules to Support Streamlined Healthcare Access; Seema Verma Quoted

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• Matthew Donovan Talks DoD Cyber Recruitment Needs at Senate Hearing

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• DOE Allots $111M for Phase II of FY 2020 Small Business Programs

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• NIST’s Ron Ross Talks Industry’s Role in DevOps Implementation, Nat’l Security

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• Lockheed Reaches New Milestones in Missile Defense Agency Radar Program

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• Heather Pringle, Timothy Bunning Appointed to New Roles at AFRL

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• Space and Missile Systems Center Delivers TDO-2 Multi-Manifest Smallsat

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• Army Considers Opportunities in Low Eart Orbit Satellites

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• Peter Ranks: Software a Key Part of DoD’s ‘Joint All Domain Operations’

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• OMB Unveils Cyber Detail Program for Federal Employees; Suzette Kent Quoted

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• CDC Wants Lawmakers to Fund Public Health Data Modernization Initiative

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• Navy Unveils Strategy to Increase Energy Infrastructure Resilience; Thomas Modly Quoted

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• Perspecta Achieves Amazon Web Services DevOps competency to Advance Cloud-Based Solutions; Mike Kirkland Quoted

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• QTS Announces Renewable Energy Purchasing Agreement for its Newly Acquired Groningen Data Center in the Netherlands; Travis Wright Quoted

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• Avaya Spaces Announces App Help During the Coronavirus Outbreak, Facilitating Remote Collaboration; Jim Chirico Quoted

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• Guidehouse Releases HFMA Survey, Revealing Hospitals Overspending on Corporate Services, Could Reduce Costs Without Impacting Quality

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• David Thompson Talks Space Force’s Need for Standalone Intell Capabilities

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• George Kailiwai Outlines USINDOPACOM’s Hypersonics, AI Priorities

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• Terrence O’Shaughnessy: Northcom Needs Modernization

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• Boeing-USAF Team Begins Air Force One Modifications

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• NOAA Launches Open-Source Weather Forecast Modeling Effort

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• SDA Considers Cloud Computing for Missile Detection

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• National Urban Security Technology Laboratory Observes Driving Course for Law Enforcement Officers

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• Senate Panel Seeks Alternative Approaches to Address Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

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• Walter Copan Talks NIST’s AI, Quantum Computing Work at House Subcommittee Hearing

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• Guy Cavallo: SBA’s Cloud Adoption to Implement CDM Drives Emergence of Cyber Capabilities

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• Amazon Announces Global Investments with Wind and Solar Projects to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy by 2030; Kara Hurst, Denver Riggleman Quoted

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• DoD Announced Designated “Protected Information” Under CMMC Regulations

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• AFLCMC Awards C2SCG $95M BPA to Provide Cloud Services to USAF; Brandee Daly Quoted

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• DoD Announces RPP for Smart Warehouse 5G Development; Joseph Dyer Quoted

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• Rimini Street Releases Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year End Results; Seth Ravin Quoted

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• Dave Levy, AWS Federal VP, Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• President Trump Signs Law Enabling Replacement, Removal of Risky 5G Telecom Equipment

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• Sen. Mark Warner: DNI, OPM Security Clearances Must Go on Amid Coronavirus

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• Michael Griffin: DoD Focuses on Short-Term Activities in Long-Term Vision

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• NASA to Launch Space Weather Instruments From Gateway Outpost; Jim Bridenstine Quoted

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• DIU to Host Another Computer Vision Contest

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• DHS Picks Winner of Escape Respirator Prize Challenge

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• VA Seeks Funding Increase to Support Commercial IT Purchases

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• GAO: MDA Should Implement Best Practices in Program Scheduling, Transparency

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• Will Roper: Air Force Eyes Commercial Drones to Replace Reapers

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• FHFA OIG Report Looks at Cloud Migration Efforts of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

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• Marine Corps Looks to Ramp Up CH-53K Helicopter Production; James Geurts Quoted

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• Ginnie Mae Awards Guidehouse BPA to Provide IT Development, Modernization; Sherlonda Goode-Jones, Ellen Zimiles Quoted

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• Unisys Names Eric Hutto as President, COO to Lead Global Business Relations; Peter Altabef Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin Names Frank St. John as COO to Lead Strategy, Operations, Finance

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• NEA Awards KBR Heating Systems Energy Efficiency Study to Provide Consultancy Services; Jay Ibrahim Quoted

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• Mark Gray, President and CEO of ASRC Federal, Receives Sixth Consecutive Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Unisys Extends Contract with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Secure On-Demand Hybrid Computing Program; Michael Morrison Quoted

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• A Look Into CMMC Maturity Framework and its 5 Levels

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• Executive Mosaic Updates Status Following COVID-19 Concerns; CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

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• Dominion Energy Commits $1 Million to Coronavirus Relief Efforts

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• SAIC Closes $1.2B Acquisition of Unisys Federal Business; Nazzic Keene Quoted

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• James Taiclet Named President and CEO of Lockheed Martin; Marillyn Hewson Quoted

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• Lawmakers Secure Access to Memo on US Cyber Ops; Jim Langevin Quoted

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• Mark Green to Resign as USAID Administrator; Bonnie Glick to Fill Role

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• Edward Parkinson Promoted as FirstNet Executive Director

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• CISA: Organizations Must Bolster Cybersecurity Amid Coronavirus

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• AFRL, Antelope Valley College Form Engineering Education Partnership

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• Space Force Announces Readiness of New Signals Jammer

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• Air Force Concludes Ground System Modernization to Support GSSAP Surveillance Satellites

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• NIST Releases Guidance for Assessing Impact of Supply-Chain Cyber Incidents

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• HHS Suffers Cyber Attack Amid COVID-19 Response

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• Commerce Dept to Start Federal Data Service Development With New Advisory Panel

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• White House Issues Call to Action to AI Experts Amid COVID-19 Dataset Launch; Michael Kratsios Quoted

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• Raytheon Completes First Stage Testing for LTAMDS; Tom Laliberty Quoted

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• Navy Adopts Off-the-Shelf Shipboard Download Manager Tool

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• DOE Unveils Plastics Recycling Tech R&D Funding Opportunity

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• ECS Named to CRN’s MSP 500 For Cybersecurity Initiatives Throughout 2020; Andy Woods Quoted

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• Quantum Completes Acquisition of ActiveScale to Expand Object Storage Leadership; Jamie Lerner, Phil Bullinger

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• Axon Appoints Chris Harris to AI Ethics Board to Supervise AI Technologies; Jeff Kunins Quoted

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• SpaceX Partners with Intelsat to Launch IS-40e; Mike DeMarco, Tom Ochinero Quoted

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• LexisNexis Risk Solutions Launches Fraud Risk Signal to Efficiently Manage Risks; Kimberly Sutherland Quoted

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• How COVID-19 Outbreak Affects DoD CMMC Implementation; Katie Arrington Quoted

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• Viasat Adheres to FCC’s “Keep Americans Connected Pledge in Lieu of COVID-19 Outbreak; Mark Dankberg Quoted”

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• PV Puvvada, President of Unisys Federal, Receives Sixth Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• William Lietzau to Lead Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency

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• GAO: DoD Needs Redesign Strategy for F-35 Logistics Info System

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• NASA Picks 4 Astrophysics Research Proposals for ‘Explorers’ Program

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• Air Force Eyes Unified Center for Global Info Warfare Operations

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• NIST Revises Information Security Publication; Ron Ross Quoted

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• DARPA Tackles Photonics-Driven Data Processing in New Program

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• Dale Cabaniss Steps Down as OPM Director

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• Senate, House Panel Chairmen Aim to Meet Deadline for FY 2021 NDAA Markup

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• DoD OIG Evaluates Pentagon Components’ Cyber Vulnerability Mitigation Measures in Follow-up Audit

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• ACT I Names Nedim Kirimca as EVP to Lead Program Management Strategies; Claudio Monticelli Quoted

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• LexisNexis Risk Solutions Releases True Cost of Fraud Survey to Analyze Fraud Cost in Mexico; Rafael Costa Abreu Quoted

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• Jim Bridenstine Releases Statement on NASA’s Response to COVID-19

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• Sehlke Consulting Named to Vet100 List for Expanding Vet-Owned Business; Chad Sehlke, Mike Haynie Quoted

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• Granite Telecommunications Releases Remote Redundancy To Support Work from Home Functionality; Christopher Chapin Quoted

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• Constellis CEO Tim Reardon Receives Fourth Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• Major Stake in Government Executive Media Group Acquired by Growth Catalyst Partners; Peter Goldstone, Scott Peters Quoted

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• Kenneth Kizer of Atlas Research: VA’s Telehealth Experience Could be Useful Against Coronavirus

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• Charles Richard: USSTRATCOM Moves to Sustain Nuclear Triad

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• GAO: 5G Rollout Could Result in Spectrum Mgmt, Cybersecurity Risks

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• DOE Unveils $60M Computing Research Program for Scientific Efforts

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• Cyberspace Solarium Commission Seeks More Data to Improve Assessment of Cyber Defense Strategy

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• Sean Connelly: CISA to Launch Pilot Programs on Zero-Trust Architecture

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• John Barsa Named Acting Administrator of USAID

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• NIST Gives Security Guidance for Virtual Meetings

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• Fairchild AFB Units Build Maintenance Van for 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

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• DoD, Trade Groups Discuss COVID-19 Updates Through Daily Calls

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• Jothi Dugar: NIH’s Optimize Program Looks at People as Asset in Campaign Against Cyber Threats

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• Google to Restrict Gov’t Access to User Location Data Amid COVID-19

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• Accenture Reports Second-Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results; Julie Sweet Quoted

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• President Trump Picks Christopher Miller to Oversee National Counterterrorism Center

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• Maximus Board of Directors Approves Expansion of Purchases of Company Common Stock; Bruce Caswell Quoted

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• USPTO Awards Steampunk $50M BPA to Support Emerging Technologies; Matt Warren, David Wolf Quoted

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• Russell Vought to be Nominated for Full-Time OMB Leadership Post

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• FDA Issues FSMA Supply Chain Adjustments to Prevent Disruptions Caused by COVID-19; Stephen Hahn Quoted

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• Mitre-Operated FFRDC Helps DHS Create Data Analytics Tech to Fight Human Trafficking

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• Thomson Reuters Acquires Pondera Solutions to Advance Fraud Solutions; Steve Rubley, Jon Coss Quoted

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• NCI Introduces Empower Platform to Boost AI Adoption; Paul Dillahay Quoted

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• Space Force Continues Efforts to Meet Congress Report’s March Deadline

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• NIST Cites 5G Testbed Efforts to Support Industry Tech Dev’t

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• NSF Looks to Deploy Blockchain, Machine Learning to Simplify Grant Procedures

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• DOE to Allot New Funds for Manufacturing Computing Projects

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• USAF to Roll Out Training Scheduler Software

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• Census Bureau Wants ‘Economic Indicator’ Designation for Business Formation Statistics

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• Kevin Cox: DHS Seeks to Help Agencies Operationalize Data Through CDM Cloud-Based Dashboard

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• NIST Bulletin Recommends Telework, Remote Access Security Measures

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• Energy Dept Asks Gov’t, Industry Partners to Maintain Cyber Awareness Amid COVID-19

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• Naval Surface Warfare Center Engineers Develop Warfighter Tech With NISE Funds

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• Army Examines Potential of Quantum Tech for Spectrum Signal Detection

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• 3M Reports Updates on PFAS Research; Denise Rutherford Quoted

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• DataRobot Delivers COVID-19 Platform in Response to Pandemic; Phil Gurbacki Quoted

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• Spok Holdings Appoints Christine Cournoyer to Board of Directors; Vincent Kelly Quoted

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• FDA Works to Find Treatments for COVID-19; Alex Azar Quoted

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• Jill Singer, VP of National Security for AT&T’s Global Public Sector, Receives Fifth Wash100 Award From Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic

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• PSC Requests IRS Allowance of Leave Sharing Programs in Reaction to COVID-19; Alan Chvotkin Quoted

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• Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Group Expresses Support for Additional F-35 Funding

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• NASA’s Robotic Arm Approach Fixes Mars Lander Problem

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• NASA Installs Sample Collection Tools on Mars 2020 Rover

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• Navy Concludes Dev’t Test of New Mid-Band Jammer

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• Navy Eyes ‘Digital Twin’ Cloud Replicas to Conduct Software Updates

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• GSA, VA, IRS Raise Micropurchase, Simplified Acquisition Thresholds

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• Report: VA Plans to Procure 180K Devices to Back Telework, Telehealth Operations

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• Air Force Research Lab Tests Engine for Gray Wolf Cruise Missile Program

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• David Wu Promoted to USDA Deputy Asst Secretary for Administration

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• Army, Navy Demo Hypersonic Glide Body via Flight Experiment

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• Jamie Lerner, Quantum President, CEO, Addresses COVID-19 Business Update

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• USAF Awards KBR $26.8M Task Order to Support AFLCMC Cybersecurity Engineering; Byron Bright Quoted

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• FDA Facilitates Access to Medical Products in Response to COVID-19; Alex Azar, Stephen Hahn Quoted

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• Everbridge Introduces COVID-19 Shield to Provide Protection Solutions to Organizations; Claudia Dent, Rebecca Scorzato Quoted

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• AIAA Asks Policymakers to Protect Supply Chain In Lieu of COVID-19

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• Honeywell Expands Face Mask Manufacturing Operations in Regards to COVID-19 Pandemic; Darius Adamczyk Quoted

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• Raytheon Partners with Uptake to Provide Predictive Maintenance to M88 Fleet; Matt Gilligan, Brad Kewell Quoted

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• Battelle Donates $250K to Support Food Banks During Coronavirus Pandemic; Lou Von Thaer Quoted

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• DoD Sets Space Acquisition Council Meeting for April

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• OMB Urges Agencies to Consider Contractor Flexibilities, Digital Service Updates Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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• Lora Shiao Named National Counterterrorism Center Acting Director

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• NIST Releases Guidance on Federal Infrastructure Cybersecurity

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• Military Tests DARPA-Made Geopolitical Event Analysis Tools

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• NAPA to Study Potential Outcomes of OPM-GSA Merger

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• Maj. Gen. Michael Fantini, Lt. Col. Jake Sotiriadis: US Military Needs to Address ‘Digital Connection Deficit’

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• Army Comptroller John Whitley to be Nominated DoD Cost Assessment, Program Evaluation Diector

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• Trade Representative Office Eyes Other Medical Supplies to Add to Tariff Exemption List

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• Raytheon Announces Modernization Efforts of Brazilian Air Force MK3 Surveillance Radars; Matt Gilligan, Maj. Gen. Sérgio Rodrigues Pereira Bastos Jr. Quoted

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• Navy Inspectors Certify USS Ford Carrier’s Flight Deck, Air Traffic Control Center

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• CenturyLink Extends Employee Benefits, Protections Due to COVID-19; Jeff Storey Quoted

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• PAR Launches GV3.0 Commercially, Providing Raster Imagery, FMV Capabilities; Matt Cicchinelli Quoted

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• ICF Releases Company Protocol Updates in Effect from COVID-19 Pandemic; John Wasson Quoted

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• FDA Facilitates Veterinary Telemedicine During COVID-19 Pandemic; Stephen Hahn Quoted

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• Mark Esper Imposes Higher Health Risk Designation for Pentagon

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• Magellan GPS III Satellite Turned Over to Space Operations Command; Ed Byrne Quoted

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• Justice Dept Addresses Coronavirus Fraud Website

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• Timothy Bunning Named Air Force Research Lab CTO

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• ISS Astronauts Conduct Experiments & Prepare for Next Crew

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• Industry Recommends App Security Tech, Multifactor Authentication for Gov’t Telework

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• NASA Seeks Designs for Lunar Soil Collection Drum

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• ULA Announces Launch of the First National Security Space Mission for the U.S. Space Force; Gary Wentz Quoted

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• Trump Signs 5G Security Bill

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• Suzette Kent: Federal Tech Community ‘Thinking Forward’ Amid Health Emergency

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• House Supplemental Funding Bill to Allot $3B for Tech Modernization Fund

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• AFS, ITG, Receive Task Order to Improve GSA IT System Processes; Elaine Beeman, Barrett Witkin Quoted

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• ACT I Names Catherine Urban Deputy CFO to Support M&A Activity; Mark Hughes Quoted

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• Maximus Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic, Suspends Fiscal 2020 Guidance; Bruce Caswell Quoted

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• Sepio Secures Additional $4M Funding to Accelerate Innovation from MRV; Jacqueline LeSage Krause, Dr. Andre Knoerchen Quoted

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• FDA Provides Emergency Use Authorization to PerkinElmer for COVID-19 Testing; Prahlad Singh, Alex Azar Quoted

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• HHS Gives $100M to Support COVID-19 Health Care

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• NAVWAR Discusses Tech Collaboration; Rear Adm. Christian Becker Quoted

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• NASA, Frontier Aerospace Test Lunar Lander Thrusters Ahead of Artemis Mission

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• Air Force Eyes Northrop-Built ICBM Control System for Training Missile Operators

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• DOE Unveils R&D Funding Opportunity for Isotope Production

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• AFRL Members Honored with Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

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• DHS, MatMaCorp Test Tools to Detect Swine Virus in Pork

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• Air Force Looks to Conduct Large-Scale Zero Trust Architecture Pilots

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• Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan: DoD’s JAIC In Talks With Northcom, National Guard Bureau Over AI

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• Ellen Lord Warns of Adversarial Capital Facing Defense Industrial Base

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• Michael Rigas Named OMB Acting Deputy Director for Management

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• AAR Releases Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Results; John Holmes Quoted

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• Quantum Releases New Video Surveillance to Enhance Physical Security Portfolio; Jamie Lerner Quoted

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• Spok Holdings Board of Directors Rejects B. Riley Acquisition Proposal; Royce Yudkoff Quoted

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• Sen. Mark Warner: Vendors Should Ensure Networking Hardware Security

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• NIST Develops Web-Based Community Resilience Planning App

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• UiPath, Mater Hospital Begin Automation Project to Expidite COVID-19 Testing; Mark O’Connor, Jincy Jerry Quoted

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• PSC’s Alan Chvotkin: Increased Micropurchase Threshold Streamlines Telework, Contracting Operations

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• Ellen Lord Creates Joint Task Force for DoD Medical, Protective Equipment Requests

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• Robert Collins to Assume Army PEO C3T Post

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• Space Force Maintains Industrial Activities in Calif Amid COVID-19

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• DHS S&T Supports Coronavirus Research

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• Naval Surface Warfare Center Inks Educational Partnership with California Polytechnic State University

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• Michael Rigas Issues OPM Guidance for Onboarding New Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Suzette Kent: Agency CIOs, Industry ‘Acting With Urgency’ to Meet IT Demand

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• Gen. David Berger Releases Marine Force Design 2030

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• DoD Formalizes Nonprofit Board’s Authority to Certify Third-Party Cybersecurity Assessors

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• DISA Pauses File Synchronization, Backup Functions on Cloud-Based Storage

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• Jacobs Announces Additional Liquidity Capacity to Strengthen Financial Flexibility; Kevin Berryman Quoted

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• USS Ford Completes First At-Sea Vertical Replenishment With Sea Hawk Helicopters

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• AT&T Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic, providing Relief Support for First Responders, Customers, Schools, Businesses

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• Serent Capital Sells Pondera Solutions to Thomson Reuters; David Kennedy, Stewart Lynn Quoted

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• SAIC Announces Fourth Quarter Results; Nazzic Keene Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin Releases Company Guidance Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak; Marillyn Hewson Quoted

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• Mark Amtower: How LinkedIn Can Help Turn “Social Distancing” into Social Proximity, Part One

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• GAO: DoD Must Improve Monitoring, Sustainment of Nuclear Programs

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• DHS Launches Document to Guide Federal Agencies Amid COVID-19

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• Intel, Ayar Labs Produce Photonics-Based Microelectronics Tech for DARPA

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• NASA Posts New Electric X-Plane Concept Images

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• Trump Unveils National Strategy to Secure 5G

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• Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Continues to Perform Missions Amid COVID-19

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• Renee Wynn on NASA’s IT Reorganization, Customer Experience Efforts

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• House Armed Services Committee Starts Legislative Process for Fiscal 2021 Defense Bill

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• Air Force C-37B Airlifter Delivery Ahead of Schedule

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• QTS Enhances SBA, Community, Employee Support Amidst COVID-19; Chad Williams Quoted

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• AAR Announces Limited Duration Stockholder Rights Plan

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• Jacobs Announces Response to Ensure Safety During COVID-19 Outbreak; Steve Demetriou Quoted

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• Battelle Receives FDA EUA to Support Healthcare Industry During COVID-19 Outbreak; Lou Von Thaer, Mike DeWine

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• NAVAIR Awards Hughes $3.5M Follow-On Contract to Enhance Airborne Communications; Rick Lober Quoted

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• DoD Eyes Commercial, Nat’l Security Transition for Space Tech Under ‘Hallmark’ Program

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• Raytheon Obtains Regulatory Approvals to Close UTC Acquisition; Tom Kennedy, Greg Haynes Quoted

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• New OPM Program Addresses COVID-19 Workforce Needs; Michael Rigas Quoted

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• NIST Seeks Supply-Chain Security Tech to Validate System Components

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• Space Force Gets Initial Operational Capability of Space Fence Radar

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• Navy Division Awarded Patent for Chemical, Biological, Radiological Detection Tech

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• DoD Urges Congress to Rescind Requirement for Unclassified FYDP Submission

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• Air Force Advances ‘White Hat’ Hacking; Lauren Knausenberger Quoted

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• NASA Earth System Explorer Program Faces Delay; Sandra Cauffman Quoted

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• Sandy Gillespie Named as Excella COO to Develop Growth Strategies; Burton White Quoted

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• Viasat, Visiontec Expand Partnership to Deliver High-Speed, High-Quality Satellite Internet; Antonio Carlos de Moraes, Bruno Soares Quoted

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• Honeywell Expands N95 Mask Production to Phoenix to Support Health Safety; Darius Adamczyk Quoted

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• FirstNet Releases New Capabilities to Assist First Responders During COVID-19 Pandemic; Jason Porter, Guy Patterson Quoted

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• FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Considers $200M Telehealth Program for Coronavirus

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• Octo Secures $50M BPA to Support USPTO IASS Business Strategy, Mission Delivery; Charlie McQuillan, Mehul Sanghani Quoted

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• Christopher Krebs Releases Memo on CISA’s ‘Critical Workforce’ Designations

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• Report: Foreign Power Competitors Advance Anti-Satellite Tech

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• Jason Rossi Talks USAF Efforts to Continue Nuclear Triad Operations Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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• GAO: NARA Must Ensure Agencies’ Compliance With Federal Electronic Records Mgmt Policies

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• NASA Manages Solar Radiation Mission

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• DOE Unveils Funding Opportunities for Carbon Dioxide Capture Research Efforts

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• Army, SRI Develop Reliability Metric for Machine Learning Algorithms

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