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2020 > October

• Dana Deasy: DoD’s CIO Office Helping Services Branches Prepare for Future JEDI Cloud Migration

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• Karen Evans: DHS Consolidates Network, Security Operations Centers

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• DoD’s Joint Acquisition Task Force to Become Defense Assisted Acquisition Cell; Hon. Ellen Lord Quoted

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• Greenhouse Consulting Names Jay Jones as Managing Director; Bill Rossello Quoted

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• Iron Bow Wins OMNIA Support Contract to Extend Cybersecurity Solutions; Bill Saltenberger Quoted

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• PSC Announces Approval of FY21 Continuing Resolution; David Berteau Quoted

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• DARPA Awards Gryphon Task Order to Support the DRACO program; Tabitha Dodson, Pamela Braden Quoted

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• Veritas Capital Completes $5B Acquisition of DXC’s HHS Business; Mike Salvino, Ramzi Musallam Quoted

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• House Passes Cybersecurity Improvement Act for Public Sector; Rep. John Katko Quoted

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• GAO: Agency Efforts Vary in Preventing IT Contract Duplication

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• FCC Modifies Screening Process for Foreign Companies Interested in U.S. Telecom Market

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• VA Eyes October Rollout for Modernized EHR System

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• NGA Launches Satellite Imagery Circle Finder Competition

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• U.S. Space Force Offers Alternative to Technology Contracting

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• CIO Council, ACT-IAC Launch Updated Tool for Managing Agencies’ IT Spending

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• Cynthia Mendoza on Intell Community’s Reference Architecture Framework

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• Trump Signs Executive Order to Address US Reliance on Foreign Adversaries’ Critical Minerals

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• Lt. Gen. David Thompson: Space Force Eyes Formation of Acquisitions Command

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• SPA Named GovCon Contractor of the Year Finalist; William Vantine Quoted

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• Boeing Consolidates Production of 787 Jets; Stan Deal Quoted

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• Sumo Logic to Advance Cloud Adoption through Virtual Event

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• Intel Federal Wins DoD Contract Under SHIP Program; Jim Brinker Quoted

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• BAE Systems to Deliver Naval Guns to UK Ministry of Defense; Lena Gillström Quoted

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• Jacobs Wins Contract to Provide Engineering Services to LA Metro; Ron Williams Quoted

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• JAIC, DIU Partner With Industry to Prototype RPA-Driven Transaction Mgmt Concepts; Jeff Klugman Quoted

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• CISA Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020; Christopher Krebs Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. David Allvin Confirmed as USAF Vice Chief of Staff; Gen. Charles Brown Quoted

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• Maj. Gen. John Shaw Nominated to Lead Space Command

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• MDA, Army Test Interoperability of THAAD, Patriot Missile Defense Systems; Jon Hill Quoted

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• NNSA Unveils Centers of Excellence for Exascale Computing-Based Nuclear Stockpile Research; Mark Anderson Quoted

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• NIST Announces New Round of SBIR Efforts; Mojdeh Bahar Quoted

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• Nand Mulchandani on JAIC’s Acquisition Approach, Joint Warfighting Initiative

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• Joe Francescon: Irregular Warfare Annex to NDS Communicates DoD’s Proactive Efforts Against Security Threats

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• Kevin Fahey on DoD’s New Software Development, Acquisition Policy

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• Senate Confirms LtGen Michael Groen as JAIC Director

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• Accenture Names New Executives to Global Management Committee; Julie Sweet Quoted

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• Hexagon US Federal Wins NGA CWS Contract to Support Source Directorate Mission; Tammer Olibah Quoted

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• CNSI Names Gaurav Maini as SVP, Managing Director; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted

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• Sens. Rob Portman, Gary Peters Propose Bill to Guide Gov’t Cybersecurity Allotments

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• Glenn Woroch Named FCC Chief Economist; Ajit Pai Quoted

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• NIST Releases Draft Guidance on Data Integrity, Ransomware Protection

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• Navy Dept Creates Board to Lead Electromagnetic Battle Space Efforts

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• CISA Issues Telework Security Toolkit

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• Army Reorganizing TRADOC to Focus on Enterprise Multidomain Ops

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• Kenautics Gets DHS Funding to Develop Underwater Tracking Tech

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• Air Force to Reduce Physical Footprint Amid New Telework Norm; Maj. James Tyhurst Quoted

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• Ross Guckert: Army’s Enterprise Info Systems Office Eyes RFP Release for Four IT Contracts

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• Jim Smith: SOCOM Advances AI Training, Education

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• Final Rule Exempts DHS Insider Threat Program System of Records From Certain Privacy Act Provisions

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• Octo Metric JV Wins TSA FAST Contract; Thomas Lee Quoted

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• DMI Wins NIH Contract to Advance Cybersecurity; Jay Sunny Bajaj Quoted

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• Northrop Grumman, NASA Complete Environmental Testing of James Webb Space Telescope; Scott Willoughby Quoted

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• Red Hat Launches Red Hat Accelerators to Support IT Community; Chris Wright Quoted

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• PSC Provides FY21 NDAA Commentary; David Berteau Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. John Thompson: Space Force Updating Contracts to Cover Advanced Cyber Measures

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• Concentric Real Time Receiver Obtains NASA License

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• Navy to Field MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter for Surface Warfare Missions; Cmdr. Matthew Wright Quoted

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• DOE Allots Funds to Help NIST Bolster Energy, Maritime Cybersecurity; Sean Plankey Quoted

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• DHS Unveils Cybersecurity Tool for Mobile, IoT Devices; Vincent Sritapan Quoted

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• USAF Concludes Tinker AFB Modernization Project; Joseph Cecrle Quoted

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• Army Research Lab Funds University Study on Rechargeable UAVs

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• Three Lawmakers Suggest Ways for Federal Gov’t to Advance AI Development

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• DHS Issues Homeland Threat Assessment; Chad Wolf Quoted

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• Navy Eyes Army’s Ground-Based Sense and Avoid Tech for MQ-25 Tanker Drone

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• Pavilion Data Systems Expands HFA to Federal Agency; Michael Tanner Quoted

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• GSA, DoE Launch RFI for Resource-Efficient Technologies

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• Accenture Acquires Myrtle Consulting to Advance Digital Manufacturing; Nigel Stacey, Edwin Bosso Quoted

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• NASA Appoints Barry “Butch” Wilmore as Commander of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner; Leanne Caret Quoted

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• Bruce Jette, James Geurts, Will Roper Talk Post-Pandemic Changes in Military Ops

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• Mark Esper: US Must Expand Fleet by 2045 to Retain Naval Dominance

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• Lt. Gen. David Thompson Assumes Vice Chief Role at Space Force

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• NAVSEA Reassigns Components of Former Warfighting Capability Directorate; Vice Adm. William Galinis Quoted

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• DHS Continues Efforts to Integrate AI Into Contractor Performance Assessment System

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• Air Force, Wichita State University to Develop Digital Twin for B-1 Aircraft Maintenance; Joseph Lay Quoted

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• Marine Corps Conduct Cyber Electronic Warfare Training; Capt. Neal McGaughey

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• OSTP Launches New Website, Report on Quantum Info Science; Michael Kratsios Quoted

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• Rear Adm. Susan BryerJoyner on Navy’s Data Sharing, Software-Defined Networking Requirements

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• GAO Assesses 5G Strategy Against Six Key Characteristics of Effective National Strategies

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• Accenture Wins DoD’s 2020 Employer Support Freedom Award; Jimmy Etheredge, Vince Vlasho Quoted

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• Suzan Zimmerman, of Sepio Systems, Announces New Executive Appointments

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• SAIC Wins Task Order to Support C4ISR Naval Services; Jim Scanlon Quoted

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• PAE Wins $50M Contract to Support Navajo Nation COVID-19 Response; John Heller Quoted

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• NASA SEWP Contract Orders Reach $9B in FY 2020; Joanne Woytek Quoted

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• Ellen Lord on DoD’s Updated Defense Acquisition Directive

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• Trump Eyes Nomination of Sean Plankey as DHS Asst Director

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• Ryan McCarthy: Army Eyes Budget Realignment Following COVID-19 Efforts

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• NSWC Crane Brings AI-Ready Infrastructure to US Navy

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• U-2 Federal Lab Uses Kubernetes to Boost Dragon Lady; Nicolas Chaillan Quoted

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• DHS Gets DOI’s Help to Assess P25 Public Safety Equipment; Sridhar Kowdley Quoted

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• Pentagon Releases Data Strategy; Dana Deasy Quoted

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• Sen. Charles Grassley Asks DoD to Respond to Questions About JEDI Cloud Program

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• Former NIST Exec Donna Dodson Honored for Federal Cybersecurity Accomplishments

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• GAO: 24 Agencies Offer Public Access to Federal Data Inventories

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• AWS Partners with Carrier to Advance Supply Chain for Vaccines; David Appel, Sarah Cooper Quoted

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• Accenture Acquires Two International Companies to Advance Technology Capabilities; Ben Morgan, Jeffrey Russell Quoted

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• Bechtel Partners with TerraPower to Develop Demonstration Plant; Barbara Rusinko, Chris Levesque Quoted

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• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to Create Public-Private Partnerships

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• NIST, FedRAMP Developing Programming Language to Help Automate Cloud Security Assessments

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• Navy Unveils Name of First Guided Missile Frigate; Kenneth Braithwaite Quoted

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• Reps. David Schweikert, Darren Soto Present Bill to Redefine Blockchain Terms

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• Federal Transit Administration to Fund R&D for Operational Efficiency Amid COVID-19

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• CISA, MS-ISAC Issue Alert on ‘Emotet’ Malware

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• USDA Releases Playbook for Improving Website User Experience

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• AI National Security Commission Presents 80 Recommendations in Interim Report

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• Two USAF Commands Seek to Advance Collaboration Between Program Offices, Operational Wings; Gen. Arnold Bunch Quoted

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• Bruce Jette on US Army’s Project Convergence

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• NASA to Fund Battelle Study on Chemical Properties of Tree Canopy Structure; Keith Krause Quoted

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• Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes System Requirements Review for Aether Spy; William Phillips, Thomas Dalrymple Quoted

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• Maxar Enters Contract Extension with Esri to Continue Licensing Data; Dan Jablonsky Quoted

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• Booz Allen Launches SnapAttack to Advance Cybersecurity; Garretson Blight Quoted

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• US, ‘Five Eyes’ Allies Seek Public-Private Sector Commitment to Encryption Policies

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• FirstNet Wins Army Task Order to Advance Public Safety Communications; Jill Singer, Kevin Comfort Quoted

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• DoD’s Dana Deasy on Zero-Trust Network Mgmt, Vendor Challenges

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• USMC Vet Billy Bob Brown Named Asst Director at CISA

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• GAO: FAA Must Update Approach to Avionics Cybersecurity Oversight

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• DISA Backs Small Businesses Via SETI Vehicle; Carlen Capenos, Christopher Riley Quoted

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• GSA’s 18F Unveils Guides to Help Federal, State Agencies Implement IT Projects

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• CISA, FBI Issue Joint Advisory on Threat Actors Targeting Federal, State, Local IT Networks

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• Pegasystems Supports COVID-19 Inactives for HMRC; Iain Tollemache, Kieran Tarrant Quoted

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• Klas Government Advances Voyager TRIK to Support Defense Communications; MajGen Mark Clark Quoted

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• FRC Partners with AFS to Advance Cybersecurity Solutions for Federal Government; Jeremy Young, Aaron Faulkner Quoted

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• Deloitte, NASCIO Publish 2020 Cybersecurity Study; Meredith Ward, Srini Subramanian Quoted

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• Navy Unveils Names for Virginia-Class Vessel, Guided Missile Destroyer; Kenneth Braithwaite Quoted

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• CBO: Navy’s Future FFG(X) Fleet Would Cost $12.3B in 2020

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• Federal Government Adds New Partner to Health Information Exchange Network; William Tinston, Dr. Neil Evans Quoted

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• Army Tests Raytheon Technologies-Built Electronic Warfare Data Mgmt Tool

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• NASA Forms Principle-Based Agreement With Foreign Artemis Partners; Jim Bridenstine Quoted

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• DHS Taps SecureKey to Create Alternative Social Security Number Identifier

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• DOE to Invest $65M in Power Grid Modernization Project; Dan Brouillette Quoted

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• Adm. Michael Gilday Eyes Navy Network for Crewed, Unmanned Ships Via ‘Project Overmatch’

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• Stuart McGuigan: State Dept Expedites App Delivery in Support of Teleworkers

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• Oki Mek: AI, Machine Learning Could Help Speed Up ATO Processes

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• BAE Systems Wins US Army Contract to Provide IT Services to ARCYBER; Peder Jungck Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin Names Subcontractors for OpFires Program; Steven Botwinik Quoted

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• Boeing Expands Renewable Energy Initiative; Chris Raymond, Beth Schryer Quoted

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• FCC, USAID Sign Agreement on Int’l 5G Deployment; Ajit Pai Quoted

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• SOSi Partners with UiPath to Expand Automation Technologies; Julian Setian, Jim Walker Quoted

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• Northrop Grumman AESA Radar Designated Operational Air National Guard F-16s; Mark Rossi Quoted

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• USMC Team Completes 3D Printing Project for Raiding Craft Handle

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• DoD to Test-Fly 5th Gen Target Drone This Month; Michael Crisp Quoted

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• NGA Names Winners of Recent Geomagnetic Field Competition

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• CBP Unveils Website for Consolidated Biometrics Vetting Operations; Diane Sabatino Quoted

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• NRL, SDA Partner to Prototype Satellite Interoperability Testbed; Derek Tournear Quoted

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• David Markowitz Takes Army Chief Data Officer Role

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• Elaine Chao Unveils Final FAA Rule on Commercial Space Launch, Reentry Licensing Requirements

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• Ryan McCarthy: Army Seeks to Free Up $10B More Through ‘Night Court’ in 2022

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• Aaron Weis: US Navy Transitioning to Zero Trust

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• FLIR Systems Wins US Army OTA to Advance Multi-Sensor Detection System; Roger Wells Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin Partners with Aerojet Rocketdyne Under NGI Contract; Sarah Reeves, Eileen Drake Quoted

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• VA Awards Halfaker DevOps Contract to Improve Security; Dawn Halfaker Quoted

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• Westat Develops Interactive Skills Map to Analyze Adult Proficiency Levels; Tom Krenzke Quoted

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• Mark Esper: DoD Eyes Commercial Sealift Vessels for FY 2022 Budget

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• BAE Systems Announces NextGen Developments for RAF Combat Air System; Ian Bancroft Quoted

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• DHS Launching R&D Projects on 5G Mobile Security; Christopher Krebs Quoted

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• DoD Puts up New Hypersonics Engineering Office at NSWC Crane; Mark Lewis Quoted

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• DoD’s Undersecretary for Policy Gets New Information Responsibility

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• DoD, NSA Launch Cyber Workforce Dev’t, Diversity Program

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• VA Migrates Data for Upcoming EHR Implementation; Robert Wilkie Quoted

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• Commerce Dept Unveils Funding Opportunity for Entrepreneurship Support Programs

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• USAF Rolls Out 5G Modernization Project for Nellis AFB

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• GSA Completes Migration of FPDS Reporting Functions to Beta SAM Website

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• SBA Inspector General Issues FY 2021 Management Challenges Report

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• FedRAMP’s Ashley Mahan on Increase in Cloud Services Reuse

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• Dovel Technologies Subsidiary Wins $135M Task Order to Support FEMA NFIP; Mike Cosgrave, Damon Griggs

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• Mark Esper: DoD Needs 5% Budget Increase to Stay Ahead of Adversaries

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• Gen. James McConville: Army Building Software Factory to Advance AI, Machine Learning Capabilities

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• Space Force Eyes Commercial Satcom Partnerships, Official Personnel Name

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• Rajive Mathur to Step Down as SSA CIO; SSA Administrator Andrew Saul Quoted

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• CSET Report: DoD Must Have Clarity in Autonomy, AI Research Funding; Margarita Konaev Quoted

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• DISA Shares Recommendations to Prevent Cyberattacks; Vice Adm. Nancy Norton Quoted

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• Red River Names Kush Kumar CRO; Alan Dumas Quoted

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• Avaya Partners with Verizon to Support SSA Digital Transformation Initiative; Jerry Dotson, Jennifer Chronis Quoted

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• Serena Chan: DISA to Test Enterprise Identity Mgmt Tech Prototype With Pilot Apps in January

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• Army to Expand Counter-UAS Priorities; Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey Quoted

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• GSA Names New Presidential Innovation Fellows to Increase Innovation; Bob De Luca Quoted

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• BAE Systems Responds to US Army RFP, Offering ARCHER Howitzer; Chris King Quoted

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• Sgt. Maj. Martin Conroy Joins Army Operational Test Command; Col. David Gardner Quoted

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• US Army to Integrate Biometrics to Increase Cybersecurity; Donald Coulter Quoted

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• USAF Unveils Anti-Jam Radio Tech for DoD

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• DARPA to Seek Studies for Simplified Urban Operations

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• ECS Names Aaron Burciaga as Senior Director of AI, Analytics; George Wilson Quoted

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• MCA Names Michael Smith as CIO; Lisa Firestone Quoted

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• Iridium Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results; Matt Desch Quoted

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• Accenture Partners with Blue Yonder to Transform Supply Chain Operations; Kris Timmermans, Mark Morgan Quoted

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• AECOM Moves Global Headquarters to Los Angeles; Troy Rudd Quoted

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• JAIC’s Nand Mulchandani on Global AI Partnerships, Ethical Framework Dev’t

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• Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie: Army Brings New Prototype Drones to the Field; Maj. Gen. David Francis Quoted

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• NAVWAR Awards $104M in OTA Production Contracts for Warfare Tech Transition Effort

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• Air Force, Army Train, Integrate for Joint Air Defense; Capt. Nicholas Volz, Capt. Nathanael Agront Quoted

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• Navy Completes USS Zumwalt Live Fire Test

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• DOE’s Greg Sisson Warns Public on Social Engineering Scams

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• Air Force, MIT Partner to Develop AI Tech; Share Relevant Data; Maj. David Jacobs, Derek Eichin Quoted

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• NOAA, DOE Roll Out Ocean Observation Tech Dev’t Challenge

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• Accenture Completes N3 Acquisition; Manish Sharma Quoted

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• IndraSoft Wins USAF DevSecOps Contract to Advance Cybersecurity; Raj Lingam Quoted

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• US Navy Awards Amentum $89M Task Order to Support FDRMC; Jack Kasiski Quoted

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• BAE Systems Partners with Elbit to Deliver Advanced Operational Capabilities; Jim Miller, Ridge Sower Quoted

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• Halfaker Names Katrina Tuisamatatele Deputy EVP of Health Operations; Dawn Halfaker Quoted

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• Army Looks to Implement Revised Modernization Model in FY 2022

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• NSA Releases Advisory on China-Linked Cyber Vulnerabilities; Anne Neuberger Quoted

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• DOE Announces 2020 CyberForce Competition

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• DOE, NASA Sign Collaboration Agreement to Tackle Space Opportunities; Jim Bridenstine Quoted

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• DHS-Developed Tool Used for Improvised Bomb Deactivation

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• Navy Unveils London-Based Tech Network Hub; James Geurts Quoted

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• GAO: DHS Chief Acquisition Officer Must Improve Vetting of Components’ Procurement Executives

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• Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote on Linking Army’s Project Convergence, USAF’s ABMS Exercises for CJADC2

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• DoD Awards $87M to Create BioMADE as New Manufacturing Innovation Institute; Michael Kratsios Quoted

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• Six Lawmakers Unveil House Space Force Caucus

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• DoD’s FY 2020 Appropriated Funds for Military Intelligence Program Hit $23.1B

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• Gen. Charles Brown: Air Force Faces Data Challenge as it Works on ABMS

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• GAO: Knowledge-Based Practices, Competition Could Help MDA Address GMD Acquisition Challenges

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• US Navy Awards Vertex Aerospace $123M Task Order to Support Services; Ed Boyington Quoted

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• Google Cloud Wins Framework Agreement to Secure Cloud Platform; Mike Daniels Quoted

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• Pegasystems to Support StepChange Financial Services; Kieran Tarrant Quoted

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• BAE Systems Wins $400M IDIQ Contract to Develop UAV Digital Design; Ehtisham Siddiqui Quoted

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• Army Eyes AI Concepts, December Release for Final OMFV Solicitation

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• NGA Stands up New Innovation Lab in Missouri; VADM Robert Sharp Quoted

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• Maria Roat on Federal CIO Council’s Data-Sharing Priorities

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• Christopher Krebs on CISA’s Election Security Website, Stakeholder Partnerships

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• Space Force Launches First Field Command; Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting Assumes Leadership

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• Lt. Col. Matthew Jamison: U.S. Must Address Rising Drone Threat Risks

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• Katie Arrington: DoD Should Transform Workforce Culture Around DevSecOps

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• DoD Clarifies Issues on National 5G Network; Russ Goemaere Quoted

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• Ntiva Acquires eGuard Technology Services to Grow Business Market; Steven Freidkin Quoted

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• AECOM Completes $170M Healthcare Facility Project; Juan Alfonso Quoted

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• SAIC Publishes Report on COVID-19 Effect on Work Operations; Mark Forman Quoted

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• QTS Launches Mega Data Center to House Hyperscale Deployments; Chad Williams Quoted

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• Bipartisan Bill Aims to Support National Guard’s State Cybersecurity Contributions; Maggie Hassan Quoted

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• Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Nearing Completion of Planning for Systems-Focused Command

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• JAIC, DIU Partner for AI-Based Diagnostic Pathology Initiatives

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• DLA, GSA Officials Talk Supply Chain Mgmt Priorities

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• FBI, CISA: Russian Cyber Actor Targets U.S. State, Local Gov’t Networks

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• VA Looks to Implement Tokens-Based Multifactor Authentication; Paul Cunningham Quoted

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• AFCEC Fields Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot; Kaelob King Quoted

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• Army Conducts NetModX Field Experiment to Test Radio, Satcom Capabilities

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• VA Tests New AI Tool for COVID-19 Mortality Risk Prediction; Gil Alterovitz Quoted

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• Treasury Orders Sanctions on Russian Research Institute Over Malware

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• MCA Acquires Major Contact Center With 24/7 Incident Reporting Hotline; Lisa Firestone Quoted

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• Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award

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• New NAVFAC Directorate to Lead Real Estate Efforts; Rear Adm. John Korka Quoted

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• NIST Issues Draft Guidance on Implementing Cybersecurity for PNT Operations

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• NASA Meets Sample Requirement for Asteroid Study Mission; Thomas Zurbuchen Quoted

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• Louisiana Nat’l Guard Responds to Gov’t Cyber Attacks Ahead of 2020 Elections

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• Air Force Reorganizes Spectrum Mgmt Office to Streamline Info Warfare Efforts; Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien Quoted

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• Air Force Unveils Tracker Tech for Storm Damage Assessment; Dave Thomander Quoted

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• Air Combat Command Adds Electromagnetic Spectrum to Training Priorities; Gen. Mark Kelly Quoted

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• Excelicon Named to the 2020 Inc. 5000 List; CEO Tushar Garg Quoted

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• Lisa Watson-Morgan: NASA Eyes Ways to Stretch Out Funding for HLS Program

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• F-35 Joint Simulation Environment Test Schedule Pushed Back to 2021

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• Mark Esper, India’s Defense Minister Meet to Discuss Intell Data Sharing Agreement

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• ArchIntel Publishes ‘State of Competitive Intelligence: Through the Lens of the Competitive Intelligence Executive’ Compendium

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• Unanet Launches Unanet Connect to Advance ERP Platforms; Assad Jarrahian Quoted

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• CBP to Leverage AI to Support Secure Supply Chain; Vincent Annunziato Quoted

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• Army Contracting Command Awards DynCorp Task Order to Support DHS COVID-19 Vaccine Trials; George Krivo Quoted

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• Dr. Kenneth Kizer of Atlas Research Discusses Innovation in Health Care Systems

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• CISA Publishes Guide on Communications Dependencies for Public Safety

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• USSOCOM Looks to Expand Autonomous Capabilities for ISR Missions; Col. Joel Babbitt Quoted

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• Accenture, NEOGOV, NASCA Release Report on State Gov’t Workforce Transformation

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• NASA Eyes Follow-Up Flights for Lunar Observatory to Detect Presence of Water; Jacob Bleacher Quoted

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• DoD Tasks Texas A&M University to Manage Hypersonics Consortium Under $100M Award; Michael Kratsios Quoted

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• NASA to Stow OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Samples Ahead of Schedule

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• NSWC Crane Technologies Picked for DoD Accelerator Effort; Jenna Dix Quoted

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• Katie Arrington on Pentagon’s New Agreement With CMMC Accreditation Body

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• Ajit Pai on FCC’s Proposed Orbital Debris Rules, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

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• Christopher Krebs: US Cloud Leadership Key to Winning 5G Race

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• Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract to Support Strike Weapon Platforms; Scott Callaway Quoted

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• BAE Systems Launches HD Thermal Sensor to Support Reconnaissance; Robyn Decker Quoted

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• Accenture to Deliver Cloud HR Services to Siemens Gamesa; Eric Schaeffer Quoted

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• Cisco Launches New Solutions to Support IT Operations; Todd Nightingale Quoted

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• DLT Solutions Wins Spot on $13B ITES-SW2 Contract to Provide COTS Software; Chris Wilkinson Quoted

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• CMS, IRS Senior Leaders Talk Using AI to Automate Data Processing, Fraud Detection

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• Lt. Gen. John Morrison on Army IT Office’s Multidomain Ops, Unified Network Goals

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• CISA, FBI, USCYBEROM Issue Warning on ‘Kimsuky’ North Korean-Backed Hacking Group

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• Merel Ekelhof Joins JAIC as Foreign Exchange Officer; Lt. General Michael Groen Quoted

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• NSA Engages in Partnerships to Support 5G Network Security

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• JAIC Achieves Milestones After a Year of CoE Partnership; Bob De Luca Quoted

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• DHS S&T Tackles Driving Distraction Issue Affecting Patrol Operations

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• Rep. Jim Langevin: Countries Should Quickly Attribute Cyber Incidents

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• NGA CTO Mark Munsell to Retire in November

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• ArchIntel Announces Competitive Intelligence Event Roundtable Series Membership to Promote CI Professional Networking

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• SAIC Wins $737M AFMS3 Contract to Support Modeling, Simulation; Michael LaRouche Quoted

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• Northrop Grumman Wins $91M Contract to Upgrade US Army, Navy Radar Receiver; Ryan Tintner Quoted

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• Accenture Partners with The Alan Turing Institute to Research Emerging Tech; Adrian Smith, George Marcotte Quoted

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• Leidos Wins $75M OUSD Contract to Provide Technical Services; Dan Voce Quoted

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• John Sherman: DoD Extends Commercial Virtual Remote Capability to June 2021

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• GSA Looks to Add CMMC Requests in Alliant 2 IT Contract’s Replacement

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• NASA, ESA Sign Agreement for Artemis Gateway Modules

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• FMG Announces Efforts to Bolster Federal Mobile Security

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• FCC Changes Policy on Infrastructure Modifications to Support 5G Adoption

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• USAF Cyber, ISR Unit Eyes Open-Systems ABMS Tech; Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien Quoted

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• DHS OIG: CISA Needs to Further Election Security Efforts

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• DOE Selects Projects for $80M Coal FIRST Energy Plant Investment

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• CDOs Expect 2021 Federal Data Strategy Action Plan to Include More Data Sharing Opportunities

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• Steve Kunze: CFO Council Eyes 2021 Release of Strategic Plan for Federal Financial Workforce

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• Dave Spirk: DoD’s Data Strategy Focuses on Warfighters, Decision-Makers

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• Leidos to Support AFA CyberPatriot Program; Bernie Skoch, Boe Boera Quoted

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• USAF Extends Boeing Contract to Deliver Japan KC-46 Tankers; Col. Jason Lindsey, Will Shaffer Quoted

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• Lumen Automates DDoS Mitigation Service to Secure Applications; Chris Smith, Martha Vazquez Quoted

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• Microsoft Further Developing CMMC Acceleration Program for DoD Suppliers

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• GSA, DoD Re-Award $4.4B DEOS BPA to CSRA; Dana Deasy, Emily Murphy Quoted

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• Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Federal Govt Accountability

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• NSF Invests $125M in Mid-Scale Research Facilities; Sethuraman Panchanathan Quoted

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• GSA to Implement New Digital Signing, Multi Factor Authentication in Contracting

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• NIST Releases Guide for Multilevel Security Control Baselines

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• NSA, Army to Launch Quantum Info Science Lab for Collaborative R&D Programs

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• Air Force Rolls Out Software Dev’t Skills Refinement Effort

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• Army Research Effort Tackles Security in Warfighter Data Sharing

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