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2021 > February

• Investigators Say 30% of Victims of Alleged Russian Hack Do Not Run SolarWinds Software; Acting CISA Director Brandon Wales Quoted

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• NASA to Conduct Second Green Run Hotfire Test of Space Launch System Core Stage

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• NASA Appoints Leaders to Senior Agency Positions

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• USAF Adds Lockheed Martin to Platform One DevSecOps Software Program; Nic Chaillan Quoted

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• SDA Director Derek Tournear: Military May Need Different Approach to Implement Space Machine Learning

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• GAO: NIH Awarded Most SBIR Funding to Venture-Backed Companies in FY 19-20

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• GSA Creates Digital Worker Identity Mgmt Guide

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• Cybercom Deploys Cyber Defense Teams After SolarWinds Attack

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• NIST, FEMA Devise Earthquake Recovery Roadmap; Siamak Sattar Quoted

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• IRS Uses Bots to Simplify Contracting Work; Andrea Kadish Quoted

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• CyberCore Analyzes Supply Chain Risk Reduction; William Von Hagel Quoted

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• Paul Leslie to Retire as Dovel Technologies Executive Chairman; Sudhakar Kesavan to Join Board of Directors

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• GDIT Announces AWS Availability on milCloud 2.0 Contract; Dave Levy Quoted

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• Space Force Eyes Government-Owned Open Platform for Data From Missile Warning Satellites; Lt. Col. Kellie Brownlee Quoted

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• Navy Eyes February Release of ‘Unmanned Campaign Plan’

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• FCC to Support NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative; Sean Jones Quoted

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• Army to Roll Out Web-Based HR System for Active, Reserve Units by Year’s End

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• Executive Mosaic Names 2021 Wash100 Award Recipients; Cast Your 10 Votes TODAY

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• SAIC Appoints Josh Jackson SVP of Naval Business Unit

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• NCSC Issues Report on China-Sponsored US Health Data Breaches; William Evanina Quoted

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• GAO: DOE Must Align Goals, Implement Performance Metrics for Tech Transfer Initiatives

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• DARPA Announces Results of 2020’s FETT Cybersecurity Bug Bounty Program; Keith Rebello Quoted

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• Ian Wallace to Advise State Department on Cyber Matters

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• GSA, USPS Offer Credentialing Services at U.S. Post Offices; Darlene Gore Quoted

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• Sumo Logic’s Continuous Intelligence Platform Achieves FedRAMP-Moderate Authorization; Doug Natal Quoted

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• Naval Safety Center Launches Risk Management Modernization Program

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• AT&T Provides 5G Capabilities for VA Puget Sound Health Care System; Chris Smith Quoted

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• NuWave Merges with PCI to Form BigBear.ai; Reggie Brothers Quoted

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• Report: Suspected Chinese Hackers Targeted U.S. Payroll Agency Via Separate Bug in SolarWinds Orion Code

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• MDA to Accelerate Hypersonic Missile Defense Under Glide Phase Interceptor Initiative

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• Report: White House Eyes Eric Hysen for DHS CIO Role

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• Lloyd Austin Signs Memo for Zero-Based Review of DOD Advisory Committees

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• Ankura Names Ted Theisen Senior Managing Director, Cyber Practice

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• NCI Partners with Radford to Advance Mutually Beneficial Initiatives; Chuck Hicks Quoted

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• American Heart Association, Kaiser Permanente Collaborate to Increase Health Awareness

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• ViON Promotes Rob Davies to COO, David Kushner to SVP of Sales; Tom Frana Quoted

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• Gen. David Berger Wants Marines to Trust, Use AI Tech for Quicker Performance

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• Deputy DOD Secretary Nominee Kathleen Hicks on Plans for JAIC’s AI Implementation Efforts

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• CISA to Demonstrate Tech for Emergency Comms on the Energy Grid

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• NIST Issues Guidance for Securing Critical Unclassified Data Against Advanced Persistent Threats

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• Former Congress Staffer Mieke Eoyang Named DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy

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• DHS Taps IJIS Institute to Oversee Program for Public Safety Agencies

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• Chike Aguh Named DOL Chief Innovation Officer

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• Army AI Study Focuses on Moral Dilemma, Decision Making by Autonomous Vehicles; Celso de Melo Quoted

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• Gen. Christopher Cavoli: Army Needs Multidomain Task Force in European Theater

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• Space Force Has ‘Full Support’ of Biden Administration; Gen. John Raymond Quoted

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• GDIT Signs Microsoft Partner Agreement to Deliver Azure to Federal Agencies

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• NASA Discusses Northrop Grumman’s Mission to Space Station

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• GAO: DOD Must Assess Impact of Fixed-Price-Incentive Contracts on Major Acquisition Programs

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• ViON Forms Strategic Partnership with Cyemptive Technologies to Advance Enterprise Cloud; Tom Frana Quoted

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• Dr. Joe Mignogna of Caliburn Joins National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

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• Col. Marc Pelini: DOD Considers AI Decision Making Without Human Intervention

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• Space Force Eyes Satellite Imaging for Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Targeting; Gen. John Raymond Quoted

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• New Subcommittee to Tackle Issues on Cybersecurity, IT Systems

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• GISS Director Gavin Schmidt to Temporarily Serve as NASA’s Senior Climate Adviser; Steve Jurczyk Quoted

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• DOD Unveils Regional Sea Level Database for Coastal Facilities Engineering

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• Idaho National Laboratory Introduces Engineering-Based Cybersecurity Approach

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• NOAA Teams up With Southern Mississippi University to Further Uncrewed System R&D

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• Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle on Air Force’s Golden Horde Swarming Bombs Program

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• White House Memo Outlines Structure of National Security Council

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• DOD Spending on OTAs Continues to Ramp Up; Robert Levinson, Rhys McCormick Quoted

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• VMware Enhances vRealize Cloud Management to Support Multi-Cloud Environments

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• FBI Awards Telos Risk Assessment Contract to Integrate Xacta

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• Defense Procurement Vet James Geurts to Serve as Navy’s Undersecretary on Acting Basis

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• Interagency Cyber Group Releases Document to Educate Public on Ransomware

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• CISA Extends Term of ICT Supply Chain Task Force; Bob Kolasky Quoted

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• NIST Publishes SP 800-172 to Advise on Handling Sensitive Information; Ron Ross Quoted

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• Maximus Reports Fiscal Year 2021 First Quarter Results; Bruce Caswell Quoted

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• MDA Announces New Approach to Manage Ground-based Midcourse Defense

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• DHS S&T Launches Collaborative Effort to Support Aerial Border Security; Teddy Damour Quoted

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• Army Developing Simulated Environment for Region-Based Combat Training

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• Sean Ferris Named State OIG’s Acting Deputy Director for Data Analytics

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• Future USS Daniel Inouye Destroyer Clears Navy Acceptance Trials; Capt. Seth Miller Quoted

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• CAE to Diversify Defense, Security Portfolio; Dan Gelston Quoted

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• DSA Names Gibson Le Boeuf to Federal Advisory Board of Directors

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• GSA Makes 7 Awards to Advance Critical Infrastructure, Economic Development; Katy Kale Quoted

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• Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Aims to Support Privacy Enhancing Tech; Rep. Haley Stevens Quoted

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• Perspecta Reports Financial Results for Q3 FY 2021

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• Naval Sea Systems Command Holds First Virtual Small Business Forum

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• USDA Streamlines Contact Center Functions Under GSA CoE Program; Simchah Suveyke-Bogin Quoted

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• Tom Sasala: Navy Eyes Enterprise Data Environment, Advanced Access Controls

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• USAF to Launch Contest for Robotic Process Automation Systems

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• DHS Awards Parsons Spot on $2B IDIQ Contract for COVID-19 Testing; Chuck Harrington Quoted

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• Lt. Col. Matthew Arrol: Army Needs Thorough Examination of Command and Control to Advance Combined JADC2

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• Mark Forman: Agencies Should Start With Priority Goals, Evidence-Based Policymaking to Find Funds for IT Modernization

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• Gen. David Thompson: Space Force to Establish New Commands, Warfighting Analytical Function in 2021

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• Stephen Russell on How Cloud Helps Advance DEVCOM Army Research Lab’s Work

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• FERC Proposes to Offer Incentives to Public Utilities for Cybersecurity Upgrades

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• Oracle-VMware Offering Achieves FedRAMP P-ATO at High Impact Level; Scott Twaddle Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin Taps ABL Space Systems to Provide Launch Services

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• Report: Senate Issue Causes $9B Cancelation in Technology Modernization Fund

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• Raj Iyer on Plans to Establish Army’s Digital Governance Body

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• Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman CEO, Explains Defense Tech Development

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• Alion to Participate in USAF AFWERX Reimagining Energy for the DoD Challenge

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• Denis McDonough Confirmed as VA Secretary

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• Adm. Michael Gilday: Unmanned Vessel Program to Strictly Use Tested Tech Only

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• Air Force Eyes Updated Health Monitoring Devices, More Technicians for Special Warfare Training

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• NAWCAD Introduces Augmented Reality Tech for Engineers, Maintainers; Aristides Staikos Quoted

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• AppCensus to Develop Contact Tracing App Testing Suite for DHS

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• Dyncorp Wins NAWCAD IDIQ Contract to Provide Aircraft Services; Joe Dunaway Quoted

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• CBO: Lowest-Cost Architectures for National Cruise Missile Defense Would Cost Up to $180B Over 20 Years

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• Neera Tanden Talks IT Modernization, Cybersecurity at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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• Sens. Mark Warner, Marco Rubio Want ‘Clear Leader’ to Manage Response to SolarWinds Cyber Breach

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• ASI Wins U.S. Space Force Contract to Deliver Space Data Transport Network

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• NASA Renews TRISH Space Health Research Institution; Dorit Donoviel Quoted

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• Kathleen Hicks Assumes Role as Deputy Secretary of Defense

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• Ball Aerospace to Support NASA Solar Cruiser; Dr. Makenzie Lystrup Quoted

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• Ankura Names Ken Serwin as Senior Managing Director

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• CGI Federal’s Stephanie Mango Recognized in WeQual Awards

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• Accenture, VMware Launch New Business Group Under $3B Investment to Drive Cloud Strategy; Julie Sweet, Pat Gelsinger Quoted

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• Christopher Barnhurst Named DISA Executive Deputy Director

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• DISA-STRATCOM Field Office Shuts Down Legacy Information Facility for New System

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• DLA, GSA Address Issues in Export Transshipment; Perry Knight Quoted

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• GSA Eyes Two-Phase SAM Portal Rollout in April, May

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• Bureau of Fiscal Service, VA CDOs Talk Efforts to Automate Appropriations, Data Mgmt

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• NNSA-FBI Team Hosts Virtual Workshop on Radiological Threats; Jay Tilden Quoted

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• Rep. Jim Langevin Lays Out Priorities as Chairman of New House Cyber Subcommittee

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• Steve Butow: U.S. Military Eyes New Space Architecture to Facilitate Emerging Tech Integration

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• New Joint Systems Integration Lab Hosts First Comms Exercise for Army’s Project Convergence 2021; Kim Moeltner Quoted

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• Tax Reform Expert Nancy Sieger Named IRS’ Full-Time CIO; Chuck Rettig Quoted

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• Red River-Cisco Partnership Launches UCaaS; Carl De Groote Quoted

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• DOE Approves Battelle Savannah River Alliance to Manage SRNL; Mark Peters Quoted

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• Biden Names David Turk, Julie Su as Picks for Energy, Labor Deputy Secretaries

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• DOD Encourages Self Assessments in Preparation for CMMC Cybersecurity Program’s Further Implementation

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• SGT Wins Task Order to Support Space Force 45th Space Wing; Tina Dolph Quoted

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• SPA’s William Vantine to Serve as Member on NASA ISS Advisory Committee

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• Iridium Reports Fourth Quarter 2020, Issues Full Year 2021 Guidance; Matt Desch Quoted

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• Intelligent Waves Promotes Dennis Freeland to VP of BD; Erin Horrell Quoted

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• Brad Bunn to Assume Vice Director Role at DLA

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• NIST Releases FY 2021 Topics for SBIR Program

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• Naval Surface Warfare Center Nears Completion of Corrosion Testing System With Academic Partner; Armen Kvryan Quoted

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• GAO: VA Should Address Existing Test Findings Prior to EHR System Deployment in New Locations

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• Laura Stanton: IT Category at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service Reports Over $30B in FY 2020 Revenue

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• Navy Forms EOD Tech Assessment Division; Capt. Eric Correll Quoted

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• DOD Assessment Work on CMMC Reciprocity Continues; Stacy Bostjanick Quoted

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• NASA Centers to Test Lunar Exploration Flight Software; Jacob Hageman Quoted

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• NASA, HPE to Test Edge Computing System to Deliver AI in Space

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• DOE Unveils $100M Clean Energy Funding Opportunity; Tarak Shah Quoted

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• U.S. Space Force to Add Cyber Professionals to Defend Assets; Gen. John Raymond Quoted

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• Roger Krone, Chairman, CEO of Leidos, Joins National Academy of Engineering

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• Tyto Athene Wins U.S. Navy Contract Support Consolidated Area Telephone Systems

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• NIST Releases Finalized PNT Service Cybersecurity Guidance; Jim McCarthy Quoted

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• U.S.-U.K. Partnership Stands up Navy Technology Exchange Activity in London; Cmdr. Albert Arnold Quoted

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• DLA Deploys Bot to Manage Lease, Purchase Requests; Terra Nguyen Quoted

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• DOE Awards Grant for Academica-led Nuclear Science Research; Kasia Mendelsohn Quoted

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• Siemens USA Announces New Leadership for Government Affairs Unit; Barbara Humpton Quoted

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• Coast Guard Eyes Cloud-Based Platform to Manage Investigative Data

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• Army’s Gunsmoke-J Cubesat to Launch Aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron Vehicle in March

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• DOD IG Report: Weapon System Program Officials Initiate Actions to Update Cyber Requirements During Operations, Support Phase

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• FAA Seeks Public Comment on Aviation Noise Research Program

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• DynCorp Wins $554M Task Order to Provide UH-60 Contractor Logistics Support; Joe Dunaway Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Support U.S. Army Combat Vehicle Protection System; David Rohall Quoted

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• PSC Names David Broome EVP for Government Relations; David Berteau, Roger Krone Quoted

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• Tyto Athene to Host Charity Golf Tournament to Support Fisher House Foundation

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• AIS Names Microsoft’s Patricia Obermaier to Board of Directors; Larry Katzman Quoted

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• Jens Stoltenberg: NATO Must Consider Interoperability in Emerging Tech Development

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• JAIC’s Stephanie Culberson on New JAIC Forum’s Role in Driving AI-Driven Readiness

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• Government Healthcare Practitioners Use AI to Support Cancer, COVID-19 Treatment

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• Federal CDO Council Highlights Data Initiatives in New Report; Ted Kaouk Quoted

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• USAF’s Brig. Gens. Steven Behmer, Jason Lindsey to Lead F-35 Integration, Presidential Airlift

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• Derek Tournear: SDA Prioritizes Space Tech Delivery to Warfighters

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• GSA’s Katy Kale, Sonny Hashmi on Current Admin’s Priorities, FedRAMP, CMMC Programs

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• Sens. Jack Reed, Jim Inhofe Announce Senate Armed Services Committee Subpanel Assignments

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• Thomas Beach on Commerce Dept’s Focus on Deliverables in Data Efforts

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• DOD Testing & Evaluation Assesses Cyber Posture of Joint Regional Security Stack

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• NASA to Address Hot Fire Test of Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions

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• Lumen Technologies Names Nick Andersen as Public Sector CISO

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• Will Roper Joins Pallas Advisors as Senior Counselor; Tony DeMartino Quoted

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• DynCorp International Earns FAA Diamond Awards

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• Applied Insight Acquires Bridges, Baird Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor

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• GSA Launches Updated FedRAMP Website; Ashley Mahan Quoted

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• Gen. Paul Funk on Army TRADOC’s Efforts to Modernize Training Activities

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• Tyto Athene Partners with Tellabs to Deliver ACUITY LAN Solution

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• Lt. Gen. James Slife: AFSOC May Procure New ISR Aircraft in 2022

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• Tim Maurer Assumes Senior Counselor Post at DHS

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• NASA’s Perseverance Rover in Transit to Martian Surface; Jennifer Trosper Quoted

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• DHS, Metropolitan Transportation Authority to Assess COVID-19 Spread in Public Vehicles

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• GSA Unveils Updated Site Used for Public Comment Submission; Krystal Brumfield, Virginia Huth Quoted

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• Anne Neuberger: White House to Issue Executive Order in Response to SolarWinds Cyber Incident

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• CISA, Treasury, FBI Issue Advisory on North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Malware ‘AppleJeus’

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• Lt. Gen. John Shaw: Spacecom Plans Space Domain Partnerships With NASA, Industry

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• NGA Seeks New GEOINT Research Methods to Address Four Mission Imperatives

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• SAIC Names John Bonsell as SVP of Government Affairs; Nazzic Keene Quoted

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• Avaya Names Darcey Harrison as VP of Cloud Acceleration

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• Tyto Athene to Hold Annual Sales, Engineering Meeting; Julene Slusher Quoted

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• Federal Commission Eyes $32B Annual Spending for AI Research by FY 2026

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• GSA to Educate Contracting Officers on DOD’s New Cybersecurity Standards; Keith Nakasone Quoted

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• Battelle-Cascade Partnership to Deliver Environmental Remediation Technology for Recalcitrant Contaminants

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• NTT DATA Teams with Spartan Medical to Deliver COVID-19 Services; Tim Conway Quoted

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• Navy Department’s Tom Sasala: System Interoperability Key to Joint C2 Platform Operations

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• DHS Teaches Firefighters to Use Tactical Awareness Kit;

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• FCC Asks Public for Input on Network Supply Chain Cleanup Program

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• NIST Unveils Fourth Version of Smart Grid Framework; Avi Gopstein Quoted

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• GAO Releases Updated Technology Assessment Design Handbook

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• DOD’s Frederick Moorefield on Spectrum IT Modernization, Joint All-Domain C2, Spectrum Sharing

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• USAF Gen. Charles Brown: Military Now Thinking About Standards for Joint Information Operations

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• Maximus Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Programs; Bruce Caswell Quoted

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• CISA Acting Director Brandon Wales: Agency Must Implement Changes in Federal Cybersecurity

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• Digital Transformation Expert Sultan Meghji Joins FDIC as Chief Innovation Officer

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• Tyto Athene’s Robert Mohr to Join IAB at UMass Dartmouth

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• CDO Council’s Ted Kaouk on Data-Sharing Initiatives, Interagency Collaboration

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• GSA Offers Identity Proofing Support for Federally Funded Programs Under State, Local Govt’s

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• Space Force Projects New Anti-Jamming Capability by 2022; Steve Hayden Quoted

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• USAF’s Operation Flamethrower to Abandon Outdated Legacy Networks

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• Nonprofit Exec John Boerstler Joins VA as Chief Veteran Experience Officer

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• US, Mexico Intend to Collaborate on Connectivity, Spectrum Management; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• Biden Vows Commitment to NATO Alliance, Collaboration to Address Security Threats

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• MDA Anticipates Next Generation Interceptor Contract Award This Month

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• GAO: DHS Needs Policy to Document Basis for Extremism Prevention Grant Awards

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• CISA Releases FY21 Planning Guide for Emergency Comm Technical Assitance

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• Air Force to Retire 17 B-1B Planes; Gen. Tim Ray Quoted

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• SES Government Solutions to Deliver MEO Loopback Capability to DOD

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• Army Researchers Begin Field Testing of New Robotics Tech in Maryland

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• USMC Seeks Network Activity Monitoring Concepts for Insider Threat Mitigation Pilot

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• GSA’s Dave Zvenyach on Digital Services Unit’s Role in Assisted Acquisition, Government Service Transformation

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• FirstNet Expands Coverage to Support Public Safety; Edward Parkinson Quoted

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• Viasat Approved to Gain Cyber Threat Intelligence through DHS ECS Program

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• Farooq Mitha Sworn In as Small Business Programs Director at DOD Industrial Policy Office

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• Advisory Panel Looks at Dashboard Projects to Inform Work on Federal Data Service; USDA’s Ted Kaouk Quoted

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• Avantus Federal Names New Executives to Space Unit; Andy Maner Quoted

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• CGI Wins Contract to support Transformation of Virginia Commonwealth’s eVA program

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• DHS Head Alejandro Mayorkas Eyes Cyber Grant Spending Increase, Anti-Ransomware Campaigns

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• NASA to Discuss Second Crew Rotation for SpaceX Flight

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• Boeing Starts Production of T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer; Shelley Lavender Quoted

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• GSA to Re-award $5.5B Second Generation IT BPAs; Sonny Hashmi Quoted

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• Infrastructure Security Vet Nitin Natarajan Named Deputy Director of CISA; Brandon Wales Quoted

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• IG Report: GSA Must Improve Oversight of Insider Threat Program

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• FAA Needs Personnel to Facilitate Recreational Drone Safety Tests

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• Space Force to Add Software Professionals From ‘Coding Boot Camp’; Patricia Mulcahy Quoted

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• VA Issues Framework on Data Usage, Privacy; Richard Stone Quoted

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• DHS Issues Multiple Contract Awards for CISA-Supported Network Security Project

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• DOD Opens Aerospace Research Facility; Jagadeesh Pamulapati Quoted

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• Brian Goodger: NITAAC Eyes March Release of $40B CIO-SP4 IT Support Contract Solicitation

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• GSA to Offer ID Proofing Service for Contracting Portal Entity Registration Accounts

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• Air Force Research Lab to Accept First Assembly of Directed Energy Laser Tech

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• Perspecta Receives $38M to Support Defense Manpower Data Center for DOD; Jeff Bohling Quoted

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• Redwire Acquires Deployable Space Systems; Chairman, CEO Peter Cannito Quoted

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• Sen. Roger Wicker: President Biden Must Revive National Space Council

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• President Biden Nominates Kiran Ahuja as OPM Director

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• DOD’s Paul Lopata: Quantum Science Brings Many Military Tech Opportunities

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• Jessica Rosenworcel Issues Draft Order for FCC’s Mid-Band Spectrum Auction for 5G Access

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• Army Invests in AFRL’s New Anti-Drone Directed Energy Weapon; Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood Quoted

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• Army Taps Seven Teams for Multidisciplinary Science Research

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• Maj. Gen. Neil Hersey, Brig. Gen. Paul Stanton to Switch Army Cyber Leadership Roles

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• Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Reforms Needed to Speed Up Bid Protest Process

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• Space Force Eyes Rapid Tech Procurement Approaches

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• Air Force Research Lab Mulls ‘Vanguard’ Tech Advancement Program Expansion; Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle Quoted

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• Jason Porter Named President of AT&T’s Public Sector, FirstNet

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• Akima Company Receives ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 Certification; Barry Smallwood Quoted

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• Kathleen Hicks Directs Analysis of Defense Programs in Trump’s FY 2022 Budget

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• Gen. Charles Brown on Addressing Air Force Readiness, Program Funding

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• Lookout Report: Phishing, Credential Theft Attacks Increased for Federal Agencies in 2020

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• NASA Ready to Implement Final Design of Upcoming Lunar Rover; Sarah Noble Quoted

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• DOD to Finance Naval Postgraduate School for Research on Climate Response

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• DHS S&T Selects Participants of Summer Research Team Program

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• Jamie Holcombe: USPTO Uses Machine Learning to Accelerate Patent Classification Process

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• CIA Nominee William Burns Appears Before Senate Intelligence Committee for Confirmation Hearing

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• Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost: Air Mobility Command Eyes Conditions-Based Approach for KC-46 Operational Use

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• Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach Calls for Rapid Procurement of E-7 Wedgetail Aircraft

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• VA Issues RFI for Enterprise IT Strategic Planning Support Services

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• Alejandro Mayorkas: DHS to Increase Minimum Cyber Spending to 7.5% Via FEMA Grant Awards

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• Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler Selected as Army Contracting Command’s Next Leader

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• SOSi Wins Contract to Deliver IT, Logistics Support to DINFOS; Julian Setian Quoted

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• Ntiva Names Jim Wilson as President, COO; Steven Freidkin Quoted

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• Leigh Method on Proposed Defense Policy Updates for Contractors, Contingency Support

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• DISA Uses Cloud-Based Tech to Optimize Teleworking; Vice Adm. Nancy Norton Quoted

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• GSA Releases Single Sign-On Playbook for Federal Agencies

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• Alion Wins $89M USAF Task Order to Support Warfighting Integration Capability; Alan Dietrich Quoted

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• Gen. John Hyten: MDA Must Realign R&D Priorities With Core Mission

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• Clean Energy Advocate Jennifer Granholm Becomes DOE Secretary

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• AFRL, AIAA Talk About Changes of Former’s Rocket Lab; Shawn Phillips Quoted

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• Former DIA Director Robert Ashley Named CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow

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