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• Gen. Charles Brown: Air Force’s New ISR Strategy Includes Reaper Drones

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• Gen. Mark Kelly on Next Generation Air Dominance Program

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• CSIS Report Describes Passive, Active Defenses Against Adversary Counterspace Weapons

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• Accenture to Acquire Pollux to Advance Robotics, Automation Solutions

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• BAE Systems Names Lisa Hand as VP, GM of Integrated Defense Solutions Business; Al Whitmore Quoted

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• CGI Establishes New Delivery Center to Provide High-Quality IT Services for Knoxville; David Henderson Quoted

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• DOD Unveils Plans for Hypersonics Modernization Through 2030’s

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• Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner Takes Helm Over DISA, DOD Information Network

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• Army Holds UAS Demo Event

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• NSA Issues Guidance on Zero-Trust Planning Requirements

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• CISA Provides Physical Security Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Satellite Clinics

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• NASA Earmarks Grant Funding for Early-Stage Lunar Technology Research

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• DHS Introduces Online Resources for GPS Spoofing Prevention; Jim Platt Quoted

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• Navy Demos At-Sea Replenishment of F-35 Aircraft Power Module; Capt. Matt Thrasher Quoted

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• Report: Senate’s Draft Coronavirus Relief Bill Seeks to Appropriate $1B for Tech Modernization Fund

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• Air Force to Hold Flight Test for Lockheed-Made Boost-Glide Missile; Brig. Gen. Heath Collins Quoted

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• Customs and Border Protection Issues Privacy Impact Assessment for ‘CBP One’ Mobile App

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• Marine Corps to Reform HQ to Support Modernization Initiatives

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• BAE Systems Wins $58M Boeing Contract to Begin EPAWSS LRIP for USAF

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• Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Discusses U.S. Preparedness for ‘AI Era’

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• EY Names Sam Hughes as Tallahassee Office Managing Partner; Julie Boland Quoted

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• SPA Designated a RPO with CMMC-AB; William Vantine Quoted

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• Sonny Hashmi: GSA to Co-Chair COVID-19 Workforce Group

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• DLA Uses Robotic Automation to Simplify Supply Chain Activities; Terra Nguyen Quoted

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• Norfolk Naval Shipyard to Begin Migration to Maritime Systems Environment

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• Connecticut-Based Educator Miguel Cardona Confirmed to Lead Education Department

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• Army Researchers to Help DARPA Develop Coronavirus Detector; Matthew Coppock Quoted

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• Defense Innovation Unit Transitioned 11 Commercial Prototypes in 2020

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• GAO Adds Small Business Emergency Loans, Drug Misuse to High-Risk List

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• Deep North Secures DHS Funds for Airport Video Analytics Project

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• FAA to Test UAS Security Systems at Five U.S. Airports

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• DHS S&T Partners With Law Enforcement Community to Study Police-Citizen Interactions

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• NIST Develops Interactive Tool for Military Fire Extinguisher Agent Calculations

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• Dr. Will Roper, Former USAF Executive, Joins Volansi Board of Directors

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• Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, Joint Staff CIO, Recommends Areas to Improve JADC2

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• AVIAN Names Pete Sarrat as CGO; Kevin Switick Quoted

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• Stacey Dixon: NGA Should Deliver at ‘Speed of Mission Need’

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• Gen. Mark Milley: Universal Data Standards Key to Joint Warfighting

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• Matthew Graviss on State Department’s Data Initiatives

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• MDA Reports New Missile Defense Radar on Track for Initial Operational Capability

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• DOE Earmarks Funding for Energy Infrastructure Threat Mitigation Pilot

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• Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Begins Work on Declassification Strategy

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• DOJ Updates Annual Report Data Tool on Freedom of Information Act Website

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• CISA Asks Agencies to Apply Patches to Microsoft Exchange On-Premises Servers Via Emergency Directive

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• GSA Allocates $355M in FY 2021 Contracting Opportunities for Women-Owned Firms

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• Navy Warfare Centers Collaborate on Force Analysis

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• Gina Raimondo Takes Oath as Commerce Secretary

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• Acting CBP CIO Sonny Bhagowalia Appointed to Full-Time Role

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• Robert Cardillo Joins USGIF Board of Directors to Serve as Chair

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• USAF Space Command Releases RFI to Drive 5G Wireless Connectivity in Space

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• AECOM JV Finishes Wastewater Treatment Plant Build

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• Jacobs Secures DSRL Contract to Lead Nuclear Waste Cleanup; Clive White Quoted

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• Dr. Mark Esper Joins McCain Institute as John S. McCain Distinguished Fellow

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• CISA’s Jay Gazlay: Gov’t Must Update Identity Management Standards for Cloud Operations

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• StateRAMP to Open Membership Registration for Cloud Security Vetting Initiative in April

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• Navy Inspection Board Reports Degradation in Surface Ships

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• DHS Taps Morcom International to Develop Tracker for Hazardous Objects at Sea;

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• NSA, CISA Recommend Use of Protective DNS Service to Enhance Internet’s Resilience

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• DARPA to Host Proposers Day for ‘Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance’ Program; Bruce Draper Quoted

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• Army Seeks to Inform Future Warfighting Concepts via Soldier Engagement, Tech Demonstration

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• Kristen Baldwin on How Air Force Advances Digital Engineering

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• FCC Issues Notice on Proposed Changes to Privacy Rules

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• DARPA STITCHES Program to Deliver Data Sharing Capabilities for JADC2; Tim Grayson Quoted

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• Colin Kahl, DoD Undersecretary for Policy, Pushes Network Resiliency

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• Thomas Wingfield, DoD Cyber Official, Discusses Cyber, information Integration

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• Bipartisan Senators Call for Interagency Group to Drive Allied Efforts on Emerging Technologies

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• DOE Allots $115M for New Wave of Small Business-Led Clean Energy Research; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• GAO: DOD Must Work on Including Weapons Cybersecurity Requirements in Contracts

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• Huntington Ingalls Board Elects Kari Wilkinson as EVP, Shipbuilding Division President

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• Navy’s Project Overmatch Program Office Takes Charge of Multiple Networks, Information Systems

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• AIT and MT Selected as 2020 Pavilion Partners of the Year

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• DHS Informs COVID-19 Response via Lessons Learned From Past Outbreaks; Lloyd Hough Quoted

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• Anne Neuberger: White House Working on Industrial Control System Security Plan

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone on CYBERCOM’s Response to SolarWinds Breach, ‘Defend Forward’ Concept

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• Rep. Adam Smith: House Armed Services Committee Sets Sights on IT Improvement, Acquisition Process

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• Dr. John J. McGowen Becomes a Director for Guidehouse; Scott McIntyre Quoted

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• DIU’s Michael Brown: DOD Needs Spending Flexibility to Remain Ahead on Emerging Tech

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• ICT Supply Chain Task Force Continues Info Sharing, Cybersecurity Studies Under Term Extension

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• President Biden Names Timothy Wu as Special Assistant for Tech, Competition Policy

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• DOE Invests $24 Million to Advance Transformational Air Pollution Capture; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• DOD Chooses Virginia Tech to Lead Acquisition Research Hub

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• AFRL Conducts Second Flight Test for Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb

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• DHS-Funded Navigation App Helps First Responders Determine Optimal Routes for Emergency Vehicles

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• FAA Partners With Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation to Study UAS Integration Into National Airspace; Michelle Coppedge Quoted

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• Gen. Mark Milley: NSA-Cybercom Split Could Impact Flow of Signals Intelligence

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• White House to Invest $250M in HHS Health Literacy Program to Support Underserved Populations

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• U.S. Navy Consolidates IT, Network Authorities Under JADC2 Project Office

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• VMware Develops AI-Ready Updates to Streamline Online Businesses; Lee Caswell Quoted

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• Akima Subsidiary Appraised at CMMI V2.0 Level 3; Juvy McCarthy Quoted

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• Lt. Col. Tim Trimailo: Space & Missile Systems Center Eyes Further SDA Partnerships

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• DOE to Award $53M for University-Based Energy Efficiency Assessments; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• USSOCOM to Explore Viability of Emerging Tech in Ground Vehicle Fleet; Col. Joel Babbitt Quoted

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• CISA to Begin Managing Federal Web Domain in April; Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• DHS Earmarks Funding for Mobile Network Security R&D Projects

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• Anduril Industries To Appoint Zachary Mears as New Head of Strategy

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• GSA to Host Bitcoin Share Auction; Kevin Kerns Quoted

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• Jacqueline Tame: JAIC Focuses on Projects in Logistics, Test and Evaluation Areas

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• FCC Certifies Key Bridge Wireless as Spectrum Access System Administrator

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• GAO: OMB Should Revise Server Utilization Metric in Data Center Optimization Guidance

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• HPE Announced Updates For GreenLake Cloud Services Portfolio; Keith White Quoted

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• Deltek Announces Winners of the 2020 Deltek Global Partner Awards Program; Jonathan Eisner Quoted

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• DOD Research & Engineering Heads Talk 5G Experiments, Laser Development, Quantum Computing Efforts

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• Congressional Task Force to Solve Critical Supply Chain Weaknesses

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• Derek Tournear: SDA Looks to Warfighter Council for Space Defense Architecture Development Insight

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• Professor Heidi Ries Named Chief Academic Officer of Air Force Tech Institute

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• VA Creates Commission to Select Veterans Health Administration Head

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• Army, Clemson University to Build Digital Fabrication System

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• DOE to Invest New Funds in Quantum Information Science Research; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• NASA Sets up Cleanroom Facility for VIPER Lunar Rover

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• DHS Unveils Topics for Long-Range Broad Agency Announcement; Dusty Lang Quoted

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• GAO: CISA Should Update Milestones to Advance Organizational Transformation Initiative Implementation

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• Lt. Gen. Michael Groen on JAIC’s Efforts to Meet AI National Security Commission’s Final Recommendations

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• Lt. Gen. Laura Potter Outlines Army G-2 Intell Office’s Priorities

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• CISA, NSF, VA Senior Leaders on 5G Deployment, Modernization Issues

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• Amentum Announces RPA Partnership with UiPath; Jill Bruning Quoted

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• House Panel Unveils Task Force on Assessing Critical Supply Chains

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• DOE to Build New $75M Facility for Clean Energy Tech Development; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Merrick Garland Confirmed to Serve as US Attorney General

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• Rep. Marcia Fudge Receives Senate Confirmation as HUD Secretary

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• DHS Issues Grants to Support Minority-Serving Academic Engagement

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• FBI Issues Guidance on Identifying ‘Deepfake’ Content

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• FEMA Unveils Plans to Implement New Cybersecurity Controls; Ted Okada Quoted

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• First Air Force Named Air Component to US Space Command; Gen. Charles Brown Quoted

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• FBI-CISA Joint Advisory Links Nation-State Actors to Microsoft Exchange Server Compromise

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• Report: Ben Tchoubineh, Nicole Dean Step Down as CMMC Board Members

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• Adm. Davidson Requests Funding for MPE to Advance Pacific Geopolitical Strategy

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• CohnReznick Earns CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization, Registered Provider Organization Certification; Bhavesh Vadhani Quoted

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• James Burd Promoted to CISA’s Full-Time Chief Privacy Officer

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• Lauren Knausenberger: Air Force Must Automate IT Processes to Address Budget Shortfalls

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• Lt. Col. Kristin Saling: Army Must Leverage Data to Update Talent Management Approach

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• NASA Prepares to Resume Operations of Hubble Space Telescope

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• Coast Guard to Form Unmanned Tech Requirements Review Group; Adm. Karl Schultz Quoted

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• Army’s Maj. Gen. Richard Coffman: U.S. Needs Next-Gen Combat Vehicles to Deter China Threats

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• AFRL Develops X-Ray Tech to Inspect Composite Parts in Production; Hilmar Koerner Quoted

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• DOE to Support Four Vehicle Energy Consumption Mitigation Projects

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• DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner on Commercial IT as a Service

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• AI National Security Commission Calls for DOD to Develop Career Pathways to Retain AI Talent; Eric Schmidt Quoted

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• FCC’s Covered List Includes Telecom Equipment From Five Chinese Companies; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• Viasat Awarded $50.8M Contract by AFRL For Satellite Integration Research

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• DOD Deploys Updated Health Records Platform to Collate Military COVID-19 Vaccination Data

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• Labor Department Secures TMF Investment for Data System Modernization; Maria Roat Quoted

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• FBI Agent Bryan Vorndran to Lead Agency’s Cyber Division

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• NASA Demos 3D-Printed Launch Pad Prototype in Hot Fire Test

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• DOD Stands up Communications-Focused Center of Excellence at University of California, Riverside

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• Naval Postgraduate School, BNNano Form Nanomaterials Research Partnership

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• DHS Taps Harvard University to Evaluate Human Trafficking Response Campaign; Michael Wilbur Quoted

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• F-15EX Aircraft Arrives at Eglin AFB for Integrated Tests; Lt. Col. Richard Turner Quoted

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• Deloitte Partners With Chatterbox To Create Ethical AI Technology; Beena Ammanath Quoted

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• DOE Announces Funding for Clean Energy Tech Proposals Under BIRD Energy Program

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• FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Unveils 5G Agenda

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• Sarah Armstrong: NSWC Crane Hypersonics Systems Engineering Field Activity Seeks to Link Research to Warfighter’s Needs

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• Cobham-Built Tech Assists in Precision Landing of NASA Rover on Mars

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• SPA Awarded DOD Contract To Assess U.S. Industrial Base; William Vantine Quoted

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• Congressional Commission Recommends Stronger DOD Statement on Broader AI Adoption; Robert Work Quoted

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• VA Names Five Leadership Appointees

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• DARPA Vet Stefanie Tompkins Takes up Role as Agency’s Director

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• Hanscom AFB to Roll Out Enterprise IT System to USAF, USSF; Col. Justin Collins Quoted

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• Amentum Creates Innovative MBSE Collaboration Center To Benefit DOD Customers; Jill Bruning Quoted

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• Army Futures Command Tests Electronic Warfare Tech for Cyber Quest 2021; Maj. Gen. Neil Hersey Quoted

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• NSA to Hold ‘Science of Security’ Research Event in April

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• USDA Needs Public Input to Inform Agriculture-Driven Climate Strategy

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• National Intelligence Director Avril Haines Supports President Biden’s General Counsel Nomination

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• Army, Air Force Fund Quantum Computing Research; Sara Gamble Quoted

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• DOJ, DHS Release Key Findings From Classified Report on Foreign Election Interference

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• U.S. Navy, USMC Issue Unmanned Campaign Framework; Frederick Stefany Quoted

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• Isabel Guzman Confirmed as SBA Administrator; Sen. Ben Cardin Quoted

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• Tyto Athene Receives NETCENTS 2 Task Order to Provide E911 Sustainment for U.S. Service Branches

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• FedRAMP Issues Guidance for Container-Based Cloud Vulnerability Scanning

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

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• DOD Updates Acquisition Framework for Software, Major Procurements; Mike Coolican Quoted

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• GSA-Led Community Announces This Year’s Priorities for Robotic Process Automation; Gerard Badorrek Quoted

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• DARPA Accelerator Expands Efforts to Commercialize Research Initiatives

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• Former New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland Takes Oath as Secretary of the Interior

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• Three Technologies Transition Into DOD Programs of Record; Jon Lazar Quoted

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• DOE to Fund Particle Accelerator Tech Projects; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• CNSI Receives Top Score in NASPO Evaluation; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted

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• Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher Offers Update on Army’s Modernized Network Capabilities

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• FCC Begins Process to Determine Whether to Retain Section 214 Authority of Pacific Networks, ComNet

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• GAO Reports on Agencies’ Progress in Implementing Recommendations to Strengthen Federal Science and Tech Workforce

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• CNSI Receives Five-Year ProviderOne MMIS Contract Extension From Washington State Health Care Authority; CEO Todd Stottlemyer Quoted

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• Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon Appointed Senior Advisor for Systecon NA; Jolie Woodard Quoted

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• Michael Troutman Joins SIEGE Technologies As CSO

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• DOD Officials Cite Information Operations as Key Factor in U.S. Military Dominance

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• HHS Announces $150M Investment in COVID-19 Vaccine Ramp-up

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• FBI Report: 2020 Saw $4.2B in Losses From Cyber Crimes

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• DOE Unveils New Funding Opportunity for Clean Energy Projects; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Visible Assets Appoints Lisa Gordon-Hagerty to Board Of Directors; John K. Stevens Quoted

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• DOD, Norwegian Ministry of Defense to Build Solid Fuel Ramjet for Hypersonic, Supersonic Weaponry

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• Navy Releases Environmental Assessment of MQ-25A Refueling Drone Operations in California

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• Northcom, NORAD to Host Five-Day AI System Demo

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• Trade Associations Offer Educational Resources to Help Industry Manage Cyber Risks

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• AWS, Oxford University Explore Human-Machine Collaboration With AI, Cloud Tech

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• FAA Postpones Implementation of New Rules for Drone Tracking, Operations

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• House Lawmakers Call on White House to Cut DOD Budget

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• William Burns Confirmed as CIA Director

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• Army Council to Review Bell, Sikorsky FARA Design Iterations; Maj. Gen. Wally Rugen Quoted

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• GAO: Pentagon Should Update F-35 Program’s Block 4 Modernization Schedule

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• Brandon Wales: CISA Invests $650M in American Rescue Plan Funds for Threat Intell

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• ODNI, Intel Senior Leaders on US Supply Chain Security, Semiconductor Manufacturing Needs

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• DOE Launches Research Efforts on Energy Infrastructure Security, Interference Mitigation; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• VA Secretary Denis McDonough Announces Review of EHR Modernization Program

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• Dawn O’Connell to Be Nominated HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness, Response

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• House Lawmakers Ask Agencies to Provide More Details on SolarWinds Hack

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• NIST Seeks Public Comments on Draft Bring Your Own Device Practice Guide

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• Xavier Becerra Sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services

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• U.S. Companies Continue to Secure Defense Deals Amid Pandemic-Related Slowdown

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• AMERICAN SYSTEMS Awarded ISO Certifications from Intertek; Peter Smith Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble: Army Funneling $800M for Organic Industrial Base Modernization

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• Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman: Space Force Must Lead Orbital Safety Initiatives

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• DOE Unveils Funding Opportunities for Data Science, Computing Research Projects

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• AFRL Prepares to Establish New Space Environment Research Facility; Todd Parris Quoted

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• USAF Updates ‘Air Force Connect’ App to Centralize Base-Related Information

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• Congress Holds Hearing On DOD Electromagnetic Spectrum Capability Weaknesses

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• DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution Program Prepares for Phase 2 Subscale Live Flights; Col. Dan Javorsek Quoted

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• Marty Walsh Confirmed as Secretary of Department of Labor

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• GAO: DOD Should Document Leadership Roles, Responsibilities for Hypersonic Weapons Development

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• DHS Taps University of Washington APL to Create Testing Criteria for COVID-19 Contact Tracing App

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• NOAA Modernizing Global Forecast System With Wave Model Integration; Vijay Tallapragada Quoted

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• Brandon Wales: CISA Preps to Execute Authorities for ISP Cybersecurity Info Sharing

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• Army-Funded Academic Research Trials Machine Learning Approach to Correct Quantum Info Errors; Sara Gamble Quoted

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• Lockheed Martin, Omnispace Join Forces to Create Space-Based 5G Capability; Rick Ambrose Quoted

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• NASA Prepares Propulsion System of CAPSTONE CubeSat Mission

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• Air Force Looks to Update Digital Training Platform’s Features, Career Pathways

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• DOE to Fund Water Treatment Projects in 13 States

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• DHS Seeks Comments on Cyber Vulnerability Information Collection Effort

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• Parsons Awarded Potential $12.6B DIA Contract For IT Services

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• Caroline Bean: DISA Working on Guide to Help Defense Agencies Migrate to DEOS Cloud Tools

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• NASA Wants to Fly Mars Helicopter by April; Lori Glaze Quoted

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• NAVSEA Hosts Virtual Competition for 3D Printing, Cyber, Data Tech; Anne Bannister Quoted

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• Cubic Subsidiary Nuvotronics Awarded Contract to Support DOD’s ‘5G to Next G’ Program; Martin Amen Quoted

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• Kenneth Myers Appointed CRDF Global President; Michael Dignam Quoted

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• DIU’s Michael Brown: Federal Government Must Accelerate R&D Funding to Retain Military Leadership

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• Gen. Charles Brown: USAF Eyes 6th-Gen Fighter Jets, Unmanned Platforms for Future Fleet

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• State Department’s Gerald Caron: TIC 3.0 Guidelines Support Flexible Cybersecurity Requirements, Zero-Trust Implementation

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• Air Force Research Lab to Hold Industry Event for New Procurement Vehicle

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• U.S. Postal Service Announces Decade-Long Plan to Boost Finances, Service Quality; Ron Bloom Quoted

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• NASA to Fund Initial Designs of Commercial Space Stations Via CLD Program

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• GAO: Congress, Administration Should Focus on Establishing Long-Term Fiscal Strategy

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• Lt. Gen. Michael Groen: DOD Should Modernize Warfighting Enterprise for AI Implementation

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• CBP’s Alma Cole: Migrating Network User Identities to Cloud is Key to DHS Zero-Trust Security

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• AFVentures Reports $710M in Contracts Awarded Via Open Topic Program; Maj. Jason Rathje Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. Michael Groen: DOD Should Accelerate Efforts to Integrate AI Into Operations

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• DARPA Launches Research Initiative on Low-Noise, Compact Microwave Oscillator Development; Gordon Keeler Quoted

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• GAO: Government Needs Urgent Actions to Secure Federal Systems, Protect Critical Infrastructure

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• Sehlke Awarded USMC Task Order for General Ledger Transition

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• Tyto Athene Receives $31M Contract to Support U.S. Fleet Cyber Command Cryptologic Program

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• Akima Subsidiary Cloud Lake Technology Achieves Bronze Transformation Partnership with Scaled Agile, Inc.; Barry Smallwood Quoted

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• New Horizons 2021 Event Hosts Discussions on Military Digital Transformation; Michael Schmidt Quoted

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• DOE Allots $54 Million in New Funds for Microelectronics Studies; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• DARPA Eyes Scope Expansion for Pilot Tech Accelerator Program; Peter Highnam Quoted

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• GAO: VA Must Update Supply Chain Management Strategy

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• Exiger Appoints Hon. Ellen Lord as Advisory Board Chairwoman; Carrie Wibben Quoted

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• Navy Develops Energy Efficiency Tool for Ground Forces; Richard Stroman Quoted

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• GSA to Hold Auction for Excess Cryptocurrency Assets

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• Space Force Starts to Lend M-Code GPS Receivers to US Allies via Multinational Arrangement

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• USMC Activates Enterprise Network Modernization Task Force; David Goosman Quoted

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• USAF Developing Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Maturity Model; Lauren Knausenberger Quoted

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• AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Lookout for Metrics

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• Sen. Edward Markey, Rep.Ted Lieu Reintroduce Legislation on IoT Certification Procedures

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• Wally Adeyemo Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Janet Yellen Quoted

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• Gen. Richard Clarke: USSOCOM Eyeing AI-Based Data Processing, Encryption Concepts to Modernize Operations

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• NASA Funds Small Business for Research, Development of New Space Tech; Jim Reuter Quoted

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• Army’s Lori Mongold: Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Key to Remaining Ahead of Adversaries

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• NSWC Crane Teaches Navy Sailors How to 3D Print

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• Legislation Introduced To Realign GBSD Funding Toward COVID-19 Research; Sen. Edward Markey Quoted

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• Gen. John Murray on Need for ‘Bottom-Up’ Experimentation for JADC2 Concept

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• Denis McDonough Testifies Before House Panel on VA’s EHR Modernization Effort

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone: Cybercom-NSA Partnership Helped Counter Foreign Election Interference

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• SOCOM Taps Collaboration.Ai for Market Research Platform

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• DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg Highlights Need to Address Infrastructure Project Backlog

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• NASA Eyes Earlier Launch for Lunar Trailblazer; Lori Glaze Quoted

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• SBA Chief Isabel Guzman on Critical Need to Provide Federal Relief to Small Businesses

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• Jack Blackhurst to Retire as Air Force Research Lab Executive Director

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• AMERICAN SYSTEMS Named to Forbes List of America’s Best Employers 2021; President, CEO Peter Smith Quoted

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• Maj. Gen. Craig Wills: Air Force Finds VR-Trained Pilots Doing Well With F-22, F-35 Models

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• Accenture Federal Services Secures $453M VA IT Contract; Shawn Roman, Charmain Bogue Quoted

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• CBO: Navy Submarine Fleet Could Exceed Shipyard Maintenance Capacities in 30 Years

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• President Biden Nominates Maryanne Donaghy, Seema Nanda for Key VA, DOL Roles

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• USSPACECOM’s Lt. Gen. John Shaw: JADC2 Must Also Cover Space Domain Integration

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• Navy Applies Virtual Anti-Submarine Update With Shortened Timeline; Capt. Jill Cesari Quoted

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• Army to Stand up Centers for All-Domain Weapon Planning

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• Alion Ranked On 2021 WBJ’s List Of Largest Government Technology Contractors; Steve Schorer Quoted

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• Army, University Researchers Optimizing Additive Manufacturing of Alloy for Lighter Soldier Components

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• NIST Releases Draft Cyber Guidelines to Ensure Election Infrastructure Security; Gema Howell Quoted

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• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Receives Briefing on Space Programs, National Security Threats

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• Biden Extends 2015 Executive Order to Address Malicious Cyber Activities

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• Military Leaders Discuss Installation Resiliency Initiatives at House Subcommittee Hearing; Maj. Gen. Edward Banta Quoted

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• Amentum Awarded $57M Task Order to Provide U.S. Navy Maintenance, Sustainment Services; Dr. Karl Spinnenweber Quoted

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• Citadel Defense Secures New $5M Counter Drone Contract from U.S. Department of Defense

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• NASA Picks 16 Teams to Develop Deep Space Exploration Mission Proposals

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• National Space Council to Continue Under Biden Administration

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• OMB Reinstates Framework for Performance Monitoring, Customer Experience; Pam Coleman Quoted

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• Army OKs Capability Development Document for Navigation Warfare, Situational Awareness Tech

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• Tyndall AFB to Field Semi-Autonomous Robot Dogs; Mark Shackley Quoted

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• Octo Consulting Awarded Spot On $12.6B DIA SITE III Contract; Mehul Sanghani Quoted

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• Guidehouse Obtains ISO 9001:2015 Certification; Scott McIntyre Quoted

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• Report: Biden’s $2T Infrastructure Plan to Include Funding for Electric Vehicles, Broadband

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• Bipartisan Bill to Establish Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy; Sen. Rob Portman Quoted

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• NASA Promotes Robyn Gatens to Full-Time ISS Director

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• NIST Publishes Guide to Enhance Hotel Cybersecurity; Bill Newhouse Quoted

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• Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Office Transitions Into Field Operating Agency; Raj Iyer Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. Michael Groen Says DOD Must Avoid AI Obsolescence

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• AT&T, Cisco Develop Highly Secure SD-WAN Capabilities; Will Eborall Quoted

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• NARA Drives Records Digitization, Data Management Efforts

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• NASA Researchers Use Mixed Reality to Study Other-World Environments From Earth; Darlene Lim Quoted

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• DOD Launches Review of CMMC Vetting Program; Robert Metzger Quoted

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• US-Israel Research and Development Partnership Posts Solicitation for Homeland Security Projects; William Bryan Quoted

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• Army Research Laboratory Demos Drone’s Autonomous Landing on Unmanned Ground Vehicle; Stephen Nogar Quoted

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• U.S. Army Tests Modernized Network Equipment With Full Brigade; Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher Quoted

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