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2021 > July

• GAO Develops Framework to Guide AI Accountability

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• NASA Promotes Acting Johnson, Kennedy Directors to Full-Time Roles; Bill Nelson Quoted

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• Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Passes Away

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• Carnegie Mellon’s SEI Unveils White Papers on 3 Pillars of AI Engineering; Rachel Dzombak Quoted

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• DHS Taps Professional Engineering Association to Refine PNT Resilience Framework; Kathryn Coulter Mitchell Quoted

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• CISA’s Matt Hartman: Government Agencies Commence Zero Trust Planning

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• Peraton Supports Rapid SDA Satellite Launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9; Roger Mason Quoted

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• CSA Acquires Capstone LLC, Blue Delta Capital Partners Invests; CEO Amy Bleken Quoted

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• BigBear.ai and UAV Factory Form Partnership To Develop AI/ML Capable Unmanned Systems; GovCon Expert Dr. Reggie Brothers Quoted

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• Deloitte Report: Agencies Accelerate Digital Journeys in 3 Aspects to Meet Demand for Digital Services

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• SDA Launches Experimental Satellites, Payload for National Defense Space Architecture Goals; Derek Tournear Quoted

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• John Sherman: Cloud Computing Key Element in Global DOD IT Modernization Strategy

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• University Professor Susan Margulies to Serve as Head of NSF Engineering Directorate

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• Col. Timothy Lawrence Retires as AF Research Lab Information Directorate Head

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• Joint Advisory Sheds Light on Russian Intell Agency’s Brute Force Cyber Campaign

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• Jon Rychalski: VA to Conduct Enterprisewide IT, Physical Infrastructure Review for EHR Program

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• Air Force Plans Close-Air Support Transition With A-10 Retirement; John Roth Quoted

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• Senate Bill Seeks to Help Companies Directly Counter Hackers

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• SIEGE Technologies Appoints Tracie Davidson as VP of Contracts; Alex Clary Quoted

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• Cypress International Launches “The Cypress Perspective” Podcast; CEO David Halverson Quoted

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• NIST Seeks Public Feedback on Draft About Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity

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• A2LA Updates Requirements for FedRAMP Assessors

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• Attorney Rachel Jacobson Nominated to Oversee Army Installation, Environmental Programs

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• Sens. Gary Peters, Ron Johnson Introduce Supply Chain Security Training Act

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• FBI Works With CISA to Respond to Kesaya Ransomware Attack

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• FAA Issues $845M in Airport Improvement Grants; DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg Quoted

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• Spacecom Marks 100th Commercial Space Data Sharing Agreement; Gen. James Dickinson Quoted

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• VA Secretary Denis McDonough: Electronic Health Record Implementation to Continue With Changes

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• Marine Corps Achieves First FOC for F-35C Jets; Maj. Derek Heinz Quoted

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• DHS Asks Former SBIR Participants for Technology Ideas; Dusty Lang Quoted

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• SOS International Appoints Michael Garson as General Counsel, Kimberly Parker as VP for Contracts; CEO Julian Setian Quoted

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• Huntington Ingalls Industries to Acquire Alion Science and Technology For $1.65B; Andy Green Quoted

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• Pentagon Cancels $10B JEDI Cloud Contract; Acting DOD CIO John Sherman Quoted

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• Bob Newberry on Top Priorities of DOD’s Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate

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• GAO: Policymakers Should Support Increased Training on Use of Forensic Algorithms

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• NASA Seeks Tech Payloads Under Flight Opportunities Program

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• GSA Names Nina Albert Public Buildings Service Commissioner

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• DOE to Fund Wave Energy Conversion Projects; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Report: DHS Procurement Chief Soraya Correa to Retire July 31st; PSC CEO David Berteau Quoted

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• USAF Col. Jeffrey Phillips Adopts New Leadership Approach With Expanded Responsibility

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• Mathematician Bruce West Retires From Army Research Lab; Director Patrick Baker Quoted

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• NSWC Corona Uses Web-Based Tool to Track, Reduce Cannibalizations; David Drake Quoted

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• GSA Named One of the Federal Government’s Best Places to Work; Administrator Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• Jerry Ma: Centralized Approach Key for USPTO Emerging Tech Initiatives

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• NIST Seeks First Responder UAS Tech via Prize Competition; Dereck Orr Quoted

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• DHS, SecureLogix Enter NG9-1-1 Cybersecurity Program’s 2nd Phase; Kathryn Coulter Mitchell Quoted

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• G2 Ops Receives $154M SBIR Phase III Contract to Develop Cyber Resiliency Technology for the U.S. Navy

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• GovConPay Partners With Unanet GovCon ERP to Develop Robust API Integration for Payroll, HR Technology; Gene Gainey Quoted

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• GAO: DOD Must Reduce F-35 Costs to Achieve Affordability, Better Readiness Rates

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• DOD Inspector General: Five Sites Need Better 3D Printing Cybersecurity

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• NOAA Eyes Use of Small Satellites for Weather Forecasts; Greg Mandt Quoted

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• Biden Administration Mulls Ransomware Attack Response; Press Secretary Jen Psaki Quoted

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• Air Force Puts Hypersonic Missile Warhead Through Detonation Test

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• Maxar Technologies Providing WorldView Legion Satellite Capacity to International Defense, Intelligence Customers; Tony Frazier Quoted

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• Serco Awarded $70M U.S. Navy Contract for C5ISR Electronic System Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted

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• Andrew Malloy: DISA Explores Telework Enterprise Identity, Device Management Approaches

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• Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage Takes Charge of USMC Cyber Organization

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• 27 DOE-Backed Projects to Study Earth’s Atmosphere in Face of Climate Crisis; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Researchers Develop Magnetic Memory Device for AI Applications Under NSF-Funded Study; Pedram Khalili Quoted

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• NASA, Northrop Set Launch of Next Cygnus Resupply Mission for Aug. 10th

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• Col. Timothy Sejba: Space Force Opens Center for On-Orbit Experiment and Prototyping Work

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• OIG Report: DOD Should Classify 3D Printers as IT Systems in Need of Cybersecurity Controls

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• DISA to Decommission Enterprise Defense Collaboration Tool as Pentagon Adopts Office 365 Cloud Service

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• DHS Unveils Results of Last Year’s Privacy Tech Event; Arun Vemury Quoted

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• New FAA Tech Tracks Space Launches, Reentries; Administrator Steve Dickson Quoted

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• SAIC Appoints Three New Executives In Human Resources, Finance; Michelle O’Hara Quoted

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• Netskope Evaluated at $7.5B After $300M Investment Round; Sanjey Beri Quoted

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• Treasury Unveils Digital End-to-End Efficiency Playbook; Craig Fischer Quoted

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• NIST Seeks to Improve Software Supply Chain Security With Two Guidelines

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• U.S. Air Force Moves 42 Systems to Virtual Cloud Platform; Gary Trautmann Quoted

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• Naval Surface Warfare Center Reaches Warfare Tech Security Compliance Milestone; Barney Mahaney Quoted

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• VA, Startup Accelerator to Host Health Care Tech Pitch Competition

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• Acting Secretary Thomas Harker Describes Navy’s Domain Investment, IT Modernization Initiatives

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• FireEye Appoints Erin Joe As SVP Of Strategy and Alliances; President, COO John Watters Quoted

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• NGA Adopts Bailment Agreements, Plans to Use More This Fiscal Year; Dave Gauthier Quoted

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• NNSA Explores Use of Non-Conventional AI for Nuclear Nonproliferation; Angela Sheffield Quoted

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• Maxar’s Lunar Gateway PPE Passes First Design Review; Chris Johnson Quoted

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• CISA Rolls Out Three Mobile Security Tools; Vincent Sritapan Quoted

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• Senate Unanimously Approves Jen Easterly as CISA Director; DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• NASA Appoints Stephen Koerner as Johnson Space Center’s Deputy Director

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• MDA Seeks to Demonstrate Enemy Missile Tracking Capabilities via 2 CubeSats; Walt Chai Quoted

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• Executive Order Calls for Agencies to Implement Pro-Competitive Regulations to Procurement, Spending

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• USAF Squadron Licenses Software Vulnerability Detection Code to 2 Companies; Rebecca Lively Quoted

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• Comcast Government Services Secures Two DISA CEG Contracts; Ken Folderauer Quoted

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• Missile Defense Agency Begins Experiment on Small Satellites

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• Army Organizations Seek Network Modernization White Papers for Capability Set 25

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• Octo Consulting Acquires Volant Associates; Mehul Sanghani Quoted

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• FCC Finalizes Rules for Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program

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• House Panel Offers Recommendations for Space Force via FY 2022 Budget Report

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• ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance Launches Credentialing Program for First Responders; Megan Samford Quoted

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• NASA Artemis I Mission to Launch Solar Sailing Spacecraft for Asteroid Study; Les Johnson Quoted

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• Lloyd Austin: AI Included in DOD’s Top Tech Modernization Priorities

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• Amentum Secures Spot on Potential $950M RISE Contract; Greg Ihde Quoted

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• Klas Government Opens 42,000 Square Foot Facility At Aberdeen Proving Ground to Support Army Programs; Wade Johnston Quoted

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• NNSA Finishes First Production Unit of Modernized W88 Nuclear Warhead; Acting Administrator Charles Verdon Quoted

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• Air Force Names Lt. Col. David Levene First Multi-Domain Test Force Commander

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• Verizon Named ‘Most Reliable Network’ In RootMetrics’ State of The Mobile Union Report; CTO Kyle Malady Quoted

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• Booz Allen Appoints Matt Tarascio as Strategic Innovation Group Senior Vice President; Steve Escaravage Quoted

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• Army Conducts Market Research for Common Hardware Systems-5 Program

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• FedRAMP Opens Draft Authorization Boundary Guidance for Public Comment

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• 12 Teams Qualify for DARPA Virtual Robot Competition’s Final Stage

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• DHS, Partners Continue Autonomous Marine Vessel Evaluation

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• New GSA Community of Practice to Connect Innovative Employees Across Government

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• DOD Tasks Detroit Mercy to Establish Metro-Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute

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• ID Technologies Acquires Attila Security; Chris Oliver Quoted

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• Peraton Awarded $483M In Classified Contract Awards; Mike King Quoted

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• Code-X Announces Lattice-Based Data Protection Platform; Darren LaCroix Quoted

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• NASA Ames Creates Maps of Moon’s Surface for ‘VIPER’ Rover’s Artemis Mission; Anthony Colaprete Quoted

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• Joseph Nogueira on CAPE Office’s Analytical Efforts Related to DOD’s Tactical Aircraft

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• Air Force Demos MQ-9 Takeoff, Landing System Readiness

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• DHS, Nonprofit IT Developer to Update First Responder Communication Platform

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• Air Force’s Kessel Run Shares ‘Chaos Engineering’ Practices to Navy’s Black Pearl; Omar Marrero Quoted

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• Gen. Glen VanHerck: AI-Based Decision Aids Could Support Deterrence Strategy Formulation

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• Capt. Eugene Cash: Robotic Process Automation Simplifies Navy Supply Chain Management

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• Denis McDonough: VA Rethinks EHR Project Management Strategy to Address User Concerns

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• Government Website to Serve as One-Stop Hub for Ransomware Resources; DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Microsoft Partners With U.S. Army Engineers To Use Azure Cloud For Extreme Weather Modeling

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• Commerce Adds 6 Russian Institutions to Entity List

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• FBI Appoints James Brown as Operational Technology Division’s Assistant Director

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• Former NIST Official Laurie Locascio Nominated Commerce Undersecretary for Standards, Technology

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• DOE Funds 5 Supercomputer Research Projects to Advance Quantum, Chemical Studies; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Amanda Gentry Promoted to Lead Air Force Research Lab’s Sensors Directorate

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• Pentagon to Announce Transition Plan as Acquisition Office Faces Vacancies

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• CAES Secures Vinnova Contract For Space Computing Development; Mike Khan Quoted

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• DHS Allots $475M for Fiscal 2021 Competitive Grants; Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• AFRL Rolls Out Effort to Expand S&T Partner Network; Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle Quoted

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• Thomas Santucci: Agencies Must Take Pre-Migration Steps to Adopt Cloud

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• Bicameral Legislation Team Introduce Bill to Protect Sensitive Research; Sen. Angus King Quoted

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• L3Harris And International Partners To Develop NATO Surveillance Concepts; Dave Johnson Quoted

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• Millennium Engineering and Integration Awarded Potential $180M USSF and SMC Task Order; QuantiTech CEO Patrick Murphy Quoted

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• David Ziska: NSA Program Offers Pre-Vetted Commercial Tech Products for Classified Telework

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• FAA Opens New Field Office to Monitor Safety of Commercial Space Operations in Texas, New Mexico; Wayne Monteith Quoted

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• U.S. Government, Allies Link Microsoft Exchange Hack to China

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• Air Force Research Lab’s Spacecraft Completes MEO Test Mission; Robert Johnston Quoted

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• State Department Announces Reward Offer for Cybercrime Information

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• Lightbridge to Develop, Test Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Process for DOE; President, CEO Seth Grae Quoted

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• GAO: FCC, NTIA Should Clarify Processes to Better Coordinate on Spectrum Management

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• Maximus Awarded Two IRS Task Orders Worth $151M For IT Support; President, GM Teresa Weipert Quoted

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• Judith Pryor Nominated for VP Role at Export-Import Bank

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• NASA, USGS to Launch Landsat 9 in September

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• Unanet Announces ERP Enhancements To Better Support Customers; Assad Jarrahain Quoted

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• BlueHalo Selects MaxQ Site For Innovative State-Of-The-Art Campus; CEO Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

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• DISA Completes Joint Ops Center Upgrade; Capt. Rick Larson Quoted

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• President Biden Picks Jonathan Kanter for DOJ Antitrust Division’s Assistant Attorney General

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• Christopher Scolese: Commercial Systems Part of NRO’s Space Architecture

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• House Bill to Form Tech-Focused Executive Branch Agency, Increase Public R&D Funding; Rep. Ro Khanna Quoted

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• FedRAMP Issues Updated Guides for Developing Machine-Readable Authorization Packages

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• DOE Awards $127M in Grants to 110 Small Businesses for Clean Energy R&D Projects; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Adm. Michael Gilday: FY 2022 Budget Proposal Aligns With Navy’s Future Fleet Vision

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• Former Defense Exec Lisa Porter: U.S. Should Not Limit Microelectronics Supply Chain

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• Chief Human Capital Officers Council Now Fully Under OPM; Director Kiran Ahuja, Katy Kale Quoted

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• MetTel To Provide Internet Protocol Services To The SEC; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

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• Jacobs Announces Enhanced Sustainability Business Approach PlanBeyond 2.0; Chair, CEO Steve Demetriou Quoted

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• NIST Releases Data Exchange Security Guide

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• Rear Adm. Bill Houston on Navy’s Next-Gen Attack Submarine SSN(X)

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• Sen. Angus King, Tom Fanning Call for Government-Industry Collaboration to Protect Critical Infrastructure

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• Army Forms Partnership to Apply AI/ML in Military Aircraft Engine R&D

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• Senate Lawmakers to Consider Increase to White House’s Defense Budget by $25B

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• Bipartisan Senators Introduce Legislation to Require Cyber Incident Reporting; Sen. Mark Warner Quoted

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• NOAA Creates Council to Tackle Climate Issues; Administrator Rick Spinrad Quoted

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• Air Force Writes Document to Guide ABMS Activities

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• Lumen Technologies Secures Potential $54M Task Order To Provide High-Speed Connectivity To U.S. Army Recruiting Command; Zain Ahmed Quoted

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• XPO Logistics Appoints Karlis Kirsis as Chief Legal Officer For GXO Logistics; Chairman, CEO Brad Jacobs Quoted

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• Task Force Offers Recommendations to Help Pentagon Secure Defense Supply Chains; Rep. Elissa Slotkin Quoted

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• Anthony Iasso Named Xator CTO; CEO David Scott Quoted

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• Prometheus Federal Services, Atlas Research Awarded VA Contract to Optimize Women’s Healthcare; Susanne Larkins Quoted

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• Cynthia Mendoza: DOD Needs to Modernize IT Systems With Basics-Based Approach

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• Navy Plans Hypersonic Missile Tests With Zumwalt Ship; Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener Quoted

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• Senate Bill Would Require CISA to Help Companies With Industrial Control System Security

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• Former Sandia Director Jill Hruby Confirmed as NNSA Administrator; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Guy Cavallo Named Full-Time OPM CIO

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• Senate Armed Services Panel OKs $740B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2022; Sen. Jack Reed Quoted

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• Army Launches Online Portal for Small Biz Contracting Opportunities; Matthew Willis Quoted

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• AT&T, Air Force Association Launch Caregiver Cyber Education Program; Nick Greene Quoted

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• DOD States Position on Drones From Chinese Tech Company DJI

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• CBP to Terminate 2 Border Barrier Construction Contracts

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• Rep. Rick Larsen Highlights Need for U.S. Investment in Military Software Capabilities

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• DOE Allocates $73M to Research Projects for Advancing Quantum Information Science; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Commerce Department to Invest $3B in Local Community Restoration; Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• NSA’s Jason Wang: Intelligence Community to Need AI in the Future

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• Army Demonstrates Missile Interception in Electronically Contested Environment; Col. Philip Rottenborn Quoted

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• NASA Finishes High-Voltage Testing of Integrated Systems Onboard All-Electric X-57 Maxwell Aircraft

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• KBR Secures Contract for Lithium Concentration Process from Neo Lithium Corp.; Doug Kelly Quoted

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• Army, 2 Universities Team Up to Explore New Materials, Manufacturing Processes; Bryan Cheeseman Quoted

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• PSC to Host Forum to Address Industry Concerns With Afghanistan Drawdown; Stephanie Kostro Quoted

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• Joe Bryan: DOD Works to Become More Energy Efficient in Response to Climate Change

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• Michael Weiskopff: DOD Helps Defense Industrial Base Identify Cybersecurity Gaps

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• Gen. John Hyten on ‘Expanded Maneuver’ Concept

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• Tyto Athene Receives $43.5M DOE Contract to Support Oak Ridge Federal-Integrated Communications Network; Operations VP Jason Alexander Quoted

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• CAES Wins Multiple Contracts to Advance Missile Seeker Technology; CEO Mike Kahn Quoted

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• OPM Provides Guidance to Help Agencies Reenter Work Environments

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• Rep. Bill Foster Presents Bill to Update DOE National Laboratories

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• DOE Invests $60M for Assessments Helping Manufacturers Become Energy-Efficient; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• New NASA Drill to Look for Water Traces in Moon’s South Pole; Janine Captain Quoted

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• Air Force Team Launches AI Assistant for Aircrew Chief Fundamentals Course; Maj. Jesse Johnson Quoted

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• DHS S&T Releases Third Wave of Public Safety Tech Showcase; Kathryn Coulter-Mitchell Quoted

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• House Subcommittee Schedules FY 2022 NDAA Markup

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• GAO: TSA Launches Efforts to Address Weaknesses Related to Pipeline Cybersecurity

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• Lt. Gen. John Thompson to Retire as Space & Missile Systems Center Commander; Gen. John Raymond Quoted

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• VA Begins Efforts to Create Pool of Candidates for Undersecretary for Health Position

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• Air Force Tests Vidisco-Built Digital Imaging Platform for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

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• NASA Clears Boeing Starliner Spacecraft for 2nd Uncrewed Flight Test

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• Navy’s Prize Competition Seeks Expeditionary USVs for Waterside Security; Steve Bordonaro Quoted

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• Noblis Launches Noblis MSD Following McKean Defense Acquisition; CEO Amr ElSawy Quoted

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• Cyber Command Sees Procurement Opportunities After Budget Limit Removal

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• Gen. James Dickinson: Spacecom has a More Operational Role In Space Defense

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• GAO: Federal Government Needs Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy

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• NAVWAR’s DevSecOps Pipeline to Serve as Digital Environment for Classified Mission Applications

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• Isabel Guzman: Federal Govt Exceeds FY 2020 Small Biz Contracting Goal With $13B Increase

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• JAIC Announces Responsible AI Procurement Pilot; Alka Patel Quoted

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• 4 Agencies Show Improvement in Letter Grades on 12th FITARA Scorecard

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• Inmarsat Unveiled Plans for ORCHESTRA to Integrate GEO, LEO, Terrestrial 5G Into One Solution; CEO Rajeev Suri Quoted

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• James Beutel: 5G May Help Air Force Unlock Modern Data Applications

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• US, UK, Australia Agencies List Common Vulnerabilities in Joint Advisory; CISA’s Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• Gen. Glen VanHerck: DOD Tests Collaborative Communications in Connectivity-Limited Places

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• DOE Provides $60M to Passenger Car, Vehicle Decarbonization R&D; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Army Researchers Develop New ML Framework to Improve In-Vehicle Network Cybersecurity

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• NASA Tests Imaging System Designed for Moon Landing Safety; Ron Sostaric Quoted

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• Army, IBM, University Researchers Pen Book on Network Performance Management Techniques

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• GSA Announces April 2022 Transition to New Entity Verification System

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• GAO Offers Recommendation to OMB Over Contractor Paid Leave Reimbursements

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• Report: US Eyes Sanction Campaign Against Iran’s Precision-Strike Capabilities

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• Air Force Concludes 5th Architecture Demo, Evaluation for Increased Domain Awareness; Preston Dunlap Quoted

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• DOD to Develop Additive Manufacturing Tech Guide; Robert Gold Quoted

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• Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Vows to Focus on Mission Fulfillment

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• John Plumb Nominated for Space Policy Leadership Role at DOD

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• NSF Taps Georgia Tech to Lead AI Research Institutes

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• DOE Unveils New Carbon Reduction Initiatives; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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