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2021 > August

• Vice Adm. Robert Sharp: US Needs ‘Steady Stream’ of Geomatics Professionals

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• Senators Offer Cybersecurity Recommendations for Commerce Department, NIST

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• Margaret Vo Schaus Confirmed as NASA Finance Chief; Administrator Bill Nelson Quoted

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• Ivanti Acquires RiskSense to Revolutionize the Patch Management Market, Combat Cyber Threats; CEO Jim Schaper Quoted

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• Senate Passes Bill to Support Small Business Federal Contracting; Sen. Gary Peters Quoted

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• DHS S&T Unveils Research Strategy for Artificial Intelligence; Kathryn Coulter Mitchell Quoted

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• CISA Launches New Online Vulnerability Disclosure Platform; Cybersecurity Official Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• President Biden Eyeing to Nominate Alex Wagner as US Air Force Assistant Secretary For Manpower, Reserve Affairs

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• US Navy Holds Christening for Virginia-Class USS Hyman G. Rickover; James Geurts Quoted

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• Navy Flight Tests MQ-4C With New Multi-Mission Sensor for First Time; Capt. Dan Mackin Comments

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• USAF Provides 2 Boeing-Built Chinook Helicopters to Australia as Part of Foreign Military Sales Program

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• White House Appoints Chirag Parikh as National Space Council Executive Secretary

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• Rear Adm. Carl Chebi Nominated as NAVAIR Commander

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• Chris Inglis Backs Creation of Cyber Statistics Bureau Within DHS

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• Bipartisan Bill Would Require AI Training for Federal Acquisition Professionals

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• Gen. Mark Milley: AI, Other Emerging Tech Needed to Deter Aggressors, Win Future Wars

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• Day & Zimmermann Receives $311M IDIQ for the U.S. Army Grenade and Consolidated Fuze Contract; Michael Quesenberry Quoted

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• NASA Deploys Imager to Study Sun’s Corona; Amy Winebarger Quoted

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• Navy Test-Fires Northrop-Made Anti-Radiation Extended-Range Missile; Captain A.C. Dutko Quoted

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• Air Force Establishes New Division Overseeing Nuclear Infrastructure Modernization Work

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• Acting U.S. Navy Undersecretary James Geurts Announces Retirement

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• BAE Systems Accelerates Development of Military Applications With Advanced Electronics; Chris Rappa Quoted

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• USSPACECOM Commander James Dickinson: Space, Naval Operators Must Cooperate in Defending US Communications

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• DARPA Pursues Machine Learning Program to Boost the Adaptability of Defense Systems; John-Francis Mergen Quoted

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• NSA & CISA Jointly Provide Guidance on Kubernetes Security

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• NSF Invests $50M in STEM-Focused Inclusion Alliances; Sylvia Butterfield Quoted

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• Senate Committee Releases Federal Cybersecurity Report

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• Coast Guard Outlines 3 Lines of Effort in Cyber Strategic Outlook; Rear Adm. Michael Ryan Quoted

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• GSA Seeks to Automate Validation of FedRAMP Security Authorization Packages

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• Stacey Dixon Confirmed as ODNI Principal Deputy Director; Avril Haines Quoted

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• CBP Starts Wearable Camera Tech Deployment

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• OPM Director Kiran Ahuja Aims to Develop ’21st Century’ Federal Personnel Policies

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• Alion Science and Technology Awarded (OUSD(R&E)) Task Order to Provide Munitions Advanced Technology Analysis; Alan Dietrich Quoted

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• CACI International Awarded $96M Task Order to Modernize Diplomatic Security Information Systems for the State Department; CEO John Mengucci Quoted

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• Paul Blahusch: Labor Department Develops Zero Trust Architecture Strategy Following Cybersecurity EO

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• DARPA’s David Honey Nominated to DOD Research, Engineering Undersecretary Role

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• AFMC Now Designated Servicing Command for Space Force-Attached Airmen; Commander Arnold Bunch Quoted

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• Shawn Barnes: Space Force Should Handle Contracts by Portfolio

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• DHS Taps Two Companies to Support Fire Sensor Research Program; Jeff Booth Quoted

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• Army Stands up Center of Excellence to Support Small Business Program; Matthew Willis Quoted

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• DHS S&T to Host Tech Showcase for Silicon Valley Innovation Program Startups; Melissa Oh Quoted

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• NAVAIR Program Officials Highlight Aircraft Fielding, Sustainment Efforts

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• Northrop Grumman to Provide U.S. Air Force with Countermeasure Flares; Charlie Precourt Quoted

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• XPO Logistics Appoints Ravi Tulsyan as Chief Financial Officer; Chairman, CEO Brad Jacobs Quoted

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• Air Force Closing In on New Force Generation Model; Gen. Charles Brown Quoted

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• Gen. David Berger: Marine Corps Must Leverage Logistics to Boost Artificial Intelligence Technologies

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• DOE to Finance AI-Driven Research Projects on Environmental, Material Science; Barbara Helland Quoted

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• PSC Wants Section 3610 Extended, Retained Following Positive Contractor Response; EVP David Broome Quoted

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• Col. Eric Felt: Space Force Needs Balanced Strategy to Produce Short-Term Results

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• NIST Seeks Comments for Draft Publication on Cyber-Resilient Systems

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• DSCA Looks to Promote Asset Transfer Option in Foreign Military Sales Program

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• 1st TH-73A Training Helicopter Lands at Naval Air Station in Florida

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• Senate Bill Aims to Improve US Cybercrime Data Collection

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• Air Mobility Command OKs Interim Use of KC-46A Boom Refueling Mission Set

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• Navy to Adapt Boeing-Built Airborne Early Warning Aircraft for Pilot Training

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• DARPA Picks 3 Teams for Antimicrobial Therapeutics Development Program

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• Gen. Charles Brown: Air Force Must ‘Rightsize’ Capabilities to Confront Global Security Threats

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• FCC Announces 2 New Innovation Zones to Advance Open RAN, 5G Tech Research Efforts

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• Melissa Dalton Nominated as DOD Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense, Global Security Affairs

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• CISA Unveils Training Guide for Cybersecurity Workforce; Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• Army AI Research Seeks to Mitigate Uncertainty in Combat Decision-Making; Maggie Wigness Quoted

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• FCC Unveils Mobile Broadband Map; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• AFRL Receives Quantum Info Science Research Center Designation; Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle Quoted

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• Public-Private Collaboration Highlighted in DHS R&D Showcase; Kathryn Coulter-Mitchell Quoted

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• Rep. Adam Smith: White House Must Take a Hard Look at Nuclear C2 System in Posture Review

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• Dave Young Named SVP of Strategic Sales for Lumen Technologies; Zain Ahmed Appointed Public Sector SVP

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• NSWC Carderock Awards Systems Planning and Analysis–Envisioneering Prime Contract; CEO William Vantine Quoted

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• AFLCMC Develops IDIQ Contract to Speed Up FMS Competition Process; Lt. Col. John Kosobud Quoted

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• Space Force to Demonstrate New SmallSat Transport Tech

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• Flight Software Now Installed on Space Launch System Rocket; David Beaman Quoted

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• Navy Concludes Gerald R. Ford Carrier’s Shock Tests; Capt. Brian Metcalf Quoted

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• State Department Appoints Former Diplomat Amos Hochstein to Energy Security Advisory Role

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• Samuel Walsh to Rejoin DOE as General Counsel After Senate Confirmation

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• OMB Seeks to Ensure Critical Software Security With New Memo

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• Sasha Baker Nominated DOD Deputy Undersecretary for Policy

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• Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill Sans Amendment to Add $50B in Defense-Related Spending

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• Sev1Tech Secures Spot on GSA ASTRO IDIQ Contract; Joe Re Quoted

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• GovExec Acquires GovTribe to Expand Services for Government Contractors; CEO Tim Hartman Quoted

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• Gen. Glen VanHerck: U.S. Needs Domain Awareness, Information Dominance to Address Future Threats

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• Space Development Agency to Study Earth’s Infrared for Missile Defense

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• NASA Extends Support to Vertical Lift Research COEs for Next Five Years; Susan Gorton Quoted

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• Air Force Test-Fires Infrared-Guided Missile From F-15C Aircraft; Maj. Brian Davis Quoted

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• OPM to Field Human Capital Dashboard in Phases; Jason Barke Quoted

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• Air Force Puts Minuteman III ICBM Through Operational Test

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• Air Force Department’s New Innovation Arm to Focus on Space Tech Development; Lt. Col. Walter McMillan Quoted

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• DOE Invests in Clean Energy-Power Grid Integration

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• Army Seeks to Advance Human-AI Synergy With Theoretical Construct; Jason Metcalfe Quoted

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• Gen. John Hyten: DOD Considers Sensors for Missile Threat Detection No. 1 Capability

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• Inmarsat Unveils Inmarsat ELERA to Support Global Network for IoT, Safety and Mission Critical Connectivity; CEO Rajeev Suri Quoted

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• Two New Customers Subscribe to Maxar Technologies Rapid Access Program; Tony Frazier Quoted

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• Adam Tarsi: DOD’s Mobile Autonomous Indoor Capabilities Challenge Seeks to Showcase Military AI Innovations

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• NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby Commences Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s New Office, Conference Annex

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• Army Tests Combat Capability of Directed Energy Prototype; Director L. Neil Thurgood Quoted

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• NASA Tests Autonomy Software for Space Robots; Trey Smith Quoted

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• House Panel Asks Chris Inglis to Help Clarify Roles of Federal Cybersecurity Leaders

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• Sonny Bhagowalia: CBP Moves Agency Apps to Cloud, Implements Workflow Bots

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• FedRAMP Seeks to Expedite Security Package Reviews With OSCAL Validation Rules

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• Cyberspace Solarium Commission Issues Progress Report on Implementation of 2020 Recommendations

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• Navy Moves Forward With Mine Countermeasure UUV Modernization Push

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• Army Research Lab Launches Virtual Testing Ground for Emerging Capabilities; Stephen Russell Quoted

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• Lockheed, Navy Surface Warfare Centers Collaborate to Deploy High-Energy Laser Tech; Tyler Fitzsimmons Quoted

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• Adm. Charles Richard: Integrated Deterrence Needed to Remain Ahead of China, Russia

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• MDA Director Jon Hill: AI Can Help Military Address Information Gap in Testing

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• NASA Asteroid Deflection Spacecraft Now in Finishing Touches; Betsy Congdon Quoted

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• AFRL to Fund High-Power Microwave Tech Projects; Robert Torres Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. James Richardson: Army to Evaluate Joint Interoperability Tools, Methods During 2021 Project Convergence

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• DOE Awards $83M to Building Energy Efficiency Projects; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Army, NGA Leaders Discuss Collaboration to Bring GEOINT Data to Future Military Operations

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• Oak Ridge National Lab Develops Modeling Tool to Support Urban Planning of Buildings; Joshua New Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein to Lead USSF’s New Space Systems Command

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• DHS Seeks to Advance Assessment of Industry Compliance With Cyber Hygiene Requirements

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• John Costello Joins National Cyber Director Office as Chief of Staff

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• FTC’s Lina Khan Responds to Senator’s Queries Over Vertical Deals in Defense Sector

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• Alion Awarded Task Order for Spectrum Management Research and Analysis for Air Force AFSMO; Alan Dietrich Quoted

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• Leonard Zentz Named SPA’s Technical Fellow for Hypersonic Systems; CEO William Vantine Quoted

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• Vice Adm. Jon Hill: MDA Pursues Defensive Hypersonic Interceptor Development Effort

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• Penn State’s Research Arm Wins $50M Navy Electronics Manufacturing Tech Contract

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• Treasury, Code for America Seek to Drive Child Tax Credit Enrollment With New Tool; Wally Adeyemo Quoted

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• Robin Carnahan Wants GSA to Use Data to Improve Service Delivery, Inform Decisions

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• GRSi Secures 5-Year NIH Biomedical Tech Support Contract

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• Agriculture Department Proposes Cloud-Based Civil Rights Complaint Tracking System

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• CISA Updates Land Mobile Radio Guidance Documents

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• Paul Courtney Appointed Full-Time DHS Chief Procurement Officer

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• Guidehouse, RELI Group Launch FedInnov8 Consulting LLC; CEO Scott McIntyre Quoted

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• Andrew Rabinowitz Named New Co-CEO of K2 Integrity; Jules Kroll Quoted

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• John Somplasky Named VP of Program Excellence for DSA; Chairman Fran Pierce Quoted

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• Shanna Webbers: Expanded IRS Procurement Workforce Focuses on IT Priorities

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• DHS S&T Conducts Market Study for Laser-Protective Eyewear

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• Ligado Names Former NASA Head Charles Bolden as Board Member

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• Shawn Skelly on Pentagon’s Move to Strategic Readiness

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• DOD’s Lloyd Austin, Canadian Counterpart Issue Joint Statement on NORAD Modernization

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• U.S., UK Defense Labs Host ‘Capture the Flag’ Competition for Autonomous AI Agents; Mick Hitchcock Quoted

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• NASA OKs IMAP Mission’s Transition to Implementation Phase

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• NNSA Seeks to Connect With Nuclear Tech Industry via New Website

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• Airgility Selected for the AFWERX Revolutionizing USAF Flight Line Operations Challenge

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• Amentum Receives $90M Research and Development Contract to Support Maritime Electronic Warfare, Above-Water Sensors; Jill Bruning Quoted

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• VA Transitions Medical Centers to New Research Platform; Molly Klote Quoted

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• Air Force Adopts Hub to Consolidate, Organize Minuteman III Program Data; Col. Erik Quigley Quoted

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• GSA Backs USDA’s IT Modernization Project, Helps Transform Digital Experience; Gary Washington Quoted

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• State Department Eyes Cloud Service Providers for Enterprise IT Modernization

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• Col. Daniel Holland: Army Looks to Mount Attritable Sensor on High-Altitude Platform

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• DOE Issues Progress Report on Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative

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• GAO: DOD Should Define Specific Roles for New Nuclear Enterprise Oversight Entity

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• Mitre Unveils Action Plan to Strengthen Biopharma Industrial Base; Monique Mansoura Quoted

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• Jay Bonci Assumes CTO Role With U.S. Air Force

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• Accenture Federal Services Completes Acquisition of Novetta; Tiffanny Gates, John Goodman Quoted

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• Sehlke Consulting Named to Inc. Magazine’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies List; CEO Chad Sehlke Quoted

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• NAIRR Task Force Extends Deadline for Roadmap Public Comments; Erwin Gianchandani Quoted

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• NASA Announces Winners of Competition for Lunar Ice-Digging Tech

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• Oshkosh Tests Missile Firing From Unmanned Ground Vehicle

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• Brig. Gen. Paul Stanton: Army Cyber Center to Create Doctrine Publication

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• Army Eyes Intelligence Community Campus at Fort Belvoir North Area

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• Brandi Vann: DOD Changes Approach to CBRN Defense

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• DOE Awards $61M in Research Funding for Quantum Internet, Device Development; Secretary Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Serco Named to WayUp’s Top 100 Internship Program List; Nicole Caliri Quoted

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• Col. Joshe Raetz: Army Special Forces Seek More Frequent Integration With Conventional Units

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• NASA Eyes Commercial Partnerships for Next Space Station Development; Phil McAlister Quoted

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• Kevin Stine: NIST to Update Cybersecurity Practices for President Biden’s EO

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• NAVSEA Partnership Inaugurates Cyber-Physical Systems Lab; Anne Fields Quoted

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• NGA Offers Update on Construction of St. Louis Campus

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• Space Force Establishes Space Training & Readiness Command

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• NASA, Psionic Sign Lidar Tech Licensing Deal

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• Army Inches Closer to Deploying Laser Prototypes for Strykers in FY 2022; Col. Scott McLeod Quoted

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• DOD Taps Intel for Semiconductor Foundry Project; Pat Gelsinger Quoted

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• Trade Groups, Federal Officials Discuss Efforts to Evacuate Federal Contractors From Afghanistan; David Berteau Quoted

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• Noblis Launches RunAcquisitions Solution to Streamline Acquisition and Contract Management Process; Mile Corrigan Quoted

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• Dewberry Promotes Lauren Hite, Audrey Rhoads, Heather Kircher, Caroline Whitehead to New Roles in Federal Marketing Team

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• Angelica Phaneuf Leads Army Software Factory’s Information Security

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• DHS Seeks Technologies to Perform Crowd Counting, Analysis; Tyler Mackanin Quoted

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• NASA Tests Vibration Modes of SLS Rocket; Chief Engineer John Blevins Quoted

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• DHS Taps Oceanit to Develop Sensor Spoofing Detection Tech; Kathryn Coulter Mitchell Quoted

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• STARCOM Launches as Space Force’s Final Field Command; Gen. John Raymond Quoted

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• US, Singapore Strengthen Cybersecurity Cooperation; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• IG Offers Recommendations for State Dept’s Office of Science and Technology Adviser

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• OIG Calls for USAID to Implement Additional Privacy Controls to Protect Personal Data

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• Planet Lab’s Federal Arm to Integrate Basemaps Into NASS Agricultural Monitoring Process

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• Victoria Coleman: USAF Must Adopt Zero-Trust Approach for Microchip Security

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• 4 Space Execs Added to Slingshot Aerospace’s Advisory Board; Melanie Stricklan Quoted

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• Octo Secures DISA Contract for Teleport Integration and Implementation; CEO Mehul Sanghani Quoted

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• Brillient to Deliver Digitalization Solutions for IRS EDCMO; Ed Burrows, Richard Jacik Quoted

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• Baird Continues Hot Streak With Recent Novetta, Salient CRGT & Trusted Concepts Acquisitions; Managing Director Jean Stack Quoted

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• CISA Releases Cybersecurity Guidance Against Ransomware

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• CISA Eyes Industry Partners for 2021 President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition

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• Meredith Berger to Perform Duties of Navy Undersecretary

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• Blue Origin Rocket to Launch Tech Demo Payloads Under NASA

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• Navy Completes Performance Test of Minesweeping Unmanned Surface Vehicle; Capt. Godfrey Weekes Quoted

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• DHS, CBP to Deploy Planck-Built Small UAS For Additional Test & Evaluation

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• Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Details Reorg Plans for Space Development Agency, Acquisition Office

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• FedRAMP Revises Cloud Security Package Training Materials

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• CGI Secures $34.4M Contract at CMS’ Center for Program Integrity; Steve Sousa Quoted

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• Gen. James Dickinson: Space Command Reaches Initial Operational Capability

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• DOD Picks Army Supercomputing Research as One of FY 2022 Frontier Projects; Luis Bravo Quoted

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• 2 Congressmen Propose Bill on Special Emergency Reimbursement for Contractors

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• 10 DOE-Backed Projects Target Energy Efficiency in Microelectronic Tech Production

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• Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting: Space Force Needs More Sensors to Track Satellites, Debris

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• GAO Reports on Federal Use of Facial Recognition Tech Systems

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• Draft House NDAA Provisions Seek to Address Gap Between R&D, Acquisition

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• Danielle Metz: DOD to Revamp IT Portfolio Management Framework

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• John Sherman: Release of New DOD Cloud Solicitation Still on Schedule

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• Paradigm Hornet 100GX Terminal Secures Inmarsat Global Xpress Commercial and Military Ka-band Approval; Matt Wissler Quoted

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• Noblis MSD Wins Prime $68 Million IDIQ Contract From NIWC Pacific; President Glenn Hickok Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein: Space Systems Command Adopts Digital Engineering

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• Navy to Apply Space Awareness Tech Across Ships; Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi Quoted

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• AFRL Stands up Collaborative Tech Development Facilities; Timothy Tobik Quoted

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• Marines Launch Raytheon-Made Cruise Missile to Reach Target Ship During Exercise

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• Frank Kendall OKs Infrastructure Plan for Grand Forks Air Force Base to Support ISR Missions

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• DHS Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity Talent Management System

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• Derek Tournear on Space Development Agency’s Move to Space Force

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• FBI IDs ‘OnePercent Group’ Launching Ransomware Attacks

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• NASA, Northrop Complete Webb Telescope’s Final Testing Regimen

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• Navy Conducts Second Stage Rocket Motor Test for Hypersonic Missile Development

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• Sev1Tech Achieves AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Status; Matt Jordan Quoted

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• StandardAero Wins Cloud Based Predictive Engine Maintenance Contract; Marc Drobny Quoted

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• DOD Presents Strategy to Address Industrial Workforce Challenges

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• Adm. Charles Richard: U.S. Needs to Refine Operating Concepts Amid Chinese, Russian Threats

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• NNSA, NorthStar Sign Cooperative Agreements for Non-Uranium Isotope Production; Jill Hruby Quoted

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• DOJ Unveils Cyber Fellowship Program; Lisa Monaco Quoted

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• OMB Creates Maturity Framework for Event Log Management

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• Gen. Anthony Cotton Assumes Air Force Global Strike Command Leadership

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• Peraton, AFRL Launch X-ARBITOR Cross-Domain Platform

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• PAE Receives Counterdrug Surveillance Systems Task Order on DOD Counternarcotics and Global Threats Contract; PAE Interim CEO Charlie Peiffer Quoted

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• Noblis MSD Awarded $72M IDIQ Navy Contract to Enhance the Operability of Naval Surface Ships; Glenn Hickok Quoted

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• Federal Acquisition Security Council Issues Final Rule on Supply Chain Risk Info Sharing

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• John Porcari Named Port Envoy to White House’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force

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• US, South Korea Formalize Space Security Partnership

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• Johns Hopkins APL Receives Task Order to Support Space Systems Command Program

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• Air Force Squadron Undergoes Rescue Training for Commercial Spaceflight Missions

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• Lt. Col. Kristin Saling: Army Employs AI, Automation in Talent Management Efforts

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• White House Cites Climate Change, Emerging Tech as R&D Priorities for FY23 Budget

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• Leidos Invests in Facility Construction of Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering

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• U.S. Completes Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan; Antony Blinken Quoted

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• GovernmentExecutive Continues Industry Consolidation Effort

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• ECS Receives Multiple Contract Awards on ASTRO IDIQ; COO John Heneghan Quoted

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• VA Exec Neil Evans Named Department’s Acting CIO

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• U.S. Agencies Partner to Expand Federal Digital Workforce; Clare Martorana Quoted

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