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• President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Ensure Reliable Supply of Critical Materials

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• Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner on DISA’s Thunderdome, Defense Enclave Services Contract

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• GAO: Cyber Command Should Develop Outcome-Based Metrics to Evaluate Warfighting Capabilities

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• DCSA Promotes Clay Socha to Full-Time Contracting Activity Head

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• FEMA Begins Search for Next CIO

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• Sebrena Sawtell Climbs Ranks to Director of Strategic Growth Marketing at Booz Allen

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• Army Leaders, Intell Exec Stacey Dixon Talk IP Theft Prevention

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• New GSA Strategic Plan Details Modernization Initiatives for Next 5 Years; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• K2 Elevates Tom Bock, Chip Poncy to New Roles, Adds Jennifer Law as COO; Jeremy Kroll and Andrew Rabinowitz Quoted

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• Navy to Recompete Littoral, Riverline Tech Prototyping Contract

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• USPS Board Nominees Dan Tangherlini, Derek Kan Talk Reforms Before Senate Panel

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• Sharothi Pikar Named JAIC Deputy Chief Digital and AI Officer, Acquisitions; DoD CIO John Sherman Quoted

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• FAA Considers Autonomous Drone Delivery Regulations Amid Rise in Commercial Operations

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• Congressional Armed Services Committee Leaders Unveil Afghanistan War Commission Members

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• President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden Attend USS Delaware Commissioning

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• NIST Taps 4 Organizations to Build Manufacturing Tech Roadmaps; Mike Molnar Quoted

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• Red Hat Notches Common Criteria Certification for Linux 8.2; VP, GM Clara Conti Quoted

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• GSA Requests Information on TLD Registry, DNS Services for Government Domains

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• New Ford-class Carrier Control System Passes Navy’s Preliminary Assessment, Set for 2022 Critical Review

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• DARPA Program Introduces Technologies for Drilling Tactical Tunnels in Battlefield; Andrew Nuss Quoted

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• Raytheon Intelligence & Space Taps Former USAF Exec Sami Said as VP of Global Security; Roy Azevedo Quoted

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• State Department Creates Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy

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• SBA Modifies Revenue-Based Small Business Size Standards With 4 Final Rules; Bibi Hidalgo Quoted

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• DOL Offers Updated Guidance on Compliance Evaluation Policies for Contractors; Jenny Yang Quoted

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• FCC Migrates Electronic Comment Filing System to Cloud; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• Steffanie Easter, Rob Smith Named SVPs at CAES; CEO Mike Kahn Quoted

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• DISA Ends Defense Enterprise Email to Accommodate Microsoft 365; Rodney Saxon Quoted

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• Oak Ridge Seeks Potential Commercial Licensors of Wireless Drone Charging Tech

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• New Army Black Hawk Variant Certified to Fly in National Airspace

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• BAE to Equip Foreign Apache Helicopters With Common Missile Warning Systems

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• Hughes Teams with OneWeb to Deliver LEO SATCOM Data to DOD; Rick Lober Quoted

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• Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Now Designated LGM-35A Sentinel; Frank Kendall Quoted

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• US, Australia, UK to Pursue Hypersonics Development Under New Defense Alliance

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• FBI Promotes Nathan Taylor to IT Applications & Data Division Assistant Director

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• Aaron Weis: Navy Enterprise Network Modernization Calls for IT Architecture Changes

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone Talks US Cyber Command’s Priorities at Congressional Hearings

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• OMB Report Highlights Climate Change Impact on Federal Budget

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• Charles River to Develop AI-Assisted Intelligence Collection Manager for Army

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• DIU, Army Partner to Construct 3D-Printed Barracks

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• CH-53K Helicopter Achieves USMC Testing Milestones Toward IOC

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• 2022 Wash100 Voting Deadline Approaching; Cast Your 10 Votes By April 30th

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• Deltek Initiates Computer Science Scholarship Program at George Mason; CEO Mike Corkery Quoted

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• Industry Veteran Shawn Wells Appointed to Accenture Federal Cybersecurity Function; MG Aaron Faulkner Quoted

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• Top Government Contracting Events for 2022

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• Adm. Linda Fagan Nominated to Lead US Coast Guard

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• GSA to Roll Out Cloud Blanket Purchase Agreement; Sonny Hashmi Quoted

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• Heidi Shyu Highlights Need for Strong R&D Foundation, Offers Updates on Critical Tech Areas

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• Air Force Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien Nominated as Joint Staff CIO, J6 Director

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• NASA Taps 5 Universities to Plan Experiments for ISS

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• Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd III: Innovation Needed for Future Military Success

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• US, UK Militaries Agree to Cooperate More in Space

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• David Gauthier: NGA More Than Doubles EO Imagery Purchases to Help Ukraine

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• Bob Girrier Named VP Overseeing Global Developments, Joint Integration at Cypress International; David D. Halverson Quoted

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• Johns Hopkins Team Upgrading MOSAICS Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Tech

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• DISA Authorizes CrowdStrike Platform for Controlled Unclassified Defense Info Protection

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• NIST Publishes 2 Final Documents on Patch Management

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• House Panel OKs Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act

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• Brig. Gen. Jason Cothern: Space Force Eyes About $400M in FY23 Funding for MEO Satellite Constellation

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• GAO: Navy Should Manage Uncrewed Maritime Systems as a Portfolio

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• Argonne, NASA Research Applies AI to Hypersonic Engine Simulations

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• Riverside Research Receives Contracts Totaling $53.9 Million in Q1 2022; Jeff Druessel Quoted

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• Tony Barrett Promoted to President of Cyber and Engineering at BigBear.ai

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• SBA Launches Inaugural America’s Seed Fund Expo Competition

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• Air Force’s AWACS Aircraft Completes First Airborne EW Data Transmission, Updates

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• Appeals Court Overturns Nationwide Injunction on Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate

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• Solarium Commission Co-Chairs Ask Biden to Retain Cyber Authorities in 2018 Presidential Memo

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• Air Force’s Unfunded Priorities List Includes $921M for 7 More F-35s

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• Patent Lawyer Kathi Vidal Confirmed USPTO Director

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• BAE Suppliers Discuss Combat Vehicle Opportunities at Virtual Event

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• Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson Assigned to Lead AF Materiel Command

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• IPEC Reports Biden Admin’s Approach to Protecting US Intellectual Property

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• IARPA Seeks Info to Characterize Biomanufactured Materials

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• BigBear.ai Adds ProModel Corporation to Its Toolkit; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted

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• DLT Solutions Makes Cloud Service Available to Department of Navy Under Licensing Agreement; Mark Johnson Quoted

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• Kathleen Hicks Mulls Over Potential Options to Help Startups Navigate DOD Acquisition Process

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• CISA Seeks Chief Information Security Officer

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• Christopher Maier, Gen. Richard Clarke Unveil Special Operations Force Vision and Strategy

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• Former National Lab Physicist Marvin Adams Sworn in as NNSA Deputy Administrator; Jill Hruby Quoted

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• OMB Updates Performace.gov to Add Information on President’s Management Agenda Priorities

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• NGA Seeks Market Info on Expertise, Support Services Under SABER II Contract

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• Akima Logistics Services Awarded $109.7M USAF Contract for Academy Aircraft Maintenance

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• Marine Corps F-35Bs Showcase Lightning Carrier Concept Onboard USS Tripoli

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• AFRL Finishes Prototype Testing of Non-Toxic Propellant Spacecraft Thruster; Corinne Sedano Quoted

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• Army Selects 23 Small Businesses for AI/ML Innovation Research Contracts; Matt Willis Quoted

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• Amentum Provides Unmanned System Research and Manufacture Under $260M DHS Task Order; President Jill Bruning Quoted

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• Lawmakers Want DOE to Remain Lead Cybersecurity Agency for Energy Sector

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• DIA Report Cites Security Threats to US Space Capabilities; Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier Quoted

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• White House Offers Infrastructure Funding Playbook to Rural Communities

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• Ylli Bajraktari: Federal Government Needs to Increase Basic R&D Spending

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• Yext’s Justin Fessler Talks Federal Tech Needs with Potomac Officers Club

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• DHS Plans to Replace Information Sharing Platform With New Cloud-Based System

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• OPM’s Robert Shriver Delivers Updates on Cybersecurity Workforce Efforts

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• Noblis Secures Patent for Autonomous Machine Cooperation Tech; Karl Wunderlich Quoted

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• Army Seeks Sources of 5th Gen-Representative Aerial Targets for Military Training

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• Bechtel Unveils Manufacturing and Technology Business; President Catherine Hunt Ryan Quoted

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• Former ManTech Exec Scott Garren Named CGO at Sigma Defense; CEO Matt Jones Quoted

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• Pentagon Announces $800M in Additional Security Assistance to Ukraine

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• CISA, FBI, DOE, NSA Issue Advisory on Hackers Targeting Industrial Control Systems, SCADA Devices

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• White House Unveils Strategy to Advance In-Space Servicing Capability Development

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• Col. Victor Argobright: Navy Program Office Eyes Unmanned Logistics Tech Market

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• Micky Tripathi: ONC’s Network Interoperability Framework to Support Public Health Data Consolidation

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• Grant Hagen of HII Discusses Leadership Pillars with Potomac Officers Club

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• OMB Urges Agencies to Reduce Paperwork Burdens on Citizens; Sabeel Rahman Quoted

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• SAIC to Maintain IT Collaboration with County of Orange, California Under $64M Contract Extension; President Bob Genter Quoted

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• New Savannah River Center to Focus on Secure Nuclear Energy, Nonproliferation

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• Johns Hopkins-led NASA Science Center to Continue Work on Solar Storm Model

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• Susan Wedge Promoted to Managing Partner of Public and Federal Market at IBM Consulting

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• Ventech Solutions Nets Slew of ISO Certifications and High Marks from CMMI Institute; Kathy Dass Quoted

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• William LaPlante Sworn in as Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment

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• House Lawmakers Kick Off Inquiry Into Facial Recognition Service Provider

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• FAA Selects 7 Universities to Undertake Drone Research in 3 Focus Areas

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• DOD CIO John Sherman on Zero Trust, Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability

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• Commerce Department Names National AI Advisory Panel Members; Don Graves Quoted

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• Federal Agencies Commit to Make Government Services Accessible to Underserved Communities

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• Air Force AFVentures Seeks Proposals for Prototype Development Funding Until June 30

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• Julie Boughn Named Health Advisory Board Member at CNSI; CEO Todd Stottlemeyer Quoted

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• Seasoned BD Executive Joe Boeckx Appointed President of Makwa Global; CEO Derek Dorr Quoted

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• Shane Buckley Succeeds Paul Hooper as Gigamon CEO

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• Drew Myklegard Assumes Acting Deputy Federal CIO Role at OMB

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• TSA Names Yemi Oshinnaiye as Next Agency CIO

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• Leslie Henderson Appointed DCSA Chief of Policy and Oversight

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• VP Kamala Harris Announces US Commitment to Ending Anti-Satellite Missile Tests

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• Cubic Mission & Performance Solutions’ Lawrence Hollister Talks Innovating at ‘Speed of Need’ with Potomac Officers Club

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• Shaw, Seymour Johnson Air Force Bases to Receive RF Monitoring Tools in Spring; Laurence Triggs Quoted

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• Army Researchers Study Supply Chain Resilience in Nano-Enabled COVID Vaccine Production

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• NNSA Highlights $8.1B Economic Impact of Lawrence Livermore’s Tech Transfer Activity

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• Iridium Showcases First Quarter 2022 Financial Results; CEO Matt Desch Quoted

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• Nokia Taps Ken Riordan to Lead Government Communications Business

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• DISA to Update Military Emergency Communications System

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• Industry Groups Offer Key Considerations for Upcoming Executive Order to Counter Identity Theft

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• Eric Goldstein: CISA Seeks Input on 2 Secure Cloud Business Applications Guidance Documents

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• VA to Modernize Sign-In Experience for Veterans Via TMF Investment; Clare Martorana Quoted

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• State Department OKs Tactical Radio Equipment Sale to Australia

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• Laurie Locascio Returns to NIST as Director

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• Navy Presents 3 Procurement Options for Building Future Fleet

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• Sharon Burke, Jon Powers Named Senior Climate, Energy Advisors at Guidehouse; Ed Meehan Quoted

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• KBR Wins General Maintenance Services Contract from SATORP; Jay Ibrahim Quoted

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• Microsoft Gold Partner Xgility Acquired by AIS to Deepen Cloud Capabilities; CEO Larry Katzman Quoted

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• Emery Csulak Promoted to DOE Chief Data Officer

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• Pentagon Selects University of Notre Dame, Texas A&M University for Hypersonic Research Work

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• Victoria Coleman: DOD Plans ‘Microelectronics Commons” Investment

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• OMB Seeks to Strengthen ‘Made in America’ Requirements With New Guidance

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• Air Force Promotes Darrell Phillipson to Materials & Manufacturing Unit Head

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• Deloitte, CU Boulder Collaborate on Climate Tech R&D Supporting Government Programs

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• US, Allied Cyber Agencies Issue Advisory on Russian Cyber Groups Targeting Critical Infrastructure; CISA Director Jen Easterly Quoted

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• NIST Report Highlights Potential Use of Blockchain Tech in Product Traceability

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• Vinod Brahmapuram Joins Lumen Technologies as Head of Security Business Development

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• Palo Alto Networks Achieves FedRAMP Authorization for IoT Security Solution; GovCon Expert Dana Barnes Quoted

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• Navy Researchers Conduct Wireless Electricity Transfer Through Microwaves; Christopher Rodenbeck Quoted

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• DHS Releases iOS-Based Geospatial Mapping Tool

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• House Bill Aims to Tackle Potential Quantum Security Risk

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• Army Vet Terry Wolff Named US Coordinator for Ukraine Security Assistance

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• GSA Builds Measurement Systems Lab at NASA’s Langley Research Center

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• DIU Taps Into Chicago Tech Industry With New Innovation Office; Michael Brown Quoted

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• New $7.3M Air Force Facility to Use Modeling, Simulation in Satellite Technology; Col. Jon Luminati Quoted

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• DOE Funds 6 University-Led Cybersecurity Development Projects for Energy Systems; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• NASA Tech Leader Joseph Pelfrey Appointed Deputy Director of Marshall Space Flight Center

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• Edge Autonomy Introduces Enhanced Epsilon 180MG Surveillance Payload; CGO Joshua Stinson Quoted

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• Radiance Technologies Appoints TV Personality Dr. Travis S. Taylor as a Principal Research Scientist; CEO Bill Bailey Quoted

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• GSA Seeks to Address Climate Change Via Acquisition Advisory Committee; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• Pentagon Launches Innovation Pathways Website; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• Air Force, DeepMedia Collaborating on Deepfake Detection Tech

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• Eric Desautels: US Intends to Prevent Interference With C2 Systems of National Security Satellites

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• Carlos Del Toro Signs Updated Guidance for Navy, Marine Corps Tech Acquisition

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• Trillion Technology Solutions Awarded $241M JAIC DRAID BOA

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• LinQuest Participates in Air Force Modeling, Simulation Summit; Eric Spittle Quoted

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• DOE Launches Electric Vehicle Engineering Challenge; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• VA Releases Information Request on Electronic Clearinghouse Support Services

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• DARPA Unveils Program to Enhance High-Frequency Radio Communications Capabilities

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• Tech Demonstrator for Army’s ISR Aircraft Program Kicks Off Operational Employment

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• White House Releases Domestic Counter-UAS National Action Plan

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• Tonya Wilkerson: NGA Works With Non-Federal Entities to Nurture STEM, GEOINT Talent Pipelines

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• Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Acquisition Best Practices, Space Capabilities

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• USSF Links Space Surveillance Radar System to Sensor Data Management Platform

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• DOE to Establish National Grid Energy Storage Research Hub in Washington State

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• Axiom Space Completes 1st Private Astronaut Mission to ISS; Bill Nelson Quoted

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• Rancher Government Solutions Receives STIG Validation From DISA; CEO Lynne Chamberlain Quoted

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• AT&T Receives 11 Year EIS Task Order to Modernize Army National Guard Command and Control Network; Lance Spencer Quoted

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• DHS Finishes First Phase of Bug Bounty Program; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• CISA Names Bob Lord as Senior Technical Adviser; Director Jen Easterly Quoted

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• SBA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Employee-Based Small Business Size Standards

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• GSA Introduces Online Platform to Help Federal Agencies Plan Acquisition Journey

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• NIST Releases Draft 5G Cybersecurity Publication; Jeff Cichonski Quoted

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• Vice Adm. Robert Sharp: NGA to Call on Industry for ‘GEOINT AI’ Program Support

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• Jefferson Lab Establishes Research & Technology Partnerships Office; Director Stuart Henderson Quoted

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• Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti Nominated as Vice Chief of Naval Operations

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• GDIT Receives $661M Digital Modernization, MAINES EPA Contract; President Amy Gilliland Quoted

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• Leidos Holds Ceremony, Sets Date for Construction of New San Diego Facility; Group President Steve Cook Quoted

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• Xcelerate Solutions Elevates COO Danny Olmes to President; CEO Mark Drever Quoted

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• Mike McCord Talks DOD’s FY23 Budget Request, Inflation Before House Panel

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• US, Allied Cyber Agencies Offer Details on Top 15 Cyber Vulnerabilities; Jen Easterly, Rob Joyce Quoted

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• Lisa Casias to Head FirstNet Authority on Acting Basis

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• Army Taps Sig Sauer for $4.5B Squad Weapon Production Contract

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• Army CIO Raj Iyer on Cybersecurity Executive Order, Commercial Cloud

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• Navy Rear Adm. Craig Clapperton Nominated as Commander of Fleet Cyber Command

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• Richard DalBello Named Director of NOAA Office of Space Commerce

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• Serco Secures Naval Sea Systems Command Contract for Undersea Surveillance System Support; CEO Dave Dacquino Quoted

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• Executive Spotlight: Khalid Syed, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: Public, Private Sector Partnerships Addressing COVID-19 Are A Cybersecurity Model

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• GSA Seeks Info on Construction Sector Equity Practices

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• Lawmakers Urge House Panel to Address Funding for National Defense Stockpile

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• US, Global Partners Announce Declaration for the Future of the Internet

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• J5 Unveils Intelligence Bulletin to Warn of Risks Linked to Non-Fungible Tokens

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• Senate Approves Space Acquisition Nominee Frank Calvelli

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• 4 Basic Requirements for Government Contracts

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• ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies Awarded TSA ‘DISCOVER’ Data Security Contract; Carlo Uchello Quoted

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• Palo Alto Networks Released Growing Ransomware Threat Report; GovCon Expert Dana Barnes Quoted

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• Nathan Jones: Executive Order ‘Instills Confidence’ in Crypto Mainstream Acceptance

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• FAA to Invest $1B Infrastructure Funding in Air Traffic Control System; Bradley Mims Quoted

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• SAIC Names Dan Jensen VP of Government Affairs

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