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2022 > May

• Erin Collins: IRS Should Broaden Online Account Application’s Functionality

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• Trade Groups Urge Lawmakers to Sustain Support for Federal IT Modernization

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• Lawmakers Call for 5.1% Pay Raise for Federal Employees

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• Charles River Analytics to Further Develop Ocean Mapping Tech With Additional Navy Funding

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• DOE Lab to Update Grid Security Assessment Platform With Cyber Risk Visualization Tool

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• House Bill Seeks to Create Regulatory Framework for Digital Asset Markets

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• OMB Appoints Karin Orvis as Permanent Chief Statistician; Shalanda Young Quoted

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• CRDF Global Appoints Tina Dolph as Chief Global Officer; CEO Michael Dignam Quoted

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• George Mason University Center for Government Contracting Publishes ‘Implementing Responsible AI’ White Paper; GovCon Expert Jerry McGinn Quoted

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• SkyePoint Transitions Eric Shaw to Chief Growth Officer; Frank Sturek Quoted

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• David Ferriero on NARA’s Shift to Electronic Recordkeeping

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• OMB Releases Guidance on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation

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• Melissa DeLuca Joins USAF Kessel Run as Chief of Contracts

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• DOE Lab Develops Satellite-Supercomputer Link System

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• Microsoft, Naval Postgraduate School Partner on Commercial Technology Research Projects; Aaron Weis Quoted

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• KBR-Elbit Systems Partnership to Help UK Military Test Electric Aircraft

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• DOD Kicks Off 5G Smart Warehousing Project at Naval Base Coronado

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• Executive Mosaic Unveils Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger as 2022 Wash100 Popular Vote Winner

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• Bryan Walter, VP & GM of Gordian’s Federal Business Shares Industry Advice

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• Curtiss-Wright Wins RBSL Contract for British Army Tank Turret Stabilization Upgrades; Lynn Bamford Quoted

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• Biden Visits Lockheed’s Alabama Plant as Contractor Looks for Workers to Produce Javelin Missiles

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• Marine Corps Highlights Need for Digital Interoperability in 2022 Aviation Plan

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• Senate Bill Seeks to Create R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology; Sens. Roger Wicker, Cynthia Lummis Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett Assumes Army Cyber Command Leadership

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• Johns Hopkins APL Promotes Erik Johnson to Chief of Staff

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• Kathlyn Gibbs to Drive NeoSystems’ Channel Program as Partners & Alliances VP

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks Authors New Zero Trust White Paper; Anacomp CEO Tom Cunningham Quoted

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• QinetiQ Appoints Steve Iwicki to Lead C5ISR Business as EVP; CEO Shawn Purvis Quoted

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• GovConPay, FCE Partner to Ensure DOL Compliance in Government Contracting Industry; Joe Young Quoted

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• Booz Allen Sustains Maximum-Rating Appraisals from CMMI; CTO Susan Penfield Quoted

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• Army Directive Clarifies Roles of Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Army Futures Command

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• Commerce Department Announces Creation of National AI Advisory Committee

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• White House Seeks to Advance Quantum Information Science With Executive Order, National Security Memo

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• DARPA Soliciting Proposals for Phases 2 & 3 of Nuclear Thermal Rocket Demo Program; Maj. Nathan Greiner Quoted

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• DOD Tells GOP Lawmakers Inflation Affects New Contract Negotiations

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• White House to Appoint New Chair, Members of Intelligence Advisory Board

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• Executive Spotlight: Mike Bosco, SVP of Army Mission Solutions for Sev1Tech LLC

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• Charles Krugh Hired as President of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works; EVP Robert Smith Quoted

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• BlueHalo Receives Army Contract for Titan C-UAS; CGO James Batt Quoted

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• LinQuest Assists Air Force with Digital Engineering, Modeling

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• NIST Revises Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Guidance; Angela Smith Quoted

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• NavalX Partners With DEFENSEWERX to Accelerate Tech Transfer; Capt. Benjamin Van Buskirk Quoted

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• DOD IG Audits Efforts of VA, Pentagon to Achieve EHR Interoperability

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• DOD Announces $2.3B in Efforts to Address Carbon Pollution; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Mitre Aims to Help Government, Industry Explore ‘Strategic Competition’ Through New Center

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• Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner: DISA Seeks Industry Support for Network Scalability

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• Cybercrime Reporting Bill Gets Biden’s Signature

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• Barry Duplantis to Lead Government Solutions at Mattermost; Paul Smith Appointed Board Advisor

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• GovCon Expert Dana Barnes: Visibility, Managing Devices Are Key Challenges for Federal Agencies

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• Raytheon BBN Wins DARPA Contract to Conceive and Realize AI-Powered Medical Device; Brian VanVoorst Quoted

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• Joint NIST-NSF Grant Program to Support 20 Disaster Resilience Research Projects

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• State Department, Treasury Partner With Nonprofit for Anti-Corruption Tech Program

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• VA Unveils New Website for Contractors; Michael Parrish Quoted

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• DOD Gets Over 300 Responses to RFI on Weapons Systems for Ukraine Military Aid; William LaPlante Quoted

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• HHS Solicits Comments on Certain HITECH Act Provisions

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• Terri Malone Joins Serco as Chief Growth Officer; Chairman Dave Dacquino Quoted

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• ECS Tops 2022 100 MSPs List for Fourth Consecutive Year; President John Heneghan Quoted

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• JetBlue COO, President Joanna Geraghty to Aid Growth Strategy on L3Harris Board of Directors; Christopher Kubasik Quoted

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• David Pekoske Nominated for 2nd TSA Term

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• Peraton Named a 2022 U.S. Best Managed Company for Excellence in Strategy, Corporate Culture; CEO Stu Shea Quoted

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• Report Examines Commercial Smallsat Industry’s Role in US Space Security

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• Joint Tactical Networking Center Seeks to Establish Framework for Communications Tech Evaluation

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• Biden Signs Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

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• US Chamber of Commerce Asks Lawmakers to Meet President’s Funding Request for TMF

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• EpiSci Wins Navy’s Drone Software Development Challenge

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• NIST-FirstNet Authority Partnership Creates Testing Hub for Public Safety Tech Developers, Responders

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• Amentum Awarded $39M Army Contract for Research and Development; Jill Bruning Quoted

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• NIST Publishes Planning Guide for Zero Trust Architecture Implementation

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• Former Army General John Murray to Help Vita Inclinata Serve DOD Customers as Board Advisor

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• Systecon Deploys AI Algorithms to Predict Army Hardware Maintenance

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• ITI Asks SEC to Delay Implementation of Proposed Cybersecurity Rule

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• Avril Haines Talks Intell Community’s Global Threat Assessment at Senate Hearing

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• CISA, FBI Link Russian State-Backed Actors to Cyberattacks on Satcom Networks

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• Jessica Rosenworcel Highlights FCC’s 5G Agenda, Ideas to Expand Commercial Use of Spectrum

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• Raj Iyer: Army Must Operationalize Data to Gain Decision Advantage

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• Navy Medicine Leader Michael Malanoski Named DHA Deputy Director

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• Space Force Provides Strategic Guidance for Space Test Enterprise; Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton Quoted

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• Veritas Capital CEO, Managing Partner Ramzi Musallam Discusses GovCon Industry Challenges With Executive Mosaic

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• AFS Receives $175M NASA Contract for Crowdsourcing Support, Project Enhancement; Rod Adkins Quoted

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• Battelle Invests in STEM Education with Grant Program; CEO Lou Von Thaer Quoted

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• Jonathan Elliott Appointed JAIC Chief of Test & Evaluation

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• William Nelson Becomes Army Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research & Technology

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• Lloyd Austin Talks DOD’s FY23 Budget Request at House Hearing

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• Mitre-NAPA Report Highlights Need for Global Approach to Space Traffic Coordination; Beth Meinert Quoted

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• Survey: DOD Personnel Say Future Fight to Require Space-Based Networking Capabilities

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• Sandia Labs, NASA Partner for Lunar Microgrid Development Project

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• Report Outlines Technology Transfer Milestones at Federal Laboratories; Mojdeh Bahar Quoted

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• Executive Spotlight: Phil Fuster, VP of Federal Sales at Proofpoint

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• Parsons’ IT VP Charles Brookman on Upholding Leadership Standards in GovCon

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• Intelligent Waves Harnesses Horizon3.ai NodeZero Platform to Combat DoD Cyber Threats; CSO John Hammes Quoted

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• DIU, JAIC Seek to Address Erroneous Financial Transactions With Machine Learning Platforms

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• Sen. Michael Bennet Proposes Measure to Establish Federal Digital Platform Commission

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• Tonya Ugoretz Promoted to FBI Intelligence Directorate Head

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• FCC Enters Interagency Data Sharing Agreement for Broadband Projects

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• Study Finds No Unbridgeable Divide Between Pentagon, Silicon Valley Over Military Use of AI

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• Rock Solid Intros Consolidated Citizen Engagement Platform; CEO Tom Spengler Quoted

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• Palo Alto Networks Urges for ZTNA 2.0 Use in Cybersecurity Protection; GovCon Expert Dana Barnes Quoted

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• Biden Inks Legislation for National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Initiative

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• NIST Awards Grants for Manufacturing USA Technology Roadmaps Program; Mike Molnar Quoted

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• Deltek Completes Digital Transformation of Qarbon Aerospace IT Infrastructure; CEO Mike Corkery Quoted

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• Alissa Bookwalter Seeks to Advance Diversity, Inclusion Efforts at Kessel Run

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• Report: State Department CIO Keith Jones to Rejoin Private Sector

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• DHS Unveils $1.6B in FY22 Preparedness Grant Programs; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Heidi Shyu Vows to Raise Funding for Defense Innovation Unit in FY24 Budget Proposal

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• DOJ, EEOC Release Technical Assistance Documents on AI-Based Recruitment

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• Biden to Nominate Laura Taylor-Kale as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy

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• ManTech to Be Acquired for $4.2B by Carlyle; Chairman Kevin Phillips Quoted

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• DOD Concludes Two Capacity-Building Competitions in FY 2021

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• Intelligent Waves Enters Agreement with Signify to Integrate Light-Powered Security Technologies; CSO John Hammes Quoted

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• Decorated Marine Ryan Colvert Joins BWXT as SD, Government Relations

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• Army Engineers Plan Financial Management System Modernization Project

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• Report: Lt. Gen. John Shaw, Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting Among Potential Nominees to Lead Space Force

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• DIU, GSA Seek to Speed Up Access of Agencies to Emerging Commercial Tech; Michael Brown Quoted

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• Study: Most CDM Program Stakeholders See Federal Cyber Resilience Improvement

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• Climate Venture Funds Call for Federal Action to Accelerate Move to Clean Energy Tech

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• Michael Monteleone to Lead AFC’s Assured PNT/Space Cross-Functional Team

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• ECS Donates to US Naval Academy’s Hopper Hall to Support Cybersecurity Studies; President John Heneghan Quoted

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• Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm Nominated as Deputy Commandant for Aviation

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• CACI Moves Closer to Low Earth Orbit Network with Optical Intersatellite Links; CEO John Mengucci Quoted

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• Fulton Bank Appoints Ginny Heine, Maria Josephs to Establish Government Contract Lending Segment

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• Phillip Swagel: CBO Unveils Enhanced Interactive Force Structure Analysis Tool

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• Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting: Space Force to Create 3 Intelligence Squadrons

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• Rich Baich Appointed CIA CISO

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• US, Allied Cyber Agencies Issue Advisory on Routinely Exploited Weak Security Controls; Rob Joyce Quoted

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• GSA Selects 6 Clean Energy Tech Products for Evaluation in Federal Buildings

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• NASA Calls for Comments on Deep Space Exploration Objectives; Pam Melroy Quoted

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• Prime and Sub-Government Contractors

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• Air Force, Lockheed Conclude ARRW Hypersonic-Boost Test Flight; Dave Berganini Quoted

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• Industry Veteran Kay Sears Joins Iridium Board; CEO Matt Desch Quoted

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• ECS Lands Recompete Contract for USMC M-SHARP Information Technology Services; John Heneghan Quoted

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• Ericsson Formulates New Group Structure, Promotes George Mulhern to Executive Team; CEO Börje Ekholm Quoted

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• CISA Warns of Software Product Vulnerabilities; Director Jen Easterly Quoted

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• DOE Partners With Frontier Development Lab to Explore Use of AI in Energy, Climate Research

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• James Smith: Special Ops Forces Acquisition Modernization Would Require Industry Partners to Go Quieter

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• AWS Added to Argonne-led Quantum Research Center; Simone Severini Quoted

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• Young Bang Aims to Speed Up Army Acquisition in Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Role

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• IRS to Brief Contractors on Agency’s $2.6B IT Procurement Plan

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• Raytheon Intelligence & Space Introduces Department 22; Roy Azevedo, Paul Meyer Quoted

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• Air Force Kessel Run Gets Approval for Software Pathway Strategy

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• DHS Freezes Disinformation Governance Board for Close Review; Leader Nina Jankowicz Resigns

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• Tony Barrett Elevated to President of Cyber and Engineering at BigBear.ai; COO Sam Gordy Quoted

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• Federal Agencies Release Advisory on North Korean IT Workers

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• Timothy Matthews Promoted to Full-Time GPO Chief Acquisition Officer

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• US, Europe, Japan Update Tri-Agency Earth Observation Dashboard

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• DARPA Intros Large Seaplane Concept for Sustained Cargo Transport Flight

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• LMI Wins $10B DHA Contract in All Four Market Segments; Doug Wagoner Quoted

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• Guidehouse National Security Director Jake Zimmerman On Leveraging Technology to Succeed

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• DOD Announces Additional $100M Military, Equipment Assistance to Ukraine

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• CentralSquare, First Due Aim to Ease Burdens for Emergency Responders with Joint Software; Dave Zolet Quoted

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• GAO Examines DOD’s Implementation of Selected Cyber Requirements for CUI Systems

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• FedRAMP Gets 1st System Security Plan in Machine-Readable OSCAL Format

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• PSC Urges House Panel to Provide USAID With Funding, Authority to Hire Contracting Staff; David Berteau Quoted

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• Milancy Harris Nominated as DOD Deputy Undersecretary for Security, Intelligence

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• GAO: NNSA Should Develop Process for Evaluation of R&D Portfolio Performance Under AMD Program

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• IARPA Program Explores Artificial Intelligence for Microelectronics

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• Kiran Ahuja: OPM Seeks to Expand Federal Talent Pool With New Hiring Approach

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• Navy Rear Adm. Thomas Ishee Nominated as Sixth Fleet Commander

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• DHS S&T Seeks Participants in 2022 Biometric Tech Rally

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• Navy Commissions USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul to Service

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• Parsons Expands Reach in Special Ops, Intelligence Community with Xator Acquisition; CEO Carey Smith Quoted

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• TMF Contributes to NARA, USDA for Digital Modernization; Clare Martorana Quoted

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• Doing Business with the Federal Government

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• Army Cancels Strategic Long-Range Cannon Program; Ellen Lovett Quoted

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• Brett Holmgren: State Department’s Intell Branch to Form Open Source Coordination Office

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• SBA’s Virtual Expo to Feature Tech Startup Presentations; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

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• Gregory Pollock: DOD Looks at Climate Change Challenges Via Scenario Planning, War Games

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• Northrop-Built Autonomous Helicopter Deployed Aboard Navy’s USS Jackson

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• NGA Unveils Public Availability of Human Geography Population Datasets; Roger Marin Quoted

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• FBI Names Robert Brown as Executive Assistant Director of S&T Branch

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• Devo Technology Drives New Contracts, Public Sector Partnerships; GM Dan Wilbricht Quoted

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• Dawn Meyerriecks to Bring Government, Technology Expertise to ColdQuanta Board; CEO Scott Faris Quoted

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• BlueHalo Lands $1.4B Space Force Contract for Satellite Technological Development; CEO Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

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• Executive Spotlight: Sean DuGuay, Principal of National Security & Defense for Capgemini Government Solutions

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• Sen. Gary Peters Issues Report on Use of Cryptocurrency in Ransomware Attacks

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• Navy Event Highlights Role of Hypersonic Tech in Global Security Environment

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• Defense Business Board Releases DOD Civilian Talent Management Study

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• JAIC, Defense Digital Service, ADVANA to Operate Under CDAO Office in June

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• Excella Secures $241M DRAID Contract With JAIC to Accelerate DoD AI Adoption; Sarath Ravella Quoted

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• Quad Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Boosting Resilience in Indo-Pacific

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• NASA Taps National Academy of Sciences for Space Research Work

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• Deltek Releases 13th Annual Clarity Government Contracting Industry Study; GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico Quoted

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• Verizon Publishes Annual Report on Cybersecurity Trends; Hans Vestberg Quoted

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• Joint Interoperability Test Command to Establish IT Testing Facility; Capt. Robert Matthias Quoted

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• CBO’s Phillip Swagel: Federal Budget Deficit Could Drop to $1T in 2022

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• HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Formalizes Health Research Project Agency

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• Lynne Parker: NAIRR Task Force Outlines Plan for AI Research Cyberinfrastructure in Interim Report

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• Vice Adm. Brad Cooper: US Naval Forces Seek More Domain Awareness With Unmanned, AI Platforms

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• Maj. Gen. Stacey Hawkins Nominated as Commander of Air Force Sustainment Center

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• Larissa Knapp Named Executive Assistant Director of FBI National Security Branch

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• David Zolet: Criminal Justice EO Addresses Need for Updated Safety Laws, Further Congressional Action

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: ‘Innovation Foraging’ on Social Digital Mediums

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• Halcyon Debuts Anti-Ransomware Platform for General Availability; CEO Jon Miller Quoted

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• Michael Horowitz: DOD Eyes Release of Updated Directive on Autonomous Weapon Systems

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• Space Force to Assess Satellite Operators’ Cybersecurity Via Infrastructure Asset Pre-Approval Program

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• Eric Goldstein: CISA Seeks Feedback on 5G Security Evaluation Process Investigation

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• Defense Innovation Unit’s Autonomous UAS Project Wraps Up Maiden Flight Test

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• Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback Tapped for ISR & Cyber Effects Ops Deputy Chief of Staff Post at Air Force

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• David Padrino Named 1st OPM Chief Transformation Officer

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• Leidos’ Lisette Bergeron Talks Risk Management & Delivering Results With Potomac Officers Club

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• DOE Presents Public Roadmap for Boosting Cybersecurity in Manufacturing Industry

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• Nathan Jones: TaxBit Platforms Poised to Assist with Navigating Digital Currency Regulations

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• CGI Promotes François Boulanger to COO, Steve Perron Becomes CFO; George Schindler Quoted

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• Nikolai Joseph: NASA Looks at Viability of Space-Based Solar Power

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• Sonny Hashmi on GSA’s Ascend Cloud Services Blanket Purchase Agreement

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• GovCon Expert Jim McAleese Offers Analysis of DOD’s FY 2023 Budget Request, Funding Growth

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• DOE to Fund Decarbonization Pilot Projects at 4 National Labs; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as Cybercom Deputy Commander

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• Navy Commissions Fast-Attack Submarine USS Oregon

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• Federal Reserve Board’s Lael Brainard Testifies on Emergent Digital Financial System

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• GovCon Expert William Boykin: Federal Thrift Savings Plan’s New Investment Window

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• Red Hat Brings Cloud Environment Qualifications to HPC Research with DOE Labs; CTO Chris Wright Quoted

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• ASRC Federal Recognized as AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner; CTO Eric Velte Quoted

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