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• Radha Plumb Highlights Defense Tech Sustainment Plan at Nomination Hearing

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• Lawmakers Call for Executive Order on Post-Award Political Spending Disclosure

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• USAF Awards $90M French MQ-9 Logistics Support Contract to General Atomics Unit

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• NASA Releases RFI for Astronaut Crew Rescue Services

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• Steven Schleien Appointed DOD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Continuity & Mission Assurance

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• Navy Tests Autonomous Capabilities of Future USNS Apalachicola

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• National Science and Technology Council Unveils Orbital Debris Implementation Plan

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• New SBA Committees to Expand Innovation, Patient Capital Access Across Industry

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• Barry Duplantis: Five Ways Federal Agencies Can Best Implement CISA Cyber Threat Playbooks

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• Marie Russell Joins Maximus as VP of Federal Alliances; Teresa Weipert Quoted

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• Raytheon Lands $110M Australian Air Force Combat Training Contract

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• NIH, Google, University of Arkansas to Collaborate on Biomedical Research Cloud-Based Module Development

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• NRC to Formalize NuScale Small Modular Reactor Certification

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• ‘Quantum Navy’ Video Series to Launch on Naval Research Lab’s YouTube Channel

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• Leidos to Acquire Australian Special Mission Business From Cobham Limited; Chairman Roger Krone Quoted

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• Capgemini Receives Global Cloud Environment Modernization Contract From U.S. Army; CEO Doug Lane Quoted

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• Morgan Higgins of Blue Delta Capital Partners Added to Client Solution Architects Board of Directors

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• Rear Adm. Mike Studeman Named Office of Naval Intelligence Commander, NMIO Director

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• DOE Announces New Consortium to Advance US-Made Solar Technologies; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• NSF Invests in New Research Projects to Advance Cybersecurity, Privacy

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• Library of Congress Announces Launch of Online Copyright Recordation System

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• Pentagon Unveils 3 Projects Under Innovate Beyond 5G Program

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• GAO Assesses Impact of Continuing Resolutions on Programs at 3 Federal Agencies

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• California-Based GMTO Consortium Raises $205M for Ground Optical Telescope Project

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• Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Michael Langley’s Promotion to General Rank

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• Former SSA IT Advisor Jarrett Booz Joins Accenture Federal Services; Amy Giovannucci Quoted

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• Curtiss-Wright Secures Over $200M in Contracts for U.S. Navy Ship Part Manufacture; CEO Lynn Bamford Quoted

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• FCC, NTIA Agree to Enhance Federal Coordination on Spectrum Use, Planning

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• NREL Launches Risk Management Tool for Distributed Energy Resources

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• Navy Unveils First Training Facility for sUAS Operators

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• What Are the U.S. Air Force Ranks?

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• Senate OKs Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act

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• Space Force Eyes Completion of SBIRS Satellite Constellation for Missile Threat Detection

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• TMF Invests in 3 Agencies to Help Improve Cybersecurity, Customer Experience; Clare Martorana Quoted

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• Biden Chooses Colleen Shogan for National Archivist Post

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• White House to Nominate Robert Harley Shriver as OPM Deputy Director

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• DISA Seeks Feedback From Small Businesses on Enhancing Contract Proposal Process

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• James Kirkhope Named Chief of DOD’s Space Domain Awareness Branch

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• DOE Announces $750M Grant Program to Spur Clean Energy Manufacturing, Recycling; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Michael Saylor Transitions to Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy; Phong Le to Succeed as CEO

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• Retired USAF Colonel Bobby King Joins Isobar Public Sector Advisory Board; Larry Gillespie Quoted

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• NSF Seeks Public Input on Federal Big Data R&D Strategic Plan

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• NASA Creates Independent Review Board for Earth System Observatory; Thomas Zurbuchen Quoted

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• Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Inflation Reduction Act

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• Energy Industry Executive David Crane Nominated DOE Infrastructure Undersecretary

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• GovCon Expert Steve Orrin Explores Securing End-to-End Computing for Round Table Discussion

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• HII’s Paul Harris Named to National Defense University Foundation Board

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• Christopher Scolese: NRO Looks to Expand Commercial Satellite Capabilities

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• Federal Government Ups Adoption of AFRL-Made SecureView Cross-domain Access Platform

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• QinetiQ US to Add Cyber, Software Capabilities With Avantus Federal Acquisition; Shawn Purvis Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. John Healy Takes Command of Air Force Reserve

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• U.S. Coast Guard Ranks: A Guide For Defense Contractors

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• Sen. Maggie Hassan Introduces Small Businesses Cybersecurity Act

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• FCC to Conduct In-Space Servicing Policy Review; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• Navy Inactivates Guided Missile Cruiser USS Vella Gulf; Capt. Mike Desmond Quoted

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• Army Seeks to Advance Electric Vehicle Adoption With Battery Research Programs

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• IRS to Receive $80B in New Funds Through Inflation Reduction Act; Charles Rettig Quoted

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• Tony Corbi Succeeds Bob Stalick as New CEO of Acuity International

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• Colin Kahl: DOD Committed to Reducing Nuclear Risks Despite Impediments to Non-Proliferation Treaty

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• GSA Unveils New Laboratory for Three EV Charging Pilots; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• Donald Cravins Jr. Confirmed as Undersecretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development

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• Accenture Federal Services Tapped to Upgrade, Consolidate Service Management System for Army INSCOM; Erik Raynes Quoted

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• Utah State’s Space Dynamic Lab Secures $200M Air Force Contract for Nuclear Enterprise R&D Services

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• Top 10 Federal Government News Sources

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• Coast Guard Crowdsources Research Project Ideas

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• DHS Kicks Off Search for Procurement Innovation Lab Director

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• Lawmakers Eye Major Changes to Tech-Focused Small Business Programs; Heidi Shyu Quoted

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• NSF, Amazon Name Several Recipients of Advancing AI Research Program Award

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• VHA Unveils Digital Health Playbook to Improve Patient Care

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• Navy Tests New Detect, Avoidance System for Manned-Unmanned Teaming

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• NASA Opens New CubeSat Launch Initiative Opportunities for Academic, Nonprofit Organizations

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• Makpar, NuAxis Innovations JV Secures $115M BPA Contract From Department of Labor; Raza Latif Quoted

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• Edge Autonomy Enters Deal to Buy UAV Fuel Producer Adaptive Energy; CEO John Purvis Quoted

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• Pentagon Names 10 Members to Defense Business Board

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• GAO Eyes November Review of Thrift Savings Plan Online System

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• State Department Accepting Applications for Intell Bureau CIO Post

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• GAO: Navy Should Notify Congress of Rationale for Weapon System Budget Decisions

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• Gary Kurtz Named Navy’s PEO for Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault & Special Mission Programs

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• AFS CIO Ben Peavy Elected Chairman of Ready to Work Advisory Board in San Antonio; CEO John Goodman Quoted

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• Lily Zeleke: Information Enterprise Modernization Key to Achieving DOD Missions

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• Peraton Business Wins $2B DHA Contract for IT Modernization; Tarik Reyes Quoted

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• DOE Seeks Info on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-Funded Program to Boost Critical Materials Production

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• Army Plans to Launch Integrated Fires Test Campaign to Field New Capabilities; Maj. Gen. Robert Rasch Quoted

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• NSF Invests $104M to Establish Additional Engineering Research Centers; Sethuraman Panchanathan Quoted

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• GSA’s Laura Stanton: Task Order Awards Under STARS III Contract Vehicle Hit $691M

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• NORTHCOM Expects Long-Range Missile Defense Radar to be Operational Within ‘Months’

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• DOD’s Farooq Mitha Discusses Mentor-Protege Program to Defense Business Board

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• DIU Seeks Commercial Expeditionary Small Boat Platforms

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• DOE Announces New Offices to Spearhead Electric Grid, Clean Energy Investments; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• NIST Unveils Updated Online Reporting System for Federally Funded Inventions

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• Navy Demonstrates Snakehead LDUUV Prototype for Autonomous Missions

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• BigBear.ai Posts 18 Percent Growth for Analytics Revenue in Q2 2022 Financial Report; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted

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• LMI to Deepen Involvement With STEM Scholarship Program Under $450M DOD Contract; Doug Wagoner Quoted

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• House Committee Seeks Briefing on Federal Response to Log4j Vulnerability

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• Cori Zarek to Assume Deputy Administrator Post at US Digital Service

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• USGS Accepts Control Authority of Northrop-Built Landsat 9 Satellite From NASA

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• Army Soliciting Proposals for Ground Soldier Technology Effort

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• CGI Federal’s Horace Blackman Named Rector With George Mason University

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• Suzette Kent to Assist SkillStorm with Fostering Tech Talent on Advisory Board

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• CISA Launches Election Security Toolkit for State, Local Officials; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• MFGS, Inc. Accredited to Operate Test Management Software in USAF Network; Robert Linton Quoted

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• DISA Official Reminds Contractors to Avoid Inappropriate Use of Government Furnished Equipment

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• Federal Trade Commission Considers Adopting Rules to Address Harmful Commercial Surveillance; Lina Khan Quoted

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• Senators Urge DOJ to Use Suspension, Debarment Authority Against Corporate Criminals

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• Kamala Harris: Government, Industry Must Deepen Partnership to Seize 21st Century Space Opportunities

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• Airmen Demo MQ-9 Reaper’s Capabilities at Maritime Warfare Exercise

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• Rear Adm. John Dougherty Assumes Command of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division

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• FEMA Allocates $3B in Funding for Two Climate Resilience Programs; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• GSA Creates Playbook for Implementing Identity Lifecycle Management Process

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• CENTCOM Opens Competition to Generate Ideas for Innovation Across US Military

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• Cherokee Federal Division Secures Spot on $850M DTRA Contract; Karl Gaskins Quoted

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• Terran Orbital CAPSTONE Spacecraft Recognized by Voting Body; Marc Bell Quoted

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• DISAWERX Launched to Provide DOD Personnel With Collaborative IT Innovation Lab

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• Space Force Assumes Responsibility Over US Military Satcom Functions; Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting Quoted

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• NIWC Pacific Unveils New Lab for Network Testing, Validation Efforts; Tonya Nishio Quoted

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• Air Force Solicits Quotes for On-Ramp Platform One DevSecOps Basic Ordering Agreement

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• DARPA Launches AI for Critical Mineral Assessment Competition

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• CBO: Enacting FY23 NDAA Would Boost Direct Spending by $1.2B Over 10 Years

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• DOE Unveils Playbook for Building Risk Management Into AI Use, Development

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• NAVWAR Creates Program Management Office for C3 Shore Commands

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• DOD Releases Policy Outlining Principles of Official Social Media Use

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• Amyx to Assist DLA with System Modernization Under New Task Orders; CEO William Schaefer Quoted

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• BlueHalo Secures DOD Contract for Titan Unmanned Aerial Systems; CEO Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

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• Treasury Issues Guidance on Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

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• Joint Military Team Performs Test Launch of Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM

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• ColdQuanta Aims to Productize Quantum Clock Tech With Backing of DARPA, In-Q-Tel

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• ONCD Kicks Off Search for Cybersecurity Planning & Operations Director

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• Fairbanks Morse Defense, Deck Marine Systems Partner to Develop Unmanned Vehicle Launch & Recovery Tech

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• NASA Set to Launch Moon Rocket for Artemis I Mission

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• DARPA Announces Teams to Develop Battlefield Obscurants for Coded Visibility Program

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• Space Systems Command Posts RFI for New Ground-Based Command and Control Platform

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: Proactive Cybersecurity Is a Must in Today’s Threat Environment

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• Federal Civilian Exec Alex Forti Joins Amyx as Director of Business Development; CEO William Schaefer Quoted

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• Marines Expect to Receive New Targeting System in Fiscal 2023

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• Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Bennie Thompson Inquire About Government Acquisition of Personal Data

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• Navy’s Aaron Weis on Use of Automated Red-Teaming in Addressing Cyber Vulnerabilities

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• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Asks IRS to Draft Reform Plan

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• Coast Guard, Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office to Host Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Event

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• Kathleen Hicks Observes AFRL Technology Projects During Wright-Patterson AFB Visit

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• NASA, GSA Break Ground on Vertical Wind Tunnel at Langley Research Center

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• DIU, Partners to Demo Commercial GNSS Disruption Detection Tech in Upcoming Military Exercises

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• Verizon Federal Lands Contract for Navy Office Voice and Data Services; Maggie Hallbach Quoted

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• KPMG, Red Hat Combine Forces to Evolve North Carolina Healthcare Applications; Mark Calem Quoted

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• NIST Solicits Comments on Draft AI Risk Management Framework, Playbook

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• DARPA Seeks to Protect Military Assets in Extreme Cold Weather Via ICE Program

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• US, Mexico to Further Advance Cybersecurity Collaboration

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• Navy Tests Maritime Expeditionary Use of Northrop-Built Autonomous Helicopter

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• GSA Names Charles Hardy as New Chief Architect

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• Pentagon Announces Applied Research Awards for Hypersonics Technology Development

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• NASA Selects Four Mission Proposals to Study Stellar Explosions, Galaxies Under Explorers Program

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• CACI Pledges to Provide Resources, Education Assistance to Alabama Tech Magnet School; CEO John Mengucci Quoted

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• ICF Earns Spot on $320M NIH Contract for Cancer Research Activities; Mark Lee Quoted

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• Air Force Invests in $309M Runway Extension Project at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

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• Space Force to Solicit Industry Comments on Space Test Experiment Platform Procurement

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• Senators Introduce Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2022

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• 4 States Approved for $750M in Funds to Support Small Businesses; Janet Yellen Quoted

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• FAA Taps 5 Universities to Study Drone-Based Disaster Assistance

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• DHS OIG Offers 4 Recommendations to Help CISA Improve Quality of Shared Cyberthreat Data

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• Army Concludes ‘Saturn Arch’ Counter-IED Aircraft Mission

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• DOE to Open Funding Opportunities to Advance Hydropower Tech Development; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• US, Mission Partners Demo JADC2 Tactical Capabilities During Bold Quest 22

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• MTSI Secures Spot on $5B NASIC Scientific, Technical Intelligence Contract; Kevin Robinson Quoted

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• SpaceLink Tapped to Participate in MEO-Earth Communication R&D Under DARPA Contract; David Nemeth Quoted

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• Anthony Fauci to Depart Role as NIAID Director in December

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• Labor Department to Unveil Online Tool for Construction Contract Award Notifications

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• Lt. Gen. John Morrison: Army’s BYOD Program to Use Cybersecurity, Cloud Platforms

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• Millennium Space Systems-Built GEO Wide Field of View Satellite Goes Online

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• GovCon Expert Jerry McGinn Joins Software AG Government Solutions Board of Directors

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• Pentagon Brings Together Over 190 Companies for RDER Industry Engagement Day

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• Air Force Cryptologic Assets Integrated Into Modernized Integrated Logistics System

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• Army’s Latest UH-60 Black Hawk Variant Completes IOT&E at Fort McCoy

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• New R&D Hub to Help NTT DATA Develop Technologies for Customers; Eric Clark Quoted

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• System High Corporation Elevates Robert Sanborn to Chief Technology, Innovation Officer; Rob Howe Quoted

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• Navy Adds 3rd ‘Overlord’ Ship to Unmanned Surface Vessel Fleet; Rear Adm. Casey Moton Quoted

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• Commerce Announces Addition of 7 Chinese Tech Institutions to Entity List

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• Who Are the Centene Corporation Leaders and Executives?

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• IARPA Taps 8 Teams to Join Electrically Small Antenna Research Effort

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• OMB: Inflation Reduction Act Could Cut Climate-Related Social Costs by up to $1.9T by 2050

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• Ohio-Class Submarines Demo Vertical Replenishment Activities With Military Aircraft

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• SBA Awards Three State Delegates Funding to Boost Small Business Cybersecurity; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

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• Commerce Department Announces Members of US Investment Advisory Council; Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• DISA Appoints IT Leader Tinisha McMillan to Senior Executive Service

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• NTT DATA and Cardinality.ai Partner to Help Government Agencies Reach Digital Transformation Goals; Christopher Merdon Quoted

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• BAE Systems Virginia Shipyard to Modernize U.S. Navy Destroyer Under $123M Contract; Mike Bruneau Quoted

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• Gabe Camarillo: Army Launches Network Modernization Portfolio Review

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• Colin Kahl: US to Provide Nearly $3B in Additional Military Aid to Ukraine

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• Brian Conrad: FedRAMP Team Aims to Move Forward With Automation

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• DHS Eyes Cybersecurity Self-Assessments for Vendor Base; Ken Bible Quoted

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• USACE, Maryland Transportation Department Ink $4B Chesapeake Bay Restoration Project Partnership

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• DMI Awarded Governor’s Citation to Recognize MDGOVAX Contact Center; CEO Jay Sunny Bajaj Quoted

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: Companies Lacking Essential Emerging Technologies

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• New Report Outlines Recommendations to Achieve Space Dominance; Gen. John Raymond Quoted

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• President Biden Appoints Kimberly Cheatle as Next US Secret Service Director

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• CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Sectors to Prepare for Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition

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• FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Orders Investigation Into Mobile Providers’ Consumer Data Disclosure Compliance

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• Stephen Forbes: DARPA’s Mandrake 2 Satellites to Demo Use of Light Beams for Space-to-Ground Communications

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• Executive Order Establishes CHIPS and Science Act Implementation Priorities

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• CISA Expands Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog With 10 New Entries

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: Growing Urgency for Increased Cybersecurity in Healthcare

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• AFRL, Partners Send Spacecraft Flight Experiment to International Space Station

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• DOE Awards $540M for Research Projects Into Clean Energy Technologies; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• SBA Announces New Chair, Members of National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board

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• Intel, Brookfield Establish Investment Strategy for Semiconductor Manufacturing; David Zinsner Quoted

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• NAVWAR Tasks Viasat with Military Tactical Radio Delivery via $99M Order; Craig Miller Quoted

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• OSTP Asks Agencies to Update Public Access Policies on Federally Funded Research; Alondra Nelson Quoted

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• Pete Muend: NRO Eyes Radio-Frequency Sensing Awards Under BAA

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• Argonne National Lab Eyes Commercial Tech to Manage Access Credentials

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• Air Force to Equip B-52 With New Radar, Engines

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• Air Force to Solicit Proposals for T-6A Avionics Replacement Program

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• DOE Invests in Projects to Develop Carbon Capture, Storage Technologies; Brad Crabtree Quoted

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• Curtis Puckett Elevated to Lead DISA, Enterprise Services Business for GDIT

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• Labor Department Unveils Online Portal for Notification of Construction Contract Award

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• NREL, Toyota Partner to Develop Megawatt-Scale Fuel Cell Power Generation System

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• Lumen Technologies Proposes Its Resources as Prime Combatants for Cybersecurity Needs; Martin Nystrom Quoted

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• Karl Mathias: Acquisition, Cybersecurity Top Priorities for HHS CIO Office

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• DOD to Test Advanced Manufacturing Tech for Military, Commercial Applications; William LaPlante Quoted

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• NARA Unveils Digital Preservation Framework as Linked Open Dataset

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• PSC Comments on Proposed Nondisplacement Obligations on Contractors; David Berteau Quoted

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• Navy, HII Eye Another 2-Carrier Contract for CVN 80 & 81 Procurement

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• GovCon Expert Mark Amtower Joins GOA-TSS as VP of Communications

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• Octo, NVIDIA Join Forces to Accelerate AI Adoption in Government Organizations; Rob Albritton Quoted

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• Jay Ribeiro Named Transportation Department CISO, Associate CIO

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• DCSA Unveils New Portal for Security Clearance Submissions

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• NASA Halts First Artemis I Launch Attempt Following Engine Issue

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• Inconsistent Funding Affects DHS HQ Consolidation Project, GAO Report Says

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• Gen. Bryan Fenton Assumes Commander Role at USSOCOM

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• US Digital Corps Implements Recruiting Best Practices in Fellows Selection

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• DISA Outlines 4 Lines of Effort in Data Strategy Implementation Plan; Caroline Kuharske Quoted

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• Space Force Kicks Off Construction of New Satcom Gateway Site at Clear SFS

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• Executive Spotlight: Vern Saunders, SVP of National Intelligence at SAIC

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• Air Force Unveils Interim CIO Strategy Outlining Digital Transformation Priorities Through 2028

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• DOE Seeks Info on $10.5B Grid Resilience, Innovation Partnership Program; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Air Force’s T-38 Fleet Undergoes Repair, Inspection & Maintenance Work at JBSA-Randolph

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• CGI Federal Completes Government Upgrades of ERP Software Ahead of Treasury Mandate; John Owens Quoted

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• Former FBI Exec Natnael Habtesion Added as Lumen VP, Deputy Chief Security Officer

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