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2022 > September

• KBR-NASK JV Lands $4B NASIC Contract for R&D, Technical Intelligence Production; Byron Bright Quoted

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• Army Eyes Basic, Advanced Variants of TITAN Intell Ground Station; Maj. Jermaine Wright Quoted

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• DISA 4th Estate Network Optimization Program Office Surveys Users After Migration to DODNet

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• DOE Allocates $70M to Update Earth Model for Supercomputer-Driven Climate Change Research

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• Federal Reserve Eyes FedNow Service Launch in Mid-2023; Lael Brainard Quoted

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• White House Names 26 National Infrastructure Advisory Council Appointees

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• DARPA Launches Fellowship Program for Early Career Scientists, Engineers; Stefanie Tompkins Quoted

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• Pentagon Announces Mentor-Protege Recipients of 2021 Nunn-Perry Award

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• Air Force Team Develops, Tests Open Systems Enclave on F-22 Raptor

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• Deltek CEO Mike Corkery Named to 2022 Virginia Business Power 500 List

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• Solicitation of Government Contractors by Union Organizers Permitted in GSA Facilities Under New Ruling

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• Guidehouse Exponential Growth Prompts Recognition as a Fastest Growing Firm; CEO Scott McIntyre Quoted

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• DIU Solicits Proposals for Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities Program

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• NSA, ODNI, CISA Offer Supply Chain Security Guidance for Software Developers

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• CBO Identifies More Than 100 Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations for FY 2022

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• NIST Report Cites Metrology, Standardization as Key Semiconductor Industry Challenges

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• ARPA-E Acting Director Jennifer Gerbi Discusses High-Risk, High-Reward Investments

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• Pentagon Releases Action Plan to Mitigate, Respond to Civilian Harm

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• Construction Begins on New National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence in Ohio

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• DOE Selects 10 Projects to Develop Next-Generation Data Management, Visualization Tools

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• DOD Calls for Comments on Further Development of Digital AI Marketplace

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• Ali Zaidi to Become National Climate Adviser, John Podesta to Advise President Biden on Clean Energy

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• White House Eyes Nickolas Guertin for Assistant Secretary of Navy for R&D, Acquisition

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• GSA Rule Seeks to Address Barriers to Worker Organizing for Federal Contractors; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• Army, USAF Battle Labs Collaborate Under DARPA’s Airspace Awareness Tech Program

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• GovCon Expert Jim McAleese Hosting Free In-Depth Defense Virtual Event on Wednesday

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• Ron Ash Named Chief Operating Officer of Accenture Federal Services

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• DARPA Launches Program to Enable Quantum-Level Infrared Detection

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• Interagency Group Releases Report on Advanced Communication Technologies Standards Priorities

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• Saber Astronautics to Upgrade Space Operations Software Under AFWERX Contract

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• DTRA Issues RFI for Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

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• Commerce Department Issues Strategy for CHIPS for America Program Implementation

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• DOD’s Innovation Arm Seeks Commercial Software to Help Address Supply Chain Risks

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• Pentagon Unveils Updated Space Policy Document

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• Letterkenny Army Depot Prepares Own Modernization Plan to Support Future Defense Systems

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• DHS Releases Report on Protecting Public Alert System From Electromagnetic Pulses

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• State Department Selects CRDF Global to Boost Efforts Against Chemical, Biological Threats

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• ‘How Deltek Costpoint Users Win More Deals’ Research Released; Author Samuel Hamway Quoted

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• U.S. Space Force Awards $59M Contract for Unconventional Fuels Delivery to Amentum; Dr. Karl Spinnenweber Quoted

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• DSCA Deputy Director Jed Royal to Transition as Principal Deputy Assistant Director Within Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Office

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• Department of the Air Force Eyes HBCU-Led University Affiliated Research Center

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• NSA Issues Advisory on Future Quantum-Resistant Algorithm Requirements; Rob Joyce Quoted

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• Lt. Gen. James Rainey Nominated as Next Army Future Command Chief

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• Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney Subsidiary Marks F135 Engine Delivery Milestone

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• Air Force Global Strike Command Tests Minuteman III Missile Equipped With Reentry Vehicles

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• Doc McConnell Named Director of CISA’s Federal Enterprise Improvement Team

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• NSF Selects 16 Teams to Advance 5G Communications for US Military

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• CENTCOM Plans Development of New Military Testing Facility in Saudi Arabia

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: Urgency of Cybersecurity for Threats to IoT Devices

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• Dynetics Successfully Launches Lonestar Satellite Payload for USASMDC; Group President Steve Cook Quoted

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• Shelley Sanders Tapped to Oversee Customer Relations as SVP at Intelligent Waves; CEO Tony Crescenzo Quoted

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• William Burns: Declassifying Intelligence Over Russia’s Actions in Ukraine ‘Effective’

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• Commerce Department’s Rule Seeks to Ensure US Companies’ Involvement in Standards Development Efforts

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• GAO: Pentagon, ODNI Need to Clarify Roles, Responsibilities for Commercial Satellite Imagery Acquisition

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• Boeing Intelligence and Analytics Leadership and Executives Team

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• Jen Easterly: CISA to Conduct ‘Consultative Process’ Toward Incident Reporting Policy Implementation

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• DHS Plans to Improve CX Efforts With New Hiring Initiative; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Steve Thur Named Assistant Administrator of NOAA Research

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• HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Begins Fabrication of Navy’s Future USS Pittsburgh

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• KBR Awarded Renewable Power System Study for Upgrade Using Green Ammonia Technology

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• White House, NOAA & DOI Launch Climate Hazard Assessment Website

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• CyrusOne Appoints Eric Schwartz as CEO Following Acquisition; Dave Ferdman Quoted

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• William LaPlante: Pentagon Eyes Waiver to Get F-35 Production Moving Again

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• OSTP Report Offers Recommendations to Advance Responsible Digital Asset Development

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• FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Seeks to Mitigate Risk of Satellite Debris With 5-Year Deorbiting Rule

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• Climate Change, STEM Education Highlighted at 2nd National Space Council Meeting

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• Brig. Gen. Christopher Povak Begins Work as NRO Deputy Director, Space Force Element Commander

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• Navy’s Future USNS Apalachicola Completes Acceptance Trials, Unmanned Logistics Prototype Tests

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• Commerce, Pentagon Sign Agreement to Coordinate Commercial Space Traffic Management; Rick Spinrad Quoted

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• SEC Adds 2 New Offices to Corporation Finance Division; Renee Jones Quoted

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• Unanet ERP Program Adopted by McHenry Management Group

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• NIWC Atlantic Awards CACI $123M Task Order for Defense Health Readiness Engineering Support; CEO John Mengucci Quoted

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• CGI Federal Releases Sunflower Work Management for Web-Based Business Facilitation; John Owens Quoted

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• 3 Defense Associations Urge Congress to Consider Inflation in Continuing Resolution

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• NASEM Report Assesses Potential Impact of Ligado System on DoD’s GPS Receivers

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• Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan Nominated to SOCOM Vice Commander Post

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• GSA’s New Federal Buying Advisory Panel to Convene Next Week; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• President Biden to Appoint Renee Wegrzyn as Inaugural ARPA-H Director; Xavier Becerra Quoted

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• USMC Maj. Gen. James Glynn Nominated as Deputy Commandant for Manpower, Reserve Affairs

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• Labor Department Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Form LM-10

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• New Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Expedite DOD Procurement Processes to Refill Stockpiles

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• Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman: Tech, Training on His Agenda as Space Force Nominee

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• Idaho National Lab Launches 5G Wireless Test Range

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• Cybersecurity Advisory Panel Offers Recommendations to CISA Director Jen Easterly

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• Bipartisan Bill Would Establish Space Junk Removal Tech Demo Program

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• NASA’s Science Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen to Step Down

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• DCSA Introduces National Background Investigation Services Software for Form Collection

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• NIH to Invest $130M in Biomedical, Behavioral AI Projects

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• DOE Selects 38 Projects for $178M Bioenergy Technology R&D Research Program

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• DHS Taps REI Systems, ADG Tech Consulting JV for $110M DevSecOps Contract; Samidha Manu Quoted

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• Amentum Lands $500M Multi-Award Financial Crime Investigation Contract From Treasury Department; Jill Bruning Quoted

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• Chris DeRusha: OMB Guidance Seeks to Improve Software Supply Chain Security

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• PSC Backs Materiel Readiness, SBIR Program Extension Provisions in FY23 NDAA; David Berteau Quoted

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• Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Keep DOD at Pace With Rapidly Changing Tech

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• Advisory Offers Information on Vulnerabilities Used by Iranian Threat Actors to Back Ransom Operations

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• FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel: New Space Age Requires New Rules, Innovation & Sustainability

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• DOJ, Pentagon Submit Comment on FCC Inquiry Into Internet Routing Security

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• OCC Names Nina Chen as New Chief Climate Risk Officer

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• Senate Panel Questions TikTok on Chinese Ties, Access to US User Data

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• ManTech Made Private Through Finalized Purchase by Carlyle; Chairman Kevin Phillips Quoted

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• Verizon to Construct Private 5G Network at Pearl Harbor Hickham Under DoD Contract; Maggie Hallbach Quoted

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• Verizon Establishes 5G-Powered Innovation Hub in Collaboration with University of South Carolina; Jennifer Artley Quoted

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• New FTC Rule Would Fortify Defenses Against Frauds, Scams; Samuel Levine Quoted

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• NASA Extends ISS National Lab Management Contract With Nonprofit CASIS

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• DISA Seeks Info on Technical, Engineering Support Sources for DEOS Cloud Program

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• CISA, NSA Publish Report on Open RAN Security Considerations; Mona Harrington Quoted

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• NIST Report Describes Creation of Enterprise Risk Profile

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• DIA’s John Huth: Military Rivals, Orbital Debris Threaten Space Security

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• 5 Consortia Secure DoD Cooperative Agreements to Foster STEM Education; Heidi Shyu Quoted

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• DIU Taps Private Industry to Speed Up Hypersonic Technology Development; Barry Kirkendall Quoted

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• Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion Deployed to First Training Exercise

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• ISS National Lab Solicits Flight Concepts for Space-Based R&D Projects

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• Senate Bill Seeks to Expand GSA Office of Executive Councils

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• NSF Awards Quantum Info Science & Engineering Research Grants; Sethuraman Panchanathan Quoted

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• Combined Program Office to Improve US Capability Against Advanced Missile Threats; Col. Brian Denaro Quoted

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• GovCon Expert Jim McAleese Offers Analysis of DOD’s FY22 Investment Account Outlays

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• DHS Announces $1B Cybersecurity Grant Program for State, Local Governments

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• Kathleen Hicks Highlights Biomanufacturing’s Potential to Advance National Security

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• Senate Confirms Nathaniel Fick as Head of State Department’s Cyberspace, Digital Policy Bureau

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• Maximus Brings on DHS Expert Jennifer Ferreira to Oversee National Security Expansion; Scott Barr Quoted

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• L3Harris Partners with Embraer on Aerial Refuel Tanker for USAF; CEO Christopher Kubasik Quoted

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• Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey Named Air Force Integrating PEO for C3 and Battle Management

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• Lt. Gen. Scott McKean: Army’s Project Convergence to Feature Joint Combat Tech

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• GovCon Expert Emily Murphy: Congress Should Reauthorize Small Business Innovation Research Program

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• OSTP Releases Technical Evaluation for Potential Central Bank Digital Currency System

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• DHS Becomes 1st Federal Agency to Adopt EV for Law Enforcement; John Tien Quoted

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• NGA Awards G-EGD Contract Renewal to Maxar Technologies for Mission-Ready Satellite Imagery; CEO Dan Jablonsky Quoted

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• Cisco Appoints Veteran Executive Jan Niemiec as VP of National Security and Defense Group

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• Caroline Bean Promoted to Senior Executive Service Position at DISA

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• DARPA Launches Program to Create AI Capable of Environment-Driven Conceptual Learning

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• Air Force Innovation Unit Posts RFI for Autonomy Prime Program

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• Congress Should Formalize Federal Agency CIO Post, GAO Says

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• Treasury Requests Comments on Digital Asset-Related Illicit Finance Risks; Brian Nelson Quoted

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• Aerospace Corp. Report: FY23 Budget Request for Space Force Reflects 36% Increase From Enacted FY22 Funding

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• Survey: 60% Doubt Federal Cyber Defense Capability

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• Consultancy Founder Gabe Klein to Head Joint Energy & Transportation Office

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• Transportation Department, Partners to Boost Small Businesses’ Participation in Infrastructure Projects

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• NASA Releases Revised Objectives for Deep Space Exploration Mission; Pam Melroy Quoted

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• Johns Hopkins APL Execs James Miller, David Van Wie Join Defense Science Board

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• Intelsat Attempts to Share Worldwide Internet Connectivity Through Partner2Connect Collaboration; CEO Dave Wajsgras Quoted

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• Iridium Announces Operation Pacific Waves; Scott Scheimreif Quoted

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• GAO: Federal Preparation for Climate Hazards Could Reduce Disaster Costs

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• Senate OKs Bill to Reauthorize Small Business Innovation Research, Tech Transfer Programs

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• White House Names 6 Leaders to Oversee CHIPS for America Program Implementation

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• Mitre Report: ODNI Should Establish Priority Intelligence Need Process

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• FCC Adds PacNet/ComNet, China Unicom to Security Threat List; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• GovCon Expert David Egts Joins MuleSoft as First Public Sector Field CTO

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• DIU Showcases Energy Portfolio Projects at 2022 Pentagon Energy Expo

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• Texas A&M University Opens Application for NIST-Funded AI Prize Competition

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• DOE Announces Pledges to Increase Semiconductor Energy Efficiency; Alejandro Moreno Quoted

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• Valiant Secures $49.9M Marine Corps Contract for Training, Readiness Technology Services; Tammy Schmidt Quoted

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• GSA Names 28 Members of Federal Buying Advisory Panel; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• Bipartisan Bill Aims to Fortify Open Source Software Security

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• Lawmakers Call on DoD to Provide Ukraine With Unmanned Aerial Platforms

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• NSA, CISA Expose Malicious Actors’ Game Plan to Compromise Operational Tech, Industrial Control Systems

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• GAO Identifies Data Environment as Emerging Battlefield in National Security

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• NASA Enters Climate Risk Modeling Partnership With First Street Foundation

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• Brookings Institution Issues Analysis of Federal AI Spending

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• Arati Prabhakar Confirmed to Lead OSTP

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• DOE, Biden Administration Open Applications for Hydrogen Hubs Through $7B Program; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• NetImpact JV Lands USDA Contract for IT Services; Stephanie Wilson Quoted

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• GSA Details Process for New FBI HQ Campus Site Selection; Nina Albert Quoted

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• DoD Announces Award of Defense Manufacturing, Community Infrastructure Grants; William LaPlante Quoted

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• US, Australia, UK Leaders Announce Progress in Past 12 Months Under AUKUS Defense Alliance

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• Air Force Veteran Lester Lyles Named Chair of DOD’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee

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• NGA Employs Natural Language Processing to Streamline Text Reading, Generation

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• DARPA Selects Teams to Create AI Tools for Automating Scientific Knowledge Extraction, Modeling

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• SBA to Take Over Responsibilities for Verification of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

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• Oklahoma State University to Support DHS Counter-UAS Project Through Amentum Partnership

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• TIP Technologies Now Under the Deltek Umbrella After Completed Acquisition; CEO Mike Corkery Quoted

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• GDIT Wins $110M Contract from Department of Veterans Affairs for IT Service Desk Operation; Kamal Narang Quoted

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• NASA Demos Planetary Defense Tech With DART Mission; Thomas Zurbuchen Quoted

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• Senate Bill Seeks to Establish Critical Munitions Acquisition Fund; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Quoted

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• FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Backs EU Officials’ TikTok Inquiry, ‘Fair Share’ Network Proposal

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• GSA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Identity Proofing Study

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• Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report: At Least 30% of 2020 Recommendations Reach Full Implementation

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• AWS, Nonprofit Partner to Offer Midterm Campaign Cybersecurity Services

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• AFRL, New York ANG Partner to Advance AI C2 Technology Development

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• DHS S&T’s Melissa Oh on SVIP’s Role in Strengthening Cyber Infrastructure

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• NSWCDD to Host Virtual AI Innovation Challenge for University Students

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• Juliane Gallina, CIA’s Associate Deputy Director of Digital Innovation, Shares Top Intelligence Community Priorities & Threats in New Video Interview

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• GSA Promotes Use of Robotic Process Automation

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• House Lawmakers Ask FCC to Delay Consideration of Potential Orbital Debris Mitigation Rules

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• Iris Ferguson on DOD’s Move to Form Arctic Strategy & Global Resilience Office

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• GAO Urges NNSA to Implement Cybersecurity Risk Management for Nuclear Weapons IT

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• DOD-Backed R&D Center for 6G Systems Launched at Northeastern University

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• Army Stands Up New Command to Provide Global Counterintelligence Support

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• Deltek Releasing Webinar Series Detailing Top Federal Opportunities for FY 2023; GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico Quoted

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• Equifax CISO Jamil Farshchi Named Strategic Engagement Adviser to FBI

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• CISA’s Protective DNS Resolver Service Now Available to Federal Agencies

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• NTT DATA Agrees to Buy Digital Design Company Umvel; Wayne Busch Quoted

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• GSA’s Laura Stanton: 2nd-Gen IT BPA Transactions Reach Over 59K

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• CACI Receives DOD Recognition for Mentorship of Small Business Partner; Dan Cuviello Quoted

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• USPTO Appoints 5 Federal Agency Leaders to Inclusive Innovation Council; Kathi Vidal Quoted

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• UK Seeks to Deepen Defense Cyber Cooperation With US Through New Academy

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• Senators Cite Need for Senate-Confirmed Leaders at Social Security Administration

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• GAO: Cybersecurity, Service Procurement Among Challenges in Agency Cloud Transition

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• GovCon Expert Mark Amtower: How Small Contractors Can Get Around Client Visibility, Credibility Issues

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• Parry Labs COO Aydin Mohtashamian Talks Federal Acquisition, Talent Development & More With Potomac Officers Club

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• Senate Bill to Require Foreign Funding Disclosure Reports From Think Tanks

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• FAA Releases Design Standards for Vertiports to Support VTOL Operations

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• U.S. Army Awards BigBear.ai Contract for Force Management System Consolidation; Ryan Legge Quoted

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• Army Unveils Prize Competition to Identify New Defense Manufacturing Technologies

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• House OKs Legislation to Extend Small Business Innovation Research, Tech Transfer Programs

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• Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council Holds Inaugural Meeting; Kiran Ahuja Quoted

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• Senate Approves Stopgap Spending Measure to Fund Government Through Mid-December

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• FDA-VA Partnership Aims to Offer Standardized Testing Tools for Medical Tech Sector

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• Commerce Department Introduces 24 Members of Microelectronics Advisory Panel

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• Col. Jennifer Krolikowski: System Flexibility Key to Implementing Satellite Security

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• Who Are the L3Harris Corporation Leaders and Executives?

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• GovCon Expert Jerry McGinn Co-Writes Feature Detailing Importance of Transatlantic Industrial Resilience

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• Treasury Department Solicits Comments on Potential Federal Cyber Insurance Program

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• DIU Solicits Proposals for Tactical Defense Cyber Operations Platform

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• KBR to Expand UK Nuclear Energy Support Under Nuclear Waste Services Contract; Paul Kahn Quoted

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