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2023 > February

• Intelligent Waves Books $100M Award to Support USAF Crowd Source Flight Data Program; Tony Crescenzo Quoted

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• Matt Tait and Gen. Chance Saltzman Spotlighted as 2023 Wash100 Award Winners

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• Pentagon Launches Defense Management Institute; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• CBO: US Military Needs to Overcome Technical Challenges to Deploy Hypersonic Weapons

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• OSTP Names Mark Latonero National AI Initiative Office Deputy Director

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• First Responders Want More Trustworthy, User-Friendly Communication Devices, NIST Survey Finds

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• NREL Report: Cybersecurity Should Be Implemented Early in Aviation Electrification

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• Federal IT Exec Charles Armstrong Appointed FEMA CIO

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• US, India Announce Bilateral Initiatives to Expand Tech Partnership at 1st iCET Meeting

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• SEC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Small Business Advisory Committee Meeting

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• Siemens Government Technologies CEO John Ustica Talks Microelectronics & Chip Manufacturing

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• Thomas Sasala Named Deputy Director for Army’s Business Transformation Office

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• Avril Haines & Gerry Fasano Celebrated As 2023 Wash100 Award Winners

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• BAE Systems Secures Contract Under $4B NAVWAR CANES Program; Lisa Hand Quoted

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• Department of the Navy CIO Appoints Solutions Chief Don Yeske as Acting CTO

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• Pentagon Releases Guidance on File Documentation for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

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• NNSA Launches $25M Cooperative Agreement With Universities, National Labs for Nuclear Forensics R&D

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• OIG Assesses FDIC’s Implementation of IT Risk Examination Program

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• NTIA Report Offers Recommendations to Promote Competition in Mobile App Market

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• MITRE Releases AI-Based Tool to Speed Up FOIA Request Processing

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• AFRL, NASA Partner to Deploy Sensor Tech for Space Weather Observation

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• AFLCMC Requests Info on Next-Generation Tanker Production Program

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• Top 5 Bechtel Government Contracts

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• The Rise of Mile Corrigan: A Biographical Journey

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• 2023 Wash100 Award Lauds John Heneghan, Frank Whitworth for Private & Public Sector Innovation

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• DOD Allocates Over $2B in Funds to New Security Package for Ukraine

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• Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder: US Government Continues to Track High-Altitude Surveillance Balloon

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• Senators Say Congress Should Hold Off on F-16 Sales to Turkey Until NATO Protocols Are Ratified

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• NASA Standing Review Board OKs Design of Interstellar Mapping Mission

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• House Lawmakers Request Information on Russian Hacking of National Laboratories

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• Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote Outlines Ways to Facilitate Defense Innovation

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• Pentagon, NTIA Unveil 2023 5G Challenge for Open RAN Systems

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• NOAA, ASCE Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Work Toward Climate-Resilient Infrastructure; Rick Spinrad Quoted

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• Alliance for Digital Innovation Suggests Measures as OMB, GSA Update FedRAMP Authorization Policy

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• SBA Announces Competition to Support Early-Stage STEM Innovators, Entrepreneurs

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• US Government Takes Down Chinese Surveillance Balloon With Fighter Aircraft; Lloyd Austin Quoted

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• SGT’s John Ustica & CISA’s Jen Easterly Gain Recognition for 2023 Wash100 Award Wins

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• National Security Agency Launches Hiring Effort Amidst Massive Tech Industry Layoffs

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• Patrick Quebedeaux Ascends to VP of Data & Platform Mission Support Post at Intelligent Waves

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• Report: Russia, Iran Push Ahead With Plans to Build Drone Factory

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• DOD Measures Performance With ‘Pulse’ Analytics Tool; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• Sen. Gary Peters Revives Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act

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• Alondra Nelson Steps Down as OSTP Science and Society Deputy Director

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• CACI Signs CRADA Agreement to Support Army Center Technology Development Initiatives; Todd Probert Quoted

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• Rep. Mark Green, Jen Easterly Hold Discussion on Maintaining Critical Infrastructure Security

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• DOD Grounds Subset of V-22 Ospreys Over Hard Clutch Issue

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• Treasury Department Adopts EPA Fuel Economy Labeling Standard for Clean Vehicle MSRP Classification

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• Andy Green and William LaPlante Honored with 2023 Wash100 Awards

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• Video: Air Force CIO Discusses Where DOD Can Improve Warfighter Capabilities

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• Amentum Secures $487M US Army Contract for International Modernization, Logistics & Sustainment Services

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• Raj Iyer on Army’s Digital Requirements and Resourcing Construct

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• Brendan Carr Commends House Lawmakers for Proposing Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

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• Jeffrey David Singleton Named U.S. Representative to NATO DIANA Initiative; Heidi Shyu Quoted

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• Congress to Require DOD to Explicate Use of Streamlined Acquisition Authorities

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• US-EU Defense Cooperation Agreement Gets Approval From European Council

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• NITRD Requests Industry Input on Updated Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan

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• NIST Invites Feedback on Draft Supercomputer Security Guidance

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• NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment Wraps Up Space Environment Tests

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• Nanoscale 3D Printer Material Shows Promise as Protective Layer for Microelectronics

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• Top Raytheon Technologies Government Contracts Award

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• Iridium’s Matt Desch & Splunk’s Bill Rowan Land 2023 Wash100 Award for Government Collaborations, Technology Innovation

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• Lawmakers Cite Need for US to Adjust Force Posture in Response to China’s Nuclear Buildup

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• Jerome Powell Says ‘Disinflationary Process’ Has Started

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• Nokia Federal’s Ken Riordan Elected to National Spectrum Consortium Executive Committee

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• Farooq Mitha on Importance of Pentagon’s Small Business Strategy

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• GAO: Commercial Product Development Principles Could Improve Execution of DOD’s Middle-Tier Acquisition Pathway

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• U.S., Japan, Australia & India Launch Joint Challenge to Promote Responsible Cyber Habits

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• FCC Seeks Industry Input on Licensed Spectrum Rules for Drone Operators

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• Space Force Launches Third Pathfinder Mission Aboard Hispasat Satellite

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• NIST to Standardize ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Algorithms to Secure IoT Devices

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• NREL, EPRI to Manage Competition to Create Renewable Energy Net Load Forecasting Tool

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• Lockheed Martin’s Robert Lightfoot & CGI Federal’s Stephanie Mango Featured as 2023 Wash100 Award Winners

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• Tom Edson Appointed CFO of Alpha Omega Integration; Gautam Ijoor Quoted

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• Chris Inglis to Retire as National Cyber Director

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• Treasury Outlines Plans to Address Cloud Adoption Risks in Financial Sector; Wally Adeyemo Quoted

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• US Army PEO IEW&S Works to Future-Proof Integrated Sensor Architecture

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• Biden Calls on Congress to Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement

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• Elisabeth Schmidt Joins Maximus as SVP for Technology and Consulting Services; Scott Barr Quoted

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• CISA, FBI Issue Joint Advisory in Response to ESXiArgs Ransomware

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• CBP Opens Information Solicitation on Planned Asset Management System

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• FCC OKs Amazon’s Updated Orbital Debris Mitigation Plan for Broadband Satellite Constellation Project

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• White House Proposes Guidance to Boost U.S.-Made Products for Government Purposes

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• OMB Issues Guidance on Federal Agencies’ Use of Official Internet Domains

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• Unidentified Object in Alaskan Civilian Airspace Brought Down by Pentagon

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• Airbus U.S.’ Rob Geckle & CIA’s Jennifer Ewbank Recognized With 2023 Wash100 Awards for Notable GovCon Contributions

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• US State Department Clears $55M Raytheon Guidance Tail Kit Sale to Singapore

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• Kristen Alexander Named OSD Chief Learning & AI Officer, Operational Test & Evaluation Director

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• US Global Change Research Program Adds DHS as 14th Member Agency; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Former USAF Acquisition Lead Will Roper Shares 5 Defense Investment Principles

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• Pentagon Names New Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Advisers at Cybercom, DTRA, DLA

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• Harris Poll: Majority of Americans Don’t Trust AI-Based Assistance in Government Services

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• DOE Requests Information on New Clean Energy Tech Commercialization Foundation; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• NSF Launches Program to Accelerate Research Translation at Higher Education Institutions; Arati Prabhakar Quoted

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• EPA Launches Feedback Solicitation for Implementing Environmental & Climate Justice Program

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• NORAD Takes Down Airborne Object Flying Over Lake Huron

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• Executive Mosaic Features Gen Paul Nakasone & Kevin Plexico as Members of the 2023 Wash100

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• Marine Corps Vet David Waisanen Appointed Allied IT Product Lead at Army PEO EIS

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• CAES Wins Navy Contract to Upgrade Electronic Warfare System; Rob Smith Quoted

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• Senate Bill Proposes Updated Rules on Commercial BVLOS Drone Operations

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• Stephane Bouatene Named Chief of NGA Enterprise Capabilities Division

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• Dr. Terry Adirim to Conclude Stint as VA EHR Modernization Program Director

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• NASA Accelerates Mission Hardware Development With Commercial AI Software; Ryan McClelland Quoted

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• GSA Office of Inspector General Cites Gaps in Performance-Based Service Contract Administration

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• IRS Expects to Deliver Report on Free Online Tax Return Filing System to Congress in May

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• DOD’s Craig Martell and QinetiQ’s Shawn Purvis Honored as 2023 Wash100 Award Winners

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• Roger Krone, Leidos CEO, on Company Growth & Market Performance

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• DIA Offers Visual Analysis of Iranian UAVs in Ukraine

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• Tetra Tech Lands $200M USACE Contract for Architect-Engineer Services; Dan Batrack Quoted

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• John Kirby: China’s Surveillance Balloons Flew Over Multiple Continents

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• Comptroller Kristyn Jones Appointed Acting Air Force Undersecretary; Frank Kendall Quoted

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• Former White House Official Loren DeJonge Schulman Appointed as OMB’s Associate Director of Personnel & Performance Management

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• Army Software Factory Supports Application Development to Enable U.S.-NATO Interoperability

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• Gen. Charles Brown on Air Force’s Commitment to Uncrewed Capability Development

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• NASA Announces Crew of Axiom’s Second Mission to ISS

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• FCC Seeks Mobile Network Providers’ Help in Adding Languages to Emergency Alerts; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• Al Whitmore & Christopher Scolese Named to 2023 Wash100

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• Lloyd Austin: US, Western Allies Working to Speed Up Delivery of Ammunition to Ukraine

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• Heidi Shyu Creates Task Force on Strategic Options Within Defense Science Board

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• BAE Systems, Leonardo Gain US Government Approval to Collaborate on Aircraft Survivability Suite; Chris Austin Quoted

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• Air Force, Eversource Kick Off Energy-as-a-Service Pilot at Hanscom AFB

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• Federal Acquisition Regulation Amended to Accelerate Payments to Small Business Contractors

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• Lael Brainard Resigns as Vice Chair of Federal Reserve Board

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• John Plumb: Pentagon Assesses Use of Special Access Program Classification

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• Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo: IRS Should Use Inflation Reduction Act to Better Serve Small Businesses

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• FAR Council Urged to Revoke Proposed Carbon Emission Disclosure Requirement for Small Businesses

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• Who Are Turner Construction Corporation Leaders, Founders, & Executives?

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• Executive Mosaic Honors Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner & Max Peterson of AWS as 2023 Wash100 Award Winners

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• Rank the 2023 Wash100 Elite; Vote for Your Favorite GovCon Leaders

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• John Sherman Releases DOD Manual on Cyberspace Workforce Qualification & Management Program

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• Naval Postgraduate School, Qualcomm Forge Emerging Tech R&D Partnership; Aaron Weis Quoted

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• NTIA Appoints Amanda Toman as 5G Innovation Fund Lead

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• National Cybersecurity Strategy to Include Guidance on Post-Quantum Cryptography

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• Commerce Department Seeks Nominations for U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council Talent for Growth Task Force

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• DIU to Develop Nasal Spray to Protect Warfighters From Respiratory Viruses

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• NASA Requests Industry Input on Commercial LEO Destinations Development Program

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• DOT’s Federal Highway Administration Highlights Progress in EV Charging Infrastructure Plan

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• Who Are the SAIC Leaders and Executives?

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• Karen Dahut and Doug Wagoner Recognized with 2023 Wash100 Awards

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• Carlos Del Toro Orders 30-Year Plan to Modernize Navy Infrastructure

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• Jen Easterly on NIST’s Plans to Update Cybersecurity Framework

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• CBO: Federal Budget Deficit to Hit $1.4T in 2023

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• DLA’s Patrick Kelleher Shares Agency Initiatives to Improve Additive Manufacturing Capabilities

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• Justice and Commerce Departments Form New Strike Force to Protect U.S. Technology From National Security Risks

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• Google Report Offers Insights on Role of Cyber Operations in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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• Michael Sprang: Army Expects AM General-Produced JLTV Test Vehicles to Emerge From Production Line by July 2024

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• State Department Proposes International Declaration on Responsible Military Use of AI

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• DOE Solicits Public Input on Planned Energy Security Foundation

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• OSTP Seeks Public Input on Police Data Collection, Use Practices

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• Peraton’s Stu Shea & Northrop Grumman’s Roshan Roeder Spotlighted in Honor of 2023 Wash100 Award Wins

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• Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Marco Rubio Oversee Bipartisan Push for Funding All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

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• Space Force’s 6th Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite Earns Operational Acceptance

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• Jennifer Hay Named Principal Deputy of Directorate for Digital Services at Pentagon’s CDAO

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• Space Force Launches Commercial Partnership Program for Crisis Response Aid

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• U.S.-Australia Partnership to Support Responsible, Ethical AI R&D; Sethuraman Panchanathan Quoted

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• OMB Memo Seeks to Improve New Entrant Participation in Federal Marketplace

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• DOE Begins Construction of 3rd Generation Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Plant

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• NASA, Partners Unveil 2nd VR Competition for Mars Research

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• Inspector General: DOD Components Should Reassess ATOs for Commercial Cloud Services

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• Top 7 Whiting-Turner Government Contracts

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• Bill Webner Elevated to CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions

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• CEOs Dan Jablonsky of Maxar & Mile Corrigan of Noblis Coronated with 2023 Wash100 Award

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• Putin Suspends Russia’s Involvement in Nuclear Arms Control Pact With US

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• Kevin Heald Selected to Lead Accenture Federal Services’ National Security Portfolio

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• CBO Requests Budget of $71M for Fiscal Year 2024

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• ARPA-E Funds 8 Projects to Break Impasse in Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions Research; Evelyn Wang Quoted

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• DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Policy USec Robert Silvers Call for International Collaboration to Fight Security Threats

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• Farooq Mitha Intends to Bring Back Rapid Innovation Fund to Support Small Businesses

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• ANAB Certified as Accreditation Body for DOD Cyberspace Workforce Qualification Program

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• Commerce Department Names Leaders, Staff to Oversee U.S. Semiconductor Investments; Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• NASA to Launch Israel’s First Ultraviolet Telescope to GEO

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• 34 University Transportation Centers to Share Up to $435M in Grants From DOT; Pete Buttigieg Quoted

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• TriWest Healthcare Alliance Leaders, Founders, And Executives

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• Executive Mosaic Profiles 2023 Wash100 Award Winners Frank Kendall & Lou Von Thaer

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• Watch: Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner Shares JWCC Insights With Executive Mosaic

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• Retired USMC Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall Joins Sigma Defense Systems Board of Advisors

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• CBO: Navy’s Total Budget to Hit $290B Over 3 Decades Under Alternatives in FY23 Shipbuilding Plan

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• Lawmakers Ask for Briefing on Domestic Violent Extremism-Related Threats to Critical Infrastructure

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• Applied Research Laboratories Awarded $171M NGA Earth Science Support Contract Modification

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• Report: Federal Agencies Turn to Cloud Computing to Transform Public Service

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• USAF Launches 3rd BRAVO Hackathon to Explore Permissive Development Modeling of Weapon Capabilities

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• Federal IT Officials Cite Need for Collaboration, Better Tools to Detect & Prevent Fraud

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• CDC’s Nonprofit Arm Calls for Multi-Sector Collaboration to Modernize Public Health IT Systems

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• Hanscom AFB Weather Branch Signs MOA to Use DIU’s Commercial Solutions Opening Pathway

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• DLA Debuts New Tool to Coordinate Interagency Financial Agreements

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• Executive Mosaic Highlights Achievements of 2023 Wash100 Winner Kathleen Hicks & Reveals Exciting Changes in Popular Vote Standings

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• CIOs Lauren Knausenberger, Aaron Weis Share Insights on Military’s Tech Adoption

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• PSC Report Details GovCon Industry Services to Ukraine

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• White House Unveils Conventional Arms Transfer Policy

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• NIST to Update Guidance on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

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• NAVAIR Finalizes 5th Iteration of Hardware Open Systems Technology Technical Standard

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• AFRL Stands Up New Directorate Focused on S&T Partnerships

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• DARPA, Partners Showcase Automated Battlefield Airspace Deconfliction Capability

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• NSC Advisory Group Holds Meeting on Pentagon’s Use of Commercial Space Services

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• PNNL Study Demos Deep Reinforcement Learning AI as Proactive Cyber Defense Tool

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• A Look into David Appel, Vice President of Amazon Web Services

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• Navy’s Aaron Weis & Illuminate’s Tameika Hollis Featured as 2023 Wash100 Winners

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• Aeyon Awarded US Army Contract to Automate PEO Soldier Visual Augmentation System; Pat Collins Quoted

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• Pentagon Declares $2B in Additional Security Assistance to Ukraine

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• Ajay Banga Nominated to Lead World Bank

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• Boeing, Raytheon Among 11 Grantees of Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute

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• Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting on National Security Impacts in Space Domain

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• DOE to Fund ULTRAFAST Program for Improving US Power Grid Resilience; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• Director Jen Easterly Announces Launch of New CISA Website

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• Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Lays Out Semiconductor Investment Goals

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• DARPA Gears Up for AI Forward Initiative With Summer Workshops

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• GSA Requests Information on Proposed Small Business Tech Procurement Vehicle

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• Executive Mosaic Highlights GDMS’ Chris Brady and NASA’s Pamela Melroy in Honor of 2023 Wash100 Wins

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• DIA CIO Doug Cossa Shares Vision for the Future of Five Eye Information Sharing

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• CISA’s Jen Easterly on Sustainable Cybersecurity Model

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• Former Columbia Mayor Stephen Benjamin Named White House Office of Public Engagement Director

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• Singapore to Buy 8 Additional Lockheeed-Built F-35B Jets

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• Dawn Schaible Becomes Permanent Deputy Director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center

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• Defense Logistics Agency Unit Develops Advanced Battery Technologies for Warfighters

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• OMB Memo Requires Agencies to Remove TikTok From Federal Devices

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• Col. Meredith Beg Leads the Way for SSC’s Space Access, Mobility & Logistics Program

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• DHS S&T’s Biometric Tech Rally Highlights Efficacy of Group Facial Recognition Systems

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