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2023 > August

• White House Issues Board’s Review of FISA Section 702 Intelligence Collection Authority

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• House Bipartisan Legislation Proposes to Categorize Space as Critical Infrastructure

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• Anthony Robbins, NVIDIA VP of Federal, Earns 2023 Wash100 & Accepts Award From Jim Garrettson

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• President Biden Keeps Space Command HQ in Colorado Springs

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• IRS Names David Padrino Chief Transformation & Strategy Officer

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• Aeva Black Joins CISA as Open Source Security Lead

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• Army Working to Help Commanders Make Decisions With AI-Enabled Social Media Tech

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• Department of Transportation Unveils New Center to Accelerate Infrastructure Development Projects

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• DOE to Lease Federal Land for Clean Energy Power Plants in New Initiative; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• HHS Creates Office of Long COVID Research & Practice; Xavier Becerra Quoted

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• Space Technology Leaders: 7 Key Figures to Keep an Eye on in 2023

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• Cherilyn Pascoe Named Director of NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

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• IARPA Seeks Industry Information to Develop Categorization for Large Language Model Threats

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• Leidos Helped Complete DOD Chemical Weapons Destruction Effort; James Ridgely Quoted

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• Laura Stanton: GSA’s Market Research as a Service Could Help Shape Agencies’ Acquisition Strategies

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• Microsoft, Council of State Governments Partner for Election Security Initiative

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• ORNL Study Yields Breakthrough in Solar Cell Development, Best Practice in Scientific Quantum Computing

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• Air Force Commemorates Boeing KC-46A Tanker Arrival at Travis AFB

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• FedRAMP Launches 3PAO Training Course on Obligations, Performance Standards

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• PSC Comments on Federal Contractor TikTok Prohibition

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• White House Issues Draft Ecosystem Services Guidance for Benefit-Cost Analysis

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• 5 AFWERX Government Contracts Awarded by the U.S. Air Force

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• Watch: Zscaler’s Ken Urquhart Talks Decryption & The Future of Quantum

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• DOD CIO John Sherman Releases New Cyber Workforce Strategy Implementation Plan

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• Space Force STARCOM Releases 2 Doctrines on Intelligence, Operations; Col. Jack Fulmer Quoted

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• SBA, Pentagon Discuss Biden’s AM Forward Initiative With Industry Leaders

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• CISA’s Jen Easterly, FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel on Need to Advance Border Gateway Protocol Security

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• IRS’ New Paperless Processing Initiative Targets Digitalization Starting 2024; Janet Yellen Quoted

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• Linda Neilson Retires as Director of Defense Acquisition Regulations System

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• Report: Some Federal Agencies Looking to AI to Deal With FOIA Requests

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• 16 Finalists to Compete in NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines Finals; Sethuraman Panchanathan Quoted

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• NSA Posts Cybersecurity Technical Report for Configuring Cisco Firepower

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• Air Force Tech Institute’s Hypersonics Course Attracts Industry Participants

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• 5 Top Government Contracts Won by Aeyon

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• ICF Widens Energy Grid Modernization Support Offerings With CMY Solutions Acquisition; John Wasson Quoted

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• USAF Awards $100M Digital Transformation & Sustainment Contract to WSU Aviation Research Institute

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• G. Nagesh Rao Named Manufacturing Extension Partnership Deputy Director at NIST

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• Army PEO IEW&S Establishes New Product Office for Strategic Spectrum Warfare

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• Antony Blinken: State Department to Advance Global Health Security via New Bureau

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• Air Force Research Lab Develops AI Agents to Fly Kratos-Manufactured Valkyrie Drone

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• US, International Partners Release Advisory on Addressing Common Exploited Vulnerabilities 

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• New FCC Inquiry Seeks Public Comment on Radio Spectrum Usage; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• EPA Identifies Product & Service Categories for Federal Purchasing Ecolabel Program

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• PSC Shares Insights With CMS on Labor Harmony Clauses in Contact Center Operations Contracts

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• Defense Logistics Agency Elevates Adarryl Roberts to CIO

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• CISA Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Eric Goldstein Discusses Cybersecurity Strategic Plan for 2024-2026

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• National Institutes of Health Names Jeanne Marrazzo NIAID Director

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• MSU Secures $529M DOE Funding to Extend Rare Isotope Research

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• US Navy Lengthens Service Life of 4 Arleigh Burke-Class Ships

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• DOD Teams With Selmet to Bolster Turbine Engine Supply Chain; Laura Taylor-Kale Quoted

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• DISA Unveils OCONUS Cloud Capability, Advances Joint Operational Edge Initiative

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• Marine Corps Names Wargaming Center After Former Commandant Robert Neller

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• House Panel Requests Briefing on Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule for Contractors

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• Awardees for Minority Business Development Agency’s Capital Readiness Program Announced

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• DCSA Director William Lietzau Underscores Importance of Industrial Security

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• DHS Allocates $375M for FY 2023 Cybersecurity Grant Program; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Two Six Exec Daniel Ragsdale Accepts Deputy Assistant Director Post at Office of National Cyber Director

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• FAR Council Reviews Proposed Cyber Regulations for Federal Acquisition; GSA’s Jeff Koses Quoted

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• NASA Uses Manikin to Test Artemis Orion Crew Spacesuit

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• Sagetech, NSWC Partner to Advance UAS Technology Development

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• Report Says USDA’s National Finance Center Should Pursue IT Modernization, Enhance Employee Experience

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• NSA Transitions SharkSeer Cyber Defense Tool to DISA Oversight

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• DIU on the Hunt for Tactical Range Extender Enhancer for Military Ground Vehicles

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• 4 DOE National Labs Conduct Power Grid Simulation With Supercomputers

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• Top Government Contracts Awarded by the Air Force Research Lab

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• Deltek Report: Federal Agencies Spent $7.7B on AI in Past 3 Fiscal Years

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• Virtru Data Security Platform Secures FedRAMP Approval; Will Ackerly Quoted

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• Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Delivers Wash100 Award to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro

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• Air Force Major Commands Deploy Standard Command and Control Tool

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• US Army Reserve Oversees 10 Pilots, Demonstrations to Improve Facilities

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• DOD Manufacturing Innovation Arm to Launch 1st Domestic Production Line for Electrochemical Separators

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• NASA Prepares ComPair Instrument for Scientific Balloon Campaign

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• NIST Opens Public Comment Period for Cybersecurity Framework Update

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• DOD Releases Schedule of Procurement Management Reviews for FY 2024

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• New Labor Reform to Raise Wage Standards for Federal Construction Workers

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• Doug Bush, Army Acquisition Chief, Accepts Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

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• Spirit, Oak Ridge National Lab Join Forces to Advance Hypersonic Flight Tech

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• Pete Muend: NRO, NGA, SPACECOM Agreement Promotes Commercial Satellite Threat Info Sharing

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• OMB Establishes Interagency Council on Federal Financial Assistance

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• Rear Adm. Douglas Williams: MDA Eyes Inaugural Aegis Flight Test in Guam by Dec. 2024

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• NOAA Eases Certain Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite License Conditions

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• DOD, GSA & NASA Propose FAR Amendment Rule to Include Post-Award Debriefing Requirement

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• DARPA Program to Explore Quantum Device Cooling Approaches

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• Independent Panel Reviews DOD’s Microelectronics Quantifiable Assurance Initiatives; Heidi Shyu Quoted

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• Affirmative Action Ruling Could Have Impact on SBA Contracting Dollars

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• Top Government Contracts Won by Amazon Web Services

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• ASRC Federal Business Wins Placement on $8B NOAA Satellite Services Contract Vehicle; Jennifer Felix Quoted

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• Avril Haines Unveils National Intelligence Strategy for Boosting IC Resilience

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• CISA’s Jen Easterly, FEMA’s Deanne Criswell Announce $375M in Funding for FY23 State & Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

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• GSA’s Laura Stanton Offers Update on EIS Telecom Contract Transition

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• USAF Initiates Utah-Based Accelerator to Meet Remote Workforce Tech Needs

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• Army Wants to Update Vehicle Maintenance Training System With AR & VR Tech

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• DSCA Devises New Policy to Provide Financing Options on FMS Deals

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• ONCD Seeks Input on Open Source Software Security Areas of Focus

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• NOAA, GDIT Boost Weather & Climate Supercomputer Capacity

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• Navy, Edison Electric Institute Ink Energy Resilience Partnership

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• Top Government Contracts Won by Advanced Technology International

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• White House Seeks $40B in Emergency Capital for Disaster Relief, Ukraine Aid

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• Battelle to Conduct Health Analysis for Navy & Marine Corps Under $107M Task Order; Greg Kimmel Quoted

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• Navy Capt. Thomas Dickinson Assumes Leadership of NAVSEA Warfare Centers

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• Ignatius ‘Buck’ Liberto on DOE’s Zero Trust Adoption

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• NSF’s Sethuraman Panchanathan, OSTP’s Arati Prabhakar Highlight CHIPS Act Investments in Nevada Roundtable

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• Army V Corps Introduces HIMARS Capabilities to Allied Partners in Germany

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• CISA Cyber Safety Board Launches 3rd Cloud Computing Review

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• USAF Commercial Venture Arm Opens Solicitation Process for Strategic Funding Increase Program

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• FCC Considers Implementing Voluntary Cybersecurity Mark for Smart Devices

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• United Launch Alliance Delivers Critical Orion Spacecraft Target for Artemis II Mission

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• CISA Requests Comments on ReadySetCyber Information Collection Initiative

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• IARPA Solicits Info on High Specific Power Photovoltaic Systems

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• DOE’s Fossil Energy Office Issues RFI for Proposed Responsible Carbon Management Initiative; Brad Crabtree Quoted

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• Treasury Requests Input on Sensitive Tech Investment Oversight

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• OMB Guidance Advocates Use of US-Made Construction Materials in Infrastructure Projects

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• Army Seeks White Papers for Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Swarm

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• AFRL Information Directorate Unveils Facility for Developing Advanced Computing Technologies

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• DOD Kicks Off Talent Management Innovation Challenge; Gilbert Cisneros Quoted

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• USAF Selects Amentum to Provide Aircraft Maintenance Under $223M Contract; Dr. Karl Spinnenweber Quoted

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• Video Interview: Rob Geckle on How Airbus US Is Supporting Defense Tech Innovation

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• BAE Systems Secures DARPA Contract to Develop Efficient Analog Correlator; Bryan Choi Quoted

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• DOE’s INFUSE Program Awards 6 Grants to Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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• NASA, DARPA, Sikorsky Design Software for Future Automated Air Taxis

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• Jinyoung Englund Named Chief Strategy Officer for Algorithmic Warfare at CDAO

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• DAF Prepares for Enterprise IT as a Service Wave 1 Rollout

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• Atlantic Council Report: DOD Needs More In-Depth Exploration of Human-Machine Teaming

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• DARPA Launches 10-Year Lunar Architecture Capability Study

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• Army Debuts Civilian Capability of Education Platform ArmyIgnitED

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• NIST Releases Reference Tool for Updated Cybersecurity Framework

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• US Military Holds 1st On-Orbit Hack-A-Sat Competition

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• Top Government Contracts Won by Altamira Technologies

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• DAF to Continue BWB Prototype Aircraft Project With JetZero; Frank Kendall Quoted

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• Sen. Warner Urges AI Companies to Prioritize Product Safety, Transparency

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• CISA Releases Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative’s Remote Monitoring Defense Plan

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• John Ballard Appointed President of National Intelligence University

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• Patrick Dedham on NETCOM’s Efforts to Help Army Advance Zero Trust Adoption

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• FBI Promotes Special Agent Janeen DiGuiseppi to Insider Threat Office Assistant Director

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• NIST Issues Congressionally Mandated Report on Emerging Tech Areas

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• Aera, Battelle Team Up for DOE-Backed Carbon Capture Hub Feasibility Study

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• Space ISAC Publishes White Paper on Machine Learning Security Operations Framework

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• Johns Hopkins APL Develops Safety Verification Tool for Autonomous Vehicles

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• DOD Announces Biodefense Reforms to Boost Efforts Against Biological Threats; William LaPlante Quoted

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• DHS Obtains $288M in Inflation Reduction Act Funding to Consolidate Operations; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• DHA Releases Strategic Plan to Improve Health Care Delivery; Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland Quoted

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• Draper to Support Secure Microelectronics Development as IFS USMAG Alliance Member; Jerry Wohletz Quoted

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• Laura DeSimone: MDA Placing ‘Increased Emphasis’ on Directed Energy Weapons Development

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• DOD Issues Final Rule on Acquisition Process Using Commercial Solutions Opening

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• 15 Projects to Receive DOE Funding for AI Advancement in Nuclear Physics Research

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• AFRL Highlights STEM Contributors at 2023 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Awards Ceremony; Gabe Mounce Quoted

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• NIST Requests Comments on Draft Cybersecurity and Privacy Mapping Guide

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• OSTP Promotes Assistant Telecom Director Austin Bonner to Deputy CTO for Policy

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• Top Government Contracts Won by Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.

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• US, Japan, South Korea Convene to Advance Security, Tech & Economic Cooperation; Lloyd Austin Quoted

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• Reggie Robinson Elevated to SVP of Government Relations at BAE Systems

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• Interagency Bulletin Alerts US Space Sector Against Foreign Intelligence Entity Threats

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• NSF Official Sean Jones Named Argonne Deputy Laboratory Director for Science & Technology

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• PCAST Outlines Recommendations for Federal Nanotechnology R&D Coordination

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• Navy, General Dynamics Kick Off Construction of 32nd Virginia-Class Submarine

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• Johns Hopkins APL Exploring Conversational AI’s Potential to Support Tactical Combat Care

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• CISA’s Christine Lai, Jonathan Spring: AI Software Must Be Secure by Design

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• DHS, Army, DOE Collaborate on Hydrogen-Powered Emergency Response Vehicle Development

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• GSA Launches Equity Study on Remote Identity Proofing; Sonny Hashmi Quoted

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• Amentum Secures Spot on $3.2B IDIQ to Provide Engineering Services for DOD, Other Federal Organizations; Jill Bruning Quoted

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• Robert Hale & Ellen Lord on 5 Areas of Improvement in Defense Budgeting Process

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• Army CIO Leonel Garciga Focusing on Interim Software & Data Policies

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• SBA Extends Moratorium on 8(a) Bona Fide Place of Business Requirement

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• CISA, NIST, NSA Urge Organizations to Prep for Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration

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• DHS Requests Info on FLETC Enterprise IT Support Services Requirement

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• FAA Calling for Comments on Proposed Rule to Implement Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act’s Provisions

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• Navy, Marines Trial CH-53E Manned Aircraft Refueling MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter

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• NIST Seeks Reviewer Assistance for Semiconductor Manufacturing Grant Applications

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• Berkeley Lab Center Spearheads Efforts to Enable Large-Scale Microelectronics Production

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• PLA Looking to AI to Gain Warfighting Edge, USAF Report Says

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• DARPA Releases Program Announcement for AI Exploration Initiative

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• Brig. Gen. Ed Barker Wants to Prioritize Strategic Partnership as Army’s IEW&S Program Exec Officer

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• Deborah Lee James Shares Thoughts on Adding New Vendor to National Security Space Launch Program

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• Space Force Picks 2 Institutions Under University Consortium Research Opportunity 2.0 Program

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• Ed Siskel to Succeed Stuart Delery as White House Counsel

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• IARPA Names 5 Contractors for Garment Sensor Integration Program

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• Law Firm Partner Henry Liu Named FTC Bureau of Competition Director

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• ODNI to Conduct Research on Overcoming Barriers to Commercial Satellite Data Usage

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• TMF Casts Net for 21st Century IDEA Implementation Proposals

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• The Top Government Contracts Won by Akima, LLC

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• Army Unveils Contract Writing System

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• NIST Begins Standardization Process for 4 Quantum Threat-Resistant Algorithms

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• Jason Morneault Takes Helm of Army’s Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems PdM Office

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• Deborah Rosenblum: Addressing Biothreats Requires DOD’s Integrated Focus

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• NASA Intros Geology Team for 1st Crewed Lunar Landing Mission

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• Air Force Holds Hackathon on Generative AI for Test Planning

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• DARPA Offering Workshop on Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing Initiative

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• NASA Begins Market Research for Spaceport Operations & Center Services Contract

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• NSF Selects 18 Teams to Develop Quantum-Scale Sensor Systems

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• FirstNet Authority Board OKs $451M Budget Package for FY24; Joe Wassel Quoted

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• Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Requests Recommendations on Supply Chain Resilience

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• MITRE Banks on 2 Programs to Strengthen Global Cyber Defense Capability

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• SOSi’s Jim Edwards Shares Career Background, Core Values & More

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• Rep. Nancy Mace Proposes Federal Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act

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• DIU, Space Force Partner on New Tactically Responsive Space Mission

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• Team of Joint & Coalition Warfighters Passes USAF Multi-Domain Integration Operations Training Course

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• ACC-APG Looking for Cloud-Based Digital Platform to Support Post-Award Optimization

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• Goddard Space Flight Center Begins Harness Installation on Novel Dark Matter Space Telescope

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• NIST Seeks Comments on Preliminary Update From IoT Federal Working Group

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• Rep. Mike Rogers Asks GAO to Look Into DOD Basing Process

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• Chris Bargery Appointed Pentagon Force Protection Agency Director

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• DIA Provides Updated Report on Russia’s Use of Iranian Drones in Ukraine

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• Navy Capt. Anthony Saxon Assigned as Commander of DISA Joint Interoperability Test Command 

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• Voyager Space Subsidiary Wins Spot on $900M Air Force IDIQ; Frank Morgan Quoted

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• IARPA to Discuss New Initiative to Examine Generative AI Threat Modes

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• GAO Report Suggests Areas for Improvement in DHS Acquisition Risk Management

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• Interior Department Installs Stan Lowe as CISO

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• Deborah Rosenblum: DOD Must Take Proactive Approach to Nuclear Modernization

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• DOE Devotes $126M to SBIR/STTR Phase II Clean Energy Projects; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• ARPA-H Invests in CUREIT Project Leveraging mRNA to Improve Immunotherapy

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• Potomac Officers Club Announces Addition of AT&T’s Jill Singer to All-Star Lineup for Unmissable 9th Annual Intel Summit

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• CGI Secures $159M DHS Task Order for USCIS Records Systems Modernization; Clay Goldwein Quoted

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• Kathleen Hicks: DOD Launching ‘Replicator’ Autonomous Tech Program

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• Marine Corps Systems Command Leads Acquisition Innovation Programs for Force Design 2030

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• Jimmy Hall on Top-Secret Cloud Strategy of State Department’s INR Bureau

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• Christopher Scolese: NRO, USSF Collab Mission to Serve as ‘Watchdog’ in GEO Belt

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• New INDOPACOM Directorate to Accelerate Emerging Technology Integration for Key Programs; Adm. John Aquilino Quoted

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• NASA to Deploy Optical Communication Payload to International Space Station

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• CISA Publishes 1st Progress Report on Vulnerability Disclosure Policy Platform

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• Former IRS Official Paul Selby Named Energy Department CISO, Deputy CIO

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• CSA, Nonprofit Make-A-Wish Collaborate on Operation Dream Maker; Amy Bleken Quoted

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• RTX Secures DOD Funding to Develop & Test Multi-Mission Radar; Tom Laliberty Quoted

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• Shyu Says DOD Will Select Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve Technologies for Deployment

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• 15 Small Businesses to Further Develop Homeland Security Tools in DHS SBIR Program’s 2nd Phase

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• FBI, International Partners Take Down ‘Qakbot’ Botnet Infrastructure; Christopher Wray Quoted

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• Dwight Deneal Named Vice Chair of Federal OSDBU Directors Interagency Council

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• PCAST Recommends 2 Measures to Foster Public Engagement on Matters of Science

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• Sandia National Labs Collaborates With Government, Industry to Expedite Tech Testing in Space

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• NIST Issues Request for Comment on Draft Revision of Cybersecurity Learning Program Guidance

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• NSWC Requests Experimentation Nominations for 2024 Trident Spectre Exercise

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• Rep. Mike Rogers Asks DOD Officials to Provide Documents Related to Space Command HQ Location Selection

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• House Bill to Restrict Defense Contractor, Foreign Influence on DOD

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• QinetiQ to Support SDA Proliferated Space Architecture Development Under $224M Contract; Shawn Purvis Quoted

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• Wendy Noble Ascends to Deputy Director at NSA

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• OMB’s Quarterly PMA Update Underscores Progress in Federal Customer Service Delivery

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• USAF, Army Battle Labs Conduct Joint Experiment on Airspace Awareness Software With DARPA

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• White House Official Says External Red-Team Assessments of LLMs Could Improve AI Developer Accountability

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• Naval Air Warfare Center & SPARC Collaborate on Missile Propulsion Enhancement Initiative

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• Osprey MK III Completes 1st Autonomous Flight via AFWERX Autonomy Proving Ground

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• DOE Funds 3 Projects to Support Quantum Networking Research Advancement

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• NIST Requests Comments on Draft Software Supply Chain Security Framework

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