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2023 > September

• NASA Opens Facility for Advanced Aerospace Communications Research & Development

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• DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn Talks Supply Chain Strategy, Highlights Role of Partnerships

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• DOD CFO Mike McCord on Continuing Resolutions, Supplemental Budgets

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• Air Force, RTX Conclude Initial Flight Test of AMRAAM Missile Variant; Paul Ferraro Quoted

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• Jon Hill Continues Post-MDA Career as Non-Resident Senior Adviser at CSIS

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• Douglas Robertson Promoted to CTO of Small Business Administration

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• Pentagon Creates Website to Provide Public Reports on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

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• US Agencies, International Counterparts Issue Report on ‘Infamous Chisel’ Malware; Rob Joyce Quoted

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• Copyright Office Releases Notice of Inquiry on AI Policy Issues

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• AFRL Reports Tenfold Increase in Demand for Military Health Record Smartphone App Demos

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• Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner on DISA’s Approach to AI, Zero Trust

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• Cerberus Makes Investment in Aerospace Company Resonant Sciences; Baird’s John Song Quoted

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• Pentagon, Contractors Turn to International Sources for Weapons Stockpile Assistance

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• NAVSEA Taps Rear Adm. Tom Anderson as Acting Commander

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• DOD IG Audits Air Force’s Procurement of 3D Expeditionary Long-Range Radar

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• Bridge Core Federal Boosts Data & Analytics Portfolio With GeoYeti Acquisition; Lee Garber Quoted

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• Labor Department Proposes Acquisition Regulation System Revisions

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• NSF Selects University of Chicago to Operate New Synchrotron Research Facility

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• SBA Names Investment Capital Advisory Committee Members; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

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• 7 Projects to Receive DOE Funding for AI-based Fusion Energy Research

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• Equus Compute Solutions & Zscaler Join Forces to Build Secure Computing Platform; Jay Lawrence Quoted

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• House Panel Inquires About CISA Partnerships With Energy Threat Analysis Center, ARC

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• GSA Stands Up New Office to Advance Open Government Initiatives; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• David Huitema, Christopher Charles Fonzone Nominated to Government Ethics Office, DOJ Legal Counsel Office Leadership Posts

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• Bailey DeVries: SBA Ramping Up Efforts to Help Startups Advance AI Research

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• Purdue University, Naval Surface Warfare Center Strengthen Ties With New Microelectronics Initiative

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• NavalX Highlights Adaptation, Evolution in New Redesigned Website

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• NIST, IARPA Host Challenge to Detect Trojan Attacks Against AI Systems

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• Army’s Voluntary Education & Training Portal Achieves Full Deployment

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• AFRL’s Digital Security Enterprise Software Streamlines Data for Tracking Personnel With Security Clearances

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• Army’s Main Battle Tank Modernization Program Changes Course

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• Space Force Reveals New Guardian-Developed Mission Statement; Chance Saltzman Quoted

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• DOD IG Office to Review Valuation of Assets Used in Ukraine Aid; Robert Storch Quoted

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• CDAO Solicits Information on Generative AI

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• Kathleen Hicks: DOD Aiming to Overcome ‘Production Valley of Death’ Through Replicator Program

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• Maj. Gens. David Miller, Sean Farrell Nominated to Space Operations Command, USSOCOM Leadership Roles

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• Lt. Gen. James Slife Nominated as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff

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• NTIA Wants Industry Perspective on Federal Spectrum Data System Modernization

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• CISA Releases Guidance to Help Mitigate DDoS Attacks Against Web Services

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• NIST Fields Input on Proposed National Emerging Tech Standards Strategy

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• It’s Time to Know Altamira’s Leaders, Founders, Execs: Who Are They?

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• Unanet Report Highlights Positive Trends in GovCon Landscape; GovCon Expert Kim Koster Quoted

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• MITRE Seeks to Improve Airport Surface Safety With 2 Prototype Apps

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• Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Prevent Government Shutdowns

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• Jason Rathje: DOD Strategic Capital Office Polishes Investment Strategy for Critical Tech Areas

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• Radha Iyengar Plumb: DOD Utilizing Acquisition Authorities to Advance Warfighting Capability Deployment

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• 6 Software Vendors Commit to Adopt CISA’s K-12 Tech Cybersecurity Principles; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• Senate Confirms Philip Jefferson as Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair; Lisa Cook & Adriana Kugler as Governors

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• House Lawmakers Raise Concerns on SEC’s New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

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• NASA Targets October Mission Launch for Metal-Rich Asteroid Psyche Exploration

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• DOE Earmarks $112M Over 3 Years for Biopreparedness Research Projects

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• Lockheed Martin-University of Iowa Team Tests AI Use in Air-to-Ground Mission

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• Biden Taps Michael Whitaker for FAA Administrator Post

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• Denis McDonough: VA Launches Trustworthy AI Framework

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• DOD Principal Deputy CIO Leslie Beavers Urges Increased Industry-Government Alliance Against Cyber Threats

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• Navy Installs Automated Energy Monitoring Tools Onboard Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers

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• Michael Brown, Lorin Selby: US Should Leverage Emerging Tech in Hedge Strategy Implementation

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• DARPA Launches R&D Program to Improve Smooth Sailing for Ships, UUVs

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• GSA to Streamline Customer Service Delivery With Federal Acquisition Service Overhaul

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• NRO, Space Force Aim to Boost Space Domain Awareness With SILENTBARKER Launch

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• ORNL Unveils Entrepreneurial Program to Advance Technology Commercialization Efforts

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• DARPA Collecting Abstracts for Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy Program

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• Senators Query White House on Its Efforts to Prevent AI-Enabled Cyberattacks

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• DecisionPoint Books Task Order to Modernize TRANSCOM System; Brian Flood Quoted

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• Video Interview: Jennifer Ewbank Shares How Digital Trends Are Shaping the Future of US Intel

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• Navy Hosts Ceremony Seating Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck as Military Sealift Commander

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• Ian Richardson, Christian Nauvel Assume Corporate Enforcement Leadership Roles at DOJ National Security Division

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• Kelly Dalton: Air Force Research Lab Supercomputer Has Potential to Shorten R&D & Acquisition Project Timelines

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• Google Seeks to Advance Responsible AI Development With New Initiative, Fund

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• University of Southern Mississippi Secures NOAA Funding for UxS Data Assembly Hub

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• DOE Selects Projects to Bridge Gap Between Technology Discovery and Commercialization

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• Pentagon Unveils 2023 Cyber Strategy Summary; John Plumb Quoted

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• Space Force Combines Elements of SSC, SOC to Strengthen Mission Area Readiness; Gen. Chance Saltzman Quoted

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• GM Defense Enters Memorandum of Understanding With NP Aerospace to Expand Global Business, Improve Product Delivery; Steve duMont Quoted

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• CISA Outlines Roadmap to Ensure Open Source Software Security in Government; Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• Senate Confirms Tanya Bradsher as VA Deputy Secretary

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• DOD, Albemarle Partner to Expand Domestic Lithium Production for Battery Supply Chain; Anthony Di Stasio Quoted

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• Treasury’s Paul Rosen Offers Update on Committee on Foreign Investment in the US

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• US Agencies Warn Against AI-Generated Deepfake Threats

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• DLA Awards Small Businesses SBIR Contracts for Advancing Warfighting Capabilities

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• Eileen Donahoe Joins State Department as Special Envoy, Coordinator for Digital Freedom

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• List Of Notable General Counsels To Watch In 2023

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• Michael Casey Confirmed as Director of National Counterintelligence & Security Center

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• CISA Advisory Committee Submits Recommendations to Strengthen National Cybersecurity; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• SandboxAQ’s Jen Sovada Reflects on Core Values, Career Goals & Innovation Challenges

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• Boeing, Aerojet Rocketdyne Plant 1st RS-25 Engine in Artemis II SLS Rocket

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• DHS Forms Customer Experience Office, Appoints Dana Chisnell to Helm

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• Senate Lawmakers Urge OSTP to Develop AI Content Authentication Standards

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• NSWC Crane Seeks Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Technologies for 2024 Capability Experimentation Event

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• OMB Outlines Requirements for Agencies to Manage AI Through Draft Guidance

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• Transportation Department Initiates $100M Accelerator Program to Enhance EV Charger Reliability

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• AIA Agenda Details Priorities to Enhance International Cooperation in Emerging Tech; Eric Fanning Quoted

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• Exploring the Top Government Contracts Won by Albers Aerospace

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• DHS Ramps Up Responsible AI Implementation With New AI Chief & Policies; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• NSA’s David Frederick on Technological Competition Between US & China, Plans for ‘Innovation Pipeline’

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• Pentagon Publishes Space Policy Review & Satellite Protection Strategy

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• House Bill Proposes Establishment of Civil Space Situational Awareness Capability

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• Navy Appoints Members of DON Science & Technology Board

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• NASA Makes Mark McInerney Director of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Research; Bill Nelson Quoted

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• NIST Releases Guidance on Zero Trust Implementation for Cloud-Based Applications

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• Senate Committee Hearing Looks Into Federal AI Procurement Processes; Sen. Gary Peters Quoted

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• HII Mission Technologies CFO Ashutosh Gokhale Talks Leadership Philosophy & Alion Acquisition

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• Five Projects on Nuclear Data Benchmarking, Curation to Receive Funding From Department of Energy

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• D&Z Federal Business Welcomes Former CIA Officials to Advisory Board

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• William LaPlante Says Pentagon on Pace to Reach 100K Artillery Rounds Per Month by FY25

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• CACI Subsidiary Wins Army Contract for Integrated Electronic Warfare System Prototype

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• DHS Advisory Council Approves Recommendations on AI Use, Workforce Development, Grant Program; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• House Committee Leaders Urge Sanctions Against China’s Huawei, SMIC

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• Tech Industry Executives Urge US Government for Systemic Reforms to Maintain Military Advantage

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• Auxon to Creat AI Fault Prediction Tech for Air Force

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• CISA Issues Reference Architecture for Enterprise Implementation of ICAM Capabilities

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• Jennifer Fain Nominated for FDIC Inspector General Post

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• NIST Publishes Guidance on De-Identifying Government Datasets

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• Noteworthy Federal Sales Executives Improving Public Services in 2023

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• DOD to Establish Energy Storage Systems Campus; Laura Taylor-Kale Quoted

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• DHS Garnering Public Feedback on Scientific Integrity Directive

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• Metron Books DARPA Contract for Compact Radar Systems Development; J. Van Gurley Quoted

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• Core4ce CEO Talks Career Background & Leadership Strategy

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• Army’s Enterprise & Data Divisions Team Up for Unified Information Architecture

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• FDA Seeks Comments on Draft IT Strategy

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• Dan Jacobs Named Acting CTO at OPM

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• FBI’s Christopher Wray Highlights Importance of Public-Private Partnerships in Countering Cyberthreats

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• 2023 Edition of NSF Materials Research Program to Receive $73M in Funding

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• DLA Holds 3rd Digital-Business Transformation Senior Exec Service Offsite in Michigan

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• Aeyon’s Leaders, Founders, Execs: Who Are They

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• Space, Missions, and Defense Giants: 7 Leading Companies to Follow in 2023

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• BWXT Joins Forces With Crowley to Develop Nuclear Power Generation-Capable Ship; Joe Miller Quoted

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• House Bipartisan Bill Aims to Reauthorize Technology Modernization Fund; Rep. Nancy Mace Quoted

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• Patrice Wilmot Named Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at IRS

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• Gina Raimondo Offers Update on Commerce Department’s Efforts to Create National Semiconductor Tech Center

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• Army Puts to Test Drone-Borne Multi-Function Electronic Warfare Capability

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• DHS Recommends Streamlined Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Entities

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• Fearless Secures OPM Task Order to Streamline Federal Health Data Management

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• GSA, MIT Open DOT’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Massachusetts; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• CSC 2.0 Report: Over 36% of Cybersecurity Recommendations Reached Full Implementation

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• A2LA Updates Requirements for FedRAMP-Recognized 3rd Party Assessors

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• Reigning with Accolades: 5 Women Executives to Follow in 2023

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• DOD to Back Formation of 8 Microelectronics Commons Regional Hubs With $238M in Funding; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• DHS Assembles Advisory Group to Provide Expert Input on Security Matters

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• CyberSheath Study Looks at Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Posture; Eric Noonan Quoted

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• Army, CDAO Implement Replication Pipelines to Streamline Data Integration, Analysis

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• SBA Names Growth Accelerator Fund Awardees; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

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• GSA’s 10x Program Seeks Ideas for Investment Themes Reimagining Public Engagement, Equity in Delivery

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• Johns Hopkins APL Announces Commencement of Interstellar Mapping Probe Integration, Testing

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• NNSA Develops Blueprint to Outline Nuclear Security Enterprise Priorities

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• FAA Proposes Mitigation Methods to Reduce Orbital Debris, Satellite Collisions

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• Exploring the Top 10 Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits

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• Carahsoft Teams With Applied Insight to Deliver Cloud Software to Federal Government; Craig Abod Quoted

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone Highlights USCYBERCOM, NSA Priorities for Cybersecurity

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• Gen. Randy George Sworn in as Army Chief of Staff

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• DOD IG Report Calls for In-Depth Review of Military Services’ Spare Parts Forecasting Process

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• CISA, FBI Release Joint Advisory on Mitigating Snatch Ransomware Attacks

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• Melissa Dalton Nominated for Under Secretary of the Air Force Role

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• White House Asks Agencies to Account for Climate Change Impacts in Federal Procurement

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• FCC OKs Rules to Allocate Radio Spectrum for Commercial Space Launches; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• Independent Review Board Recommends Budget, Organizational Structure Tweaks for Mars Sample Return Mission

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• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to Continue Running Ocean Observatories Initiative Following $220M NSF Award

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• Army Secretary Christine Wormuth & Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George Weigh in on Major Army Transformation Initiatives

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• Lockheed Launches New Center Highlighting Remote Satellite Operation Tech; Maria Demaree Quoted

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• Pentagon Submits Selected Acquisition Reports to Congress

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• Capgemini, JMA Wireless Win in Multiple Categories at NTIA 5G Challenge

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• Air Force, SAIC Migrate Project Management Resource Tools to Cloud One

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• New Senate Bill Seeks to Promote Government Use of Multi-Cloud Technologies; Raghu Raghuram Quoted

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• OMB Issues Digital Experience Guidance for Federal Agencies; Clare Martorana Quoted

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• NIST Outlines National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Incentives Program Through Final Rule

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• Space Force Receives Additional NOAA Satellite for Indian Ocean Weather Surveillance

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• FCC Adopts Rules to Speed Up Satellite Application Processing; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted

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• SandboxAQ’s Jen Sovada Weighs in on Influential Emerging Tech Areas

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• DOD Awards $30M in Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program Grants; William LaPlante Quoted

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• Anna Gomez Instated as FCC Commissioner

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• New Directive Advances Capability Portfolio Management Adoption Across Pentagon

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• Patricia Gruber Named Science & Technology Adviser to State Secretary

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• White House Proposes Changes to OMB Federal Grants Guidelines, Seeks Public Comment

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• Charity Weeden Appointed Head of NASA’s Technology, Policy & Strategy Office

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• SSC Launches TAP Innovation Lab to Boost Space Domain Awareness; Lt. Gen. Mike Guetlein Quoted

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• CISA Task Force Releases Bill of Materials Framework for Information & Communication Technologies

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• NCCoE Issues Hybrid Satellite Networks Cybersecurity Framework Profile

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• CGI Federal Books Potential $143.5M Initial Task Order Under AOUSC IDIQ; Clay Goldwein Quoted

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• William LaPlante on Pentagon’s Efforts to Advance Multiyear Contracts for Munitions

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• Senator Proposes Continuing Resolution to Extend Government Funding Through Mid-November

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• CISA Launches National Campaign to Raise Online Security Awareness; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• CIA to Unveil AI Tool to Support Open Source Data Analysis

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• White House Advisory Committee Recommends Ways to Combat Abuse of Domestic Infrastructure

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• UCLA Professor Subramanian Iyer Tapped to Lead CHIPS for America Advanced Packaging Program

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• BlueHalo Demos Phased-Array Antenna System to Modernize Space Operations; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

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• Sandia National Lab Taps General Atomics to Develop Conceptual Research Reactor Design

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• First Responder Network Authority Board Welcomes Sean McDevitt as New Member

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• National Security Leaders Making an Impact in 2023

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• GovConExec International Launch Takes Executive Mosaic to Global Scale

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• DOD to Form AI Battle Labs Within 2 Combatant Commands; Joe Larson Quoted

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• Booz Allen, Red Hat Win Army Contracts to Support AI/ML Capability Development Project

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• LCG to Provide IT Services to NIAMS Under New Contract; Melissa McCullough Quoted

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• CISA Executive Eric Goldstein Explains Significance of Secure-by-Design Guidance

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• US, Japan Warn Against China-Linked Hackers Exploiting Company Routers

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• ORNL Opens New Center to Study AI-Related Threats to National Security

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• DIU Issues Commercial Solutions Opening for Open Architecture Aerial Vehicle Platform

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• NASA Requests Information on Landsat Next Spacecraft Constellation Development

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• NIST Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Invites Public Feedback on IoT Device Protection Guidance

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• NSF Selects 27 Teams for Emerging Tech Experiential Learning Program; Erwin Gianchandani Quoted

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• Visionary CFOs Driving Financial Success in 2023

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• DOD Releases Updated Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction; Lloyd Austin Quoted

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• Gen. Paul Nakasone: NSA Creating AI Security Center

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• Carlos Del Toro Highlights 3 Navy Initiatives to Drive Rapid Capability Development, Adoption

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• Multi-Agency Report Examines State CIOs’ Use of AI, Automation to Build Up Resilience

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• NASA’s Aprille Joy Ericsson Nominated to Serve in New DOD Assistant Secretary Post

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• Kemba Walden Says National Cybersecurity Strategy Aims to Build More Resilient Digital Ecosystem

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• Sen. Warner Seeks Update From OMB on Legally-Mandated IoT Policy Review

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• SBA Names 15 Members of New Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

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• HJF’s Corey Hastings Discusses Career Background, Leadership Values & GovCon Business Challenges

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• NSF Invests $35M in Research, Seed Grants to Support Biomanufacturing Sector; Sethuraman Panchanathan Quoted

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