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2023 > November

• Executive Mosaic Launches Call for Nominations for 2024 Wash100 Award

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• VP Kamala Harris Announces New Safety Institute, Other Initiatives to Drive Responsible AI Use

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• Alejandro Mayorkas Urges Congress to Reauthorize DHS Counter-UAS Authority, CISA-Managed CFATS Program

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• VA Initiates AI Tech Sprint to Address Clinician Burnout

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• NASA Unveils In Space Production Applications Implementation Strategy

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• IperionX Secures DOD Investment for Titanium Powder Production

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• Space Systems Command Debuts Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator

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• DOD All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Unveils New UAP Reporting Form

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• DOE Selects 6 Projects for Quantum Information Science Research

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• National Science Foundation Awards Funding for National Secure Data Service Project Proposals

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• Gen David Allvin Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff

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• Kurt Campbell Nominated for Deputy Secretary of State Post

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• Senate Bill Aims to Enhance Federal AI Testing & Evaluation Systems

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• 2 Weeks Out Preview: 2023 Baird Government & Defense Conference

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• DHS Develops Cybersecurity Readiness Metric for Potential Contract Awardees

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• FBI Director Christopher Wray: Homegrown Violent Extremists Are the Greatest Terrorism Threat to US

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• Army Issues RFI for Project Linchpin AI Bill of Materials

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• NSF Selects Research Projects to Develop Secure AI Technologies

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• Marie Bussiere Appointed Technical Director of NUWC Division Newport

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• Senate Passes Bipartisan Bills to Support Commercial Launches, Reduce Space Junk

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• Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier on Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System

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• Kathleen Hicks Unveils DOD’s Data, Analytics & AI Adoption Strategy

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• Eric Hysen on CIO Office’s Efforts to Advance AI Training for DHS Workforce

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• NIST Opens Application Phase for U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium

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• AFRL Opens In-House Facility for Semiconductor Laser Propagation Studies

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• Army Seeks Sources of Long Range Missiles to be Equipped on IBCT Vehicles

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• Coast Guard DOL Renamed to Operational Logistics Command

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• NASA Project Concludes 1st Step in Aviation Safety Tech Development Effort

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• DARPA Creates Program to Better Assess, Predict DOD Team Training Performance

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• House Bill to Modernize Authorization Process for Commercial Space Activities

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• CBP Eyes Maritime Patrol Aircraft Maintenance & Logistical Services Recompete Contract

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• Jane Rathbun Named Department of the Navy CIO; Carlos Del Toro Quoted

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• Engineering Solutions-Meadowgate Technologies Merger Launches Vibrint; Tom Lash Quoted

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• AI Easier to Exploit Than Expected, Defense Officials Say; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• First-ever DHS Connected Community Governance Guide Focuses on Strategies for Local Leaders

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• Young Bang: Army Eyes Digital Contracting CoE to Back Digital Engineering Pursuit

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• Kemba Walden Says Companies Pledged to Build US Digital Ecosystem

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• Proposed Legislation Aims to Mandate Implementation of AI Risk Management Framework by Federal Agencies

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• House Bill Looks to Reauthorize National Quantum Initiative Act

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• NASA Reports Progress on Upper Stage Component for Artemis IV Space Launch System

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• NOAA Seeks Info on Licensing System for Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs

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• NNSA Releases Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued LLNL Operations

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• Tadgh Smith: Deputy Assistant Director For The LESA At ICE

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• J&J Worldwide Services Secures USACE Contract for Military Health Facility Support; Steve Kelly Quoted

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• Navy Issues Inaugural Blueprint to Implement Modernized Information Ecosystem; Scott St. Pierre Quoted

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• Mitre Outlines Recommendations on Harmonizing Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Regulations

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• New CISA Guide Focuses on Issuance of Software Vulnerability Exploitability Notices

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• CBRNE Threat Detection Capabilities Developed by DARPA Advancing Toward Operationalization

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• Jason Richards Named Deputy Assistant Director at FBI Directorate of Intelligence

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• Maria Roat & Richard Spires: Federal Agencies Need a System to Stay Ahead of AI Security Risks

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• Fermilab’s SQMS Center Opens New Quantum Information Science Facility

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• SDA Releases RFI for Optical Communications Waveforms

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• NASA Invites Lunar Community Feedback on Moon Infrastructure Tech Demonstration Program

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• DOD CIO Names Kevin Mulvihill Permanent Deputy Chief Information Officer for C3

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• Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Section 702 Intelligence Collection Authority, Introduce Surveillance Reform Measures

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• DARPA Announces Innovation Challenges for Civilian, Military Medical Triage

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• DOD to Release New Strategy Addressing Defense Industry Challenges

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• DHS, CISA, FEMA Jointly Launch Critical Infrastructure Resilience Campaign

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• AARO Shakes Up Executive Team With 2 New Leadership Changes; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• GSA & CIO Council Unveil Cloud Operations Guidance for Federal Agencies

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• NASA Stennis Releases 5-Year Strategic Plan to Prepare for Future Space Missions

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• Monica Bertagnolli Confirmed as NIH Director

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• Raylene Yung Appointed Chief of Staff at DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

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• DISA Exceeds Small Business & HUBZone Contract Award Goals for FY 2023

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• Guidehouse Books FBI Contract for IT Support; John Saad Quoted

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• DOD CIO Eyes DevSecOps Guidance Update; Rob Vietmeyer, Aaron Weis Quoted

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• Biden Administration Unveils ‘Better Contracting Initiative’

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• HII Opens Norfolk Campus for Newport News Shipbuilding

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• CBO Debuts Updated Interactive Force Structure Tool

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• DOD, Indian Counterpart Participate in Investor Strategy Session to Drive Defense Innovation

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• DOE Seeks Disruptive Energy Concepts Through ARPA-E’s SPARKS Program

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• 3rd Joint Polar Satellite System Spacecraft Now Operational

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• NASA Introduces Subscription-Free Streaming Service

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• State Department Releases Inaugural Enterprise AI Strategy

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• NSA, CISA Issue Best Practice Guidelines for Software Bills of Materials

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• Lisa Costa: Space Force Working on Standards for Digital Twins

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• SemiUS, Commerce Department Finalize Agreement for National Semiconductor Technology Center

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• Senate Finance Committee Leaders Call On Multiple Agencies to Provide Information on AI Use

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• House Bill to Make OSINT Products Available to Federal Agencies, Congress

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• DHS Launches New Office to Oversee Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting

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• NSF Partners With Government, Industry & Academia on AI Resource Sharing Project

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• NIST Publishes Draft Revision of Controlled Unclassified Data Guidelines for Public Comment

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• Greenbelt, Maryland Site Chosen for New FBI HQ Campus

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• Former Raytheon Exec David Broadbent Joins Intelsat to Lead Government Solutions Arm; Dave Wajsgras Quoted

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• Senate Bill Looks to Establish Bipartisan Fiscal Commission

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• Federal Reserve Embraces Generative AI with New Incubator Program

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• Thomas Rondeau: DOD Focusing on 5G Tech Security to Broaden Communications Capabilities

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• DOD OIG Releases Evaluation of Pentagon’s Control Over Biometric Devices

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• Pacific Air Forces Demonstrates F-16 Aerial Refueling Capability Using Commercial Tankers

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• DARPA Issues Topics for 2024 Young Faculty Award Research Program

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• NASA Preparing Platform to Demo Technologies Enabling GPS-Like Lunar Navigation

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• State Department Collaborates With SAFE to Create Critical Minerals Investment Network

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• DOE to Finance Innovation Program Seeking ‘Outside the Box’ Energy Solutions

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• How Government-Industry Relationship Is Evolving: CGI’s Stephanie Mango Explains

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• Biden Administration Unveils National Spectrum Strategy

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• OMB’s OIRA Issues Revised Guidance on Regulatory Analysis

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• Marlan Macklin Named Deputy Principal Director for Future G at OUSD(R&E)

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• LANL Leads Formation of Open-Source, Cloud-Native Community for Supercomputing Management

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• House Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Limit US Government’s Access to China-Linked Blockchain Tech

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• CISA Releases Updated Secure Tomorrow Series Toolkit for Critical Infrastructure Sector

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• Janice Starzyk, Gabriel Swiney Take Leadership Roles at NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce

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• OMB to Begin MAX Community Transition to USDA Connect

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• Denton Gibson Assumes New Role Within NASA Launch Services Program

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• House Approves Bill to Keep Government Funded Past Saturday

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• HHS CIO Karl Mathias to Join NASA

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• DISA Deploys Classified Cloud Through DEOS Blanket Purchase Agreement; Carissa Landymore Quoted

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• Wendy Piazza Appointed Director of Contracts at Platform Aerospace

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• CDAO Accomplishes Key Deliverable of Responsible AI Strategy With Toolkit for RAI Ethics

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• Christopher Lowman: Proactive Readiness Framework Needs Focus on Materiel, Operational Availability

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• America Makes & NCDMM Receive Ceiling Increases on Contracts With AFRL, Army

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• CISA Strategy Conceived to Use AI to Boost Cybersecurity, Defend Critical Infrastructure

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• Johns Hopkins APL-Backed Projects Secure NIH Brain Mapping Research Funding

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• DOE Invests $444 Million in 16 Projects to Advance CO2 Safe Storage Infrastructure

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• DOD Discloses Results of 6th Annual Financial Audit; Mike McCord Quoted

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• Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Drive AI Research, Accountability

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• Congress OKs Stopgap Measure to Keep Government Operational Through Early 2024

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• Proposed Legislation Seeks to Empower Commerce, Transportation Departments to Authorize Novel Space Activities

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• cBEYONData’s Bryan Eckle Talks Leadership Strategy & Core Values

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• Jim Free to Succeed Bob Cabana as NASA Associate Administrator

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• Federal Agencies Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Rhysida Ransomware Attacks

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• USAID Releases 1st Geospatial Strategy; Samantha Power Quoted

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• CMS Official Rajiv Uppal Named Next IRS Chief Information Officer

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• NIST Opens Data Classification Concepts & Considerations Report to Public Comment

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• MIT Grants DOD Workforce Access to AI Learning Assets; Craig Martell Quoted

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• US Navy, Missile Defense Agency Lead Demo Event for Advanced Hypersonics

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• GSA Seeks to Simplify Multiple Award Schedule Clauses for Economic Price Adjustments

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• President Biden Signs Continuing Resolution Into Law

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• Strider Teams With Scale AI to Deliver Data & AI Technology to US Government; Eric Levesque Quoted

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• STARCOM Unveils Space Domain Awareness Doctrine Publication; Brig. Gen. Timothy Sejba Quoted

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• CISA Casts Net for Further Public Feedback to Improve Software Security Attestation Form

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• New FTC Competition Means to Address Risks Posed by Voice Cloning

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• NASA Achieves ‘First Light’ With Deep Space Optical Communications Experiment

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• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Travels to Ukraine to Discuss Security Assistance

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• Drenan Dudley Named Acting National Cyber Director

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• Sonny Hashmi: GSA Aims to Speed Up AI Procurement Through Repeatable Acquisition Environment

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• DOD Introduces New Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment

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• Secretary of State’s Advisory Board Considers Potential Impact of AI on Arms Control, Nonproliferation in New Study

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• Biden to Nominate W. Kimryn Rathmell as National Cancer Institute Director

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• DOD Issues Final Rule on Commercial Item Contracting Amendment

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• DARPA Sets Proposers Day for Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing Program

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• NIST Issues Guidance on Integrating ICT Risks in ERM Programs

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• CISA Publishes Supplement to HPH Cyber Risk Summary

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• NIST Director Laurie Locascio Announces $3B Program to Bolster U.S. Advanced Packaging Manufacturing

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• CISA Launches Protective DNS Services Pilot Program for Critical Infrastructure Organizations; Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• NASA, NOAA to Issue RFP for Solar Wind Plasma Sensor Procurement Effort

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• Keysight, AFRL Partner to Test Communication Networks at Sub-THz Frequencies

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• IARPA Solicits Proposals for New Cyberthreat Attribution Technologies

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• DIU Launches PFAS Remediation Projects at Select Military Bases

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• GSA Aims to Emphasize Best Value in MAS Acquisitions

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• OFPP Seeks Comments on Draft OMB Acquisition Data Management Circular

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• HHS Begins Market Research for Zero Trust Implementation Support Services

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• DOD OIG Releases Audit of Navy’s Management of MQ-25 Aerial Refueling Drone Program

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• Navy Aims to Achieve Cyberspace Superiority With Inaugural Cyber Strategy; Carlos Del Toro Quoted

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• DOD Making Progress in Becoming More Agile, Says Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks

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• ARPA-H Deputy Director Susan Monarez Discusses Agency’s Adoption of Generative AI

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• New Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Warns About Exploit of Citrix Bleed Vulnerability by LockBit Affiliates

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• Congressional Leaders Urged to Include Outbound Investment Screening Measure in 2024 NDAA

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• Data Sharing Technology Linking US & Allies Wins Annual SSC Innovation Competition

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• DOD Works With Industrial Base to Identify Opportunities in Manufacturing Tech

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• NSA Breaks Ground on New Joint Cryptologic Center in Colorado

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• NSF CIO Dorothy Aronson Adds Chief AI Officer Role

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• Warfighter Brain Health Initiative Conducts Research on Blast Overpressure Exposures

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• CISA Revives Data Analysis Working Group to Defend Critical Infrastructure Against Ransomware

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• BAE Systems Wins $36M Army Award for Equipment Recovery, Evacuation System Maintenance

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• DARPA Begins Market Research for Cyberspace Operations R&D Requirement

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• Defense Innovation Board Officials Cite Primary Challenges to Modernization

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• Senate Bill Looks to Advance VA’s Emergency Management Capabilities

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• FTC Approves Use of Compulsory Process for AI-Related Investigations

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• Rick Therrien on Improved Logging, Cybersecurity Playbook Automation Efforts at IRS

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• Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Undergo Testing at JPL Facility

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• DCSA Brings Together Agency, Industry Partners for Latest NBIS Demo Day

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• OSTP Issues Follow-on RFI for 2023 National Plan for Civil Earth Observations

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• Biden Administration’s New Supply Chain Resilience Council to Oversee 30 Interagency Missions; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Empower AI CEO Jeff Bohling Discusses Company’s Transformative Year

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• REI Systems to Modernize Insider Threat Detection Processes for DITMAC Under New Contract; Wagish Bhartiya Quoted

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• NSA Releases International Cybersecurity Guidance on AI System Development; Rob Joyce Quoted

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• New Executive Order to Create Interagency Committee to Improve Security in Federal Facilities

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• DIU, AETC Partner to Advance Pilot Training Using Commercial Devices

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• Andrew Mara Named National Security Analysis Department Head at Johns Hopkins APL

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• Army Releases Doctrinal Publication Focused on Achieving Information Advantage

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• VA Begins Market Research for Data & Analytics Integrated Modernization & Operations Program

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• NASA to Fly Galaxy-Scanning Mission Above the Antarctic During Annual Long Duration Balloon Campaign

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• ORNL Joins Trillion Parameter Consortium to Develop AI for Scientific Research

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• Ken Hofgesang, SAIC’s Vice President and HHS Account Manager is a Speaker for the 2023 Healthcare Summit

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• Senate Bill to Renew Section 702 Surveillance Authority With Reform Measures

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• SDA Conducts Link 16 Tactical Data Network Demonstration; Derek Tournear Quoted

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• DOD Invests in South Star to Bolster US Graphite Supply Chain; Laura Taylor-Kale Quoted

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• Doug Bush Says Army Faces New System Training & Resources Challenges

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• DHS S&T Secures Patent for Homeland Explosive Consequence Assessment Tool

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• AFWERX, NASA Tap ResilienX to Create Digital Advanced Air Mobility Operations Center

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• GAO Releases Updated Agile Assessment Guide

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• Defense Health Agency PEO Seeks Industry Feedback on Potential Program Management & Enterprise Architecture Solutions

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• DOE Issues Solicitation for HALEU Deconversion Services

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• NASA Revises Roadmap for Dragonfly Mission to Saturn’s Moon

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• House Committee Passes Bill to Reauthorize National Quantum Initiative Act

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• Rear Adm. James Downey on New Navy Office Focused on Nuclear Carrier Dismantlement

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• NOAA, Parsons Fully Transition Cloud-based Ground SaaS Platform to Operate Polar Satellites

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• Laura Stanton Discusses How GSA Will Support Federal Chief AI Officers in Light of New Executive Order

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• DOD’s William LaPlante Highlights Role of Industry in US Support for Ukraine

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• CISA Releases 1st Secure by Design Alert Publication

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• Lora Muchmore Highlights Need for Air Force to Improve Data Quality & Accessibility

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• AFRL Unveils New Consortium to Bridge Defense Space-Linked Medical Research Gaps

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• Future SLS Rocket Engine Undergoes Hot Fire Testing at Stennis Space Center

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• White House Introduces National Strategy for Enhanced GHG Monitoring, Measurement; Arati Prabhakar Quoted

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