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• How AI is Shaping the Future of Joint Operations

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• GovCon Industry Power Players Kevin Plexico & Jason Rigoli Honored With 2024 Wash100 Award

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• Adm. Samuel Paparo Confirmed as INDOPACOM Commander

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• Xage CRO Darron Makrokanis on New Executive Order on Boosting US Port Security

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• Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks to Review Combined JADC2 Progress, Per Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder

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• Gen. Stephen Whiting on Top 5 Priority Requirements for USSPACECOM

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• DOE Seeks Public Comments on Delivery of Clean, Resilient Electrical Power With Help of AI

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• Treasury’s Office of Payment Integrity Implements AI-Based Fraud Detection Process

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• Multinational Cybersecurity Advisory Warns of Potential Attacks on Organizations With Ivanti VPN; Eric Goldstein Quoted

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• Marine Corps Concludes 2nd Flight Test of XQ-58A Drone

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• NASA, American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation Sign Lease to Build Space Systems Campus

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• Peter Muend: Director at the National Reconnaissance Office, is a Panelist for the 2024 Space Summit

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• US Army’s Strategic Move: Selecting Bell V-280 as Black Hawk Replacement

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• Battelle’s Lou Von Thaer & ARKA’s Andreas Nonennmacher Spotlighted for 2024 Wash100 Wins

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• VA Seeks Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to Provide Software Tool, Information Submission Support

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• Senate Confirms Aprille Joy Ericsson as DOD Assistant Secretary

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• Senate Bill Pushes for Increased Standardization Activities in Emerging Tech; Sen. Mark Warner Quoted

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• Commerce Department Looks Into Potential National Security Vulnerabilities in Connected Vehicles; Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• Persisting Challenges Force NASA to Dissolve On-orbit Manufacturing Project

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• US, International Partners Convene for Project Convergence Capstone 4 Experimentation

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• Air Force Intelligence Office CIO Col. Michael Medgyessy on Cloud Office Governance

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• DISA’s Col. Richard Leach: Emerging Tech Presents Cybersecurity Challenges, Opportunities

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• Rockwell Automation Joins DOE Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control Systems Program

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• Midweek Gains Led GovCon Index Growth Last Week

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• Google’s Karen Dahut & CIA’s Maura Burns Named to Executive Mosaic’s 2024 Wash100 List

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• Lockheed Secures $109M Navy Trident II Missile Integration Support Contract

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• FedRAMP Solicits External Feedback for Proposed Updates to IT System Penetration Testing Guide

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• Army’s Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus on Network Changes, Counter-UAS Plans

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• Federal Highway Administration Seeks Comments on Proposed Adoption of CISA’s Cybersecurity Evaluation Software

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• SBA Unveils Updated Tool to Match Small Businesses With Lenders

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• Federal CIO Clare Martorana Expects to See Impact of Digital Experience & Accessibility Memos in 2024

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• ODNI Makes Marie Falkowski Permanent Deputy IC CDO, Deputy ADNI for Data & Partnerships

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• DOD, NASA Conduct 2nd Recovery Test for Artemis II Mission

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• Army Conducts 1st Flight Test of Launched Effects-Medium Range Prototype

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• BAE Systems’ Tom Arseneault & DOD’s John Sherman Acclaimed as Top GovCon Talents With 2024 Wash100 Award

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• TCOM Secures Spot on $1.2B FMS Deal

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• US Army SBIR Program Launches Phase I, Phase II Opportunities on AI-Enabled Sensors

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• IARPA Looking to AI to Push Boundaries of Science & Engineering

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• Commission on PPBE Reform Outlines Recommendations to Strengthen Defense Resource Planning

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• Harry Coker Offers Update on Federal Initiatives to Implement National Cybersecurity Strategy

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• Latest NSA Cybersecurity Info Sheet Promotes Network & Environmental Pillar of Zero Trust; Rob Joyce Quoted

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• OSC Taps 2 Companies to Deliver SSA Data Quality Monitoring Services

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• Terran Orbital Wins Space Force Hardware, Payload Integration Support Contract

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• Eric Fanning Details Aerospace Industries Association’s 2024 Legislative Priorities in Letter to Congress

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• Vendors With AI, Case Processing Tools Urged to Participate in NextGen FOIA Tech Showcase 2.0

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• Intel’s Dominance in the Chip Market: A Comprehensive Analysis

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• NGA’s Rachael Martin & Akima’s Bill Monet Earn 2024 Wash100 Award

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• BAE Delivers Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Prototype With Turreted Mortar System

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• DIU Director Doug Beck Attests DOD’s Progress With Commercial Sector Partnerships

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• SEMPRE to Deliver Resilient Communication Nodes to Air Force

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• Derek Tournear on SDA’s Work on Laser Communications Crosslinks, Link 16 Demo

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• House Bill to Increase Transparency, Accountability Requirements for Federal AI Use

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• Navy Receives Future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) From Austal USA

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• NIST Researchers Demo Novel Compact Microwave Chip That Can Benefit GPS, Radar

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• FBI Report Reveals Top 3 Ransomware Targets in 2023

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• ISS National Lab Seeks Concept Summaries for In-Space Production Applications Funding Opportunity

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• AI Advocates Young Bang & Dana Barnes Spotlighted for 2024 Wash100 Wins

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• CISA Unveils Key Actions to Promote Open Source Ecosystem Security; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• Cara Abercrombie Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition

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• DIU Issues Multiple Contracts for Aircraft Drag Reduction Technology Development

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• NSA Provides 10 Mitigation Strategies for Improving Cloud Security Posture; Rob Joyce Quoted

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• Army Acting Deputy PEO EIS Rob Schadey Moving to Program Manager Role at DCSA

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• DOE Posts Draft RFP for Potential $90M Environment Management Contract

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• DHS CISO Ken Bible, Air Force CAIO Eileen Vidrine to Retire

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• NASA Completes Development of Autonomous Lunar-Mapping Rovers

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• NOAA Office of Space Commerce’s CRSRA Division Seeks Input on Satellite Disposal, Debris Mitigation Regulations

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• IT Leaders Amy Gilliland & Jane Rathbun Celebrated as 2024 Wash100 Winners

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• New Strategy to Guide Intelligence Community OSINT Collection, Use; Avril Haines Quoted

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• Pentagon Unveils Investment Strategy for Strategic Capital Office’s 1st Program Activity; Lloyd Austin Quoted

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• President Biden Signs Package of 6 Appropriations Measures Into Law

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• Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on FY 2024 Spending on Top Priorities

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• US Army Integrates Agile Principles into Software Development Approach; Christine Wormuth Quoted

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• Kelvin Moore Named Acting Deputy CIO at Small Business Administration

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• DIU, ODNI Forge Partnership to Advance Intelligence Technologies; Doug Beck Quoted

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• DARPA’s Additive Manufacturing of Microelectronic Systems Program Aims for Futuristic 3D Printing

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• GSA’s Eric Mill on Draft Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework

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• GovCon Index Demonstrated Strong Performance Last Week

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• Top Government Contracting Events for 2024

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• Influential CEOs Ramzi Musallam and Rachele Cooper Honored With 2024 Wash100 Awards

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• President Biden Requests $850B for FY25 Defense Budget; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• Chris Kraft Named Deputy CTO for AI & Emerging Technology at DHS

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• NOAA Appoints Michael Kruk as Deputy Director of Technology Partnerships Office

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• DIU Announces Launch of New Joint Defense Innovation Office in Austin; Doug Beck Quoted

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• Federal CISO Chris DeRusha, CISA’s Eric Goldstein Introduce Secure Software Development Attestation Form

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• ODNI’s 2024 Intelligence Community Threat Assessment Highlights AI-related Risks

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• VA, DOD Deploy Federal Electronic Health Record System at Joint Facility in Illinois

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• Senate Bill to Expand Commercial Access to Mid-Band Spectrum

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• DARPA to Host Industry Day for Rubble to Rockets Program

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• Google’s Aaron Weis & Baird’s Jean Stack Deemed First-Rate GovCon Influencers via Executive Mosaic’s 2024 Wash100

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• Maxar Books Army OTA for Phase 4 of Army’s One World Terrain Program; Susanne Hake Quoted

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• Commerce Department Now Responsible for Additional $2.5B in Grants to Intel

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• Defense Innovation Unit Begins Competitive Search for EMI-proof UAS Communication Systems

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• CISA Releases SCuBA Guidance for Hybrid Identity Management

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• NIST Expresses Intent to Launch Funding Opportunity for AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute; Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• DOD Releases Final Rule on Changes to Eligibility Criteria for DIB Cybersecurity Program

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• NTIA Issues National Spectrum Strategy Implementation Plan; Alan Davidson Quoted

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• NASA Begins Design, Production of Upgraded SLS Rocket for Artemis IV

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• VA’s Kimberly McManus: AI Could Help Improve Staff Experience, Health Outcomes

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• Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Launches Quantum Diamond Lab

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• Noblis’ Mile Corrigan and CBP’s Sonny Bhagowalia Make Executive Mosaic’s 2024 Wash100 List

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• David McKeown Looks for AI Applications in Cybersecurity

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• OMB Initiates Action to Strengthen US Critical Supply Chains

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• NOAA Office of Space Commerce Invites SSA User Interface Demos for TraCSS Program

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• Mitre Survey: Public Worried About Critical Infrastructure Security, With Cybersecurity a Leading Cause of Concern

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• Barbara Jackson Joins NASA as Goddard Space Flight Center’s Deputy CIO

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• US Army xTech Program Launches xTechScalable AI 2 to support Project Linchpin

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• VA Names Finalists in AI Tech Sprint for Clinician Burnout Reduction

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• Col. Michelle Idle on New Space Force Personnel Management Structure

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• DHA’s Brian Lein on Importance of Standardization to Military Health System

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• Radha Plumb to Succeed Craig Martell as DOD Chief Digital & AI Officer; Lloyd Austin Quoted

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• Verizon’s Maggie Hallbach & VA’s Michael Parrish Spotlighted for 2024 Wash100 Wins

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• Navy Seeks to Improve IT Investment Evaluation With New Memo on WAM Framework

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• DARPA Launches 2 New Efforts to Boost Defenses Against Manipulated Media

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• Soldiers Experimented With Emerging Tech Platforms at Army’s Project Convergence-Capstone 4

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• Brian Conrad to Step Down as Acting FedRAMP Director

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• Senate Lawmakers Propose Measure to Reauthorize FISA Section 702 While Preventing Abuses

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• Space Systems Command Leads Last NRO Mission to Use Delta Heavy rocket

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• FCC Adopts Framework to Allow Satellite-to-Smartphone Coverage in Remote Areas

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• SpaceX Conducts 3rd Flight Test of Starship Human Landing System for Artemis III & IV Missions

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• DOD’s Kathleen Hicks & Raft’s Shubhi Mishra Earn 2024 Wash100 Awards

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• OSTP Unveils National Strategy on Microelectronics Research; Stephen Welby Quoted

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• GSA Releases Guidance on Payment for Software Licenses Accessed via SaaS

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• FedRAMP Soliciting Quotations for AI-Powered GRC Platform to Enhance Authorization Review

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• GAO Urges DOD to Implement Better Monitoring of Procurement Administrative Lead Time Data

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• David Cattler Appointed Director of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

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• Inspector General Flags Organization & Management Issues in NASA High-End Computing Capabilities

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• FCC Approves Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Wireless IoT Devices

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• ACT-IAC’s David Wennergren on Accelerating AI Adoption Across Government

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• GovCon Index Experienced Losses Last Week

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• DHS Launches Artificial Intelligence Roadmap; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

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• Parsons to Serve as System Integrator for NOAA’s Traffic Coordination System for Space; Carey Smith Quoted

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• SAIC’s Toni Townes-Whitley and DISA’s Robert Skinner Secure 2024 Wash100 Awards

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• VTG to Equip Navy Destroyers With CANES Information Warfare Platform; John Hassoun Quoted

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• DCSA Solicits Information on AI Tools for Contracting, Procurement Processes

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• DOD Urged to Improve Monitoring of Defense Sector M&A Activities

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• Online Government Repository for Software Security Attestation Forms Now Available

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• USMC’s Shery Thomas Says Network Consolidation Is Helping Marine Corps Advance Zero Trust

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• NASA Appoints Leslie Livesay as Deputy Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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• Troy Meink: NRO Expects Lower Launch Costs for NSSL Phase 3

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• NSA Director Gen. Timothy Haugh & Sandbox AQ Exec Jen Sovada Recognized for GovCon Impacts With Wash100 Award

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• Intel Set to Receive $8.5B in CHIPS Act Funding; Pat Gelsinger, Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• DAF to Debut Hypori-built Secure Mobile Access Platform; Venice Goodwine Quoted

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• Airbus Secures NASA Contract for GRACE-C Twin Spacecraft Development Contract

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• Reagan Institute’s National Security Innovation Base Report Card Gives ‘D’ Grade to Defense Modernization

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• DISA’s Steve Wallace on Concierge AI Tool

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• State Department OKs Javelin Missile Sale to Morocco

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• DOD to Finance 27 Projects Under Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

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• CISA, Partners Release Guidance for Mitigating Threats From China-Linked Volt Typhoon

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• GAO: IRS Needs Better Planning to Incorporate IT Modernization Budget

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• GSA’s Digital Consulting Office Marks 10th Anniversary With Over 450 Completed Projects

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• AI Research and Development: How Is It Shaping the Future?

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• Air Force Chief Digital Transformation Officer Stuart Wagner Stepping Down

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• CACI’s DeEtte Gray & IBM’s Susan Wedge Named to 2024 Wash100 List

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• QinetiQ, DOD Complete Initial Test Flights of Modified Rattler Supersonic Target Variant

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• Marine Corps Looking Into Medium Landing Ships, Autonomous Platforms to Enhance Logistics Capabilities

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• Rocket Lab, NRO Launch 5th National Security Mission; Chris Scolese Quoted

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• US, EU Partner to Align Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Measures

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• Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks: Production Is Deterrence

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• USAID Amends Acquisition Regulation to Incorporate New IT Security Contract Clause

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• State Department Deputy Chief Data & AI Officer Garrett Berntsen Stepping Down

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• NASA-Funded Commercial Space Station Achieves Testing Milestones for Life Support System

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• NIST Names Kevin Stine Head of Information Technology Laboratory

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• How Much Does a Submarine Cost to Build?

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• Unanet’s Craig Halliday & DHA’s Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland Return to Wash100 Ranks

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• Michael Sulmeyer Nominated as DOD Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy

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• SOSi to Help Washington State Agency Boost Access to Language Interpretation Services; Charles O’Brien Quoted

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• DOJ Seeks Comments on Proposed FOIA Business Standards

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• Revised CISA Guidance on DDoS Offers New Attack Classifications & Threat Mitigations

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• New 30-Year Navy Shipbuilding Plan Anticipates Austere Funding Conditions, Proposes FY2025 Vessel Decommissionings

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• Senate Bill Seeks to Streamline Approval Process for Commercial Space Launches

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• Velos’ Jeff Trauberman Reflects on Space Industry Transformation & Discusses Leadership Values

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• DIU Taps Firefly Aerospace to Conduct Study, Demo Launch & On-Orbit Services

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• Partnership Between DARPA & ARPA-H on Cybersecurity Competition Turns Spotlight on Healthcare Infrastructure

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• Susan Wedge: IBM’s Managing Partner Wins Her First Wash100 Award

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• General CQ Brown & Judi Dotson Make Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 List

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• DARPA to Hold Industry Day for GOLDEVAC Program

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• John Sherman: Zero Trust, Defense Industrial Base Security Among DOD’s Top Priorities

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• HII Completes 720-Hour Test on MTU Engine for Navy LUSV Program

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• Functionality, Security, Scalability Keys to Improving Tech UX, DOD’s Leslie Beavers Says

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• Former Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley to Join National Infrastructure Advisory Council

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• Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Modernization Secures Full Funding

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• NASA Conducts 10th Hot-Fire Test of SLS RS-25 Engines

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• White House Unveils National Bioeconomy Board

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• GovCon Index Remained Stable Last Week

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• Gerry Fasano: A GovCon Leader’s Story of Winning His 5th Wash100 Award

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• First-Time Wash100 Winners Leslie Beavers of DOD & Tom Watson of Serco Profiled for GovCon Achievements

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• Mitre Unveils AI Assurance & Discovery Lab

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• FDD Study Recommends New Cyber-Focused Military Service

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• Amanda Dory to Perform Duties of Defense Undersecretary for Policy

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• Latest Class of Presidential Innovation Fellows Launched by GSA to Focus on Technology Modernization

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• Nuclear Modernization Needed Amid Threats From Russia, China & Other Adversaries, Defense Officials Say

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• CISA-FBI Alert Calls for Elimination of SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Software

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• State Department Debuts National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct

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• Labor Department to Open Contractor Portal for Affirmative Action Certification in April

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• Pentagon Concludes 9th Global Information Dominance Experiment for CJADC2

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• University of Alaska Fairbanks Books $139M NGA Contract for Geospatial Data, Products

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• New DHS Study Evaluates Privacy Risks Posed by Biometrics Research Support System

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• Clyde Richards Jr. Named Deputy CIO at National Science Foundation

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• NASA Unveils 3 Lunar Instruments to Fly on Artemis III Mission

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• Elite GovCon Innovators Shawn Purvis & Candice Ling Selected to 2024 Wash100 List

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• AFWERX, SpaceWERX Launch Notice of Opportunity for Space Applicable Technology Submissions

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• DIU, AUKUS Pillar II Unveil Electronic Warfare Innovation Challenge; Doug Beck Quoted

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• Army Futures Command Forms All-Domain Sensing Cross-Functional Team

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• House Lawmakers Request Info on OSTP’s AI Workforce Development Efforts

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• KBR’s Byron Bright & RGS CEO Paul Smith Honored as 2024 Wash100 Winners

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• New DOD Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy Aims to Elevate Department’s Position in Cyber Domain; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• SDA Requests Studies to Assess Commercial Disposal Services for PWSA Constellation

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• Sparton Receives $106M Navy Contract for Delivery of Sonobuoys

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• Army Makes Public 1st Iteration of Its Unified Data Reference Architecture; Jennifer Swanson Quoted

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• GSA Expands Pool of Awardees Under Commercial Platforms Program; Tom Howder Quoted

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• Proposed CIRCIA Rule Seeks to Help CISA Spot Trends Using Cyber Incident Reports; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• Treasury Says Financial Institutions Employ AI for Cybersecurity, Fraud Management

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• Space Systems Command Pursuing Zero Trust Architecture Development, Integration; Col. Craig Frank Quoted

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• New NTIA Report Endorses Policies to Strengthen AI Trustworthiness

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• HHS Releases Draft Strategy to Advance Federal Health IT Use

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