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2024 > December

• Report on NITRD Budget Requests for FY2025 Released

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• Cyber Command Leader Talks Military, Academia Collaboration

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• NRO to Boost Space ISR Capabilities Further in 5th Mission

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• DCSA to Handle DOD Security Review Process

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• State Department OKs TECRO’s Potential $65M FMS Deal for IMSE

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• DLA Exploring Use of Digital Twins for OT Systems Security

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• Pentagon Issues New Directive on Military Intelligence Program

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• OMB Guidance Seeks to Help Improve Federal Procurement Forecasts

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• FDIC Seeking Portfolio Investment Management System Proposals

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• GovCon Index Ends November With Positive & Negative Trends

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• QinetiQ US Wins $42M Army Task Order for Imaging Tech

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• DOD’s CUPID Program Addressing Challenges in Legacy Systems

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• GAO Issues Report on DOC Semicon Export Rules Implementation

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• Air Force BAA Sets Potential $100M Technology Supply Contracts

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• Bath Iron Works Secures $82M Navy Contract for Lead Yard Support

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• ARPA-H Solicits Clinical Trial Improvement Proposals

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• OFPP Suggests Practices to Promote Small Business Subcontracting Opportunities

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• DIU, USCG Deliver Wireless Maritime Comms Technology

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• Army Expects Pay System on Oracle Cloud to Go Live by 2027

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• House Bill Seeks to Improve Transparency in AI Systems

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• Inside VA’s $369B FY 2025 Budget

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• Cyber Guide Outlines Telecom Deterrence Against China-Linked Hackers

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• Navy Designates Service Desk & Cloud Offerings as Enterprise IT

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• TMF Funds Modernization of 2 Critical Federal Agencies

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• Senate Bill to Authorize $2.7B for Federal Quantum R&D

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• HHS OIG: Organ Transplant IT System Needs Tighter Cybersecurity

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• DOD-NTIA Calls for Shared-Use Framework for Lower 37 GHz Band

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• VA Submits Plan to Automate Risk Management Measures by 2026

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• Army Working on Precision Strike Missile Increment 5

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• David Cattler on DCSA’s Adoption of Agile Methodologies

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• Mike Sears Joins TCOM as Director of Business Development

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• Air Force Tests New Air-to-Surface Missile

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• DIU Seeks Solutions for Resilient DOD Energy Installations

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• Luke Cropsey to Lead USAF’s Information Dominance Systems Center

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• NIST Seeks Public Input on Zero Trust Guidance

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• FCC Selects UL Solutions for IoT Cyber Labeling Program

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• Charles River Books DARPA Contract for Automated Planning

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• Idaho Lab & University Sign Agreement on Enhancing R&D Cooperation

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• CISA Issues CDM Data Model Document Version 5.0.1

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• NASA Announces Launch of Expanded Geospatial AI Model

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• HHS in Focus: Exploring Leadership, Budget & Priorities

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• AIA Introduces 2025 Executive Committee Members

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• NIST Issues Final Version of Special Publication on Information Security Measurement

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• DHA Names Capt. Edward Dieser as Public Health Director

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• Commerce Formalizes OICTS Operations With Final Rule

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• AFCEC Awards Leases to Expand 5G Service

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• DOD Strategy Seeks to Dismantle Threats of Cheap Drones

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• GlobalFoundries Receives Funding to Accelerate GaN Chip Manufacturing

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• GSA Wants to Modernize Federal Procurement Process With New Tech

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• Senate Bill Directs DOD to Promote Competition in AI, Cloud Procurement

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• NASA to Test X-59 Quesst Shock Wave Probe

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• NREL Issues Report on Asimily Cybersecurity Tool for Energy Sector

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• Chenega Subsidiary Awarded Contract for AMC Force Protection

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• Congressional Groups Make FY25 NDAA Agreement Language Public

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• DOD Selects Hive to Prototype Deepfake Detection, Attribution Tech

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• Presidential Advisory Council Reviews, Advises NITRD Program

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• California Supercomputer Center Receives NSF Grant

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• Senate Bill Seeks Intel Community Partnerships for Tech Access

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• GovCon Index Starts December in Decline

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• Absolics, Entegris Awarded $152M for Semiconductor Packaging

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• Amanda Gentry Named Inaugural Director of New AFMC Office

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• USPTO Announces Members of Council for Inclusive Innovation

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• Brad Welch Named Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center CIO

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• DOC Awards $100M to Strengthen Domestic Chip Supply Chain

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• Southwest Research Institute to Build Magnetometer Instruments for NOAA

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• Navy Receives Ship to Shore Connector From Textron Systems

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• House Passes Bill Requiring Agencies to Share Custom Source Codes

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• GAO Says VHA Should Improve Healthcare Oversight Capabilities

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• DIU Seeking Forward Counter-Drone C2 System Concept Prototypes

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• Ty Brown on DOE’s Use of Automation to Counter Cyberthreats

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• Kenyatta Jackson Joins FCC’s Inspector General Office as CTO

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• US, Japan Mark Completion of QZS-6 Satellite With US Payload

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• Booz Allen’s Judi Dotson on the State of Public-Private Partnership

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• SAIC Readying Mobile Command Vehicle Delivery to USMC

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• Lockheed Missile Interceptor Demos Guam Defense

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• NASA to Launch 2 Balloon Flights for December Antarctic Campaign

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• CMS Releases Presolicitation Notice for RMADA 3 IDIQ

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• EY Books DHA Contract to Prototype Military Healthcare Tool

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• DOC Funds Micron Projects to Enhance Memory Chip Production

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• ODNI Issues Intelligence Community Standards Document

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• DOD Releases Updated Defense Readiness Reporting Guidance

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• Peter Reddy Named Deputy Asst. Navy Secretary for RDT&E

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• OMB Seeks Info on Domestic Chip Manufacture Procurement Approaches

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• DOD Funding to Advance Defense Tech Into Production Phase

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• NASA Team Publishes Geospatial Model Trained Using Satellite Data

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• INL to Accept Program Funding Support Through New Foundation

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• NOAA Issues Commercial Data Purchase Guide

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• USAF Issues Action Plan to Reoptimize Bases for Global Operations

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• General Dynamics NASSCO-Built Fleet Oiler Delivered to Navy

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• CISA Makes First Step to Advance Post-Quantum Cryptography

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• CDAO, DIU Form AI Rapid Capabilities Cell in Wake of Project Lima

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• Pentagon Launches SciTechCONNECT for National Security Tech Ease

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• Federal CIO Report Outlines Biden Admin IT & Cyber Advancements

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• Audit Suggests AI Funding Focus for DOE Intelligence

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• University of Hawaii Lab to Support DOD Programs Under $110M Navy Award

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• Updates on ITVMO Governmentwide Microsoft Acquisition Strategy

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• Army, Navy Test Conventional Hypersonic Missile

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• OFPP Directs Agencies to Scale Innovative Buying Practices

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• NASA Completes Roman Space Telescope Payload Integration

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• GAO Says Iterative Processes Needed in Military Acquisitions

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• USSPACECOM’s Gen. Whiting Stresses Importance of ‘Joint Functions’

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• US to Provide $225M for Bosch’s California Chip Factory

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• DIU Seeks Proposals on Safe, Rechargeable sUAS Batteries

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• FCC Permits Increased Device Flexibility in 6 GHz Band

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• NASA Updates Roadmap for Manned Missions to Moon & Mars

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• DISA Official Shares GovCon Tips for Small Businesses

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• OAS Unveils New AI Initiative

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• Navy’s PMW 130 Implements Zero Trust in Unmanned Systems

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• Johney Green Named Savannah River National Laboratory Director

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• Chris Lee Joins CISA as App Dev/Solutions, Services Chief

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• GovCon Index Faces 4th Straight Monthly Loss

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• NASA Issues Final Strategy for Sustained Human Activities in LEO

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• Space Force Launches GPS III Satellite With SpaceX

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• NSF Selects Final 6 Projects for National Quantum Lab Program

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• NTIA Invests $273M in 7 Open Radio Unit Projects

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• CISA Seeks Feedback on Updated Cyber Incident Response Playbook

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• DOD Unveils Updated Cyber Resilient Weapon Systems Engineering Resource

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• Government Budget at a Crossroads as CR Nears Expiration

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• Joe Welch on Technology Stack for Army’s Next-Gen C2 Capability

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• OIG Releases Report on DOD Classified Mobile Device Security

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• NIH Appoints Adele Merritt as CIO

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• SECNAV Carlos Del Toro Names Tom Cruise a DPS Award Recipient

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• DOE to Establish Chip Production Institute With Digital Twin Feature

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• NASA’s Starlab Space Station Completes Four Reviews

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• Air Force Unveils New Facility for Creating Space Vehicle Tech

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• NRO Completes Sixth Launch With NROL-149

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• NTIA to Offer $450M Funding for Wireless & Open RAN Innovations

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• Cybersecurity Playbook Set for Infrastructure Project Grants

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• Kyle Vogel Appointed CIO at Commerce OIG

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• House Bill to Block DOD Contracts With China-Linked Entities

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• DIU Taps Viasat for Command & Control of Autonomous Systems

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• DOD Issues Updated IP Version 6 Implementation Guidance

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• Russell Aldrich to Lead Akima’s IT Services Group as VP

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• GAO Urges DHS to Update AI Risk Assessment Guidance, Template

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• DIU Selects Companies to Demo Heating, Cooling Tech for DOD Bases

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• OSTP Tasks NASA to Lead Reference Systems for Cislunar Space

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• NSDC Establishes NACE Program to Enhance Space Ops

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• Commerce Dept Taps GlobalWafers to Boost Silicon Wafer Supply

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• DOD Issues Strategy for Chemical, Biological Defense Program

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• Navy Wraps Up Final Engine Test for USV Program

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• NASA Tests 3 Artemis Commercial Lunar Rovers

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• Office of the Asst. Sec. for Health Appoints Nicole Willis as CIO

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• Mattermost Works With pgEdge for Collaboration Workflow Platform

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• Army Explores Nuclear Power Use for Installation Resilience

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• Johns Hopkins Lab Lands $3B MDA Contract for R&D Support

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• DARPA Launches Ethics Program for Autonomous Systems

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• Carlos Garcia-Galan Named NASA Gateway Program Deputy Manager

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• FCC Suggests Space Comms Band to Ease Commercial Launch

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• Treasury Department Issues Finance AI Risks Report

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• Commerce Dept Awards $458M for SK Hynix’s Indiana Chip Plant

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• OMB Seeks to Shore Up Domestic Chip Supply Chains via Procurement

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• Navy Unveils Advanced Manufacturing Strategy

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• President-Elect Trump Chooses Troy Edgar as DHS Deputy Secretary

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• Biden Signs Bipartisan Funding Bill, Prevents Government Shutdown

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• David McKeown Named CIO Special Assistant for Cybersecurity Innovation

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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New CHIPS Incentives Awards

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• DARPA Tests USV Autonomous Refueling Capability

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• NASA, UPSTO Boost Innovation Via Tech Transfer & Commercialization

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• FedRAMP Seeks Feedback on Plan to Establish New Funding Source

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• Lesley Bernys Named DC3 Executive Director

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• VA Plans for Mid-2026 EHR System Deployment

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• Air Force Initiates Steps to Consolidate IT Functions

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• Navy Establishes Software Modernization & Innovation Organization

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• DOE Awards $179M in Funding Grants for Chip Development

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• GigEagle Lands CDAO Funding for AI-Powered Talent Marketplace

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• Senate Bill to Authorize $25.4B in FY25 Funds for NASA

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• White House Issues Cybersecurity Plan for US Energy Ecosystem

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• Future USS Iowa Joins Navy Submarine Fleet

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• Army Advances Software Modernization, Cybersecurity With 5 Policy Memos

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• USAF Leads Standardized Aircraft Data Format Development

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• AIA Calls for Consistency, Clarity in Proposed Changes to US Space Export Controls

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• HHS to Update HIPAA Security Rule to Better Protect Health Data

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• Senators to Create Guidelines for AI Systems Development

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• Space Force to Develop International Strategy

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• DOJ Issues Final Rule for Enhancing Data Security EO

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• Matt Eggleton Named SPP Deputy Chief at DIA

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• Comment Period for Interim UAS Procurement Rule Extended

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