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NASA Deputy Administrator to Attend Northeast Ohio Aerospace Events

Pamela Melroy, NASA deputy administrator and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, is participating in events on Aug. 29 to promote new initiatives and developments in Northeast Ohio’s aerospace industry. She will be joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Melroy, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, and Kaptur are scheduled to tour the […]

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Technology Modernization Fund Issues Guidance for 21st Century IDEA Act Projects

The Technology Modernization Fund has posted guidance for government agency proposals to modernize online services under the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act. Signed in 2018, the 21st Century IDEA Act requires executive branch organizations to streamline their websites, transition to centralized shared services and improve customer experience. According to the notice, the TMF Board […]

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Small Businesses Receive $126M in Energy Department Research and Development Grants

The Department of Energy has awarded 106 research and development grants worth a combined $126 million to 90 small businesses undertaking clean energy, cybersecurity, fusion energy and nuclear nonproliferation projects. In a press release, the department said small businesses play a key role in efforts to decarbonize, ensure national security and achieve President Joe Biden’s […]

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Navy Capt. Anthony Saxon Takes Reins of DISA Joint Interoperability Test Command

U.S. Navy Capt. Anthony Saxon has assumed leadership of the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Interoperability Test Command, succeeding Capt. Robert Matthias after a change of command ceremony at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, earlier in August. JITC is responsible for testing and validating interoperability among defense information systems to facilitate communication and collaboration between military platforms […]

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Niall Brennan to Advise CDC Director on Data Modernization Efforts

Niall Brennan has accepted the role of senior adviser to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director. He is expected to guide CDC Director Mandy Cohen on a multi-year data modernization initiative worth more than $1 billion. The agency aims to upgrade federal and state public health data and surveillance infrastructure after a high […]

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Noah Lowell

CISA Official Touts Effectiveness of Vulnerability Disclosure Policy Platform

James Sheire, chief of the cybersecurity shared services office at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, wrote in a blog post on Friday that his agency’s government-wide platform meant to receive and evaluate government organizations’ vulnerability disclosure policy submissions onboarded 40 programs and facilitated the remediation of more than 1,000 exploits by the end of […]

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Phoenix Air Unmanned Obtains FAA Clearance to Conduct Drone Operations

Phoenix Air Unmanned has secured Federal Aviation Administration clearance to conduct aerial photography, surveys and powerline and pipeline inspections using SwissDrones SVO 50 V2 drones beyond visual line of sight. The company is allowed to fly such vehicles below 400 feet over certain roads and below pre-planned flight paths over sparsely populated areas, the FAA […]

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

VA Mulls Unrestricted Vendor Pool for Modernization Contract Follow-On

The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering allowing larger businesses to participate in version 2.0 of a contract vehicle for health care system modernization services. Currently, participation in the Integrated Healthcare Transformation vehicle is restricted to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. The original IHT is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a potential 10-year performance period. It was […]

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Five Organizations Receive IARPA Contracts to Develop Smart Textiles

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded five organizations prime research contracts to participate in Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems, a program to develop active smart textiles that can record audio, video and geolocation data. Arete, Leidos, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nautilus Defense and SRI International received awards under a broad […]

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

House Oversight Committee Chair Eyes VDP Requirements for Government Contractors

Rep. Nancy Mace, the chair of the House Oversight Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee, has introduced the Federal Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act, which would require federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies. VDPs indicate how security researchers should notify organizations when potential exploits are discovered and what rewards can be obtained. Mace explained that mandating every contractor […]

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

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