Quick Hits

*** The Biden administration announced the nomination of Biniam Gebre to serve as administrator for federal procurement policy in the Office of Management and Budget. Gebre is currently a senior executive at Accenture Federal Services and previously served in the Obama administration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

*** David Honey, a special assistant to the director at the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency, is the Biden administration's pick to serve as deputy undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense. Honey previously served in senior roles at DOD and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

*** Mimi Geerges, a longtime broadcaster and producer, was named as the host of Government Matters, a public affairs program produced at WJLA-TV in the Washington, D.C. area that is focused on government operations, technology and public sector contracting.

*** Raymond Karrenbauer, a former insurance industry CIO, will be new chief financial officer and executive vice president for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body, which governs the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity program for contractors.