Acquisition
Rising Star: Ryan V. Hendricks
USA Performance Product Development Supervisor, Office of Personnel Management
Acquisition
Rising Star: Dr. Leonie Heyworth
Director of Synchronous Telehealth, VHA Office of Connected Care/ Telehealth Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Acquisition
Rising Star: Michelle Johnson
Communications Manager and Senior Research Analyst, Section 809 Panel, Defense Acquisition University
Acquisition
Rising Star: Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi
Acquisitions Lead, Centers of Excellence, General Services Administration
Acquisition
Rising Star: Samer Madarani
Partner Account Director - Partnership Development, Dovel Technologies
Cybersecurity
Civilian Vendor Cybersecurity Certification Would Look Very Different From DOD
A civilian counterpart to the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification would need to suit the varying missions across government, according to federal deputy CIO Margie Graves.
Cybersecurity
Report: 2020 is the Year Data Gets Weaponized
Research firm Forrester experts criminals and bad actors to weaponized artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the results won’t be pretty.
Digital Government
DOD data strategy nearing release
Navy chief data officer says the final draft should be out in November, with service-specific implementation plans to follow.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Launch Cyberattacks Against International Athletics Organizations
The attacks come as the World Anti-Doping Agency threatens to bar Russia from participating in major competitions, including the Olympics and other world championship events.
People
Blackburn presses DOD management chief on Fourth Estate cuts
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pressed DOD's acting chief management officer for answers on why the Pentagon can't find more cuts in Fourth Estate agencies.
Cybersecurity
What Cities Can Learn From Atlanta’s Cyberattack
Atlanta’s chief information officer explains why it’s better to spend millions recovering city computer systems from a cyberattack than to pay ransom.
Emerging Tech
Army Consortium Wants Cutting-Edge Hemorrhage Detection Technology
Life-threatening blood loss has accounted for more than 33% of prehospital deaths and 50% of deaths occurring within 24 hours after a traumatic injury.
Cybersecurity