Marc Salit has been tapped to spearhead the development and expansion of MITRE’s synthetic biology work as a MITRE Fellow. As part of his appointment, Salit will lead MITRE’s new Open BioFoundry which
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Karen Mumford, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) small business programs office, took on a new role as head of contracting activity at DIA, according to her LinkedIn account. In
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Virgin Orbit Holdings, a planned business combination between Virgin Orbit and NextGen Acquisition Corp. II, has announced the nominees for its board of directors, which will be convened upon the closing of the
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Erin Hayes, who most recently oversaw the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity authority program, has been named director of DHS Cyber Talent Management System (CTMS) operations. She will oversee a federal personnel
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President Biden plans to nominate Shalanda Young, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, to become the permanent leader of the agency. Young has been performing the responsibilities of OMB
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Former Intel executive Rick Herrmann has been named vice president of education for Microsoft’s Industry Solution Group. “I am thrilled to join a diverse and superb team of global professionals deeply committed to education
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has announced new appointments to an artificial intelligence strategy group within the Office of Policy Planning that will advise the agency on emerging technology issues. Olivier
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Jerome Powell, who chairs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, has received President Biden’s nomination for a second term. Powell and the board executed efforts to mitigate the COVID-19
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The Senate has confirmed Charles Sams, an experienced state and tribal government leader, to lead the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, CNN reported Friday. Sams will succeed Jonathan Jarvis, who
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Jerry Short, acting deputy commander of Naval Air Systems Command, said the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps will continue to spearhead modernization to maintain a technological advantage over peers. Short and
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