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Jerry Petersen

    View of the Earth from orbit. NASA has announced the downselection of two missions for its Earth System Explorers Program.
    February 9, 2026
    News/Space
    NASA Downselects STRIVE, EDGE Missions for Earth System Explorers Program

    NASA said Thursday that it has selected two missions for continued development under the Earth System Explorers, or ESE, program, which seeks to enable high-quality Earth system science investigations in line with recommendations

    Federal CIO Gregory Barbaccia. The Wash100 Award winner has issued a memo outlining his priorities for 2026.
    Acquisition & Procurement/Government Technology/News
    New Memo Seeks to Bolster CIO Role in Gov’t Agency Tech Acquisition
    February 9, 2026

    Federal Chief Information Officer and Wash100 Award winner Gregory Barbaccia has issued a memo to government agency CIOs outlining his priorities for 2026, Federal News Network reported Friday. Among the dozen priorities discussed in the memo — which FNN had

    DoD/News
    DARPA Competition Seeks UAS Designs With Improved Payload Lifting Capacity

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is holding a competition titled the DARPA Lift Challenge, which is offering $6.5 million in prize money for

    DoD/News
    Army Document Details Requirements for Self-Propelled Howitzer Acquisition

    The U.S. Army intends to make domestic production a requirement under a planned competition for the development of its next self-propelled howitzer, Breaking Defense

    Jayanta Bhattacharya to Lead NIH Following Senate Confirmation
    Executive Moves/Federal Civilian/News
    Jayanta Bhattacharya to Lead NIH Following Senate Confirmation

    The Senate has confirmed Jayanta Bhattacharya as the next director of the National Institutes of Health by a vote of 53 to 47. He is set to take over as head of

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 26, 2025
    NSF IT Office Chief Terry Carpenter Retires
    Executive Moves/News
    NSF IT Office Chief Terry Carpenter Retires

    National Science Foundation Chief Information Officer Terry Carpenter has retired, Nextgov/FCW reported Friday. CIO Since January 2024 Carpenter stepped down from his position at the end of February. He had headed the

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 24, 2025
    Gen. Michael Guetlein Appeals for More Space Force Resources
    DoD/News/Space
    Gen. Michael Guetlein Appeals for More Space Force Resources

    U.S. Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein appeared on March 12 before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support to discuss the challenges the military

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 13, 2025
    New GAO Report Tackles Risks & Challenges in Federal IT Acquisition Programs
    Acquisition & Procurement/DoD/News
    New GAO Report Tackles Risks & Challenges in Federal IT Acquisition Programs

    The Government Accountability Office has released a report profiling 16 ongoing IT acquisition programs deemed critical to the mission of the agencies implementing them. Need for IT Acquisition Oversight The report was

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 12, 2025
    NGA’s Frank Whitworth on Workforce Reduction, AI Deployment
    Artificial Intelligence/News
    NGA’s Frank Whitworth on Workforce Reduction, AI Deployment

    Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and a four-time Wash100 Award winner, discussed at the recent Satellite 2025 conference how the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 11, 2025
    LLNS Issues RFI for Arachne Spacecraft Development Effort
    Acquisition & Procurement/News/Space
    LLNS Issues RFI for Arachne Spacecraft Development Effort

    Lawrence Livermore National Security seeks to develop a spacecraft as part of its proposal to be a prime contractor for a mission under the NASA Astrophysics Small Satellite Explorers Program and has

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 6, 2025
    Loyal Wingman Prototypes Receive Air Force Designations
    Artificial Intelligence/DoD/News
    Loyal Wingman Prototypes Receive Air Force Designations

    The U.S. Air Force has given its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes official Mission Design Series designations. Meaning of the Designation The CCA being developed by General Atomics has been designated YFQ-42A

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    by Jerry Petersen
    March 4, 2025
    GAO Releases Draft Report on VA EHR Modernization Efforts
    Government Technology/Healthcare IT/News
    GAO Releases Draft Report on VA EHR Modernization Efforts

    Surveys carried out in 2024 show continued user dissatisfaction with the modernized electronic health record system the Department of Veterans Affairs has been working to roll out since 2020, according to a

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    by Jerry Petersen
    February 24, 2025
    New Cyber Advisory From CISA & Partners Tackles Ghost Ransomware
    Cybersecurity/DHS/News
    New Cyber Advisory From CISA & Partners Tackles Ghost Ransomware

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center have released a joint cybersecurity advisory concerning the ransomware known as Ghost. Ghost Ransomware Activity According

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    by Jerry Petersen
    February 20, 2025
    Trump Establishes Council Tasked to Ensure US Energy Dominance
    News/Policy Updates
    Trump Establishes Council Tasked to Ensure US Energy Dominance

    President Donald Trump on Feb. 14 issued an executive order calling for the establishment of the National Energy Dominance Council. Purpose of the Council To be led by the secretary of the

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    by Jerry Petersen
    February 19, 2025
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