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Chris Pashley Named CISO at Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
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Chris Pashley Named CISO at Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

Chris Pashley, formerly deputy chief information security officer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has been appointed CISO at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, according to his LinkedIn post.

Pashley will help ARPA-H develop and launch an agency-wide initiative to implement cybersecurity measures.

In his prior role, Pashley supported efforts to strengthen CISA’s internal cybersecurity program by collaborating with the agency’s CISO and chief information officer.

Before joining CISA, Pashley was the lead of the cyber threat intelligence team within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s security operations division.

He moved to the government sector in 2017 after serving as an associate at Booz Allen Hamilton for nearly seven years.

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New Memo Offers Guidance on Registering Metadata in Army Data Catalog
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New Memo Offers Guidance on Registering Metadata in Army Data Catalog

The Department of the Army has issued a memorandum providing guidance on registering metadata in the Army Data Catalog, or ADC.

Leonel Garciga, chief information officer of the Army and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, signed the memo on June 11.

The ADC serves as the Army’s centralized metadata registry for all authoritative data of the service branch and is designed to publish and store metadata to meet the branch’s data-sharing needs.

The memo requires all functional data managers — a.k.a. FDMs — to register and maintain all identified authoritative system and data asset metadata in the ADC, except for those granted exemption by mission area data officers or data stewards.

According to the document, FDMs and data stewards must carry out their responsibilities to identify, approve and register authoritative data sets and data products for their domains through the ADC to ensure that those assets are discoverable across the Army enterprise.

The guidance states that an FDM is responsible for determining whether a data set meets a documentation standard to achieve the data steward-approved guidelines for quality and for initiating designation using the Data Product Designation workflow in the ADC.

According to the memo, system owners should register their data dictionaries in the ADC.

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Technology Modernization Fund Unveils Investments in DOE, FEC, Bureau of Indian Education; Clare Martorana Quoted
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Technology Modernization Fund Unveils Investments in DOE, FEC, Bureau of Indian Education; Clare Martorana Quoted

The Technology Modernization Fund has announced investments in the Department of Energy, Federal Election Commission and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education, or BIE, to help the agencies advance digital transformation efforts and improve public services.

The General Services Administration said Tuesday DOE will use $17 million in TMF funding to implement a software-as-a-service platform as part of a push to modernize its human resources information technology systems to better support HR practitioners, system administrators, contractors and general employees.

FEC will receive a TMF investment of $8.8 million to update its campaign finance reporting software, FECFile Online, to improve security and data quality and enable candidates and political committees to meet their finance disclosure requirements.

The Bureau of Indian Education within DOI will secure $5.86 million in TMF funding to modernize the websites of BIE-funded schools to facilitate the delivery of education services to students in tribal communities and improve the dissemination of information about school resources and activities.

The TMF investment will also help the bureau field an expanded website hosting environment to support content development and website maintenance and improve security as part of efforts to promote engagement and address educational disparities.

“These investments demonstrate a commitment to using technology as a force for positive change – increasing government transparency, improving access to human resources data, and creating more equitable opportunities for underserved communities,” said Clare Martorana, chair of the TMF Board, federal chief information officer and a previous Wash100 awardee.

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LinQuest Company Recognized With 2024 DCSA James S. Cogswell Award
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LinQuest Company Recognized With 2024 DCSA James S. Cogswell Award

LinQuest‘s Camo LLC business received the 2024 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency James S. Cogswell Award at a June 12 ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee.

In honor of the late James S. Cogswell, the award celebrates public-private sector collaboration. It also emphasizes the efforts needed to support the federal government’s most sensitive information, the national security technology company said Tuesday.

LinQuest Executive Vice President and Chief Security Officer Ron Gembarosky said the company is honored to obtain such a prestigious award.

“This award speaks to our identity as a company. Integrity is at the heart of our values when executing our missions – always,” Gembarosky said.

Among the 12,000 cleared contractors in the National Industry Security Program, only 14 were selected for the award.

Cogswell was the first chief of industrial security for the Department of Defense. He was an advocate for the necessity of industry-government partnerships in protecting confidential information.

Camo supports the USAF and USSOCOM customers at sites throughout the United States. The company’s multi-service, multi-domain operational analysts, modeling, simulation and analysis developers and flight testers are responsible for evaluating technologies for the joint warfighter.

New CBO Report Projects $1.9T Budget Deficit for Fiscal Year 2024
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New CBO Report Projects $1.9T Budget Deficit for Fiscal Year 2024

The U.S. government is expected to generate $4.89 trillion in revenues for fiscal year 2024, according to the latest projection by the Congressional Budget Office.

The CBO on Tuesday issued an update to its budget and economic outlook for the 10-year period beginning FY 2024, in which the agency also projected government revenues rising to $7.459 trillion by 2034.

Outlays, however, are expected to outpace revenues. For 2024, outlays are projected to reach $6.88 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $1.99 trillion. By 2034, outlays are projected to reach $10.305 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $2.846 trillion.

The 2024 deficit will account for 7 percent of gross domestic product while the 2034 deficit will account for 6.9 percent of GDP.

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CDAO Solicits Proposals for Commercial Counter-UAS Sensors
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CDAO Solicits Proposals for Commercial Counter-UAS Sensors

The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, has released a commercial solutions opening seeking sensor technologies designed to enhance the detection of one-way attack drones.

CDAO said the solicitation is part of U.S. Central Command’s Desert Guardian initiative and calls for sensors that can integrate into a third-party interface for visual display and data analysis.

CENTCOM is looking for sensors that can improve the visibility of one-way unmanned aerial systems, or OWUAS, flying closer than 7 km or further than 25 km to the locations of U.S. and allied forces and OWUAS flying at low altitudes.

The sensors must also enhance the detection of Group 2 and 3 drones that fly at a minimum of less than 250 kts.

CDAO expects the initiative to enhance the Department of Defense’s ability to better identify and defeat hostile drones using heterogeneous sensors integrated into a common interface.

The CSO is open until July 16.

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Space Force Chief Tech & Innovation Officer Lisa Costa Retires
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Space Force Chief Tech & Innovation Officer Lisa Costa Retires

Lisa Costa has retired from government service after serving as the U.S. Space Force’s first chief technology and innovation officer for nearly three years.

Col. Nathan Iven, most recently deputy to Costa, will serve as acting CTIO.

“From helping define the role of Special Operations in the War on Terror to shaping homeland defense and bringing irregular warfare to space, my career has been marked by pivotal roles and groundbreaking initiatives. Leading innovation and operationalizing AI, cyber operations, and space has been truly rewarding,” Costa, a previous Wash100 awardee, said in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

In August 2021, she assumed the chief technology and innovation officer role at the Space Force, where she led the development of policy and strategy to advance research and development and science and technology, meet the service branch’s information technology needs, manage data and push digital transformation efforts.

Costa previously served as director of communications systems and chief information officer at U.S. Special Operations Command.

Her industry career included time as senior director of innovation and technology at Engility, vice president of intelligence and chief scientist at PlanetRisk and director of countering weapons of mass destruction and violent extremism at Mitre.

“While retiring from government service, I eagerly look forward to the next chapter where I can bring my expertise to new challenges and opportunities,” Costa said in her post on the professional networking platform.

Navy, Marine Corps Chiefs Sign Agreement to Maintain Amphibious Ship Readiness
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Navy, Marine Corps Chiefs Sign Agreement to Maintain Amphibious Ship Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti have signed a memorandum of understanding defining new guidance for ensuring amphibious ship readiness.

The Navy said Monday that the signing of the MOU on Amphibious Warfare Ship Terms of Reference follows a separate letter from the chiefs ordering their three-star officers to focus on amphibious ship readiness and the training and certification requirements of amphibious ready groups, or ARGs.

The goal of the partnership is to ensure uniformity in amphibious force planning, assessment and execution between the Navy and Marine Corps.

“This MOU ensures consistency and uniformity in how each service talks about amphibious force readiness so we can better plan and execute naval operations. Ultimately, this creates a stronger Navy/Marine Corps team for all our Marines, Sailors, and the American people,” Smith said.

According to Franchetti, the partnership will ensure that the ARGs and marine expeditionary units remain “the centerpiece of our naval expeditionary warfare presence, forcible entry, and sea basing capabilities.”

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CISA, EAC Publish ‘Enhancing Election Security Through Public Communications’ Guide
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CISA, EAC Publish ‘Enhancing Election Security Through Public Communications’ Guide

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Election Assistance Commission, or EAC, released a guide to help state, local, tribal, and territorial election officials mitigate risk to election infrastructure and operations.

The Enhancing Election Security Through Public Communications guide provides officials with framework and practical tools for their development of a year-round communications plan and its execution, CISA said Monday.

CISA and EAC look to help election officials accurately communicate information about election security and administration, taking into account their frequent engagement with the media and the public to tackle various election-related topics.

“The ability for election officials to be transparent about the elections process and communicate quickly and effectively with the American people is crucial for building and maintaining their trust in the security and integrity of our elections process,” said CISA Senior Adviser Cait Conley. “This guide is about providing election officials with resources and tools that help them do that as they work tirelessly to meet the unique needs of their state and local jurisdictions.”

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Paula Osborn Appointed Deputy CDAIO at State Department’s Center for Analytics
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Paula Osborn Appointed Deputy CDAIO at State Department’s Center for Analytics

Paula Osborn, formerly chief data officer of the State Department’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs, has been appointed deputy chief data and artificial intelligence officer at the department’s Center for Analytics, or CfA.

Osborn’s appointment marks her return to CfA, having previously served as senior data scientist at the data-focused center, CfA said in a LinkedIn post.

She joined the State Department in 2016 and has been assigned as a political officer focused on human rights at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, a monitoring and data specialist at the U.S. Embassy Mexico City and a foreign affairs officer within the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.

Osborn was an elections monitor for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Siberia.

CfA is the State Department’s enterprise data management and analytics center that provides data-informed insights to the State Department’s over 75,000 employees.

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