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Federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider will step down from his position by the end of this month after a nearly 27-year government career and move to Washington, D.C.-based law firm Venable as senior director of cybersecurity services, Federal News Network reported Tuesday.

The White House plans to complete this week regulations that would ban U.S. government agencies from procuring goods and services from contractors that use telecommunications equipment and other products from five China-based companies, Reuters reported Thursday.

The CEOs of eight defense contractors wrote separate letters to the White House and the Department of Defense saying that the money sourced from DoD’s budget to help companies retain highly skilled employees during the COVID-19 pandemic should be replaced with new funds to prevent military modernization programs from being jeopardized, Reuters reported Thursday.

Robert Shea, principal of the strategy practice within Grant Thornton’s public sector arm, has been promoted to national managing principal for public policy in a move that would take effect on Aug. 1.

Suzette Kent, federal chief information officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, will leave her current post in July, The Hill reported Thursday.

David Radzanowski, a former chief financial officer of NASA, has succeeded Ellen Beatty as CFO of The Aerospace Corp.

The federal business of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has received a potential four-year, $328.6M task order for DevSecOps support services to the Department of Veterans Affairs' Loan Guaranty Service program, according to an award notice posted Tuesday.

President Donald Trump intends to name Karen Evans, a federal information technology executive, as the new chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal News Network reported Thursday.

The Department of Defense’s office of the chief management officer has released a five-phased plan to provide guidance to commanders and supervisors as they prepare military personnel, government civilian employees and contractors to return to normal operations while ensuring their safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The White House has asked Congress for $45.8B in additional funding for fiscal year 2020 and authorities to facilitate ongoing coronavirus preparedness and response efforts. Russ Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote in a Wednesday letter to Congress that the Trump administration wants to amend its FY 2021 requested budget to increase the funding of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to $8.3B.