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Dave Spirk, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has been named chief data officer of the Department of Defense.
Read More »Dave Spirk Appointed DoD Chief Data Officer; Dana Deasy Quoted
Intelligence Community Adopts Tech, Telework to Meet Mission Requirements During Pandemic
The U.S. intelligence community has initiated changes to its work operations to ensure continuity, meet mission needs and safeguard the health of its workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic, Government Executive reported Thursday.
Read More »ODNI Reorganizes Counterterrorism Hub Operations
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has launched an effort to reform organizational operations at the National Counterterrorism Center in line with recommendations from intelligence community officers. Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell announced the reorganization last week in a move to drive efficiency, address duplicative functions and facilitate NCTC’s integration across the IC enterprise, ODNI said Friday.
Read More »Civilian Intell Vet Neil Wiley Named ODNI Principal Executive; Richard Grenell Quoted
Neil Wiley, former chairman of the National Intelligence Council, has been appointed principal executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence where he will also serve as acting principal deputy DNI.
Read More »Acting DNI Richard Grenell Announces Formation of Intell Community Cyber Executive Post
Richard Grenell, acting director of national intelligence, has announced the establishment of an intelligence community cyber executive as part of organizational changes within the Office of the DNI.
Read More »Daniel Payne Named ManTech SVP, Chief Security Officer; Kevin Phillips Quoted
Daniel Payne, a more than three-decade federal government official, has joined ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) as senior vice president and chief security officer.
Read More »Tech Firms, Federal Officials Meet to Discuss Ways to Ensure 2020 Election Security
Representatives from several technology companies held a meeting Wednesday with government officials at Facebook’s (Nasdaq: FB) Menlo Park, Calif.-based headquarters to discuss how to facilitate information sharing and detect threats in order to protect the 2020 U.S. elections from potential foreign interference, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
Read More »Shelby Pierson Named Intelligence Community Election Threats Executive; Dan Coats Quoted
Shelby Pierson, a more than two-decade intelligence community veteran, has been appointed by Director of National Intelligence and a 2019 Wash100 winner Dan Coats to the newly created role of IC election threats executive.
Read More »Peraton Names Robert Cardillo, Former NGA Director, to its Advisory Board; Stu Shea Quoted
Robert Cardillo, former National-Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) director and four-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined Peraton’s advisory board, Peraton announced on Wednesday. Peraton’s Advisory Board provides advice and counsel to the company on its strategic direction. Cardillo served as the sixth director of the NGA in 2014 and led the agency …
Read More »La’Naia Jones, Deputy CIO of ODNI, Announced as Keynote Speaker for Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Cybersecurity Summit
La’Naia Jones, deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, will be featured as the keynote speaker during the Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Cybersecurity Summit on May 8th. You can register for the event right here. At the event GovCon leaders from the public and …
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