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The new "CISA Learning" system will offer the same training to both internal staff and tens of thousands of external users. Read more by Justin Doubleday https://lnkd.in/estc3EUh #cisa #cybersecurity

The background investigations inventory at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has been growing for more than a year. Now officials are trying to address bottlenecks in the process. Read more by Justin Doubleday https://lnkd.in/gdyEgwsC #dcsa #defense

The Department of Veterans Affairs is transitioning to a software factory model, following in the steps of agencies like the Defense Department, to advance secure software development and deployment. We talked with Chris Saunders, Public Sector Solutions Engineering Director at Wiz on how continuous monitoring and cloud security advancements are transforming cybersecurity strategies across federal agencies. Watch the full discussion in "Cybersecurity in the cloud: Visibility, monitoring and compliance", sponsored by Wiz | https://bit.ly/3Z2Xcad Insight by Wiz

Matthew .O. Enekwe, CMA, MBA readily acknowledges that he’s still on the path to becoming a federal contractor and helping government agencies improve their financial management. But the president and CEO of?Crystal Star Associates, an accounting and financial consultancy in Ellicott City, Maryland, has learned since starting his business in 2011 — while also in graduate school — that to grow requires never standing still. And, in essence, it’s about doing double-duty. Read about, watch, or listen to Enekwe's full conversation with Rich Brady, CEO of the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM), for The Business of Defense, an SDFM podcast in partnership with Federal News Network.?- https://bit.ly/40Zs9xl

Over a week into this year’s?Open Season, some enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits program are struggling to review and make changes to their health care options for plan year 2025. Read this story by Drew Friedman. #PostalService

When the Navy needs basic parts like bolts, it turns to the Defense Logistics Agency like the rest of the Defense Department. But when it needs a part with no application outside of the Navy — like a system that goes inside a submarine — that’s where Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) comes in. With eight fleet logistics centers (FLCs) around the globe that manage roughly 430,000 items worth about $45 billion total, it’s constantly looking to improve its tracking systems so it doesn’t lose anything. That’s why it’s currently piloting a new kind of RFID technology. Explore the latest trends and strategies shaping the future of public sector logistics in the series, The Modernized Warehouse, sponsored by Zebra Technologies.

Although many people may have only begun to learn about artificial intelligence and its applications relatively recently, Leidos has been working on AI solutions for the federal government for decades. The company was part of the?first Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Grand Challenge?in 2004, a seminal event involving the development of self-driving vehicles. Ron Keesing, chief AI officer for?Leidos, also noted that in the 2010s, the company built the first generation of autonomous vessels for the US Navy. Read or watch the full interview to learn more - https://bit.ly/4g1YN5P Sponsored by Leidos

When corruption comes to light, it's often the U.S. Department of Justice that takes the lead. Jacklyn DeMar leads a nonprofit that works anti-fraud at the front end by supporting whistleblowers and is the president and CEO of The Anti-Fraud Coalition. She joined the Federal Drive with Thomas Temin to discuss. #Whistleblowers #TheFederalDriveWithTomTemin

The U.S. Department of Transportation bid farewell to Anne Aylward, who was the first woman to direct the department's Volpe Center. She's among the new inductees to the National Academy of Public Administration. Aylward joined the Federal Drive with Thomas Temin to discuss. #TransportationDepartment #TheFederalDriveWithTomTemin

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is revising its $12 billion supplemental funding request to Congress, meant to cover an estimated shortfall in its health care budget for the rest of the fiscal year. Read this story by Jory Heckman. #VA