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Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of Defense, has been recognized for her leadership and drive for innovation and been named to the annual list of Wash100 Award recipients for the first time in her federal career. Hicks has received her 2021 Wash100 Award for her data prioritization efforts and policy advancements, which will ready the federal defense sector for the future of warfare.

Tara Murphy Dougherty and Billy Fabian of Govini wrote in a commentary published Wednesday on Defense News that the Department of Defense should learn and adapt to address vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in its enterprise to “inoculate itself against systemic collapse before the next crisis.”

George Franz and Ian Fogarty of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a guest piece published Friday on Breaking Defense that the Department of Defense should combine Agile software development with product management to speed up the development of weapons systems and help maintain U.S. edge in innovation and the country's global preeminence. “Done correctly, Agile Product Management achieves the speed and responsiveness to evolving needs provided by agile software development, while also helping to handle the complexities associated with suppliers/providers, large and complex integrations, and a wide ecosystem of stakeholders typically seen in mission critical defense and intelligence systems,“ Franz, a retired U.S. Army major general, and Fogarty wrote.

Ben Kassel and Bruce Kaplan of LMI wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on C4ISRNET that the Department of Defense should pursue the implementation of its digital engineering strategy by advancing the availability of model-based technical data in policy.

Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a four-time Wash100 Award winner, issued a memo in mid-December formalizing the creation of a program that would provide participating defense contractors more access to special access programs or classified initiatives, the Air Force Magazine reported Monday.

FLIR Systems and STS International have helped the Department of Defense implement a thermal imaging camera-equipped system to screen people entering the Pentagon Visitors Center for elevated skin temperature as part of COVID-19 prevention measures.

The Pentagon announced an extension of its ban on most military and domestic travel, including permanent change of station moves from May 11 to June 30 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the nation, the Pentagon reported on Saturday. The order will take effect on April 20.

Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said in a statement published Friday on NDIA the Department of Defense has not yet finalized the requirements for accrediting third-party assessment organizations under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.

Department of Defense acquisition officials are close to finalizing a memorandum of understanding with the accreditation body for DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program to define the responsibilities and roles of CMMC auditors, Inside Defense reported Wednesday. The Potomac Officers Club will host its CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2. Click here to register for the event.

The Department of Defense introduced the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in late January and Maurice Uenuma, vice president of federal at Tripwire, said CMMC is a key step to securing DoD's supply chain, Signal Magazine reported Sunday. The Potomac Officers Club will host its CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2. Click here to register for the event.

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the U.S. Army's overall strategy and modernization efforts to implement emerging technologies for the service branch.

Lockheed Martin will design, build and test prototype systems for a combined arms squad under a two-year, $22.4M contract from the U.S. Army.

York Space Systems has unveiled an office in Arlington, Va., as part of efforts to showcase real-time mission operation services for government and military customers. The company said Thursday it will offer satellite mission planning, in-orbit mission tasking, national and systems business development services through the new facility.

J.F. Taylor has received a five-year, $83.5M contract to perform project management, engineering and technical support efforts to support the U.S. Navy's developmental test and evaluation efforts.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a five-year, $35M firm-fixed-price contract to deliver spare parts for a subscale aerial target unit used by the U.S. Air Force.