Nathan Strout
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San Antonio, TX, United States
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Army Futures Command learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
At the GEOINT Symposium in Denver, Army officials say the conflict in Ukraine validates their approach to modernization and training. → Read More
Intelligence agency takes over Project Maven, the Pentagon’s signature AI scheme
Project Maven is the Department of Defense’s most visible artificial intelligence tool, designed to process imagery and full-motion video from drones and automatically detect potential targets. → Read More
How one US intelligence agency is supporting Ukraine
“We’ve been able to be a key part of the how the West has helped Ukraine prevent Russia from overrunning Kiev," says NGA Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp. → Read More
Is Easter a federal holiday?
Traditionally, the president observes the date with an annual Easter egg roll for children on the White House lawn. → Read More
Navy dramatically increases funding for secretive Project Overmatch
The Navy is seeking $195 million for the effort in fiscal year 2023, a 63% increase over the $73 million the service received for the effort in fiscal 2022. → Read More
US Air Force establishes new information warfare detachment
Dubbed Detachment 1, the new group is a hybrid wing-level organization designed to connect airmen from multiple locations as they accelerate readiness. → Read More
OPM announces new chair of federal pay rate committee
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) advises the OPM director on pay rates for trade, craft and laboring federal employees via the Federal Wage System, ensuring those rates are aligned with prevailing wages at the local level. → Read More
BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million
In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually. → Read More
Is Project Blackjack still relevant?
Project Blackjack was intended to demonstrate the value of a proliferated satellite constellation made up of dozens of satellites in low Earth orbit, but the Pentagon has since bought into the concept and begun investing in an operational alternative. → Read More
Federal and military users can now track potential terrorist activities with an app
Need a “onestop shop for counterterroism analysis”? There's an app for that, and it's called aCTknowledge. → Read More
New White House report promotes collective bargaining for federal employees
The Office of Personnel Management has taken several actions over the last year that it claims have helped reset labor-management relations in the executive branch. → Read More
NRO launches first secretive satellite of 2022
The launch marks the first time a booster was recovered in an NRO launch for reuse. → Read More
Pentagon names acting chief digital and AI officer as it moves toward full capability
DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman will serve as the acting chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO), a newly created office designed to oversee the Defense Digital Service, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, and the CIO he was already leading. → Read More
OPM enables special hiring authorities to support infrastructure law
In a Feb. 1 memo, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja told federal agencies they can use excepted service Schedule A appointments to fill positions for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. → Read More
AT&T sees progress in Navy’s 5G smart warehouse experiment
The smart warehouse project is part of a $600 million investment by the Pentagon in testing and experimenting with 5G networks at military installations. → Read More
Here’s how intelligence agencies can search foreign documents without learning the language
The new machine learning system developed by Raytheon BBN Technologies in partnership with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity allows English-speaking users to search foreign documents and speech without knowing the language. → Read More
Office of Personnel Management directs $15 minimum wage for federal workers
Of the 67,000 affected employees, 56,000 work within the Department of Defense. → Read More
National Reconnaissance Office awards five contracts for commercial satellite radar capabilities
Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, uses radar to produce images. Unlike traditional electro-optical imagery, SAR is unaffected by cloud cover, darkness or inclement weather, making it useful for a number of intelligence missions. → Read More
White House kicks off webinar series highlighting Federal Sustainability Plan
The initiative comes a month after President Joe Biden issued his Federal Sustainability Plan, an executive order that outlines Biden’s plans to use federal infrastructure to tackle climate change. → Read More
Agencies and workers can now donate time off to federal employees affected by 2021 tornadoes or Colorado wildfires
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized the use of the emergency leave transfer program for federal employees in affected areas. → Read More