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As the Pentagon rethinks CMMC, cybersecurity isn’t pausing

"This is not the death knell of CMMC. In no way, shape or form does this class deviation say CMMC is dead," Stephanie Kostro said.

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FILE - Members of the California National Guard listne during a news conference near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry along the border with Mexico, Dec. 5, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

The Coast Guard is building new ways to turn operational data into usable information

"In the age of AI and the age of ubiquitous connection, everybody wants the answer right now, right? It has to be the right answer," said Cmdr. Jonathan White.

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In this March 2, 2017 photo, an unidentified U.S. Coast Guardsman communicates with the pilot of a helicopter during take-off and landing exercises on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton in the eastern Pacific Ocean. For its drug interdiction operations, the Coast Guard is bringing more intelligence and technology to bear. Deep within the Stratton, specialists crunch data from radar, infrared video,helicopter sorties as well as other available sources. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

How sharper tech focus is transforming DoD’s business dynamic

"Our construct is to deter major conflict by having a disparity of technological capability," Mike Dodd said.

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FILE - A Chinese microchip is seen through a microscope set up at the booth for the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project which is driving China's semiconductor ambitions during the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, China, on May 17, 2018. Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China's leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence and other industries. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

What did government learn from 9/11, and how is it keeping those lessons alive?

"We're unfortunately less safe today than we were pre-9/11, so on September 10th, because of not the technology issues, but the people issues," said Max Stier.

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A New Jersey police officer holds an American Flag before the start of the ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

The best way to honor service is through service of your own

"That allows them to ... honor those men and women who answered the call not only on that fateful day 25 years ago, but in service," said Stephen Holley.

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A flower is visible on one of the benches at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial outside the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, on the morning of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

An organization can have seemingly everything covered, and still miss the whole risk picture

"Based on these leading practices ... they should consolidate these programs and focus on all types of information, leverage expertise," said Joe Hackett.

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FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Washington is making decisions now that could reshape competition and investment across government

"We knew a size standard evaluation was coming, but it appears from everything we've gathered that the Hill did not get a lot notice," said Jim Carroll.

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The Capitol is seen under early morning skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Senate approved legislation to temporarily fund the government late last night, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. The House is expected to vote before Friday's deadline, when funding for a portion of the government expires. Without resolution, more than 800,000 federal workers would face furloughs or be forced to work without pay, disrupting government operations days before Christmas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements produced unexpected results

"The exclusion bar can be for the rest of your lifetime or for several years, but it effectively halts your ability to participate," said Alice Harris.

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 announced new vaccine requirements for workers at companies with more than 100 employees as well as workers at health care facilities that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients.. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Turning 65 doesn’t make the choice between Medicare and FEHB any less confusing

"That's where people get tripped up because no one wants to change their health plan. But sometimes that's a good time to take a look," said Tammy Flanagan.

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FILE - A shadow is seen across a Medicare card on June 10, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Majorities of Americans favor forgiving all or some of an individual's medical debt if the person is facing hardships, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

What lawmakers decide not to tackle can matter just as much as what they do

"There is going to be a huge legislative pileup when we get to that December 11th date and they start to get into that lame duck session," said Mitchell Miller.

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The west front of the U.S. Capitol with the Supreme court on the left and the Library of Congress on the right, is seen from the top of the Washington Monument , Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Can the tech to defend military bases from drones keep up with the evolving threat?

"What we are seeing now is more of a machine to machine capability that really transcends the human's ability to act quickly enough," Bill Ostrowski.

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In this Jan. 27, 2021, handout image released by the U.S. Air Force, a soldier with the U.S. Air Force's 378th Air Expeditionary Wing trains members of the Royal Saudi Air Force Police Wing how to use equipment to counter drone attacks at at Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire, the kingdom's state television reported, an attack that threatens to escalate Yemen's grinding war. Authorities initially suspected the attack was carried out by a drone. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Leala Marquez, via AP)
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