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Lisbeth Perez

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Lisbeth Perez is a MeriTalk Senior Technology Reporter covering the intersection of government and technology.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday announced the creation of a task force overseeing the military’s first one-way attack drone squadron based in the Middle East. […]

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) began Phase II of its OASIS+ contract program, expanding the governmentwide vehicle to 13 service domains and keeping solicitations continuously open. […]

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Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), returned to the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing, this time making clear that the Moon – not Mars – is NASA’s immediate priority. […]

The Pentagon outlined a two-year plan to buy hundreds of thousands of small commercial drones as part of its new Drone Dominance Program. […]

Pentagon Military Defense DoD

The Pentagon recently published new guidance explaining how organizations should apply zero trust principles to operational technology (OT) systems, a document that has been in development since last year. […]

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More than 180 experts from the Pentagon and federal agencies met last week to begin a three-year effort to develop counter-small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities aimed at protecting U.S. forces and the homeland. […]

Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) published a draft request for proposals (RFP) and performance work statement for its Communications Capacity Services (CCS) III contract, an effort aimed at modernizing the agency’s communications infrastructure.  […]

Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA

The Pentagon has awarded a $1.4 billion task order to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to support the development of technologies under the Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) program. […]

Lisbeth Perez
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