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Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Scoop News Group’s editorial brands. He oversees operations, strategy and growth of SNG’s award-winning tech publications, FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop.

After earning his journalism degree at Virginia Tech and winning the school’s Excellence in Print Journalism award, Billy received his master’s degree from New York University in magazine writing while interning at publications like Rolling Stone.

Reach him at billy.mitchell@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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Federal CIO Suzette Kent — Suzette Kent at 2018 CyberTalks. (FedScoop)

U.S. CIO teases forthcoming Federal Data Strategy

Tech

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — United States Air Force Academy Cadets in the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Operations Program conduct various mock scenarios, Tuesday March 5th, 2019, in the Air Operations Center’s “Reaper Room” using a MQ-9 flight simulator allowing one operator to control multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) which can autonomously search, find, identify, and track various targets worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

With Air Force’s Skyborg, autonomous drones could be coming soon

Defense

telecommunications network optical fiber cables communications telephone — (Getty Images)

Two more vendors authorized under $50B EIS contract

Acquisition

The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, delivers the keynote speech during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in downtown Tampa, Fla., May 23, 2018. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

Pentagon building clouds to secure smaller defense contractors

Defense

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaac Lamberth)

DOD looks to Box for mobile content management

Defense

Chris Krebs, DHS — Chris Krebs speaks Oct. 18, 2018, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

DHS preps launch of Cyber Talent Management System

Tech

Gen. Dunford — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, speaks at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Aug. 28, 2018. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando

Gen. Dunford to meet with Google on its AI work that ‘indirectly benefits’ China

Defense

Suzette Kent, White House, Federal CIO — Suzette Kent speaks Oct. 18, 2018, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (CyberScoop)

What’s next for the IT-heavy President’s Management Agenda?

Tech

Emily Murphy — Emily Murphy at the 2018 Professional Services Council Annual Conference. (PSC photo)

GSA to expand Centers of Excellence to 3 new agencies this year

Modernization