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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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Defense Digital Service leads acquisition of modern security clearance prototype

Defense

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are greeted by U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan as they arrive at the Pentagon, Jan 17, 2019. (DoD photo by Tech Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

White House looks to fund DOD’s Joint AI Center

Defense

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What to watch for in the 2020 budget

Tech

The Defense Information Systems Agency building complex at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 2, 2013. (DoD photo by Thomas L. Burton/Released)

DISA transfers background check IT work to Defense Security Service

Defense

DOD supercomputer — Members assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Department of Defense leadership cut the ribbon for a new DoD super computer capability located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Feb. 26, 2019. This was the first-ever shared classified DoD high performance computing capability. (Air Force photo)

DOD gets first shared supercomputers for classified research

Defense

Air Force Cyber — Airmen with the 68th Network Warfare Squadron monitor Air Force communications to analyze disclosures of critical information and perform data loss prevention at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

GSA, Air Force open bidding for $5.5B 2nd Generation IT contract

Acquisition

John Windom — John Windom testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee March 6, 2019. (Youtube)

VA holding back speed of EHR development to benefit veterans, leaders say

Tech

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IRS warns against new phishing scams for 2019 tax season

Cyber

Bruce Crawford — Lt. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford, chief information officer, G-6, speaks at the AFCEA Army Signal Conference in Springfield, Va., March 6, 2018. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Mr. David Vergun )

Army CIO Crawford plots course to Enterprise-IT-as-a-Service, cloud expansion

Defense