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.

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Leidos, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

DISA awards $11B Defense Enclave Services contract to Leidos

Defense

(Getty Images)

Pentagon planning innovation hubs to boost microelectronics development

Defense

Pentagon, Department of Defense, DOD, federal IT, cybersecurity, Washington, D.C. — The Air Force Memorial and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (REUTERS / Joshua Roberts)

Defense R&D contractors inadequate in protecting sensitive data, IG says

Defense

(Terry Johnston / Flickr)

Gov Actually

Gov Actually Ep. 54 — Touching on public trust again

A Modular Fuel System vehicle leaves the Fisher ship after soldiers offloaded cargo during the Joint Readiness Exercise 20, at the Port of Port Arthur, Texas, Sept. 26, 2020. (Photo by Michelle Gigante)

Transportation Command migrating applications to Air Force’s Cloud One

Modernization

Maj. Gen. Matt Easley spoke to Association of the United States Army annual meeting attendees during the October 13, 2021 Army Advanced Technologies (Cloud and Data) Warriors Corner event at Washington, D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (DoD photo)

Army CISO Easley departs for role at the Pentagon

Defense

John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, participates in a virtual panel April 2021. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Space is a ‘critical part’ of DOD’s move to zero trust, CIO says

Cyber

U.S. Army human resources and medical specialists and officers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, participate in Warfighter 22-1 in the reserve command post on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull)

After calls to ‘fix our computers,’ military CIOs pledge to get it right

Modernization

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA eyes wider service impact in response to CX executive order

Modernization