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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Let’s Talk About IT Ep. 6 — Continuous monitoring for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

FedScoop Radio

The Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp office building is seen in McLean, Virginia, U.S. June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

DISA to re-up contract with Booz Allen to support DEOS transition

Defense

U.S. Navy Information Systems Technicians assigned the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) provision more than 1,500 computer workstations for integration into their shipboard Consolidated Afloat Ships Network Enterprise Services (CANES) system in Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Network Integration and Engineering Facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released).

HP wins $1.4B first piece of Navy hardware NGEN-R contract

Acquisition

Bill Marion, Air Force — Bill Marion speaks at the 2019 Nutanix Cloud Smart Talks summit. (FedScoop)

For Air Force, tech modernization and multi-domain operations are ‘basically the same,’ deputy CIO says

Tech

Navy Undersecretary Thomas B. Modly — Undersecretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly tours enlisted living quarters with Capt. Charles J. DeGilio, Camp Lemonnier’s commanding officer during a base visit. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joe Rullo)

Navy begins buildout of new CIO office naming CDO, CTO, deputies

Tech

Pentagon; Arlington, Virginia — The Pentagon with Arlington, Virginia, as a backdrop. (Getty Images)

GSA to take ‘corrective actions’ on DEOS after protest

Defense

Aerial view of the United States Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway and the Air Force Memorial and Arlington Cemetery nearby. — (Getty Images)

Pentagon testing waters for accreditor of contractor cybersecurity assessments

Defense

Army Futures Command — Gen. John M. Murray, Army Futures Command commanding general, and Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, update reporters at the Pentagon on Army modernization efforts and Army Futures Command, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Army / John G. Martinez)

Army Futures Command wants help growing commercial cloud data environment

Defense

Intelligent Waves’ Jared Shepard described government transformation progress

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