The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking research proposals to help build an end-to-end system to plan and manage Pentagon cyber missions.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Jordana Mishory was managing editor of Inside the Pentagon until May 2017, where she covered the Pentagon's science and technology programs, audit-readiness efforts, and acquisition reform. Jordana previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Business Review in South Florida, where her articles led to the institution of more diversity training for judges and underscored the fact that a program designed to represent poor people wasn't working. Jordana's work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, The Florida Bar and the Florida Press Club.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking research proposals to help build an end-to-end system to plan and manage Pentagon cyber missions.
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