Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell is Vice President of Community and Content and Editor in Chief of FedScoop and DefenseScoop.

He leads an award-winning team of reporters in providing breaking news and analysis on the ways technology is transforming the operations and services of the federal government and U.S. military.

Prior to joining Scoop News Group in early 2014, Mitchell embedded himself in Washington, D.C.'s tech startup scene for a year as a tech reporter at InTheCapital, now known as DC Inno.

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

Tech

Navy looks to onboard 472,000 users to new virtual environment by end of September

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The new platform is called Flank Speed, and is part of the larger DOD365 cloud environment.

Culture

Those who are ‘data fluent’ will be future leaders of DOD, deputy CDO says

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"Those who are fluent in using data will be the future leaders in our organization," said Clark Cully, DOD's deputy chief data officer.

Tech

More than two-thirds of federal employees teleworked during pandemic’s peak

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Also: Despite the potential for disruptions, engagement across the government was up from 68% in 2019 to 72% last year.

Tech

DOD grapples with the future of its cyber workforce

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"I think the divide between the need is growing compared to what we’re able to fulfill. I’m not sure we’re closing the gap, and time is ticking for us to do so," Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, CIO of the Joint Staff, said during a hearing.

Tech

DDS 2.0: The Pentagon digital team’s journey from startup to full-fledged firefighter

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The DDS of today is not the one it was when it started in 2015. Its current leaders explore the evolution of the team in recent years.

Culture

Vilsack looks to return USDA to more-liberal telework policy

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Tom Vilsack said he's moving USDA back to a telework policy of allowing up to four days of remote work a week, which he rolled out in 2014 during his prior tenure.

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