
The Official Newsletter of The National Defense Transportation Association
June 30, 2023
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Fall Meeting to Welcome Keynote Dominic Venturo of U.S. Bancorp
The 11th annual NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting will be held October 31 – November 3, 2023, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando, FL. The event will host several keynote speakers from government, military, and industry partners who will share their professional experiences, ideas, solutions, and impacts related to Advancing Power Projection with Allies and Partners. […READ MORE…]
Passenger Travel Cybersecurity Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected the travel industry, but recovery continues to improve. “At the end of last year, we saw we’re about 71% recovery of US Government bookings—which is ahead of corporate travel. Corporate travel is only about 59% [recovered]. But, what’s really leading the way is our personal travel,” said GovTravels Keynote Mr. Scott Moser, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Sabre Corporation. […READ MORE…]
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NDTA Job Board Adds Value for Corporate and Individual Members
This past February NDTA added a new benefit for members in the form of a job board. Association members received exclusive access to the board which features job postings from Chairman’s Circle Corporate Members. The Jobs Board provides NDTA members the chance to find relevant career resources and opportunities. The Jobs Board also allows NDTA to help address our National Labor challenges by linking NDTA members who need jobs with Industries that are hiring. […READ MORE…]

Article and photo by Bill Mesta, Military Sealift Command
A team of contracted civilian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) specialists from Texas-based Skyways teamed up with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Rapid Prototyping and Experimentation Division and UX-24 Unmanned Test Squadron, the U.S. Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command and the crew of MSC’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) to test the Blue Water Logistics UAS’s ability to support expeditionary material transportation, while the ship was at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, June 11-12. […READ MORE…]
Editor’s Picks
CISA Finalizes Key Guidance for Agencies to Secure Cloud Services
(Federal News Network) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is releasing finalized guidance for agencies today detailing how they can secure widely used cloud-based business applications and gain greater visibility into threats lurking on their networks.
(Transport Topics) In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increasingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers. Fleet operators must find ways to recruit from a broader labor pool and meet the lifestyle preferences and work expectations of future drivers.
Panama Canal Delays Draft Restrictions but Lowers Number of Transits
(The Maritime Executive) The Panama Canal Authority delayed the planned further draft restrictions for vessels making the transit that had been due to go into effect yesterday, June 25. They publicly cited expected rainfall while CNBC is reporting that they are also lowering the number of daily transits through the original locks to converse water.
Army Aims to Fix Storage Program that Sent Defective Humvees to Ukraine
(Defense One) The Army is re-evaluating how it stores equipment abroad after the Defense Department’s inspector general found that an Army unit and a contractor sent Humvees with rotted tires to Ukraine.
Senate Defense Bill Pushes for Spending Over Debt Ceiling cap
(Defense News) The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 24-1 to advance its $886 billion defense authorization bill with nonbinding language geared at boosting the Pentagon budget above the spending caps mandated in the recent debt ceiling deal. The additional funds would allow for the continued support for Ukraine, additional munitions production and additional naval vessels and combat vehicles.
Opinion: Government is Wildly Unprepared How AI Can Be Abused By Criminals
(Fox News) Sophisticated AI algorithms have the potential to commit large-scale fraud across multiple sectors. Trained on public or leaked data sets, they can predict the structure of sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, creating synthetic identities and generating fraudulent healthcare claims, defense contracts, tax returns, and aid applications.
Accelerating AfCFTA implementation
(Agility) Logistics industry executives are bullish about the African Continental Free Trade Agreement but concerns are rife around its implementation. Geoffrey White, CEO of Agility Africa joins CNBC Africa to discuss what the core value chains need to speed up the implementation of the trade pact.
CGI U.S. Cloud Earns StateRAMP Authorization for Cloud Services
(CGI) CGI has announced StateRAMP Authorization of the company’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform that delivers and manages cloud-based business solutions to accelerate and future-proof clients’ digital transformations. StateRAMP Authorization simplifies security by providing state and local governments with a common method for verification of cloud security. Built on a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance and modeled after FedRAMP, StateRAMP is designed to save time and reduce costs for service providers and governments.
AWS Announces Generative AI Innovation Center
(Amazon) Amazon Web Services has announced the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, a new program to help customers successfully build and deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. AWS is investing $100 million in the program, which will connect AWS AI and machine learning (ML) experts with customers around the globe to help them envision, design, and launch new generative AI products, services, and processes.
Flurry of Franchise Openings Precede Global Conference in St. Louis
(Enterprise Holdings) More than 300 business professionals who operate and support the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo brands globally across the Latin America (LAC); Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions recently met in St. Louis for a series of in-depth informational presentations and networking events, designed to accelerate the global growth of the Enterprise Holdings brands internationally.
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