The White House has released the National Cislunar Science and Technology Strategy, a new government-wide plan to develop scientific and economic activities in the area between Earth’s geosynchronous orbit and the moon. The document lays out four goals for research conducted in cislunar space, namely facilitating long-term growth, expanding international cooperation, extending situational awareness and […]
Eun Young Choi, director of the Department of Justice’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, said at an Aspen Institute event Wednesday that her office is increasingly successful at helping victims of ransomware attacks. She explained that the team now has over 150 digital asset investigators and coordinators working to address illegal crypto-related activities and that work […]
Ebony Wilkins is the president at Aalis Management Consulting, an Alexandria, Virginia-based service-disabled, veteran-owned small business and economically disadvantaged, woman-owned small business that provides services such as program and information technology financial management, acquisition support and budget planning, programming, budgeting and execution. She founded the company in 2017. Customers of Aalis Management Consulting include the […]
Brendon Kruk is a sales executive at Mattermost, an enterprise messaging software developer located in Palo Alto, California. A Potomac Officers Club Elite member, he recently took part in an Executive Spotlight interview to talk about his background and perspective on working in the federal government. Prior to joining Mattermost, Kruk was an account executive […]
Chris Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office, said at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance event Tuesday that the agency is looking into artificial intelligence and machine learning to coordinate its spy satellites, conduct data analyses in orbit and accelerate responses to mission requests. During a separate event, the past Potomac Officers Club and […]
ICF has won two five-year contracts worth a total of $34 million from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs to support efforts to combat forced and child labor with research and advisory services. Under the new agreements, company experts will apply new technologies to track down where illicit worker activities originate from […]
Science Applications International Corp. has won a $757 million contract extending support for the U.S. Army Enterprise Service Desk will software development and management services. In addition to service desk operations, the agreement calls for the company to optimize the Army Enterprise Service Management Framework’s service delivery processes, adding new functionality to the software-as-a-service and […]
Sentar will use the Consequence-driven Cyber-informed Engineering methodology patented by the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to secure operational technology. CCE is meant to assist federal agencies with meeting cyber threat detection requirements established by the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, the company said. To safeguard critical infrastructure, the proprietary risk management framework applies […]
SpaceX has secured a $1.2 billion contract modification from NASA to conduct a second crewed landing demonstration in 2027 using the Starship human landing system. The space agency exercised an option that tasks SpaceX with meeting Artemis IV mission requirements such as a Gateway docking capability, room for four additional crew members and the capacity […]
Jerome Thomas is the general manager and director of programs for nuclear and environmental services at HII’s Mission Technologies unit. A member of the Potomac Officers Club, he oversees the company’s services for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, including construction, infrastructure, security and technology development. He previously served as interim director of project controls under an […]
