In-space transportation provider Impulse Space’s board of directors has added retired U.S. Space Force Gen. John Raymond to its ranks. Raymond, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and Wash100 winner, served as the Space Force’s first chief of space operations from 2019 to 2022, Impulse Space said. He oversaw the establishment of various Space […]
Craig Martell, the Department of Defense’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, has emphasized that industry partnerships are crucial to acquiring high-quality data amid ongoing efforts to adopt automated solutions. The DOD’s data, analytics and AI adoption strategy places high-quality data, which Martell defines as “discoverable, accessible and available,” at the foundation of the department’s […]
The Defense Science Board recently met with Pentagon officials to discuss national security issues as part of the Winter Quarterly Session. The event, which ran from Feb. 6 to 8, marked the beginning of the 2024 Summer Study on Advanced Capabilities for Potential Future Conflict, the Pentagon said. During the first day of the Winter […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking for customer experience, procurement and digital service delivery experts to address ease-of-use challenges. Interested parties have until March 4 to apply to the Digital Service Fellows Program, which is limited to 500 prospects, Nextgov/FCW reported. The USDA plans to hire between 5 and 20 applicants, who will be […]
The FBI and the U.K.’s National Crime Agency seized Lockbit ransomware group servers on Monday as part of ongoing efforts to diminish the infrastructure of cybercriminal entities. A senior FBI official revealed that the international operation took control of a website LockBit used to leak victims’ data, the group’s file-sharing service and communications server and […]
The office of Rep. Ted Lieu has announced that House leaders established a task force to mitigate artificial intelligence’s potential national security risks while maintaining the United States’ leadership in the field. Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries each assigned 12 lawmakers representing key committees of jurisdiction to the Task Force on Artificial […]
Michael Rogers, former director of the National Security Agency, has called on the United States and its allies to explore alternative cybersecurity approaches amid a record number of attacks in 2023. Rogers, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and Wash100 winner, recommended that countries assess their efforts’ success by utilizing performance metrics instead of […]
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro is urging stakeholders to contribute more to the service branch’s modernization efforts. Del Toro, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2024 Wash100 winner, said during the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association West 2024 conference that the Department of the Navy needs resources and expertise from companies […]
The Federal Trade Commission has vowed to pursue artificial intelligence companies that secretly change their privacy policies to harvest user data. The FTC’s privacy and identity protection unit wrote in a blog post on Tuesday that businesses feeding their AI models with large quantities of user data are breaking their privacy commitments, The Record reported. […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking for vendors with experience handling Amazon Web Services in a federal environment to manage legacy applications and conduct portfolio modernization work for the Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning Information Technology program. FEMA aims to award a potential five-year, $130 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Risk MAP IT services, according […]
