Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader of the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the Space Force-run online marketplace has provided defense, intelligence and civilian federal agencies with easier access to data and analytic services for their missions. In the past four months alone, the marketplace, […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has granted Cohesity moderate authorization for a software-as-a-service offering that delivers simplified data management and data security. According to Dave Kushner, vice president of federal sales at Cohesity and a 4×24 member, federal agencies and other organizations requiring the FedRAMP authorization at the moderate level can now consider […]
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, said that while the Department of Defense has made a lot of progress in adopting artificial intelligence, it should do more to advance how the technology supports various operations. Speaking at a Special Competitive Studies Project-hosted AI and […]
CAES is developing the Precision Strike Sensor Core in support of the U.S. Army’s modernization effort and Long Range Precision Fires initiative, which aims to enable first-strike success. The technology advancement work is under multiple development contracts for the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center. Designed as a programmable transceiver, the sensor […]
The U.S. Space Force’s Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center has begun using the Raytheon-built advanced ground system for space-based missile warning. The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing Application Framework is designed to integrate existing and future mission-focused applications to process, exploit and disseminate satellite data. FORGE MDPAF can process overhead persistent […]
Rocket Lab USA has selected six companies to support the integration and procurement of payloads for the 18 satellites being developed for the Space Development Agency. In January, the SDA confirmed awarding a $515 million prime contract to Rocket Lab to build the satellites for the beta segment of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s Tranche […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to field sensors that can monitor radio signals sent or received by unmanned aerial vehicles and those that use auditory cues for drone recognition. Speaking at the Modern Day Marine conference, Capt. Taylor Barefoot, the counter-unmanned aerial systems capabilities integration officer in the Marine Corps’ Capabilities Development Directorate, said […]
BlueHalo will integrate its autonomous mission systems powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning into Kraken’s vessels, including the K3 Scout unmanned surface vessel, the K4 Manta uncrewed surface-subsurface vehicle and the K5 Kraken gunship. According to BlueHalo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker, a 4×24 member and a past Wash100 awardee, the effort is part of its […]
The U.S. Cyber Command has named Morgan Adamski as its new executive director. Adamski, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, will take on the role in early June and will support Cybercom’s commander in implementing strategies to advance the command’s capabilities, talent management and partnerships. She will bring to her new role nearly two […]
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has named Ted Kaouk as its first chief artificial intelligence officer. His appointment expands his existing responsibilities as the CFTC’s chief data officer and director of the data division. In his new role, Kaouk will be in charge of developing an enterprise data and artificial intelligence strategy to improve data-driven […]
