Col. Roy Rockwell, the U.S. Space Force’s deputy chief of technology and innovation, estimates that the organization’s transition into a modern, fully digitized service would be completed within seven years. Speaking at the GovCon Wire DOD Digital Modernization Forum, he said digitization is crucial to the USSF, noting that the service’s operations rely on its […]
Nicole Tovar, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, is an account executive at technology company Intel. Her work focuses on the Department of Defense, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the fourth estate, which refers to the press. She was appointed to the role in February 2022 after serving as a field sales engineer […]
Roman Udin is a senior account director at Adobe, which provides digital media and digital marketing solutions. Udin, a Potomac Officers Club member, joined the company in July 2022 after serving as a lead intelligence officer at the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for over three years. […]
The U.S. Navy is exploring the possibility of acquiring air-launched hypersonic cruise missiles. Speaking with reporters at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro explained that there is no concrete plan yet to procure such weapons, noting that the Navy is more focused on equipping Zumwalt-class destroyers and Virginia-class submarines with […]
U.S. federal agencies and government contractors can now process and store sensitive unclassified data using Nuix Discover for Government, which recently attained the FedRAMP ready designation at the high-security impact level. Nuix Discover offers eDiscovery processing, review, analytics and predictive coding technologies packaged in one software-as-a-service solution that can be hosted in Nuix’s cloud environment […]
The Department of Homeland Security is creating a chief technology officer council to define the roles and responsibilities of CTOs within the agency. During a recent webinar sponsored by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council, DHS CTO David Larrimore said the envisioned council will focus on the technology big picture, which includes […]
The U.S. Air Force has selected Iron Bow Technologies as the prime contractor for the Theater Deployable Communications program, which provides enterprise technology capabilities to warfighters for facilitating expeditionary communications at the tactical edge. Under a potential four-year, $144 million contract, the company will deliver TDC Agile Communications Packages consisting of voice and data networking […]
The U.S. Air Force’s 8th Communication Squadron employs cyber tools allowing members to identify and resolve potential vulnerabilities in the Kunsan Air Base’s network. 2nd Lt. Christopher Jeon, 8th CS cyber defense officer in charge, highlighted the importance of the cyber defense team’s work, noting that if an adversary gained access to the base’s network, […]
NASA has selected A.C. Charania as its new chief technologist, who will advise NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programs. He started serving NASA as part of the Office for Technology, Policy and Strategy on Jan. 3. As chief technologist, Charania will be responsible for aligning technology investments with mission requirements and overseeing […]
Randy Thomas is the director of Lockheed Martin’s Digital Transformation Office. He has been serving the security and aerospace company for nearly two decades. Thomas, a Potomac Officers Club member, joined Lockheed in September 2003 as senior manager for business development. He took on the roles of senior program manager, director and executive vice president […]
