Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said accelerating IT modernization and improving customer experience are among her top priorities for 2023. In an interview with Federal News Network, Martorana highlighted the importance of strengthening the collaboration with the IT community and maximizing the impact of each IT investment […]
The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center has assessed the potential of forward edge battle management command and control capabilities to rapidly deliver critical information to warfighters on the battlefield. During Project Convergence 2022, AFOTEC worked with the 505th Command and Control Wing to evaluate two Tactical Operations Center – Light prototypes designed to […]
Australia is set to launch a global task force to combat ransomware attacks and other forms of cyberattacks. According to a senior U.S. government official, Clare O’Neil, the Australian cybersecurity minister, is planning to announce the activation of the group in January. The idea of standing up the International Counter Ransomware Task Force, which includes […]
The $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending bill includes $26.3 billion for the U.S. Space Force. The amount is $1.7 billion higher compared to what the Pentagon requested. A huge chunk of the additional fund is allocated for new satellites, including those being acquired by the Space Development Agency to build a missile-warning low-Earth […]
Sean Masterman, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the vice president of enterprise sales for the Americas at Udemy Business, which offers learning solutions to help drive business outcomes. In the said role, Masterman aligns Udemy’s offerings with the needs of enterprise organizations to change the way they teach and learn. He was promoted to […]
Nick Sawruk serves as senior vice president for business development at Fibertek, a company that develops advanced lasers and electro-optic systems for space and defense applications. He was appointed to the position in October 2021. Sawruk, a Potomac Officers Club member, previously held other leadership roles at the company, including as vice president of business […]
The U.S. Army has gathered its industry and government partners to discuss its plan to create a unified network that enables joint and coalition operations. During the ninth Technical Exchange Meeting in Nashville, the military branch noted that ongoing digital modernization efforts will support the creation of the future network. The event focused on Capability […]
The Transportation Security Administration has selected Peraton to enhance the agency’s IT equipment, services and processes and provide support to TSA employees, contractors and personnel deployed at various locations. Work will be performed under a five-year, $342.7 million Information Technology Management, Performance Analysis and Collaborative Technologies II contract awarded to Peraton subsidiary Perspecta Enterprise Solutions. […]
Three teams of cyber defenders that participated in NATO’s Cyber Coalition 2022 used a prototype of the Autonomous Intelligence Cyberdefense Agent computer defense software developed by the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to help them protect computer-based systems and power grids from cyberattacks. AICA, powered by artificial intelligence, enables data collection and analysis and […]
The mission of NASA’s Mars lander InSight has come to an end. Mission controllers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory concluded that the spacecraft does not have energy left to continue operations after it did not respond to two communications attempts. The four-year Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission provided the space agency […]
