Chris Inglis, President Joe Biden’s top cybersecurity adviser, is set to depart the government in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter. He is the first person to hold the position of national cyber director. His office was established under the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. As head of the […]
Kiley Wren, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as executive director of the Office of Applied Programs at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. He is also a co-founder of the SecureAmerica Institute, a private-public research collaborative converging industry, government and academia to enable a secure and resilient U.S. manufacturing and industrial base. SAI is […]
Jay Turner has taken on the role of chief operating officer at Sigma Defense Systems, which provides products and services for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. He will report to Sigma Defense CEO Matt Jones, a 4×24 member. As COO, Turner will lead the business execution of a portfolio focused on Joint All-Domain Command and Control; […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board has granted high impact status to the cloud-based software-as-a-service solution of public safety technology company Axon Enterprise. With the FedRAMP high-impact authorization, the company can serve government customers handling sensitive unclassified information. The FedCloud SaaS solution, which previously held moderate-level impact status, supports digital evidence […]
AIM Photonics and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will work together to provide engineers with a tool for designing chips that can transmit information faster. The chips, called integrated photonic circuits, are used in fiber-optic networks and in technologies such as laser-guided missiles and medical sensors. Under a cooperative research and development agreement, […]
AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, has appointed Col. Elliott Leigh as its new director. Leigh replaced Col. Nathan Diller following a change of leadership ceremony on Thursday at the Air Force Institute of Technology campus located at Wright-Patterson Air Force […]
Lawmakers have unveiled a $1.7 trillion 2023 omnibus spending bill that includes $50 million to address cybersecurity threats posed by Russia and other malicious actors. The bill would also provide $422 million to the Office of Personnel Management to support the agency’s cybersecurity and hiring initiatives. To augment the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, the spending package […]
The Space Operations Command has fully activated its Space Acquisition and Integration Office to improve the execution and management of services contracts and programs. SAIO, located at Peterson Space Force Base, started its initial operations in June 2021, supporting SpOC missions and helping two combatant commands and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness […]
Dave Walsh has taken the role of vice president of engineering at Parry Labs. In the said position, Walsh will be responsible for creating and implementing research, technology and product strategies and managing engineering teams and capability development. Aydin Mohtashamian, Parry Labs’ chief operating officer and a Potomac Officers Club member, believes Walsh’s “engineering and […]
Maria Ho is the deputy director of government and strategic programs at Analog Devices, a company that offers analog and mixed-signal products and power management, radio frequency, and digital and sensor technologies. In the said role, she implements strategic programs to develop the company’s road map for the aerospace and defense market. Ho, a Potomac […]
