Lizy Paul is the director of 5G .MIL programs at Lockheed Martin. Paul oversees 5G .MIL, a platform that integrates military communications with tactical gateway capabilities and enhanced 5G technology to enable secure and resilient connectivity and data flow. Lockheed worked with Intel to develop the military portal. Paul has been with the aerospace company […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a contractor that could improve its grants management internal systems. According to a request for proposals posted on SAM .gov, the anticipated internal system must support the delivery of financial assistance programs performed by the Division of International Conservation, a unit within the agency’s International Affairs Program. […]
Amazon Web Services has secured a five-year, $723.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide access to the company’s commercial cloud environment. Under the single-award, firm-fixed-price software license blanket purchase agreement, the Navy will be able to issue task orders under an enterprise software license agreement that would allow it to use AWS tools. […]
Lawmakers are considering the establishment of the intelligence community’s version of the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX. Section 6722 of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act would require the director of national intelligence to work with the CIA and the National Security Agency to determine if the IC would benefit from ICWERX. The envisioned […]
Two senators are urging the National Science Foundation to require encryption for sensitive data that would be shared through a new platform. In a letter addressed to NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, Sens. Ron Wyden and Rob Portman said encryption will ensure that data shared through the National Secure Data Service would not be accessed by […]
The U.S. Cyber Command has declared the Cyber National Mission Force a subordinate unified command. The designation codified CNMF’s mission to defend the United States in cyberspace, officials said during a declaration ceremony at Fort Meade in Maryland. As a sub-unified command, CNMF will be able to provide a better resource pipeline to military services. […]
An omnibus spending bill will give NASA $25.38 billion for fiscal year 2023. The NASA funding is a 5 percent increase from fiscal 2022 but is around $62 million less than what a House bill offered and around $590 million less than what the agency requested. A report accompanying the bill stated that at least […]
Robert Bredehoft, a Potomac Officers Club member, is a business development pathfinding official for advanced memory systems at Micron Technology. Bredehoft is experienced in sales, business development, strategy development and execution and vertical market management. He has been working with clients in the national security, defense and global government sectors. He specializes in global public […]
The commander of Air Forces Cyber said drones can be effective in information warfare. Speaking at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference on Dec. 15, Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy said uncrewed aerial systems will be important for the military’s IW efforts in that they can be used in ways that are not […]
Rick Harrison, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the president of the nonprofit organization Noblis ESI. Harrison oversees Noblis ESI’s general management and strategic direction of the organization’s technical, financial and administrative activities. He is experienced in developing solutions for national security and C4ISR missions. He also currently helps the government in using monitoring techniques […]
