The Office of the National Cyber Director will soon lead the implementation of a new strategy that is expected to transform the United States’ digital landscape and cybersecurity posture. Chris Inglis, the director of ONCD, a Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the White House agency worked with other federal agencies, […]
Donna Rogers, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the vice president of business development at the technology conglomerate Honeywell. Rogers is experienced in matters related to the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community and international business development. Her work expertise includes strategic planning, domestic and international business development and market analysis. She joined Honeywell in […]
The Department of Defense‘s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has recommended the Drone Dome system, provided through Rafael Systems Global Sustainment, as a C-sUAS-as-a-Service offering. The recommendation follows a successful demonstration of Drone Dome‘s C-UAS capabilities. According to RSGS, Drone Dome was able to deploy accurate detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against various targets […]
Matt McCrann, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the U.S. CEO of counter-unmanned aerial systems solutions provider DroneShield. McCrann oversees the company’s efforts to provide solutions that detect, assess and defeat threats from unmanned systems. He also helps the company’s team in solving problems for law enforcement, military, Intelligence Community and emergency response organizations. The […]
Senate lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that seeks to reform the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The FedRAMP Authorization Act was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs earlier in November. If it becomes law, the bill would require FedRAMP to have a board that would oversee […]
The Linux Foundation has partnered with Rancher Government Solutions to support cloud- and DevSecOps-enabled technology modernization efforts by the U.S. government and the military. Under the partnership, The Linux Foundation will provide open-source training and certifications while RGS will share its expertise in Kubernetes, DevSecOps and cloud-enabled modernization. Government and military organizations will also be […]
The U.S. Navy‘s Fifth Fleet kicked off a three-week unmanned systems and artificial intelligence integration event in Bahrain where officials will employ new platforms in the Naval Forces Central Command’s area of operations. The event, called Digital Horizons, will allow officials to integrate new unmanned technologies and establish an unmanned surface vessel fleet by the […]
The U.S. Census Bureau has disputed a report from its inspector general regarding an unauthorized access incident during a red team exercise. According to the Census Bureau’s IG Office, the agency hired red team hackers who then gained unauthorized access to its systems. Red teams are supposed to be authorized hackers who would help organizations […]
A review of the leadership structure of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency ended in late October without a formal recommendation, sources familiar with the matter said. According to one source, the report found that keeping the dual-hat leadership nature of the NSA and CYBERCOM benefits national security. The anonymous source noted […]
Cybersecurity groups and other entities are asking the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a single, secure portal where organizations would report cyber incidents and ransom payments. The Cybersecurity Coalition, a group of firms that includes Cisco, Google and Microsoft, said in response to CISA’s request for information for the Cyber Incident Reporting for […]
