Kevin Darnell, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the president of the Washington, D.C.-based company Sayres & Associates. Sayres & Associates supports investigations and analysis needed to support the Department of Defense‘s supply chain. It serves various organizations within the Department of the Navy and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. When Darnell was appointed […]
Managing projects and programs is essential in a business as it allows for smoother operations, better budget management, improved team operations and ultimately, better results that can impact one’s bottom line. Project and program management also ensures that companies and their clients have the same vision and allows them to work together to spot issues […]
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have demonstrated an unmanned Black Hawk helicopter‘s ability to perform internal and external cargo resupply missions and rescue operations. The unmanned Black Hawk flew in separate missions as part of the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence 2022 to show how existing and future manned utility […]
The Technology Modernization Fund has announced a $1.78 million investment that would update the U.S. AbilityOne Commission’s Procurement List Information Management System software. The funds will be used to improve PLIMS’ core software, which connects employers of individuals with disabilities with federal agency customers. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve the software that […]
The Joint Tactical Networking Center has updated its Software Communications Architecture version 2.2.2 conformance test suite as part of efforts to reduce software development cycles and costs for military communications products. SCA is an open architecture framework for instantiating, configuring and managing waveform applications running on a radio hardware platform. The upgraded version allows the […]
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking a managed service solution that would help modernize its enterprise file storage system. According to a request for information, the new EFS would be an enterprise content management platform that integrates the IRS Enterprise Electronic Fax and other systems. The platform must work independently and have a configurable set […]
The Department of Defense‘s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has recommended D-Fend Solution’s EnforceAir offering as a subcomponent for a C-UAS platform. EnforceAir features a radio frequency detection and mitigation system and effectors that make it possible to take control of drones, fend them off or force them to land. The solution is also […]
The National Security Agency has awarded Mercy College a two-year, $465,398 grant for cybersecurity-related work. Mercy College’s faculty members and staff will use the funding to develop a method of reducing cybersecurity gaps that lead to data breaches. The resulting technology will address the human component, especially hackers and former employees who may break through […]
The Biden administration has launched the second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit, where participants will discuss various cyberthreats and how to prevent them. According to a senior administration official, the United States will be joined by over 30 countries, including Mexico, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. One of the topics that will be […]
NASA expects aerospace company SpaceX to be ready for a Starship test in December. Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator for Artemis Campaign Development at NASA, said the agency understood that SpaceX’s current testing schedule for Starship and the Super Heavy rocket supports an orbital launch attempt in late 2022. The schedule would depend on several […]
