Northrop Grumman demonstrated its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Oriented Radar multi-function sensor during a live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. G/ATOR was able to detect and track multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously immediately after launch. The radar was able to send information in real-time, which allowed operators to intercept threats from multiple targets. […]
David Applegate has been sworn in as the director of the U.S. Geological Survey. According to Deb Haaland, the secretary of the Department of the Interior, Applegate will help strengthen the integrity of DOI’s work and develop the science needed to understand the Earth’s climate. For his part, Applegate shared that the USGS, under his […]
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded business management consultancy firm Amyx two J6 Enterprise Technology Services task orders to expand the company’s eDiscovery and logistics application modernization work. The first task order, dubbed Enterprise-Wide Electronically Stored Information Disclosure and Discovery Technical Support, would require Amyx to manage data ingestion to allow localized databases to be […]
Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said the organization’s partnership with the hacker community will be key in advancing national cybersecurity. Speaking at the DEF CON 22 hacking conference, Easterly shared that CISA has had success in partnering with white hat hackers, and it is […]
Microchip Technology Inc. has secured a three-year, $50 million firm-fixed-price NASA contract to develop a high-performance spaceflight computing processor. Microchip Technology will architect, design and deliver the HPSC processor, which will be used on future space missions, including planetary exploration and moon-to-Mars missions. The component is expected to be at least 100 times more powerful […]
Julie Anderson, a Potomac Officers Club member, is a partner at IBM Consulting who oversees profit and loss management for the company’s Department of Commerce portfolio. Anderson is experienced in creating strategic goals and driving performance. She also helps government agencies, private companies and nonprofit organizations execute transformation efforts and improve business functions. The industry […]
Profit and loss management is a practice that allows companies to determine if current offerings or contract work is beneficial for overall growth. It can also be used to help executives decide how their business will move forward. The Potomac Officers Club – a division of Executive Mosaic – features five profit and loss management […]
Sean Pender is the vice president of CACI International‘s Spectrum Superiority Systems division. The Spectrum Superiority Systems division provides electronic warfare and wireless hardware solutions to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community clients. Pender oversees profit and loss activities and daily operations across three legacy acquisitions. He also leads all aspects of the division, […]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will focus on internal modernization to allow it to prepare for changes in the financial sector. Brian Whittaker, the acting chief innovation officer at FDIC, said during a Nava Public Benefit Corp. event that the move is a shift from its outward focus on policy and would allow the agency […]
The U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has established a new office that will provide sustainment, lifecycle support and modernization work for the U.S. Navy’s command, control and communications shore commands. The C3 Shore Program Management Office is tasked with ensuring that the Navy maintains its status as a leader in C3 technology. It will […]
