The Department of the Air Force has appointed Joe Chapa as chief responsible artificial intelligence ethics officer. He has been with the Air Force since August 2020. Chapa is experienced in military ethics and remote warfare. He most recently served as the team leader on the Air Staff’s AI Cross-Functional Team and was a staff […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded software-as-a-service platform provider Valid Eval a task order to implement large-scale evaluation services in support of the Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research program. The Denver-based company will provide tools and support services to help AFRL officials pick the best defense technologies and solutions for the DETER program, […]
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded The MITRE Corp. a nine-year contract renewal to operate the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development. CAASD is a federally funded research and development center that provides advice and technical expertise to the FAA. It focuses on improving the safety, security and efficiency of the National Airspace System and also […]
Auditors from accounting firm KPMG have spotted 45 control deficiencies and other issues with the Department of Labor’s information security and continuous monitoring controls. According to KPMG’s Labor Department audit for the fiscal year 2021, the issues are related to the department’s cybersecurity function maturity levels. Using the CyberScope web-based tool, auditors tested security controls […]
The Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System can now search the sky for near-Earth objects every 24 hours thanks to two additional ATLAS telescopes in South Africa and Chile. Kelly Fast, Near-Earth Objects Observation program manager for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, said the additional telescopes improve ATLAS’ NEO searching and tracking capabilities and allows officials […]
Daniel Thode is the managing director for defense and military health at Cerner Corp. He is also a Potomac Officers Club member. As managing director, Thode oversees the company’s relationships with and deliveries to the defense and military health community and plays a key role in the rollout of MHS GENESIS. He also serves as […]
Kate Andrews is a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. She has been holding her current leadership role since 2019. She is a physician and executive with experience in government and commercial health care planning and administration. Her expertise covers innovation, performance improvement and enterprise-wide program implementation. As VP, Andrews advises government health care clients […]
Consultancy firm OODA has added Dawn Meyerriecks to its advisory board. She will provide insights on emerging technologies and global risk issues. Meyerriecks, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, most recently served as the deputy director for science and technology at the Central Intelligence Agency, a role that she had held since October 2015. She […]
The Federal Communications Commission has disallowed China Unicom Americas from providing telecommunications services across the U.S. due to data security concerns. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said during a committee meeting that it revoked China Unicom’s permit to operate pursuant to the organization’s Section 214 authority, which focuses on carriers providing international services. The same laws […]
The Department of Defense will launch a new open stack 5G challenge in February to give industry members a chance to develop technologies that can be integrated into future testbeds. Amanda Toman, acting principal for 5G at the Pentagon, said during the Potomac Officers Club’s eighth annual Defense Research and Development Summit that the initiative […]
