Brian Elson is the vice president of government relations at Rolls-Royce North America. He is experienced in the aviation and aerospace industry and is knowledgeable in the field of customer service, international relations, policy analysis and business development. Elson joined Rolls-Royce North America in December 2011 and has been holding the VP role since. In […]
Matthew Bromberg is the president of military engines at Pratt & Whitney. He has been with the Raytheon Technologies-owned manufacturer since 2013. As military engines president, Bromberg is responsible for the development, production and support of the company’s military engine offerings like the F119 and F135. The F119 is installed on the F-22 jet fighter […]
Frank Kendall, the secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the service must get rid of old airframes to make way for more modern aircraft. He explained that keeping old planes will prevent the military branch from countering China’s military modernization. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum, […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is finishing up several guidance documents that would help organizations transition to a zero trust environment. John Simms, deputy branch chief of CISA’s Cybersecurity Assurance Branch, said during an ATARC panel event that there is a necessary shift from a network-centric way of approaching cybersecurity and visibility. He shared […]
The General Services Administration has delayed the publication of the final request for proposals for the $15 billion Polaris contract vehicle until early January. According to a federal contracting source, the delays would give small information technology providers more time to prepare their bids. A government contracting official posted in GSA Interact that the small […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency appointed Teresa Pitts as chief of staff. She will oversee policy implementation and employee management across DISA. She is a seasoned veteran with the Department of Defense who is experienced in communication technology, having most recently served as the civilian deputy for DISA’s Operations Center. She previously served as chief […]
Officials from the Department of Defense and the University of Maryland have launched the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security at College Park, Maryland. The ARLIS facility is one of 14 university-affiliated research centers for the DOD. It provides the Pentagon with basic and applied research into human and socio-technical systems, artificial intelligence, automation, […]
NASA plans to buy additional commercial crew missions from aerospace company SpaceX to make up for delays in the certification of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner. In a contract notification issued on Friday, the space agency said it wants to acquire three crewed launches to add to six post-certification missions that SpaceX won as part of […]
Ted Timberlake is the chief legal officer at defense technology provider VTG. Timberlake leads the company’s legal, contracts, risk management and industrial security departments. He has been holding the leadership position since he joined the company in October 2017. He was a principal at TT4 Management Consulting before joining VTG. In this role, he served […]
Officials from the U.S. Navy said the service wants to train more competent pilots through flight simulators. They believe that using simulators would allow pilots to learn the fundamentals of flying and aerial combat at a faster pace before proceeding to more advanced tactics through live training. Rear Adm. John Meier, the commander of Naval […]
