The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, a nonpartisan think tank, has urged the U.S. Space Force and the Intelligence Community to open up more business with the commercial space sector. Instead of relying on traditional acquisition models such as block-buys and multi-year contracts, the defense and intelligence communities should focus on […]
Lewis Von Thaer, a five-time Wash100 winner, serves as the president and CEO of Battelle, a private nonprofit science and technology company that strategically funds science, technology engineering and math education initiatives. Battelle operates eight national laboratories and a contract research group focused on chemistry, biology, artificial intelligence, cyber and advanced materials in support of […]
Amr ElSawy, a two-time Wash100 winner, has been serving as the CEO of Noblis since October 2007. He also serves as the president responsible for the strategic direction of scientific, technical, financial and administrative activities. Noblis is an independent, nonprofit organization that specializes in science and technology. It works with government and industry clients in […]
Leidos has partnered with the Milken Institute Center for Public Health to rally industries against the opioid epidemic and mental health crisis. Leidos CEO and Chairman Roger Krone, a Potomac Officers Club member and eight-time Wash100 winner, said the coronavirus pandemic turned the opioid epidemic into a full-scale emergency. “Through this new partnership with the […]
Nonprofit organizations account for at least five percent of the U.S. economy and about 10 percent of the workforce, according to the Stanford Social Innovation Review. While the humanitarian impact of the coronavirus pandemic posed new challenges for the sector, it also mobilized the community at a time when it is needed most. Despite their dissimilar […]
The Department of Defense will shift its focus away from large platforms towards software and munitions programs in the upcoming 2022 budget request, according to a senior official. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a 2021 Wash100 winner, said that the budget proposal will mark a major shift in how the federal government manages military […]
Alpha Omega Integration and Dynamo Technologies have been awarded a contract to improve the U.S. Forest Service Procurement and Property Services’ contracting and data management process. USFS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. The agency performs more than 32,000 contract actions each […]
The Army has developed a new deepfake detection technology designed to support soldiers in tasks such as adversarial threat detection and recognition. With help of researchers from the University of Southern California, the Army Research Laboratory developed a lightweight, low-complexity face biometrics tool built for soldiers in combat, the Army said. The DefakeHop tool operates […]
The Department of Energy has announced $12 million in funding for geothermal technologies to support the Biden administration’s net-zero mission. The effort will target advancements in enhanced geothermal systems, which are man-made reservoirs designed to exploit resources out of the reach of most conventional techniques. EGS technologies create geothermal resources in “hot rocks” through various […]
The Ransomware Task Force, a private-sector think tank made up of experts from various industries, has released a framework for how organizations may deal with ransomware attacks. The report, titled “Combating Ransomware: A Comprehensive Framework for Action,” provided 48 recommendations on matters such as cyber insurance, cryptocurrency and safe havens for threat actors, according to […]
