U.S. Space Command plans to adopt more artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to maintain its digital superiority over its adversaries, according to its top official. Spacecom Commander James Dickinson said he will soon release a strategic plan highlighting digital superiority as a foundation, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. “We must innovate to achieve and […]
James Loeblein will serve as Huntington Ingalls Industries' new corporate vice president of customer affairs, succeeding Dan Holloway in the role. Loeblein will be responsible for outreach to executive branch principals and the fleet portfolio from Washington, D.C., HII said Tuesday. “Jim has extensive naval experience and a strong background in defense policy development and […]
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will help Juniper Networks update its existing system security plan to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 3 requirements. The CMMC advisory services contract also calls for support in meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology SP 800-171 and DFARS clause 252.204-7012 compliance requirements, Kratos said Monday. “As major providers […]
The Air Force will use Siemens' Teamcenter software as the foundational system of record to support the service's digital acquisition and sustainment strategy for critical systems and technologies. Siemens Government Technologies President and CEO Tina Dolph, a Potomac Officers Club member and two-time Wash100 awardee, said Teamcenter will improve the Air Force's speed and agility […]
Megan Fitzgerald is the senior vice president of space programs delivery at Maxar Technologies, a space technology company that specializes in manufacturing communication, Earth observation, radar and satellite products and services. Fitzgerald joined Maxar in 2007 through its Space Systems Loral subsidiary and has since served as senior vice president of program management, vice president […]
Jim Chilton, a 2017 Wash100 winner, is the senior vice president of the space and launch division of Boeing's defense, space and security business unit, a position he had held since April 2018. Chilton took on the role during a period of operation restructuring aimed at focusing on important markets and meeting customer needs faster, […]
Mandy Vaughn serves as the president of VOX Space, a California-based company that provides smallsat launch services for the U.S. national security community. VOX Space provides analysis, integration and launch services using LauncherOne, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by parent company Virgin Orbit, according to Vaughn's LinkedIn profile. Vaughn originally joined Virgin Orbit in […]
Jon Edwards is the vice president of SpaceX's Falcon line of launch vehicles. He leads a team of more than 100 engineers responsible for developing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. In the said role, Edwards is responsible for the cost, reliability and performance of the vehicle during all phases of Falcon development lifecycle, […]
Government agencies must adopt hybrid cloud environments to mix and match what types of “as-a-service” offerings they need, according to an information technology executive. Kristie Grinnell, General Dynamics IT's global chief information officer and vice president for supply chain, said the right mixture of cloud environments is determined by an agency's data requirements, security requirements, […]
Department of Defense officials want ethics to be a major consideration in the military's development of artificial intelligence, said Alka Patel, head of AI ethics policy at the DOD's Joint AI Center. Patel, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said trustworthiness is important for the technology's enablement of autonomy, decision-making and system execution at […]
