The U.S. Army has unveiled a new $7.5M center of excellence focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning research with Howard University to explore civilian applications and multidomain military operations. According to the military branch, the center will focus on key AI applications for the Department of Defense, the technological foundation for trustworthy AI, and […]
D3 Security has partnered with Vertosoft to provide security orchestration, automation and response technologies to the public sector. As part of their partnership, Vertosoft will serve as the public-sector distributor and promoter of D3 Security's security solutions. Vertosoft Chief Technology Chet Hayes, a Potomac Officers Club member, said D3 Security can handle the entire incident […]
Air Force and Space Force acquisition chief Will Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, has assigned the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office as the integrating program executive office for the Advanced Battle Management System. The Air Force said that the RCO has proven its ability to quickly mature, integrate […]
Deloitte has announced that Matt Gentile, an analytics practice expert, as the new leader of its government and public services advisory practice. Gentile will be responsible for overseeing Deloitte's work in cybersecurity, risk management, financial modernization and digital transformation with government agencies at all levels, as well as higher education institutions, the company said. “As […]
Al Whitmore, president of BAE Systems' intelligence and security business, has bagged his third consecutive Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic. The award, presented by Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson, recognizes Whitmore's contributions to BAE's business successes in 2019, GovConWire reported. Whitmore, a Potomac Officers Club member, leads a unit with about 6.3K employees […]
Systems Planning and Analysis has announced that it will support Science Applications International Corporation’s work on the Navy’s hypersonic weapons program as a subcontractor. SAIC is the prime holder of a five-year $63.5M contract to support the Global Deterrence and Defense Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana, the company said. “Conventional Prompt […]
The Naval Logistics Command has awarded Leidos an $82M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for operational medicine and warfighter performance research. Under the terms of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Leidos will continue supporting the Naval Health Research Center's Operational Readiness Directorate. “Through this contract, Leidos will utilize our robust scientific and technical expertise to support important NHRC research. We […]
Artificial intelligence will revolutionize how the Department of Defense leaders make decisions, according to a top AI official. Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the department's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said combatant commanders will particularly benefit from the analytical capabilities of AI, Nextgov reported. He said that while combatant commanders are excellent decision-makers themselves, they […]
The U.S. Army has merged its Europe and Africa commands into the new U.S. Army Europe and Africa command. USAREUR-AF, to be led by Gen. Christopher Cavoli, will serve as the Army's component command for both U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, the service said. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a past Potomac Officers Club […]
The Department of Defense is looking for vendors that can provide information technology and engineering services to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's National Background Investigative Service. In a SAM .gov post, the DoD said NBIS needs analysis, software engineering and development, system integration and interoperability, data engineering and management, test, deployment, DevSecOps, cloud, infrastructure […]
