Brooks Tucker, as the Department of Veterans Affairs' acting chief of staff, serves as the senior adviser to the VA's secretary and deputy secretary. He also serves as the assistant secretary to the agency's Office of Congressional Legislative Affairs. In the said role, he is responsible for overseeing and coordinating VA's activities with members of […]
Department of Homeland Security leaders have been focused on bolstering the cybersecurity of registration systems in preparation for the November presidential election, according to the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. Christopher Krebs, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said his teams are working to ensure that jurisdictions patch software vulnerabilities, back up their […]
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to conduct a series of communication experiments for an optical inter-satellite link. In support of the Space Development Agency, GA-EMS will deploy its 1550 nm wavelength laser communication terminals to test capabilities to increase the speed, distance and variability of communications in space, […]
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would direct the government's creation of a national cloud computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence research. Sens. Rob Portman and Martin Heinrich introduced the National Cloud Computing Task Force Act, which would pool technical experts from the academe, industry and government to build and maintain the cloud, Nextgov reported. “With China […]
The Space Development Agency has announced plans to launch hypersonic missile defense satellites into low Earth orbit by late 2021. SDA said it is seeking sources that can help integrate a missile-warning sensor with a satellite bus and launch it into orbit. The agency's "tracking phenomenology experiment" is part of its $11B plan deploy a constellation […]
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a $187M contract to design the habitation and logistics outpost module for the Artemis program's lunar Gateway. The HALO module, which NASA described as small as a small studio apartment, will serve as an initial habitat for crews arriving at the Orion spacecraft, Space News reported. "The Gateway is a […]
The Professional Services Council has welcomed Carl De Groote, Ronald Hahn, Oliver Jeannot and Byron Bright, a Potomac Officers Club member, into the organization's board of directors. The four federal government services industry veterans will share their expertise with PSC's leaders to help them promote competition and fairness in the government contracting sector, GovCon Wire […]
Polaris Government & Defense has won a $109M follow-on contract General Services Administration to provide Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles in support of the Special Forces Command. Under the terms of the seven-year, Polaris will deliver the Polaris MRZR Alpha to fulfill the command's requirements for durability, performance, payload profile and internal air transportability, the company said […]
HawkEye 360, a satellite operations company, announced that seasoned executives Steve Worley and Chris Emerson have joined its board of directors to provide defense industry expertise and insights. Worley is the vice president and chief operating officer of cybersecurity, training and services within Raytheon's intelligence and space business. Emerson serves as the president and chairman […]
The Department of Defense has announced plans to establish seven new 5G testing and experimentation sites, bringing the total to 12. Joseph Evans, the Pentagon's 5G technical director, told reporters that the sites were selected for their mature connectivity infrastructure, availability of spectrum bands and access to prototypes, test areas and training ranges, Federal News […]
