Patrick Craddock is business development director at AeroVironment, a leading developer of advanced military technologies including unmanned vehicles, autonomous systems and electronic warfare platforms. He spent more than 20 years in the intelligence community, culminating as the CIA’s deputy director for Digital Futures in the Directorate of Digital Innovation in 2025. Craddock has vast experience […]
The modern battlefield is rapidly evolving, forcing the U.S. Army to keep pace by adopting new strategies and technologies to meet emerging threats. In response to these changes, the Department of War’s largest component is also transforming how it spends its funding and directing its investments in capabilities to ensure it maintains superiority over adversaries […]
Cybersecurity is facing new and advanced threats like never before. These range from Anthropic’s new Mythos LLM to advances in quantum and Iranian proxies. Get the latest business opportunities on these essential cyber topics and more at the 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21! Cybersecurity is facing new and advanced threats like no other time […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation is undergoing a sweeping shift in how it approaches digital transformation, prioritizing execution, speed and enterprise-wide integration over long-term planning cycles, Chief Digital and Information Officer Pavan Pidugu said during his opening keynote at Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit on Wednesday. Speaking to an audience of government contracting […]
As federal agencies push forward with AI adoption and modernization initiatives, OMNI Federal Chief Technology Officer Rob Gordon is calling attention to a critical gap in digital transformation: user-centered design. Achieving effective digital transformation requires a renewed focus on user experience to ensure technologies deliver real mission outcomes, according to Gordon, who discussed the topic […]
Agencies are rapidly operationalizing artificial intelligence to comply with executive mandates, not just to streamline workflows and improve efficiency but also to support decision-making by extracting actionable insights from large volumes of data. Although AI offers tremendous benefits to improve the delivery of public services and to accelerate mission execution, the technology also poses serious risks. […]
White House Office of the National Cyber Director General Counsel Robyn B. Celestino will deliver a keynote address at the 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21 Celestino’s extensive career in cybersecurity and government contracting in national security make her a highly-desired expert on cyber and emerging technologies Get your pressing questions addressed by Celestino after […]
The Pentagon is utilizing a unique performance-based consortium model for developing Golden Dome’s C2 layer, where teams of contractors can vote subperforming members off the program This innovative approach to emerging technology development could spread throughout Pentagon acquisition due to the department’s emphasis on fielding critical technologies faster Learn more about innovative contracting practices with […]
As federal agencies accelerate digital transformation efforts, digital engineering, modeling and simulation, or DEM&S, is emerging as a critical aspect of modernizing mission execution, improving interoperability and enabling data-driven decision-making. Leaders across the Department of War are increasingly focused on how to operationalize these capabilities at scale, balancing innovation with legacy systems, workforce constraints and […]
Co-authored with Gabriella DeCesare Federal officials and industry experts discussed the challenges and opportunities shaping artificial intelligence adoption at the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit Participants focused on the real-world challenges shaping adoption—from data readiness and agentic AI to governance, workforce transformation and acquisition speed Continue the conversation on federal AI initiatives at the 2026 Digital […]
