Heidi Shyu, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, revealed on Saturday that the Deputy’s Management Action Group has approved three capabilities tested under the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve, a program to accelerate the development of warfighting capabilities through prototyping. Shyu, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has warned that failure by Congress to pass a full budget for 2024 could delay the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program by a year. CCA is the U.S. Air Force’s effort to develop an autonomous pilot that can pair with humans, Breaking Defense reported Saturday. The service branch is asking for […]
The U.S. Army continues to struggle with resources and training amid rapid technological innovation, according to Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology. Speaking at the 2023 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, Bush, a past POC speaker and 2023 Wash100 winner, said the military branch is doing better in […]
Schuyler Moore, the U.S. Central Command’s chief technology officer and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the Department of Defense considers artificial intelligence one of its “less mature” capabilities. Speaking at an online Middle East Institute event, Moore explained that AI is promising but performs inconsistently, Nextgov/FCW reported Tuesday. She maintained that CENTCOM […]
The U.S. Army’s principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology said the military needs to rethink its data management strategy to accommodate more 5G technologies and objectives. Speaking at the NTIA’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, Young Bang, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared that while 5G offers bandwidth improvements, certain […]
Several federal officials attended the second United States-Kenya Cyber and Digital Dialogue hosted by the Kenyan government on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. Discussions at the forum encompassed several topics, including implementing the Framework for Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace and advancing digital freedom. Officials of both nations also tackled investment opportunities to help Kenya expand […]
The Department of Homeland Security is working to improve the customer experience in accessing the department’s services by cutting another 10 million hours. The department’s newly created Customer Experience Office will lead the effort, including a redesign of DHS’s internal-facing forms and new experiential customer experience training programs, Nextgov/FCW reported. The office was established through […]
Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, is leading the development of the Department of Defense’s first commercial space integration strategy. The DOD is pushing to utilize private-sector space capabilities to maintain an advantage over China, SpaceNews reported. A DOD spokesperson said Monday that the strategy will ensure […]
The Department of the Navy’s acting chief technology officer said DON has reached “target-level” zero trust goals years ahead of the deadline. Justin Fanelli, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared that the Navy met all 91 zero trust targets set by the Department of Defense on its Non-classified Internet Protocol Internet Router. According to […]
A General Services Administration official said the agency is looking at a governmentwide buying power capability for artificial intelligence technologies to promote efficient and rapid acquisition. Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, a past Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the governmentwide vehicle should be repeatable and should keep […]
