The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken a forward-leaning approach to artificial intelligence, the agency’s director, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, said during the Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower conference on Aug. 30. Skinner, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, said AI is being leveraged especially on […]
Raytheon, an RTX business, and the U.S. Air Force have fired an AIM-120C-8 missile from an F-15C Eagle fighter jet, marking the weapon’s first flight test. The missile is the latest advanced medium-range air-to-air missile developed under the Form, Fit, Function refresh program. According to Paul Ferraro, president of air power at Raytheon and a […]
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will partner with the Defense Innovation Unit to create the Joint Mission Accelerator, a new INDOPACOM directorate to advance the command’s top priorities. DIU Director Doug Beck, a Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during the Aug. 28 session of the National Defense Industrial Association’s emerging technology conference that his organization […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is calling for an organizational mindset change to fight wars with near-peer adversaries such as China and Russia. Kendall, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and 2023 Wash100 awardee, said in a livestreamed conversation with Air Force Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass that the service will need […]
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, the head of Space Systems Command, told reporters in late August that the in-development Silentbarker constellation is expected to maintain “100 percent custody” of Chinese and Russian satellites in geosynchronous orbit regardless of weather conditions. Silentbarker will work to provide space domain awareness, increasing the ability of the United States to […]
Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and 2023 Wash100 awardee Heidi Shyu will meet with Australian defense officials in September to talk about collaboration opportunities. Shyu, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies for Defense conference on Aug. 29 that the upcoming meeting will delve […]
The General Service Administration is soliciting cybersecurity support services that would help the agency complete its security modernization efforts. David Shive, chief information officer of the GSA and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during a Daily Scoop Podcast interview that the agency has made headway in developing its internal cyber services and […]
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council has approved a new report warning that U.S. water systems are unsustainable and increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats and climate change. According to the report, rising demand for fixed water supply and decades of underfunding are also contributing to issues in the water and wastewater industries. To address such problems, […]
Pamela Melroy, NASA deputy administrator and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, is participating in events on Aug. 29 to promote new initiatives and developments in Northeast Ohio’s aerospace industry. She will be joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Melroy, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, and Kaptur are scheduled to tour the […]
Paul Funk II, a retired four-star U.S. Army general, has taken on an advisory role at quantum information company Infleqtion. Funk joined Infleqtion’s team of advisers, which includes retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt and former Army Applications Lab Executive Director Jay Wisham. Both Holt and Wisham are past Potomac Officers Club speakers. […]
