U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s chief acquisition officer has announced his retirement after over four decades of federal service. Mark Borkowski, a 2014 Wash100 awardee, said he wants to step down to give younger leaders a chance to lead the CBP and bring fresh ideas. Borkowski, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual […]
Jennifer Swanson, the U.S. Army’s deputy assistant secretary for data, engineering and software, said the service will refine its language for software acquisition. She told attendees of a virtual ExecutiveBiz forum on Wednesday that the Army plans to post more concise and operationally focused software capability needs statements and initial capabilities documents. Swanson noted that […]
Connectivity solutions provider Federated Wireless demonstrated how its pre-production 5G private wireless network could be used for the Department of Defense’s smart warehouse initiative. The company showcased the network at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany from April 18 to 20. The solution was used to operate 5G-enabled internet-of-things applications, such as real-time robotics, smart security […]
Robert Vietmeyer, an official with the Department of Defense, told attendees at a virtual Potomac Officers Club event on Wednesday that his agency is conceptualizing a secure “development pipeline” for small businesses working with the DOD. Vietmeyer, the chief software officer for the DOD’s deputy chief information officer for information enterprise, said that the pipeline […]
Eileen Vidrine, the Department of the Air Force chief data and artificial intelligence officer, said her team has been tasked to take advantage of the power of data for mission success and improved competitiveness. In a recent interview, Vidrine, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that her team has started to develop strategies […]
Kristyn Jones, assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has met with airmen and guardians in the Indo-Pacific to identify their needs and the challenges they face in responding to the challenge posed by China. According to Jones, who also performs the duties […]
Young Bang, the U.S. Army’s principal deputy acquisition chief and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the service will test a new software upgrade method similar to how iPhone software is updated. Speaking at the Army’s semi-annual Technical Exchange conference, Bang said program executive offices are responsible for fielding software but the Army […]
The U.S. Space Command said in a statement that President Joe Biden has approved the implementation of the 2022 Unified Command Plan, which officially transfers the U.S. Strategic Command’s missile defense responsibilities to SPACECOM. Gen. James Dickinson, head of SPACECOM, said in a statement on May 31 that the transfer was based on a comprehensive […]
Derek Tournear, the head of the Space Development Agency and speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Air Force Summit, told SpaceNews in an interview that his agency intends to launch 13 Tranche 0 satellites in June. Tranche 0 is a constellation of 28 satellites that will work to demonstrate space-based communications and missile defense […]
The U.S. Army could require vendors to provide component lists for artificial intelligence algorithms as a security measure. AI bills of materials would function similarly to those for software, providing the government with an understanding of where internal elements originate in the supply chain to minimize risks. Young Bang, the Army’s principal deputy assistant secretary […]
