The U.S. Space Force expects the next phase of major National Security Space Launch contracts to increase in scope because of a strong demand for military lift services. According to Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, program executive for assured access to space and the commander of Space Launch Delta 45, the service is looking at expanding […]
Washington, D.C.-based information services provider Leadership Connect has appointed Alan Thomas Jr. as chief solutions officer. Thomas, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budgets and Procurement Event in 2017, will provide strategic insights for Leadership Connect. He will also lead the company’s professional services practice, which supports federal agencies and contractors […]
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is evaluating big data analytics tools to determine the best way to use the technologies in support of spy-thwarting and personnel security missions. While progress was made in assessing the tools, DCSA Director William Lietzau, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker and a 2023 Wash100 winner, said the agency’s […]
Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, has announced the U.S. Air Force nominees for the 74th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award. Pringle, who will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 9th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on March 23, congratulated AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate engineers Andrew Metcalf and Preston […]
The defense industrial base lost approximately 17,000 companies in the past five years, according to David Norquist, president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association. Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, he also highlighted a more than 40 percent decline in the number of DIB workers. Norquist, a past Potomac Officers Club […]
The government services segment of Day & Zimmermann has named former CIA officials Jeanne Foster, Mark Kelton, Stephen Perron and Phil Reilly to its advisory board. The four appointees are tasked with guiding the delivery of products, services, operations and security in support of national threat deterrence, D&Z said. Foster is CEO of JCF Consulting, […]
The outgoing Army chief information officer said the next CIO should be someone who can bring in a fresh perspective and is capable of asking tough questions. In an interview with C4ISRNET and the Army Times, Raj Iyer, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual CIO Summit in April 2022, said the next […]
A bill introduced in the Senate would require the Federal Aviation Administration to address a lack of clarity in the requirements for securing approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flights. Sens. Mark Warner, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, and John Thune proposed the Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023. According to Warner, integrating drones […]
The National Security Agency is positioning itself as an organization that welcomes individuals affected by private-sector layoffs. Molly Moore, deputy director of workforce support activities at the NSA and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said accepting individuals who have been laid off from their private-sector jobs would improve the government’s cyber workforce. According to […]
The U.S. Army plans to award multiyear contracts to purchase munitions and launchers to rapidly replenish military stockpiles as the United States sends weapons to Ukraine in support of the latter’s fight against the ongoing Russian military aggression. Doug Bush, the Army acquisition chief and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the procurement approach […]
