The Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will award 19 grants worth $90 million in total as part of the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program, an opportunity for states and communities to compete for infrastructure and facilities that support the U.S. military. The largest grants include $14.9 million for the repair of four storm-damaged […]
The Space Development Agency plans to stop launching satellites for missile warning and tracking to geostationary Earth orbit to focus on deploying satellites with the same purpose to low-Earth and medium-Earth orbits. At the recent Air and Space Forces Association conference, SDA Director Derek Tournear, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker and a 2021 Wash100 […]
Andrew Hunter, a U.S. Air Force service acquisition executive, has appointed Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey to lead the Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management office as its first integrating program executive officer. Cropsey will report to Hunter and Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary for space integration, and will oversee C3BM program integration throughout the Air Force, contributing to service-wide […]
Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, nominated as the next chief of space operations, told lawmakers in a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that the U.S. Space Force should add emerging launch service providers to its current vendor base to bring flexibility in procuring future spacecraft deployment services. According to Saltzman, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, […]
The Internal Revenue Service’s Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office has selected Brillient to provide a digital mailroom solution. According to Ed Burrows, vice president of intelligent solutions at Brillient and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, the company will combine its digitalization capabilities with mail processing technology to deliver the requirement. Work will be […]
Maria Roat has been appointed to Aquia’s board of advisers, where she joins information technology and cybersecurity veterans in providing expert opinion on leadership and strategic growth to company executives and shareholders. Roat, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker and Wash100 winner, is a 40-year industry veteran across military, federal and commercial organizations such as the […]
The White House has announced key appointments to its Office of the National Cyber Director led by Chris Inglis, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a 2022 Wash100 winner. Established in 2021, ONCD is responsible for unifying the federal government’s approach to cybersecurity and implementing a national strategy for the digital […]
Gabe Camarillo, undersecretary of the Army, recently told reporters that the service is studying its data and communications network modernization efforts to determine what capabilities need upgrades and what follow-up steps need to be taken. The assessment covers key areas such as unified network operations, cybersecurity, cloud migration, data analytics, tactical radios and satellite communications, Defense News […]
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, said in a letter sent Friday to Reps. Adam Schiff and Carolyn Maloney that intelligence agencies are investigating the national security implications of former President Donald Trump improperly storing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Haines, a 2022 Wash100 awardee and upcoming Potomac Officers Club speaker, assured Maloney […]
The Department of Defense is committed to implementing zero trust across its enterprise by 2027, a top technology official said. Zero trust is a modern cybersecurity architecture where no user or machine is trusted by default. It is a key element of President Joe Biden’s May 2021 executive order on modernizing federal cybersecurity. DOD Chief […]
