The Department of Defense must determine its research priorities as it faces a $5 billion shortfall in its budget for laboratory and testing infrastructure, Defense Undersecretary Heidi Shyu revealed. The Pentagon’s research and engineering chief said during a Potomac Officers Club event that a steering group has been formed to understand the possible repercussions of […]
Former Navy senior acquisition official James Geurts has joined the board of directors of Torch.AI, a developer of data and cyber risk management solutions. Geurts, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, held the official title of assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition at the Navy. In the said role, Geurts was […]
Defense Undersecretary Heidi Shyu, who leads the Pentagon’s research and engineering arm, said her current priority is on becoming more mission-focused, leveraging people and teamwork to maintain America’s technological edge. She has established a policy of trying to put to good use the “incredible amount of technology innovation that is across the nation” to be […]
Geost, a space surveillance sensor company, has appointed former Department of Defense acquisition chief Ellen Lord to its board of directors. Geost said that Lord will provide insights to help the company expand its research and development efforts and production operations. Lord, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, most recently served as […]
The Department of Defense has launched the University Consortium for Cybersecurity, an organization that will facilitate two-way communications between the defense secretary and academic institutions. The event was hosted by the National Defense University’s College of Information and Cyberspace. Heidi Shyu, chief information officer of the Defense Department and the Pentagon undersecretary for research and […]
The Department of Defense seeks to forge stronger working relationships in the data realm with the United States’ allies to better synchronize joint military operations. The Pentagon’s chief data officer said that data partnerships pioneered by businesses in the private sector can serve as a model for international partnerships among allied nations, FCW reported Wednesday. […]
Ranking acquisition officials at the Department of Defense have expressed hopes that future procurement strategies can be patterned after private industry, which deploys new technologies faster. Christopher O’Donnell, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, said that the highly successful middle-tier acquisition pathway programs reflect the more dynamic approach to […]
The U.S. Army is looking to facilitate a smooth transition to the new Army 365 email service in 2022 after experiencing setbacks in tech platform rollouts in 2021. Army Ignited, the service’s new Deloitte-designed platform for educational benefits, was launched prematurely, resulting in problems like soldiers still needing reimbursements, while the launch of human resources […]
Division among lawmakers in Congress continues to derail the launch of the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which was envisioned to lead efforts to stop interference by foreign adversaries. Talks about creating the intelligence center surfaced in 2019 but Congress has yet to finalize its mission, budget and size while the person identified as a potential […]
Department of the Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker and 2021 Wash100 winner, is leading the creation of an enterprise-wide automation strategy that includes plans to expand the service’s use of robotic process automation. Knausenberger, who recently made an appearance at an AFCEA NOVA event, is looking to […]
