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 […]
Two senior cybersecurity officials from the government penned a letter to corporate CEOs and business leaders warning them of hackers looking to take advantage of the holiday season. The letter was written by National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, an upcoming Potomac Officers Club speaker, and Anne Neuberger, the national security adviser for cyber and emerging […]
Space Force officials are looking to better utilize industry solutions amid an “explosion in innovation.” Speaking at a TechCrunch-hosted event, Lt. Col. Tim Trimailo of the Space Systems Command acknowledged that the U.S. military needs to capture that innovation sooner rather than later but doing so would require a change in approach. Trimailo, a past […]
Michael Saylor, CEO and chairman of data analytics company MicroStrategy, will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s “Digital Currency and National Security Forum” on Jan. 27, 2022. The virtual event will bring together government and industry leaders to discuss the implications of digital currencies for the U.S. economy and national security. As head of MicroStrategy, […]
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said the service is looking at pairing remotely piloted air combat vehicles with piloted aircraft. Kendall, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared in an interview with Politico that the military branch has two classified remotely piloted aircraft included in the 2023 defense budget. According to the official, the […]
The future of space travel hinges on the establishment of a “resilient, robust hybrid space architecture,” a top Space Force official said. Space Force Brig. Gen. John Olson, mobilization assistant to the chief of space operations, said that the architecture, also referred to as a space “highway,” will allow the commercial sector to maintain a […]
Frank Kendall, the secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the service must get rid of old airframes to make way for more modern aircraft. He explained that keeping old planes will prevent the military branch from countering China’s military modernization. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum, […]
The Space Force wants to develop a modeling and simulation environment where satellite operators can carry out advanced training, an official said. Lt. Chance Saltzman, the deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear, said that the military’s satellite operators are not trained to deal with a contested environment, Air Force Magazine reported […]
The defense industry needs to lower the cost of hypersonic systems as the Department of Defense moves to scale up its acquisition of the high-priority technology, a top department official said. Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, noted that the majority of the military’s hypersonic programs are in the development phase, […]
The U.S. Navy is seeking technologies that will be part of demonstrations for the SCOUT experimentation plan in the summer of 2022. Experimentations for SCOUT, which the Office of Naval Research will be conducting with the U.S. Southern Command, will highlight solutions that can help combat illegal trafficking operations. A commercial solutions opening was issued […]
