U.S. Army Chief Information Officer and former Potomac Officers Club speaker Raj Iyer said that even though the number of Microsoft Office 365 licenses that will be purchased is fewer than the number of people in the Army, everyone will still have access to email. In an interview with FedScoop, the official said the service […]
Gen. Mike Murray, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Futures Command, said the service lost contact with the Precision Strike Missile after the weapon flew for over 499 kilometers. The ballistics test took place on Oct. 13 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Florida. Speaking at the Project Convergence media day on Tuesday, […]
The Department of Defense has discussed its research and development priorities with Australia, Japan, Latvia, Germany and the United Kingdom, the Pentagon’s technology chief said. Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said the list of technology priorities includes artificial intelligence, autonomy, […]
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis has reported a decrease in the frequency of Russia-linked cyberattacks since the series of high-profile incidents earlier in 2021. Inglis, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said it is still unclear whether or not the decrease was caused by the actions of Russia’s leadership, The Hill reported […]
The Government Accountability Office’s June guidance on the ethical use of government-owned artificial intelligence is focused on actionable principles, an official said. GAO Chief Data Scientist Taka Ariga, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said that while the framework is designed for federal agencies, it may also be adopted by commercial, academic […]
Karen Evans, former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has been appointed managing director at the Cyber Readiness Institute. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in matters related to cybersecurity policy. According to her LinkedIn profile, Evans was the Homeland Security Department […]
Heidi Shyu intends to get a better sense of the Department of Defense’s vast innovative ecosystem as she begins her tenure as the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. Speaking with Federal News Network on the sidelines of the annual AUSA conference, Shyu, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said she wants to find […]
Top defense officials have raised concerns about the vulnerability of military networks and infrastructure to cyberattacks months after the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline. The May cyberattack, which was linked to a Russian criminal group, forced the pipeline operator to temporarily shut down operations for more than a week, disrupting gas supplies and raising fuel […]
Delays in the issuance of the U.S Army’s much-awaited Integrated Visual Augmentation System goggles were caused by technical difficulties that arose during real-world testing. Officials close to the program revealed that a problem was discovered in the wider field of view provided by the goggles, which “pushed the boundaries of waveguide technology capabilities.” In a […]
The U.S. Navy aims to implement an enterprise-wide approach to information technology services. Navy Chief Information Officer Aaron Weis, a past POC speaker and 2021 Wash100 winner, and Acting Assistant Secretary of Research, Development and Acquisition Frederick Stefany said in a recently published memorandum that the move will enable employees to reuse IT services depending […]
