The Space Development Agency is conducting market research to inform how it should update the communications standard for the next batch of satellites that will be added to the National Defense Space Architecture. The SDA seeks industry feedback on an optical communication standard for its Tranche 1 satellites, which will comprise the NDSA’s transport layer. […]
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic are guiding technological modernization efforts under the Biden administration. In a budget passback, the Office of Management and Budget recommended that agencies accelerate the adoption and utilization of electronic signatures for public facing digital forms. While they have been around since the late 1990s, digital signatures only became widely […]
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2021 Wash100 winner, has raised concerns about the threat posed by cyber attacks and supply chain intrusions to SDA’s low-Earth orbit satellites. Speaking at an online Washington Space Business Roundtable forum, Tournear said those types of attacks could shut down a […]
The Department of Defense has earmarked over $311 million for a domestic investment program aimed at lowering Chinese investment in small American technology companies. Business intelligence company Govini estimated that Chinese investment in the U.S. defense supply chain swelled by 420 percent in the last decade, Breaking Defense reported Monday. “Our adversaries are very well […]
The Biden administration continues to face calls to fill in senior-level cybersecurity positions in the government. In particular, the lack of a formal leader at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has raised concerns from former CISA Director Christopher Krebs, a two-time Wash100 winner and past Potomac Officers Club event speaker. Speaking at a virtual […]
Splunk, a data software company, has appointed business veteran Teresa Carlson to the roles of president and chief growth officer, effective April 19. Carlson, a six-time Wash100 winner and a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, has more than 25 years of experience and expertise in software-as-a-service, data management and cloud, Splunk said […]
Michele Flournoy, a former undersecretary of defense for policy and managing partner at WestExec Advisors, has called on the Biden administration to prioritize investments in the Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative to ensure that the U.S. military maintains its battlefield advantage. Speaking at The Hill’s Defense Summit, Flournoy said the country’s overinvestment in […]
Two senior Air and Space Force officials attended the annual Survivor Advocacy roundtable, where they expressed support to the families of fallen or wounded service members. The event serves as an opportunity for surviving family members to discuss support services and raise suggestions to improve current programs. During the roundtable, Chief of Space Operations Gen. […]
The Biden administration plans to eliminate the payback model for some projects under the Trump-era Technology Modernization Fund, according to one of the government’s top technologists. Federal Chief Information Officer Maria Roat, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said the Office of Management and Budget has the […]
Capt. Ben Van Buskirk has been named the new director of NavalX, replacing Capt. Frank Futcher, who announced his retirement from the Navy after 30 years of service. Van Buskirk, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, assumed command of NavalX during a non-traditional change of command ceremony, which was held in Alexandria, Virginia, and […]
