Department of Defense officials want ethics to be a major consideration in the military's development of artificial intelligence, said Alka Patel, head of AI ethics policy at the DOD's Joint AI Center. Patel, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said trustworthiness is important for the technology's enablement of autonomy, decision-making and system execution at […]
The Navy wants to make the crews on its littoral combat ships more self-sufficient and more readily available for taskings by fleet commanders. One LCS strike team is currently working to address class design issues, increase the availability of spare parts and increase accountability for ships' post-shakedown availabilities, USNI News reported Wednesday. The strike team […]
Huntington Ingalls Industries has added former National Intelligence official Stephanie O’Sullivan to its board of directors. O’Sullivan, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and one-time Wash100 winner, has seven years of experience as principal deputy director of national intelligence, during which she supported the day-to-day operations of the Intelligence Community. The chairman of the […]
The Navy has discontinued further deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship until a material defect found in the warship’s combining gear can be fixed. According to a statement released by the Navy, the defect affects a complex transmission that transmits power generated by the ship’s engines to its waterjet propulsion system. Rear Adm. […]
Maxar Technologies has appointed former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to its board of directors, with a term set to expire at the company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Wilson, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and two-time Wash100 winner, has served as the president of the University of Texas at El Paso since […]
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, has raised concerns about the acquisition of medium-sized companies by larger defense contractors and its impacts on the defense industrial base at large. Speaking at a recent press event, Roper said he considers some of the major acquisitions […]
The incoming Biden administration will deal with foreign adversarial investments in the U.S. defense industrial base, said Department of Defense acquisition chief Ellen Lord, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner. In a press conference, Lord said the early days of the coronavirus pandemic forced smaller defense companies to shift their […]
The Air Force plans to establish an acquisition plan and baselines for the Advanced Battle Management System program before the start of the Biden administration. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, said the acquisition strategy could be completed before the end of his tenure […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Information Office has released a four-year strategy aimed at improving its relationship with intelligence customers. According to DIA CIO Jack Gumtow, a past event speaker for the Potomac Officers Club, the strategy demonstrates the office’s recognition of the need to better understand customer needs, as called out by stakeholders. The […]
SolarWinds, the victim of a major Russia-linked hack of U.S. federal networks, has hired a new consulting business formed by former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Director Christopher Krebs. Krebs, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, said he plans to dedicate himself to the new business, which was stood up to […]
