The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will launch a new technology accelerator in St. Louis, Missouri, to support startups in the geospatial technology industry. Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and two-time Wash100 winner, said NGA Accelerator is part of a larger effort to establish St. Louis as a premier geospatial ecosystem, […]
Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector and industries at Amazon Web Services and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said the Washington-based cloud computing company is in talks with the government and private sector to meet the cloud adoption challenges, according to ExecutiveBiz, citing a Computer Weekly interview. Carlson said the organization is working with […]
The recently discovered SolarWinds hack of the federal government endangers some of the Department of Defense's newer digital modernization projects, including its software factories, according to the Air Force's acquisition chief. Will Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and three-time Wash100 winner, said the hack poses a challenge for the Air Force's Cloud […]
James Geurts, assistant secretary for the Navy for research, development and acquisition, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said drones are the maritime service's future but the organization needs to address the technology’s operational challenges. Speaking at the Atlantic Council event held on Dec. 16, he noted that the […]
Chief of Space Operations John Raymond, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, has become the eighth member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In accordance with the law, Raymond was appointed exactly one year after the official founding of the Space Force as a military service, Defense .gov reported. "But […]
The Air Force plans to unveil a program aimed at consolidating all of its information technology tools under one hub, according to the service's deputy chief information officer. Lauren Knausenberger a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said the “21st Century IT Store” program will improve airmen's access to computers and expand the […]
The U.S. Air Force has completed its first military flight with artificial intelligence as a co-pilot onboard a U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft. Called ARTUµ, the AI algorithm served as a working aircrew member that flew with the pilot, Air Force Maj. “Vudu” on the reconnaissance plane assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air […]
The Space Force is currently screening which members of the Air Force will be commissioned into the newest military service. Chief of Space Operations John Raymond, a past Potomac Officers Club member and 2020 Wash100 winner, said the Space Force wants its new vacant positions to be filled out organically, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. […]
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s deputy chief information officer, said there were more service personnel working from home who approved of their IT services than those who mostly work on site. During a keynote presentation at AFCEA NOVA's Air and Space Force IT Day held on Dec. 15, Knausenberger noted that based on the organization’s […]
The U.S Navy and the U.K. Royal Navy have formed a new alliance to launch London Tech Bridge, an initiative that will serve as a command post for innovation for the two navies. The platform will allow the maritime services to work toward interchangeability in various areas from technology development to deployment and operations, the […]
