AT&T has landed a task order to deliver FirstNet public safety broadband service to 72 U.S. army bases nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The Texas-based telecom company is set to roll out almost 3,200 service lines, together with over 3K devices and more than 700 indoor connectivity signal boosters, to help the agency’s emergency communications. […]
Robert Kolasky, director of the National Risk Management Center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has expressed confidence about the agency’s preparations on both the state and local levels as the November election draws near. Speaking at a recent cyber resilience summit, Kolasky said the next three weeks will highlight CISA’s collaboration with state […]
U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said the service branch should change its budget requests in the coming years due to the debts acquired by the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Army is part of Operation Warp Speed, which is accelerating the development […]
The Department of Defense has outlined principles, capabilities and end goals under its first data enterprise strategy to advance its goal of becoming a data-centric organization, with emphasis on harnessing data to enable joint all-domain operations, C4ISRNET reported. According to a statement released by DoD’s chief information officer, Dana Deasy, a past Potomac Officers Club […]
Gen. David Thompson, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has officially been named as the Space Force's first vice chief of space operations. In his new role, Thompson will focus on building the Space Force's headquarters in the Pentagon and on establishing the Space Warfighting Integration Center. He said the two efforts will be […]
L3Harris and SpaceX will provide the Space Development Agency satellites that can monitor hypersonic weapons. The agreement indicates that each company will develop four satellites with wide field of view overhead persistent infrared sensors. Moving in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will use SDA’s tracking layer, a system that tracks missiles speeding faster than Mach 5, […]
The Space Force has announced plans to establish a new command dedicated to overseeing the service's acquisitions in 2021. In June, the Space Systems Command was announced alongside the Space Operations Command and the Space Training and Readiness Command. “We anticipate standing that up in 2021, probably sooner rather than later. We’re working on those […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency marked the retirement of Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a two-time Wash100 awardee, with a ceremony on Oct.1, during which Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier took over the said role. In his final address, Ashley thanked the DIA's workforce and officers and reflected […]
Rear Adm. Casey Moton, the Navy’s program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants, has laid out six program priorities for fiscal year 2021 to reinforce the service’s ship lineup. The PEO USC’s plan ties into the Navy’s goal of introducing five new classes of warships over the next few years, namely, the FFG(X) New […]
Executive Mosaic has awarded James Geurts, U.S. Navy assistant secretary for R&D and acquisition, his first Wash100 award, which is given to the most influential leaders and executives in the government contracting sector. Jim Garrettson, the CEO of Executive Mosaic, recognized Geurts for his leadership in the development of sophisticated technology to advance the Navy’s […]
