The Army Futures Command has announced that Austin Community College District will serve as its “software factory,” involving student software developers in the service's modernization efforts. AFC Commander Mike Murray, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a two-time Wash100 winner, said the software factory will be the first of its kind and will […]
The General Services Administration has awarded Deloitte and Esper a $9.9M contract for regulatory workflow modernization through the agency's Commercial Solutions Opening authority. GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Julie Dunne, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the service is pleased to help GSA's partners in supporting the government's regulatory reform activities. “This […]
The artificial intelligence tool developed by the Department of Defense for coronavirus response can be used as a basis for creating AI for war, according to department officials. The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center's coronavirus effort, called Project Salus, was focused on creating a command-and-control system through predictive logistics. “With Project Salus, one of the key […]
Seasoned federal government executive Fred Kennedy has taken over as the new president of Momentus, a commercial space company specializing in delivering in-space satellite transportation and infrastructure services. Momentus confirmed the appointment Tuesday, saying that Kennedy’s experience in the space industry will help accelerate its goal of becoming the leading transportation and infrastructure services […]
The Army Futures Command and the Air Force are working together to achieve better multi-domain operations through the Joint All-Domain and Command Control, according to an Army official. AFC Commanding Gen. John Murray, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a two-time Wash100 awardee, said neither service on its own can achieve its goal […]
The Air Force has concluded the second Advanced Battle Management System on-ramp exercise at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Defense One reported. According to a statement released by Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, the demonstration showcased the ability of different combatant commanders to intercept […]
The Department of Defense's modernization strategy is focused on the development and procurement of high-priority technologies like artificial intelligence, directed energy, small satellites, hypersonics, 5G networks and unmanned aerial systems, according to an official. Mark Lewis, acting deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said DOD's […]
Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has estimated that the defense industrial base now needs as much as $20B in relief funding to reimburse pandemic-induced costs from March to September. Breaking Defense reports that the projected COVID-19 bailout funding has nearly doubled in amount since the DoD’s previous $11B estimate in August, […]
The Department of Homeland Security has published a report on its efforts to thwart electromagnetic pulse attacks, which it said could damage the electrical grid and electronics. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a two-time Wash100 winner, said that CISA, as America's risk adviser, is […]
Katie Arrington, the Department of Defense's chief information security officer for acquisition, said the department is figuring out how to implement “reciprocity” in the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program. "Reciprocity means something, but we need to have reciprocity from companies or certification programs that actually have a basis," said Arrington, a past Potomac Officers Club […]
