The Department of Defense has agreed to contribute an additional 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum for the United States' pool of bandwidth for commercial 5G use, according to a top department official. DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and two-time Wash100 awardee, will provide spectrum in the 3450-3550 […]
National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina has released a statement detailing efforts by U.S. adversaries, namely China, Russia and Iran, to interfere with the November elections. Evanina noted that the Chinese and Russian governments are expanding their influence to weaken the presidential campaign of President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe […]
The Department of Defense is creating its own repository of shareable code that could help the agency form a troubleshooting solution even before a problem arises, according to a top Pentagon official. Dana Deasy, the DOD's chief information officer and a two-time Wash100 awardee, noted that a string of code that solves an issue in one […]
The Air Force has awarded eight spots on its $950M contract for the Advanced Battle Management System in an effort to use emerging technologies for cross-domain linking. The eight companies are ARES Security, AT&T, Centauri, Cogniac, NanoVMs, Pacific Defense, SRC Inc. and Systematic. In total, there are now 50 companies that have spots in the […]
The National Security Agency has discovered new efficiencies in its employees' efforts to practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an agency official. Greg Smithberger, head of NSA's capabilities directorate and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the agency's employees can save time when they do not have to move elsewhere […]
Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer Maria Roat, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, has announced that the CIO Council plans to launch a data science training program for reskilling government employees later in August. Her announcement followed the release of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard on […]
The Space Defense Agency plans to expedite its development of a satellite network in low-Earth orbit to support U.S. troops in the field, according to the agency's top official. The SDA reportedly intends to buy and deploy hundreds of satellites within the next several years. But SDA Director Derek Tournear, a past Potomac Officers Club event […]
The Department of Defense's research arm is seeking additional funding to improve the reliability and trustworthiness of its artificial intelligence-based systems. Peter Highnam, acting director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said AI's vast number of use cases makes it difficult to determine at what point […]
The Navy intends to make the Boeing MQ-25A Stingray a key element in its unmanned campaign plan, an enterprise-wide effort aimed at harmonizing the service’s unmanned aerial, surface and undersea platforms. In an interview with USNI News, Navy acquisition czar James Geurts, a 2020 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, noted […]
The Department of Defense intends to issue an update regarding the awarding of the $10B Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract to Microsoft by the end of August, according to DoD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy, a member of the Potomac Officers Club and a recipient of the 2020 Wash100 award. During a recent online press […]
