The U.S. Navy’s director of surface warfare said the service may need to adjust its modernization plans to include more frigates and smaller, more capable ships. Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared that the Constellation-class frigate could help improve the balance of the Navy’s surface warfare capabilities because it offers […]
The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service posted a record $100 billion revenue for fiscal year 2023, up $10 billion from FY 2022, FAS Deputy Commissioner Tom Howder said during an ACT-IAC webinar in November. According to Howder, creating customer value initiated by outgoing FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi, a Wash100 winner and a speaker at […]
The assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics said the military branch’s collaborative combat aircraft effort will progress but will come with inconsistencies. Andrew Hunter, a 2023 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the Air Force is taking an incremental approach to the CCA, meaning the service […]
A Department of Defense office has welcomed a new leader to its ranks. On Wednesday, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello, a past POC event speaker, took over as the director of the Defense Contract Management Agency. He will be in charge of the agency’s over 10,900 personnel engaged in handling more than 225,000 contracts […]
National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, led the Intelligence Community in welcoming Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as concurrent head of the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service. Congratulating Haugh on his Senate confirmation to […]
The Department of the Navy has welcomed a new member of its leadership team. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, a past POC speaker, swore in Anne Bonfante Gebhards as deputy undersecretary of the Navy for policy on Monday, Navy .mil reported. Gebhards said that while she has yet to find the words fitting […]
The Senate has voted to confirm Space Force Gens. Michael Guetlein and Stephen Whiting to four-star leadership roles. Guetlein, who is slated to deliver a keynote speech at the upcoming 2024 Space Summit, will transition from leading Space Systems Command to serving as the U.S. Space Force’s vice chief of space operations, SpaceNews reported. He […]
Gen. James Rainey, the head of U.S. Army Futures Command, said the service branch needs to transition from warfighting functions to warfighting systems. In a keynote speech at the Army’s Technical Exchange Meeting, Rainey said future wars will pit systems against each other and depend on command and control, Nextgov/FCW reported Friday. Rainey emphasized that nothing else […]
Amazon Web Services Director of Aerospace and Satellite Clint Crosier has shared his insight on the role cloud computing will play in the growth of emerging technologies, including its development and deployment. In an interview with Geospatial World, Crosier, a past POC speaker, said AWS has been investing for a long time in bringing the […]
The Department of Defense announced a call for projects for the Microelectronics Commons’ fiscal year 2024, allocating up to $280 million in funding to support the CHIPS and Science Act and President Joe Biden’s Investing in America program. The call covers the eight Commons regional hubs that Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced in […]
