Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is calling for an organizational mindset change to fight wars with near-peer adversaries such as China and Russia. Kendall, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and 2023 Wash100 awardee, said in a livestreamed conversation with Air Force Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass that the service will need […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken a forward-leaning approach to artificial intelligence, the agency’s director, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, said during the Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower conference on Aug. 30. Skinner, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, said AI is being leveraged especially on […]
Raytheon, an RTX business, and the U.S. Air Force have fired an AIM-120C-8 missile from an F-15C Eagle fighter jet, marking the weapon’s first flight test. The missile is the latest advanced medium-range air-to-air missile developed under the Form, Fit, Function refresh program. According to Paul Ferraro, president of air power at Raytheon and a […]
Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and 2023 Wash100 awardee Heidi Shyu will meet with Australian defense officials in September to talk about collaboration opportunities. Shyu, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies for Defense conference on Aug. 29 that the upcoming meeting will delve […]
Pamela Melroy, NASA deputy administrator and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, is participating in events on Aug. 29 to promote new initiatives and developments in Northeast Ohio’s aerospace industry. She will be joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Melroy, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, and Kaptur are scheduled to tour the […]
The General Service Administration is soliciting cybersecurity support services that would help the agency complete its security modernization efforts. David Shive, chief information officer of the GSA and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during a Daily Scoop Podcast interview that the agency has made headway in developing its internal cyber services and […]
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council has approved a new report warning that U.S. water systems are unsustainable and increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats and climate change. According to the report, rising demand for fixed water supply and decades of underfunding are also contributing to issues in the water and wastewater industries. To address such problems, […]
The U.S. Army has approved low-rate initial production for the Sentinel A4 radar program. Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, program executive officer of missiles and space at the Army and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the Army is also preparing for initial operational test and evaluation for the Sentinel A4. According to the […]
Paul Funk II, a retired four-star U.S. Army general, has taken on an advisory role at quantum information company Infleqtion. Funk joined Infleqtion’s team of advisers, which includes retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt and former Army Applications Lab Executive Director Jay Wisham. Both Holt and Wisham are past Potomac Officers Club speakers. […]
Leonel Garciga, the Department of the Army’s chief information officer and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said he will focus on crafting cybersecurity, data and software policies to keep pace with the private sector. At the recent TechNet Augusta conference, Garciga stated that while the service has made strides, it is lagging behind […]
