The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has selected Kristen Baldwin as its new chief information officer. Baldwin, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, moved to the OCC from the Federal Aviation Administration where she served as CIO and assistant administrator for information and technology services. At the FAA, she was responsible for the […]
The U.S. Space Force will launch an experimental positioning satellite to orbit aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. The USSF-106 mission will carry the L3Harris Technologies-made National Technology Satellite-3 payload to space. The NTS-3 will provide positioning, navigation and timing signals from geostationary Earth orbit and will demonstrate next-generation PNT technologies that could serve […]
The U.S. Space Force plans to tap the private sector for satellite refueling and servicing technologies. Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, Space Systems Command program executive officer for assured access to space, said Tuesday at the Space Mobility conference that the service wants such capabilities to be available in orbit and is preparing to build the […]
Duality Technologies has added retired Adm. Michael Rogers, a Wash100 winner and a speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Cybersecurity Summit in 2018, to its board of advisers. Rogers will work with Duality to expedite data collaboration and privacy-preserving technologies and support efforts to protect the financial, health care and national security sectors. […]
The U.S. Space Force expects the next phase of major National Security Space Launch contracts to increase in scope because of a strong demand for military lift services. According to Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, program executive for assured access to space and the commander of Space Launch Delta 45, the service is looking at expanding […]
John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense, has released the latest in a series of policy updates meant to improve cyber workforce management efforts. A 2023 Wash100 awardee and a speaker at the upcoming Potomac Officers Club Fourth Annual CIO Summit, Sherman said that the new guidelines utilize the Cyber Workforce Framework […]
Kelly Fletcher, the Department of State’s chief information officer, shared that efforts are underway to upgrade cybersecurity and technology practices as adversaries grow their capacity to threaten networks and systems. Speaking at a Billington Cybersecurity webinar on Thursday, she said that her agency is among the world’s “most attacked” due to its role in global […]
Christopher Cleary, the Department of the Navy’s principal cyber adviser, shared new details at the recent West 2023 conference regarding in-development projects to secure critical infrastructure, pointing out that the service is leading the way for the other military branches with such efforts. He told reporters he is advocating for the principal cyber advisers of […]
Washington, D.C.-based information services provider Leadership Connect has appointed Alan Thomas Jr. as chief solutions officer. Thomas, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budgets and Procurement Event in 2017, will provide strategic insights for Leadership Connect. He will also lead the company’s professional services practice, which supports federal agencies and contractors […]
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is evaluating big data analytics tools to determine the best way to use the technologies in support of spy-thwarting and personnel security missions. While progress was made in assessing the tools, DCSA Director William Lietzau, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker and a 2023 Wash100 winner, said the agency’s […]
