Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business have filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office, questioning the U.S. Army’s selection of the tiltrotor V-280 Valor manufactured by Bell Textron over Sikorsky and Boeing’s coaxial rotor Defiant X as the future long-range assault aircraft. Doug Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and […]
Jennifer Swanson, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, had an interview with C4ISRNET earlier in December about the service’s approach to data amid concerns by leadership about the growing amount of information that needs to be processed. She discussed plans to implement […]
Vice. Adm. Frank Whitworth, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, said that the Joint Regional Edge Node could be deployed as early as fiscal year 2024. The past Potomac Officers Club speaker and 2022 Wash100 awardee told attendees at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference that JREN would provide a speedier […]
Douglas Cossa, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief information officer, said wireless devices such as phones and tablets could soon see usage in secure facilities. The past Potomac Officers Club speaker told audiences at a Department of Defense Intelligence Information System event in Texas that the intelligence community would have to adapt its posture because such […]
The Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System has been integrated into the System for Award Management, according to a memorandum from the Department of Defense’s office of the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment. John Tenaglia, principal director of defense pricing and contracting and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, signed the memo on Tuesday. […]
Stephen Fogarty has taken on the role of senior executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he will assist with enhancing the national cyber segment’s offerings to the U.S. government and international customers by contributing to strategy and solution development. He was previously the commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, heading a team […]
Michael Brown has taken a seat on Strider Technologies’ board of directors, where he will support executive efforts to rapidly scale the organization. A past Potomac Officers Club speaker and 2022 Wash100 winner, Brown said that Strider’s intelligence solutions aid in counteracting nation-states that poach talent, compromise supply chains and steal technology from government, industry […]
Bell Textron will conduct early development for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program under a $1.3 billion contract awarded by the U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Robert Barrie, the program executive officer for aviation, explained that Bell will undertake preliminary design work and provide virtual prototypes. The goal of FLRAA is to phase out the […]
Gen. James Dickinson, the U.S. Space Command head and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, has urged the U.S. military to collaborate with commercial launch companies with the capability to launch national security payloads in a compressed timeline from multiple locations. Speaking at an online Mitchell Institute event, Dickinson highlighted the need for responsive launch […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director will soon lead the implementation of a new strategy that is expected to transform the United States’ digital landscape and cybersecurity posture. Chris Inglis, the director of ONCD, a Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the White House agency worked with other federal agencies, […]
