Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey, deputy chief of staff, G-6 for the U.S. Army, will deliver a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on June 18, where government and industry leaders will examine the technologies, strategies and partnerships shaping the future force. As the Army’s senior military advisor for network architecture, communications, […]
Co-authored with Pat Host and Gabriella DeCesare Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit arrived at the culmination of a Spring’s worth of major cybersecurity developments — the White House’s release of the Cyber Strategy for America; Anthropic rocking the tech industry with its Mythos tool and Project Glasswing; the infiltration capabilities of agentic AI growing […]
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the Army’s most important modernization priorities as military leaders race to accelerate decision-making, streamline operations and prepare for increasingly contested battlefields. From autonomous systems and AI-enabled command-and-control to predictive logistics and acquisition automation, the service is investing heavily in technologies designed to help soldiers operate faster and smarter […]
Assistant Secretary of the Army Financial Management and Comptroller Marc Andersen will participate in a fireside chat with Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels at the 2026 Army Summit Andersen is expected to discuss various topics, including the service’s recent FY27 budget request and future technology investments The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit will feature a […]
The Department of War is undertaking one of the most aggressive acquisition overhauls in decades, and the implications for government contractors could reshape the defense industrial base for years to come. Driven by Executive Order 14265 and a sweeping new acquisition transformation strategy, defense leaders are moving to fundamentally redesign how military capabilities are developed, […]
Ransomware, AI-enabled cyber campaigns and nation-state cyber actors are targeting critical infrastructure organizations and the defense industrial base Several organizations, including federal agencies, have provided guidance on how to address cyberthreats Government leaders, including CISOs Michael Duffy and Aaron Bishop, spoke about how AI and zero trust are strengthening federal cybersecurity The cyber domain has […]
Growing internal and external cyber threats from widely-available AI tools and their resulting shadow IT are creating major challenges for GovCons. These are contributing to security vulnerabilities and new attack surfaces. Hear directly from Nitin Vartak, Alpha Omega CTO, during a panel discussion at the 2026 Cyber Summit this Thursday! Rising internal and external cybersecurity […]
Railguns, once viewed as a breakthrough U.S. Navy weapon and later shelved after years of technical challenges, are quietly reentering defense discussions. New testing activity, proposed warship designs and global experimentation have pushed the electromagnetic weapon back into focus. At the same time, the technology is evolving beyond its original purpose, shifting from a potential […]
Army Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment Dr. Jeff Waksman will keynote the 2026 Army Summit on June 18. Waksman has focused his career on advanced energy efforts like portable reactors in Project Pele and microreactors with the Janus Program. Get your burning questions addressed by Waksman after his keynote. Secure your […]
Federal cybersecurity leaders are warning that autonomous AI-powered cyberattacks are evolving faster than government defenses can respond, creating new risks around identity, phishing, enterprise access and critical infrastructure security. “The speed of agentic AI-driven attacks and existing human-led defenses, it’s not an equal match,” said Tamara Lilly, assistant inspector general for cybersecurity and IT audits […]
