The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 program—dubbed CMMC 2.0—is the Pentagon’s biggest effort to improve cybersecurity and better protect department information in decades. The program provides DOD with improved confidence that GovCons and subcontractors are meeting the requirements for processing controlled unclassified information, or CUI. It’s also a requirement for bidding on […]
U.S. intelligence professionals have outsized influence in policy and budgets beyond their spy personas. Operating at the intersection of national security, foreign affairs and advanced technology, their careers often span decades in field operations, strategic leadership, technical innovation and policy development, giving them a deep understanding of mission priorities, operational risk and interagency coordination. Potomac […]
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the prolonged government shutdown, the 2025 GovCon International and Global Defense Summit has been cancelled. Potomac Officers Club, the national capital region’s premier GovCon networking events organization, is elated to announce that Lt. Gen. Jered Helwig, U.S. Transportation Command deputy commander, will give a keynote address at the 2025 GovCon International […]
Potomac Officers Club has confirmed Secretary Kristi Noem as a keynote speaker for the 2025 Homeland Security Summit, its annual GovCon conference devoted to the Department of Homeland Security. The much-anticipated, all-day event will take place on Nov. 12 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Virginia, and the announcement comes as the Trump administration places […]
Technology is rapidly changing intelligence-gathering. AI is transforming collection, analysis and dissemination while outdated acquisition frameworks risk slowing innovation and exposing vulnerabilities. U.S. lawmakers are also intensifying scrutiny of academic research security as concerns grow over Chinese espionage at U.S. colleges and universities. These converging challenges—foreign interference, AI disruption and acquisition inefficiencies—signal a new era […]
When the Defense Intelligence Agency’s top job suddenly opened this month, Christine Bordine became the face of continuity at a sensitive moment for the U.S. intelligence community. The agency’s deputy director briefly stepped into the acting director role after Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse left his post, drawing attention to a career built on technical tradecraft, […]
The world’s leading GovCons don’t just build ships, planes or software. They shape global security, economics, technology investments and even diplomacy. The international reach of these leading GovCon firms affects billions of local taxpayer dollars and wields influence far beyond the battlefield. Their contracts impact jobs, innovation and geopolitical stability. Potomac Officers Club dug into […]
Open source data has grown exponentially in quality, availability and prominence over the past 20 years. This publicly accessible data, from sources such as commercial satellite imagery, social media and cell phone application usage, provides information to intelligence professionals in ways not previously envisioned. But this growth in open source data has caused a problem […]
For more than a decade, the Potomac Officers Club Intel Summit has been the go-to forum for the U.S. intelligence community and its industry partners. Now in its 11th year, the event has become an institution — a trusted space where leaders come together to share insights, assess challenges and set the course for the […]
This fall, the Potomac Officers Club is hosting a pair of can’t-miss GovCon events that will shape the conversation around intelligence and homeland security. Throughout October and November, government and industry leaders will come together to share mission priorities, spotlight emerging technologies and strengthen public-private collaboration. POC summits are known for their access to top […]
