Air Force and Space Force acquisition chief Will Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, has assigned the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office as the integrating program executive office for the Advanced Battle Management System. The Air Force said that the RCO has proven its ability to quickly mature, integrate […]
Gen. John Raymond, the U.S. Space Command’s chief of space operations and commander, a 2020 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said young people are looking forward to joining the service. During a virtual event at the Halifax International Security Forum held on Nov. 21, the general said the organization is […]
The U.S. Army has merged its Europe and Africa commands into the new U.S. Army Europe and Africa command. USAREUR-AF, to be led by Gen. Christopher Cavoli, will serve as the Army's component command for both U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, the service said. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a past Potomac Officers Club […]
Karen Evans, chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the agency is looking for a new chief data officer to help with planning, evaluation and risk management. At an event hosted by FedScoop held on Nov. 19, she said her office will lead a […]
The General Services Administration recently ran a contest on the Challege .gov website assigning selected companies to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate reviews of software end-user license agreements. During the FedTalks event held on Nov. 17 sponsored by Fedscoop, Ryan Day, director of the agency’s Digital Services Division, said the results were […]
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord said she is confident that the defense industrial base will remain open despite the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the sector. Lord, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the defense industry's safety measures throughout the pandemic has allowed the sector to avoid the […]
The Army is working to working to establish common standards to make it faster for systems to translate data from one machine to another. Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher, network modernization director at Army Futures Command, said a “data fabric” would allow otherwise incompatible machines to send and receive complete packs of data. “Everybody, every decision-maker […]
Kevin Plexico, Deltek’s senior vice president for information solutions, received his first Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic for his contributions to the government contracting industry. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the award to Plexico for leading Deltek's team of analysts to secure contracts. In 2019, Deltek analysts identified contracts worth potentially $437B across 50 […]
The Department of Defense has appointed Dave McKeown as the chief information security officer, succeeding Jack Wilmer, who vacated the post in July to run a private security company. The role is considered the agency’s highest-ranking civilian cybersecurity position, responsible for leading the organization’s cyber workforce and collaborating with senior executives and military leaders to […]
Katie Arrington, chief information security officer of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said the Pentagon is not letting up on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, with the interim rule slated to take effect on Dec. 1. Speaking at an INSA-hosted event, Arrington, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, said the […]
