Melissa A. Johnson, acquisition executive at the U.S. Special Operations Command, is planning to invite venture capitalists to educate government officials on startup culture. In a recent Potomac Officers Club Defense R&D summit, Johnson, a past POC speaker, said her plan stems from the growing number of venture capital firms and startups working with the […]
U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot took leadership of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northern Command during a turnover ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, on Monday, with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks presiding. Guillot replaced Gen. Glen VanHerck, whom Hicks credited for leading NORTHCOM’s global integration and contributing to the […]
The heads of the U.S. Army’s Cyber, Special Operations and Space and Missile Defense commands convened on Jan. 31 to discuss the Triad partnership and ways to expand and codify their collaboration. At the third Triad 3-Star General Officer Steering Committee, ARCYBER Commander Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, USASOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jonathon Braga and USASMDC […]
The U.S. Space Force will soon release a list of commercial companies to form part of its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, a group formed to help fulfill its mission in times of conflict. In a Jan. 30 interview with C4ISRNET, Col. Richard Kniseley, a senior materiel leader at the Space Force’s Commercial Space Office and […]
A Department of Defense official said innovation remains a vital part of ensuring the U.S. armed forces remain a global leader. Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that while China has been working to get ahead of the U.S., it can never copy American ingenuity, the […]
Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said the Pentagon needs to boost its science, technology and development capabilities to counter China’s attempts to overtake the United States in terms of emerging technologies and military capabilities. Speaking at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Wednesday, Shyu, a 2024 […]
The Space Development Agency will continue working on its existing business model in procuring missile tracking and related communications satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. In a LinkedIn post, SDA Director Derek Tournear, a Potomac Officers Club speaker and past Wash100 winner, said that during his dialogue with industry executives, many expressed support for […]
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has kicked off the first of two bounty programs to identify biases in artificial intelligence systems. Led by the CDAO Responsible AI division, the AI Bias Bounty exercises are expected to produce techniques to audit and red-team AI models algorithmically, the DOD said. Matthew Johnson, […]
The Transportation Security Administration has disclosed plans to start deploying facial recognition technology at more airports across the country. A TSA official said the agency is working to enhance the Credential Authentication Technology devices by integrating automated facial recognition capabilities. Called CAT-2, the technology uses so-called one-to-one verification, with photos being compared against government-issued identification, […]
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal year 2025 budget will focus on improving the integration between the service branch’s air and space elements and with others in the U.S. joint command, two USAF officials disclosed. The FY 2026 budget for integration capabilities “will ramp up even more,” Kristyn Jones, acting Air Force undersecretary, said at a Center […]
