Francisco Salguero, a more than 25-year information technology executive, has joined the Department of the Air Force as chief information officer for Air Force A1 within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, GovCon Wire has learned. In this capacity, Salguero will provide guidance for the development of plans...
D-Orbit Group, an Italy-based space logistics and transportation services provider, has established a joint venture with veteran space engineers and former executives from SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb and other aerospace organizations to expand its presence in the U.S. satellite bus market. Mike Cassidy, founder and former CEO of Apollo Fusion, has been n...
Venice Goodwine, the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, is slated to give a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit on July 23. Learn more about the DAF CIO, her career history and her accomplishments below. Who Is Venice Goodwine? Goodwine is the Air Force CIO and a member...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential two-year, $189 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Combat Air Forces Distributed Mission Operations services. The Department of Defense said Thursday the sole-source contract includes the development of a virtual environment designed to facilitate distributed training events, inclu...
The U.S. Army is currently undergoing a sweeping modernization effort to upgrade its reservoir of capabilities. While technology itself is a key piece of this movement, so are acquisition and production, and the service branch is exploring ways to transform acquisition processes. According to Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the ...
Today, the cyber and physical realms are closely intertwined, with cyberattacks having the potential to disrupt critical functions across all domains. These threats pose challenges to the U.S. Coast Guard’s mission to maintain a secure maritime environment, and the organization has recognized the need to fortify its cyber defenses. The Coast Guard...
Concepts like Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control have brought coalition warfighting to the forefront of Department of Defense priorities, but the need to modernize relevant technologies and standards remains an obstacle to realizing this vision. According to Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry, director of intelligence, J2 for the DOD, the potent...
The U.S. government has sharpened its focus on cyber to keep up with the movement of information to digital systems. The 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity launched related concerns to the forefront of federal priorities, and the March 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy further entrenched cyber as a foundational element...
Advancements in digital technologies have reached every corner of the federal government, and healthcare agencies are exploring the unique benefits they offer for patient care and cutting-edge research projects. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Healthcare Summit on December 11 will convene healthcare leaders from both the public and private secto...
Intrepid has received a potential five-year, $445.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide support services for the General Fund Enterprise Business System. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama launched an online solicitation and received one offer for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Tuesda...
