Jennifer Swanson When fully realized, digital engineering in the Army will take engineering process components represented in disconnected documents and unify them in a virtual setting, Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software, said in a May interview with Breaking Defense. Digital enginee...
In space, new commercial entrants, an increasing number of satellites on orbit and cutting-edge technological advancements are contributing to a more competitive and opportunity-rich domain than ever before. The global space economy is projected to reach more than $1 trillion by 2030, but with this growth, threats from foreign intelligence ent...
Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, and its potential use cases are seemingly endless within the federal government, where agencies are looking for new ways to apply this rapidly advancing technology to support their missions. One area in which AI is shaping the future is healthcare, and the Department of Health and Human Serv...
It’s that time of the year: the Potomac Officers Club is ready to reveal initial details about its annual, definitive gathering on all things autonomous technology, the Artificial Intelligence Summit. 2024’s edition has been set for Feb. 28 and registration is now open. The 2024 AI Summit is the fifth consecutive iteration of an e...
Advancements in technology have made vast amounts of data more accessible than ever before. For the Intelligence Community, this offers new opportunities to leverage the power of information to advance U.S. missions. The IC has already undergone major changes as a response to the growing data ecosystem. Doug Cossa, chief information office...
At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 9th Annual Intel Summit, Central Intelligence Agency Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Jennifer Ewbank painted a less inflammatory picture of the United States and China’s geopolitical relationship than others in the federal government have been prone to in recent times. She acknowledged that ou...
Historically, acquisition processes within the United States federal government have not been associated with speed or efficiency. In fact, government officials often point to bureaucratic and tedious acquisition processes as a major hurdle in delivering cutting-edge technologies to government agencies and military forces in a timely manner. Today, ...
The U.S. Intelligence Community is saddled with many of the same challenges as organizations from various sectors that process information in attempts to make it actionable: an excess of data and a need to find efficient and dependable ways to sort through it. As information assessors, IC representatives like Rhett Skiles, deputy assistant secr...
On October 24, Potomac Officers Club will host the next in its series of riveting, topical government contracting events: the Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum. Registration is now open, with only limited seats available. This extremely relevant morning (7 a.m. – 10 a.m.) event is brought to you in colla...
Lauren Knausenberger, former chief information officer of the Department of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as an executive vice president and chief innovation officer. In this capacity, she will oversee SAIC’s innovation strategy and corporate strategy function and a...
