The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with the vital mission of securing the United States against increasing and evolving threats — a mission that, in today’s digitally-driven world, requires a robust technological foundation and the ability to innovate more rapidly than ever before. With a budget of $1.8 billion, the U.S. Customs...
Frankie Velez has been promoted from vice president to VP and general manager of cyber intelligence systems at Peraton, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Monday. Velez started his career in the U.S. Navy. After 15 years, he transitioned to the private sector as manager of systems engineering at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). He...
The Department of the Air Force has made an initial announcement for the development of next-generation artificial intelligence and distributed capabilities to support the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative. DAF is allocating $99 million in funding for the broad agency announcement over five years to facili...
Logistics is one of the most critical factors in determining warfighting success. Today, U.S. adversaries are working to undermine the nation’s ability to transport forces and equipment to areas of need, and according to Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, a strong network of partners is crucial to co...
The Potomac Officers Club has announced the 2023 edition of its annual Budget and Priorities Summit, a much-anticipated yearly event that delves into the government’s intentions, ambitions and goals for funding allocation. The date has been set for October 17 at the Hilton-McLean in Virginia and registration is now open! Every year, POC ...
The Potomac Officers Club is gearing up to host its 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 15 with a speaker lineup featuring top officials from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and more. Register here. Meet the keynotes: Paul Courtney is the chief procurement officer for DHS, and in this role, he is...
By Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Intel and 2023 Wash100 Award winner One doesn’t need to look far to discover a tapestry of ways in which the federal government is successfully leveraging artificial intelligence. From the Air Force using AI to plan airlift operations to neuromorphic computing being used...
The U.S. intelligence community is self-evidently one of the most secretive, secure aspects of the federal government, charged with collecting, processing and acting upon highly sensitive information. Thus, IC officials have to be extremely careful about how they evolve their information technology infrastructure and rigorously vet any new tools the...
Jennifer Hay was named director of Defense Digital Service within the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department of Defense, replacing Jinyoung Englund who held the post in an acting capacity. Hay, a visiting fellow with the National Security Institute, joined DDS in January as its principal deputy. Now, she will lead the...
The U.S. Department of Defense is deeply concerned about and invested in integrating their technologies, data and systems. This undertaking relates directly to the Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative, which aims to interconnect communication capabilities throughout the various domains, as well as the mission partner environment, which em...
