Artificial intelligence is taking the federal government by storm. This rapidly advancing technology has shown immense potential for a wide range of Department of Homeland Security missions, one of which is securing the border. Get an exclusive look into key DHS initiatives at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Homeland Security Summit, where g...
The Department of Defense introduced its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, in early 2022, out of a dissatisfaction with the progress made by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, known as the JAIC. In the two and a half years since the CDAO’s establishment, though, how much progress has the Pentagon made with...
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office wants small businesses to get a piece of a 10-year, $15 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract supporting Advana, the Department of Defense’s enterprise-wide data analytics platform. Announced at an industry day in September, the plans to bring small businesses ...
“Inside Cyber: How AI, 5G, and Quantum Computing Will Transform Privacy and Our Security” by Chuck Brooks is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand and take advantage of the next wave of technological progress. Brooks is a well-known executive and adviser who breaks down complicated technological trends into easy-to-understand insights....
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a.k.a. NATO, the post-World War II alliance between the U.S. and 31 other nations, has been steadily honing its focus on the space domain over the last decade or so. Its first piece of policy on space came in 2012, though it was another seven years until the organization followed...
Combating small drones is the top priority for Replicator’s next phase, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who offered a look into the future of the initiative in a September memo. Replicator is a Department of Defense project designed to accelerate the delivery of novel capabilities to warfighters at speed and scale. Announced...
The Department of Homeland Security is spending billions on contracts. According to a Deltek report, DHS agencies invested over $1 billion into contract awards in 2023, and by the end of fiscal year 2024, the department’s contract obligations are expected to hit up to $12 billion — over 11 percent of its $103.2 billion budget. Get...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Earlier this Summer, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, announced more than $18.2 million in Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program awards to assist tribal nations with managi...
The Intelligence Community should approach emerging technology with precision, carefully deciding which of the many tools available today should be prioritized, according to Emily Harding, director of the Intelligence, National Security and Technology Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “When everything is a priorit...
For 10 years, Potomac Officers Club has provided a unique offering to the government contracting community with its Intel Summit: rare and open access to top Intelligence Community officials. IC members are notoriously elusive, secretive and hard-to-reach, so POC has fostered a trusted and secure environment for them to communicate with the industr...
