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...
The Potomac Officers Club’s first-ever GovCon International Summit on Oct. 10 will bring together experts in foreign relations, joint warfighting and more to weigh in on the global priorities of the United States and its allies. The event has a packed schedule, and you won’t want to miss the chance to hear from its featured speakers...
Rising geopolitical tensions have raised the stakes of global competition, and the Intelligence Community is working to realign its priorities to meet the needs of an increasingly complex international environment. Join us at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sept. 19 to get an inside look at how the IC is pressing forward ...
Justin Swearingen was elevated to the role of vice president of Navy surface and aviation solutions at Science Applications International Corp. (Nasdaq: SAIC), according to the executive’s LinkedIn announcement. He previously served as director of business development for naval aviation at SAIC. SAIC is the lead platinum sponsor of the Potomac...
Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal business, Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Deloitte Consulting and two other companies were awarded positions on a potential $500 million contract to help modernize the Food and Drug Administration’s data and analytics. Accenture Federal Services is among the platinum sponsors of the Potomac Officers Club&...
Sensible Solutions and Technologies Inc. aims to grow its footprint within the Intelligence Community landscape through its recent acquisition of Data Sync Technologies, a provider of knowledge management and data analysis support. Top IC leaders will take center stage at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sept. 19. Register here...
Bob Ritchie is a fast learner. The technologist started at SAIC as an intern fresh out of a Virginia Tech computer engineering degree and only three years later was the chief software architect assisting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, wherein he helped digitally transform preexisting Department of Defense tactical decision and command and control,...
