Just before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bradford Powell joined U.S. Air Force ROTC at the University of Iowa because he wanted to actively serve the country after graduation, rather than sit idly behind a desk. As fate would have it though, post-9/11, he became an acquisition officer and ended up doing a fair amount...
Every year, the U.S. Intelligence Community publishes a collection of the most alarming threats to the country’s national security. The information included provides a structure and framing for the fight against that which is seen to contest American freedoms and the rights of citizens. “The world that emerges from this tumultuous period will be...
The Office of Naval Research is employing science and technology strategies to help improve external partnerships and train the naval officers of tomorrow to develop critical Navy-Marine Corps capabilities. During a keynote speech at the Potomac Officer Club’s 2024 Navy Summit, RADM Kurt Rothenhaus, the chief of Naval Research,...
Through two major plans this year, the Department of Defense announced its intention to take seriously the need for commercial space products. The DOD Commercial Space Integration Strategy and the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Strategy were released within weeks of one another in April and declared that the rapid advancements taking pla...
Blue Delta Capital Partners has secured $250 million for its fourth fund, allowing it to continue making growth stage equity investments in companies in the U.S. federal government services market. In a statement published Thursday, Blue Delta General Partner Phil Nolan said the venture capital firm and its team of investors could provide mentoring ...
Calibre Systems has expanded its technology, tools and solutions, a.k.a TT&S, team with the appointment of information technology leaders Steve Septoff and Tom Johns as principals of enterprise solutions. The company said Septoff and Johns have extensive experience in enterprise sales and offerings that support U.S. federal customers. Septoff ha...
Lizy Paul, a defense industry leader who was a director at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has taken on the role of vice president of technology and solutions at CACI International (NYSE: CACI). She announced her move through a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Paul has experience in strategy planning and execution, business development and emerging tec...
In the competitive government contracting landscape, your professional network can be your key to success. But not every networking opportunity is worth your while. Service providers and the professional networking crowd can get in the way of meaningful and productive connections with actual senior-level executives and industry leaders. That’s w...
The Potomac Officers Club is hosting its highly-anticipated 2024 Army Summit on June 13, bringing together the country’s top Army officials, defense experts and industry leaders to discuss the Army’s most significant challenges, opportunities, strategies and initiatives. This annual event serves as a vital platform for government and GovCon exe...
At the 100th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in the fall, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced the establishment of a new enterprise: the Disruptive Capabilities Office. This endeavor is meant to reconfigure and accelerate the research-to-implementation pipeline for new technologies. And not just any technologies,...
