The Australia-hosted Pitch Black joint warfighting exercise achieved its highest level of participation ever in 2024. Pitch Black was launched in 1981 as an Australian military exercise and was expanded to include the United States in 1983. The event has since grown dramatically, and this year, over 4,000 personnel from 20 nations came together to...
By Harris Quddos, Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General chief information officer and chief AI officer Application rationalization is a crucial step for government contracting organizations aiming to streamline operations, cut costs and embrace the latest technologies. However, transitioning from an overloaded application portfolio t...
Jamie Landers, a former director at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been selected as the new president of Outpost. The veteran aerospace executive revealed her appointment at the space technology company in a LinkedIn post shared Thursday. Before joining Outpost, Landers was the CEO of J13 Consulting, a consulting firm that aids spac...
By Warren Linscott, Senior Vice President & Chief Product Officer at Deltek In an era where data breaches can weaken national security and cripple major companies, securing cloud services is not just prudent—it’s imperative. FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, exists as a trusted measure of security excellence...
Mike Stepniak, an experienced global finance leader, has been promoted to chief financial officer at Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON). The company said Thursday Stepniak will take over the role currently held by Greg Lewis once the company’s fourth quarter and full-year financial results for fiscal year 2024 are out. Stepniak i...
On Sep. 19, the foremost U.S. intelligence leaders, decision makers and experts will be at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit to share their expertise and shed light on the future of the intelligence landscape. As the event’s closing keynote speaker, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Dana M...
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 ...
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded AT&T (NYSE: T) a 10-year, $146 million contract for government emergency telecommunications service and wireless priority service. The award ensures that DHS components such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other government offices will always have access to mission-criti...
In an era where the U.S. is increasingly interested in sharing the offerings of its defense industrial base with allies, bureaucratic red tape is sometimes the only thing standing in the way of making foreign military sales—FMS for short. Defense News reported in mid-August that if major allies like the U.K. and Australia wanted to procure...
By Alka Bhave, President of Fearless Digital In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare policy, it’s crucial to examine how legislative decisions translate into real-world impact for citizens. The recent implementation of web tools supporting the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a.k.a. EMTALA, offers a compelling case study in...
