Lance Spencer, client executive vice president with AT&T Public Sector, moderated “The DoD Journey to 5G: Where We Are, Where Do We Need to Be, and What’s Next” Panel during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit. The panelists addressed emerging programs, priorities and challenges within the integration process of the new 5G framework. The p...
David Young, former vice president of advanced program development at Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) space segment, has joined Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions as chief technology officer. He will coordinate with four operating divisions within CAES to implement a technical strategic roadmap, introduce research and prototyping efforts, spea...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a potential five-year, $48 million contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to modernize and sustain FEMA’s National Public Warning System. An award notice posted Friday says CACI will construct, decommission, update and provide environmental and historical preservation evaluation support f...
The U.S. Air Force expects to release a solicitation for the third iteration of a potential five-year, $950M contract vehicle for cybersecurity research and development support in mid-late February. A beta SAM notice posted Wednesday says the service’s program management/technical team will conduct private meetings virtually from Jan. 25 to Feb. 1...
Jeff Owen, formerly a managing director at Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has joined technical consulting firm Steampunk as vice president of operations, according to a LinkedIn post Saturday. Owen brings more than two decades of experience in areas such as digital transformation, internet of things implementation, network planning and supply chain business...
Ellen Purdy, director of emerging capabilities, prototyping initiatives and analysis at the Department of Defense, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s Achieving Spectrum Dominance in the Digital Battlespace Virtual Event on Jan. 26. As the future of warfare becomes increasingly reliant on information and digital ta...
Integrated Systems Solutions has secured a position on a $300M blanket purchase agreement to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office manage information technology programs, products and projects. USPTO selected five small businesses as awardees on the BPA to offer IT process monitoring and management tools for the agency’s Office of the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 19, 2021 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has opened a 22K-square-foot facility built as part of its ongoing Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence development project in Hampton, Virginia, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 12. HII said Jan. 11 it will perform hull structure assembly work in the new building to suppor...
William Conley, chief technology officer of Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has been named to the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association‘s Central Georgia chapter. He will serve as a board member for a term of up to six years and be part of the trade organization that aims to drive national security...
Dr. Joe Evans, technical director for 5G at the Department of Defense (DOD), recently discussed the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors during Potomac Officers Club’s (POC) 5G Summit. If you missed the 5G Summit, you can still register to watch the OnDemand footage by visiting Potomac...
