The Air Force’s operational technology cybersecurity division is seeking a 400 percent budget boost for workforce initiatives to help it better combat advanced persistent threats CROCS wants a nascent training pipeline to produce skilled cyber defenders to be available to the Army, Space Force and Navy by the end of 2026 Hear directly from Dar...
James “Aaron” Bishop, acting chief information security officer and principal deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at the Department of War, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21. The all-day event will convene senior government, military, industry and academic...
The new White House national cybersecurity strategy is a transition from an emphasis on cyber defense to a more aggressive posture. The document calls for more forceful responses from outside the cyber realm and incentivizes industry to play a more enhanced role in targeting and disrupting adversary cyber systems. Get the latest cybersecurity busine...
The federal procurement landscape is undergoing a major shift to streamline and accelerate the acquisition and implementation of advanced capabilities that could enhance the delivery of government services or support mission execution. At the heart of these changes is the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul, a multi-year initi...
As cybersecurity requirements continue to evolve across the federal landscape, government contractors are facing an increasingly complex web of frameworks, certifications and compliance mandates. From CMMC to NIST standards and FedRAMP, understanding how these requirements intersect is becoming essential for security and business survival alike. Mic...
GreyNoise Intelligence has launched a command-and-control detection capability designed to give federal agencies earlier visibility into compromised infrastructure. GreyNoise’s new C2 detection capability comes as federal agencies heighten focus on cyberthreats targeting critical infrastructure. Sign up now for the 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21 ...
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and federal policy shifts toward a more aggressive posture, government and industry leaders are increasingly moving from reactive defense to proactive, offense-oriented cybersecurity. That evolution will take center stage at Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21, where leaders, includ...
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Kramer has been named to the Virtualitics board of advisers, the company announced Friday on LinkedIn. Who Is Jeffrey Kramer? Kramer is a national security leader with more than three decades of military and federal experience, including leading coalition operations and working with international pa...
The Potomac Officers Club is honored to announce that Robert Hayes, acting chief artificial intelligence officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is joining an elite lineup of speakers at the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit happening this Wednesday. Hayes will sit down with Amos Snead, founder and CEO of The Dux Group, for a fi...
The U.S. government has, for decades, been inundated with legacy systems and equipment and slow procurement cycles that led to high maintenance costs and inefficient delivery of public services and left critical infrastructures vulnerable to cyberthreats. All of that seems to be changing. In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order t...
