The Potomac Officers Club is getting extraterrestrial: it will host the 2024 edition of its annual Space Summit on March 5. Registration is now open for the truly out-of-this-world event! Space is the fastest growing and most increasingly competitive domain in the defense realm. The Department of Defense is pulling out all of the stop...
The United States government is working to enhance operational capabilities to mitigate risk spanning our complex infrastructure — particularly in remote locations at the tactical edge — as cyber-physical risks and geopolitical tensions rise. On Feb. 8, 2024, military leaders and industry experts will come together at the Potomac Officers ...
Homeland security officials are looking at ways to deploy artificial intelligence within the acquisition process — and within other aspects of their agencies — to drive efficiency and better protect the nation against evolving threats. Mario Wilson, assistant administrator for acquisition program management at the Transportation Security Adminis...
How many people do you think you know? Recently, the Wall Street Journal provided the numbers, revealing that the average person knows about 600 people, with a majority of that number being acquaintances. According to WSJ, casual connections and acquaintances have actually proven to be more helpful when it comes to job hunting than close...
In its simplest form, citizen development is “enabling mission owners to code,” Mark Andress, global vice president of Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence, said during a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homeland Security Summit last week. In an era increasingly defined by data, he said, the ability to ana...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary Bath Iron Works and HII (NYSE: HII) have received contracts to provide lead and follow yard support services for the U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command to Bath Iron Works has a base value of $58.9 million and contains option...
HII (NYSE: HII) has received a potential $130 million contract to provide long lead time materials and related engineering and design support for the U.S. Navy’s America-class amphibious assault ship Flight 1 LHA 10. The Department of Defense said Thursday Naval Sea Systems Command will fund the advance material procurement using shipbuilding and ...
Since its release in October 2022, the National Defense Strategy has guided the Department of Defense as it navigates today’s global competition landscape. A core objective within the strategy is to build enduring advantages, and the NDS notes investments in technology as a key part in achieving this goal. Leading DOD R&D efforts is Under...
President Biden issued a landmark executive order in October that established new standards for artificial intelligence and laid the foundation for AI implementation within the federal government. Deltek Senior Vice President of Information Solutions Kevin Plexico, a Govcon Expert and four-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke with Ex...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics division has secured a 10-year, $238 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply and deliver F-16 initial spares to foreign military sale customers. The contract will support new aircraft procurement or major fleet upgrades for the governments of Greece, Jordan, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore...
