Quantum computing is a rapidly-growing technology that, when fully developed, will far surpass the capabilities of classical computers. But although these capabilities are still years out from being realized, public and private sector leaders are already anticipating the threats that will emerge from quantum computing, and they’re working to stay ...
The global defense landscape has seen an obvious shift from counterterrorism to peer and near-peer competition in recent years, which has in turn spurred an increased focus on tighter collaboration between service branches, partners and allied forces around the world. Defense leaders believe the future fight will be fought jointly, with coalition pa...
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award last week at the Potomac Officers Club’s 4th Annual CIO Summit after delivering an insightful and inspiring opening keynote address. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson joined Sherman on stage to deliver the prestigious accolade and congratul...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will support the research and development of a soldier-as-a-system concept for Department of Defense mission partners under a potential $919 million task order. The company said Tuesday it aims to identify, mature and transition warfighter systems through the Engineering, Development, Integration and Technology-based ...
The Department of Defense has been working on creating a Defense Industrial Base cybersecurity strategy that is expected to be released by the end of the year, according to DOD Acting Principal Deputy CIO David McKeown, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner. “If you’ve done business with us, you know that there’s a variety of folks withi...
Department of Defense leaders are facing a tsunami of data and wrestling with the question of how exactly to best use and harness it. As the data influx continues to swell, government and industry executives are working to identify areas for improvement within their organizations. “We’re in a world where the sensors far outnumber our...
According to Air Force Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien, chief information officer at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the speed at which technology is advancing and the extent of its potential impact on military operations have reached “unprecedented” levels. Technology has repeatedly impacted the character of war, said O’Brien. In the past, tanks repl...
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification has been divisive throughout its creation over the last decade-plus, but especially since its implementation in 2017 as a requirement for defense industrial base organizations. As part of the initiative, contracting companies working with the Department of Defense must have their cyber protection system...
Software factories are a central component of the Department of Defense’s enterprise-wide software modernization effort, and today, they’re growing slowly but surely across the defense landscape. But there’s still much to be accomplished in building out a full-fledged software factory ecosystem. DOD Chief Software Officer Rob Vietmeyer sa...
Over time, acquisition processes in the federal government, particularly in the Department of Defense and space realms, have become more flexible and amenable to specific situations and users. In the last half decade or so, veteran DOD servants say changes such as these and others have breathed new life into the development and production of...
