Tag Archives: supply chain

Boeing (NYSE: BA), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Google, ColdQuanta, QC Ware and Zapata Computing signed participation agreements to join the steering committee of a consortium tasked with advancing research in quantum information science and identifying standards, technology and workforce needs to support the emerging QIS-based industry.

James “Hondo” Geurts, assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition (ASN (RD&A)) at the U.S. Navy, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Navy Forum on September 30th. Click here to register for the 2020 Navy Forum. Potomac Officers Club’s forum will also feature an expert panel.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is working to accelerate up to $500M in supplier payments as part of the company’s efforts to help government and industry partners in COVID-19 recovery initiatives.

Bill Downer, vice president of national programs for Seagate Government Solutions, has released his second article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Monday after exploring the impact or lack of impact CMMC will have on supply chains and data hygiene. Click here to become a GovCon Expert.

The State Department plans to issue a follow-on to a contract to support the Integrated Logistics Management System, which handles data related to over $11B in medical supplies and assets, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.

The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) has acquired Unison, a Dulles, Va.-based provider of contract management, supply chain and procurement software to federal agencies and contractors, from private equity investment firm Abry Partners for an undisclosed sum.

James Taiclet, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), said the company has accelerated more than $1.1B in progress payments it has received from the Department of Defense to its suppliers to support the defense industrial base and national security efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Potomac Officers Club hosted its Supply Chain Resilience and COVID-19 Virtual Event on June 11th, featuring keynote speaker Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, supply chain task force lead for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and an expert panel with federal, academic and industry thought leaders. 

In my opinion, CMMC has nothing to do with supply chain management. CMMC is intended to serve as a verification mechanism to ensure appropriate levels of cybersecurity practices and processes are in place to ensure basic cyber hygiene as well as protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) that resides on the department’s industry partners’ networks. 

Retired Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of COVID-19 Health System Response Management for the Washington State and three-time Wash100 Award recipient, will serve as a panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s Supply Chain Resilience and COVID-19 Virtual Event on Thursday, June 11th.