USMC Vet Billy Bob Brown Named Asst Director at CISA
Billy Bob Brown Jr., a 20-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has been appointed assistant director for emergency communications at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Brown previously held the role of associate director at the agency's priority telecom services sub-division, CISA said Thursday. He led the first phase of the Next Generation Networks Priority […]
DoD’s Dana Deasy on Zero-Trust Network Mgmt, Vendor Challenges
Dana Deasy, chief information officer of the Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Pentagon is assessing ways to implement zero-trust networks from a management and operations standpoint. Deasy said at a prior media roundtable that the DoD has been studying the implementation of zero-trust environments beyond the network […]
Bruce Jette on US Army’s Project Convergence
Bruce Jette, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told Defense News in an interview published Monday about Project Convergence and how it allows the service to integrate existing capabilities. “Project Convergence was, in many ways, a weaving together of existing capabilities that had not been brought together in the manner that they were […]
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to Create Public-Private Partnerships
Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and Wash100 Award recipient, will deliver a keynote address during NASA’s Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting, which will stream live on NASA Television and the agency’s website on Oct. 14th. Bridenstine will address NASA’s Artemis program and announce the agency’s latest Tipping Point selections and their potential impact on sustainable lunar […]
Department of the Navy CIO Aaron Weis Receives First Wash100 Award for Driving IT, Cyber, Cloud Readiness
Aaron Weis, chief information officer for the Department of the US Navy (DON), was presented his first Wash100 Award on Wednesday for leading the guiding principles of the service branch to drive DON’s information technology and cyber readiness goals. Weis assumed his role with the Department of the Navy in Sept. 2019. He’s led the […]
Pentagon Releases Data Strategy; Dana Deasy Quoted
The Department of Defense (DoD) has unveiled a new strategy to help DoD transform into a data-centric organization that considers data as a strategic resource critical to maintaining operational advantage on the battlefield. DoD said Thursday that the Data Strategy will help advance the National Defense Strategy and initially focus on the areas of business […]
Ryan McCarthy: Army Eyes Budget Realignment Following COVID-19 Efforts
Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the service branch is working to realign its budget priorities to relieve debt related to COVID-19 response. McCarthy told attendees at a Hudson Institute event that the Army intends to make internal funding cuts after accumulating debt from COVID-related efforts […]
Ellen Lord on DoD’s Updated Defense Acquisition Directive
Hon. Ellen Lord, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition head and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Pentagon’s release of a new directive to transform its acquisition procedures. Lord, who serves as the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said at a recent briefing that updates to the DoD Directive 5000.01 represent a […]
OSTP Launches New Website, Report on Quantum Info Science; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has unveiled a new website and a report that identifies priority areas that require continued research to advance quantum information science. “With the launch of Quantum.gov, the White House has created an online home for the National Quantum Coordination Office (NQCO) and a new digital hub for the […]
Katie Arrington, CISO for DoD’s Acquisition Office, Receives First Wash100 Award for Leading CMMC Initiative
Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson presented Katie Arrington, chief information security officer (CISO) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (OUSDA) for the Department of Defense (DoD), her first Wash100 Award for pivotal her role in the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative. During Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC […]
Lt. Gen. David Thompson Assumes Vice Chief Role at Space Force
Lt. Gen. David Thompson has taken up his new role as the U.S. Space Force's vice chief of space operations, giving him the responsibility of supporting USSF's operational readiness. Thompson, formerly vice commander of Air Force Space Command, will focus on establishing USSF's Pentagon headquarters and a new Space Warfighting Integration Center (SWIC) alongside Gen. […]
Mark Esper: US Must Expand Fleet by 2045 to Retain Naval Dominance
Mark Esper, secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the U.S. Navy must launch fleet expansion efforts to ensure American military dominance against China. Esper told attendees at a Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments event that the U.S. needs to expand its fleet to over 355 […]
Bruce Jette, James Geurts, Will Roper Talk Post-Pandemic Changes in Military Ops
Leaders from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force have said that their respective service branches need to implement changes in force operations, supply chain management and workforce settings following the COVID-19 pandemic. Bruce Jette, assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, told National Defense Magazine in an […]
Three Lawmakers Suggest Ways for Federal Gov’t to Advance AI Development
Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas, Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., said they believe the federal government will play a key role in pushing the development of artificial intelligence by ensuring access to data and education, Nextgov reported Tuesday. “Let’s also make sure that whenever the federal government is doing research and has data, that that […]
CNSI Names Gaurav Maini as SVP, Managing Director; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted
CNSI has appointed Gaurav Maini as senior vice president and managing director for CNSI’s operations in Chennai, India, the company reported on Monday. Maini will lead a team responsible for delivering innovative, secure, high-performance and scalable technology products in support of CNSI’s clients. “We are thrilled to have Gaurav on the CNSI team,” said Todd […]