Space Force Eyes Commercial Satcom Partnerships, Official Personnel Name
The U.S. Space Force is planning to launch more low-Earth orbit satellite programs and unveil an official name for its personnel ahead of the service branch’s first anniversary in December 2020. Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the deputy chief of space operations, said at an Air Force Association event that the Space Force is looking […]
Mark Esper: DoD Needs 5% Budget Increase to Stay Ahead of Adversaries
Mark Esper, the defense secretary and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Pentagon needs a 3 to 5 percent increase in budget to keep up with near-peer adversaries and boost military readiness. Esper told attendees at a Heritage Foundation event that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to be “better stewards of the taxpayer […]
VA Migrates Data for Upcoming EHR Implementation; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finished data-related preparations needed for the new VA health record's upcoming implementation in the Pacific Northwest region. VA said Thursday that it migrated clinical and demographic data to the new EHR that will launch late October in the said area. The migration allows health care practioners to visualize […]
DHS Launching Ramp;D Projects on 5G Mobile Security; Christopher Krebs Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a research and development effort focused on mobile security as the country works to roll out 5G infrastructure. The department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will launch R&D projects under the Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) program in […]
Mark Esper: DoD Eyes Commercial Sealift Vessels for FY 2022 Budget
Mark Esper, secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has said that DoD plans to add commercial vessels for military sealift operations in its budget request for fiscal year 2022. Esper said at a prior Heritage Foundation event that the DoD, including the U.S. Transportation Command, is looking into […]
Aaron Weis: US Navy Transitioning to Zero Trust
Aaron Weis, chief information officer of the U.S. Navy and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service is transitioning to a zero trust framework to better protect and defend its networks from cyber threats, FedScoop reported Thursday. “It is an exciting time as priorities have shifted,” for how the Navy has advanced its information technology modernization efforts during […]
Ryan McCarthy: Army Seeks to Free Up $10B More Through ‘Night Court’ in 2022
Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service intends to find $10 billion more in savings in 2022 through a “night court” process as it seeks to free up funds for modernization priorities and expects to make harder decisions in 2023, Federal News Network reported Thursday. “In 2023, if even […]
FCC, USAID Sign Agreement on Int’l 5G Deployment; Ajit Pai Quoted
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed an agreement to drive U.S. efforts to deploy 5G connectivity to developing countries. The memorandum of understanding dated Oct. 14 states that FCC and USAID will work to “promote open, interoperable, reliable, and secure” 5G infrastructure in developing nations in line […]
Wolf Den Associates Co-Founder Kevin Robbins Receives His First Wash100 Award
Founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic Jim Garrettson presented Kevin Robbins, co-founder of consulting firm Wolf Den Associates and investment firm Blue Delta Capital Partners, with his first Wash100 Award on Wednesday. Robbins has received the most prestigious and coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon) for his active involvement in some of the […]
James “Hondo” Geurts, Navy ASN (RDamp;A), Delivers Keynote Address During Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Navy Forum
James “Hondo” Geurts, assistant secretary for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)) with the U.S. Navy, delivered his keynote address during Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Navy Forum on September 30th. If you missed the event, you can still register to watch the footage in Potomac Officers Club’s Event Archive. As the Navy’s acquisition executive, Geurts […]
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 […]