A conversation with Dr. John Balbus, Interim Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Climate can have significant impact on human health. It has been shown that certain diseases flourish in wet environments, and we see that flu season ramps up as we go into winter. But the relationship between climate and health is greater than we think. Wildfires have been shown to increase air pollution, flooding, as has been shown in the recent...

If there’s one thing everyone has learned over the past two years, it’s that circumstances can change drastically with little notice. The challenge of remaining mission-centric during uncertain times have led to dramatic revisions in the ways the government does business. This panel will discuss the evolution of government procurement to address the challenges of workforce, cloud adoption, and uncovering actionable data to drive de...

The Intelligence Community is facing an unprecedented amount of cyber threats. Today’s complex and evolving geopolitical environment underscores the urgent need for the United States to shore up its intelligence, counterintelligence and cyber capabilities in order to remain competitive and stay abreast of the modern threat landscape. The internet, the digital revolution and new technologies have acted as catalysts for change within the...

In today’s fast-paced technological landscape, IT serves as the foundation for a wide range of important decisions, mission operations, technology capabilities and more. As organizations across the public and private sectors accelerate their modernization efforts, IT environments are becoming more and more essential to transforming the U.S. government into a digitally-enabled, technologically advanced competitor that can harness emerging...

Around the world, technology is evolving and advancing faster than ever before. As our nation’s adversaries and competitors harness these new digital technologies, our government agencies and military branches must deepen their partnerships with industry to speed acquisition and innovation processes — and ultimately to solidify the United States’ position as a technological powerhouse on the global stage. During GovCon Wire...

To meet the quantum threat to cybersecurity, organizations need to be crypto-agile, layering multiple security approaches. Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) should both be considered in any risk and impact analysis and can be effectively layered to maintain crypto-agility. Join Michele Mosca, Marc Manzano, Kelly Richdale and Nadia Carlston as they discuss how an integrated ecosystem of solutions can make your o...

The global defense landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years — the rapid advancement of technology and the rise of information warfare have created an environment in which intelligence is paramount, and modernization is no longer an option, but a requirement. Today, the Intelligence Community is pursuing cutting-edge technologies, IT infrastructure modernization and intelligence innovations to better support the U.S. military a...

With the fiscal year coming to a close, organizations are solidifying their strategies, budgets and priorities as the government contracting industry looks forward towards FY 2023. The Potomac Officers Club’s FY2023 Budget & Priorities Forum will foster insightful discussion regarding what lies on the horizon for vital federal agencies and their industry partners as they usher in a new year of innovation and progress.

The Intelligence Community of today is constantly evolving to stay ahead of new threats, technologies, global events and adversarial capabilities, especially in light of complex geopolitical developments within the past year. An increasing need across the IC for data-driven decision making capabilities and space-based imagery has underscored the urgency behind deploying advanced technology solutions like AI/ML, predictive analytics, sensors an...

In today’s combatant environment, sensors have become an integral component of nearly all military weapons, vehicles, operations and systems. The U.S. military’s situational domain awareness, detection, surveillance and deterrence capabilities all rely on data collected from sensors, bringing sensing technology to the forefront of the Pentagon’s priorities. U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has said “sensi...