The considerable rise of remote work, the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things, and the accelerating digitization of society in recent years have all contributed to a significant increase in opportunities for cyber attacks and security vulnerabilities in federal agencies and commercial organizations. Since the major 2020 Solarwinds breach, public and private entities have shifted their focus on leveraging advanced technology to bolster in...

The United States Space Force and private sector organizations are examining how to support a viable industrial base in the space domain through dual-use technology that has both military and commercial utility as global competition escalates. The intelligence community, Department of Defense and other federal agencies are looking to leverage AI/ML and commercial geospatial intelligence resources, including satellite clusters equipped with adv...

The DoD is constantly trying to keep pace with an evolving adversary, which creates challenges in the combat environment with the readiness of our forces and their ability to regain readiness against an enemy that can challenge us across the board. The key to innovating is the speed of integrating and exploiting innovative technology into the digital battlefield through data-driven decisions and investments that enable information advantage to...

The Potomac Officers Club’s Digital Currency and National Security Forum will bring together distinguished federal government and industry leaders to discuss the implications, risks, challenges and opportunities digital currencies pose for the future of the U.S. economy and national security.Since the 2009 inception of Bitcoin, the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency, digital currencies have fundamentally transformed wealth...

Fostering Resilient, All-of-Nation Pandemic Response - The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged existing approaches to health resilience. An All-of-Nation approach is needed to ensure a resilient future for the complex, inter-dependent, and inter-disciplinary realities of the next pandemic. Operationalizing an All-of-Nation approach to pandemic resilience requires new perspectives and innovative thinking to challenge the status qu...

With the constant evolution of innovative technology, federal officials must continue to adopt industry best practices and technology for critical military use in order to remain competitive and bolster the nation’s defense capabilities. Recent Department of Defense research and development has focused on initiatives such as the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability program and DARPA-led personalized protective biosystems development to sup...

The remote work force is here to stay. This relatively rapid expansion of the Air and Space Force’s digital footprint comes with a growing number of infrastructure challenges and cyber security threats, requiring leaders to re-assess how networks and services are delivered. While JADC2, zero trust, artificial intelligence, and machine learning remain at the forefront of most senior leader discussions today, many of these are dependent o...

Traditional budgeting plans for developing, training, and deploying the latest applications. However, these factors may generalize the cost of long-term sustainment and transformation needed for agile adaptation to technology disruptions. When planning for an artificial intelligence (AI) solution, disruption should be an expected cost driver throughout its lifecycle. The increasing interconnectivity of the rapidly growing enterprise AI ecosys...

Winning With the Network: Securing Data in Motion to the Tactical EdgeAdversary capabilities in electronic warfare, cyber, and advanced kinetic weapons will make it difficult to sustain a secure, reliable network that can support universal sensor-to-shooter connection and rapid decision making. This session will explore how DoD and commercial partners are creating a resilient, robust network by taking advantage of technologies such as 5G, mes...

During Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Intelligence Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will discuss current priorities and programs for intelligence agencies and new initiatives for the future.The intelligence community's landscape is in constant flux due to the development of revolutionary or innovative technology. Intelligence programs must stay ahead of the threats posed by new technologies. Additionally, intelligence officials...