Will Roper: Next-Gen Aircraft to Utilize AI for Pilot Support
Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and three-time Wash100 Award winner, said the service branch's future sixth-generation aircraft will feature an artificial intelligence co-pilot, Breaking Defense reported Friday. The Next-Generation Air Dominance program will apply AI as a support platform for human pilots aboard the future aircraft. Roper […]
USSF Chief Gen. John Raymond Joins Joint Chief of Staff
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has been inducted into the Department of Defense's (DoD) Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), DOD News reported Friday. Raymond, as mandated by law, joins the chief of naval operations, the U.S. Marine Corps commandant and the U.S. Army's and U.S. Air Force's corresponding […]
Rep. Adam Smith Raises Concerns Over Plans to End Dual-Hat Structure for NSA, Cybercom
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), has warned leaders at the Department of Defense (DoD) against ending the dual-hat relationship between U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the National Security Agency (NSA). “Any action to sever the dual-hat relationship could have grave impacts on our national security, especially during a […]
Letitia ‘Tish’ Long Receives Her Second Wash100 Award
Letitia “Tish” Long, chairwoman of the board of directors for Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), was presented her second Wash100 Award by the CEO of Executive Mosaic Jim Garrettson on Thursday. Previously, Tish Long received her first Wash100 Award in 2014 for leadership and strong drive for geomatics, emerging technologies and advanced analytic techniques […]