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US Army Codifies Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations
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US Army Codifies Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations

The U.S. Army has introduced its new vision for space capabilities and dominance, which involves close collaboration among its centers of excellence and combat training divisions.

The Army Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations, which was written for the branch’s commanders, staff members and stakeholders, also emphasizes the urgency of investing in space technologies and formations, the branch said Monday.

To achieve its vision, the Army pledged to integrate space capabilities into its standard operations and activities. It will maximize the use of virtual, constructive and live environments to train personnel on 21st-century battlefield scenarios.

The branch will also use service-unique strategies to disrupt adversaries’ space assets and gain advantage in the domain.

“The Army incorporates space capabilities and effects as part of operations to protect its forces and enable successful movement and maneuver,” Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George said. “By design, Army space capabilities are built to collocate with and operate alongside ground maneuver formations, providing the appropriate effects for commanders to maintain timing, tempo and synchronization.”

Donald Kelley: Marine Corps Systems Command Leader Panelist At The 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit
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Donald Kelley: Marine Corps Systems Command Leader Panelist At The 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit

Donald Kelley has been in the defense industry for over 30 years. A three-time awardee of the Civilian Meritorious Medal, Mr. Kelley’s insights about his experiences in the industry will be valuable for the upcoming 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. 

 

Meet Donald Kelley as he joins other panelists at the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on January 31, 2024. Reserve your seats and register here.

 

Donald Kelley: Panelist at the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit

10th Annual Defense R&D Summit

 

  • Event Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: January 31, 2024, Wednesday
  • Time: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (ET)
  • Venue: Hilton Alexandria Mark Center

 

Donald Kelley is one of the invited executives at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. The discussion will cover the latest government contracting, U.S. defense modernization, and military technological developments. 

 

Get up-to-date with government news and trends through the Potomac Officers Club membership program. Empower the Government Contracting community now! Sign up here.

 

Take the chance to meet these industry leaders who will be the panelists for the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit:

 

  • Donald Kelley, Marine Corps Systems Command Liaison at Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
  • Maj. Gen. Scott Cain, Commander at Air Force Research Lab
  • Capt. Jesse Black, Commanding Officer at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
  • Dr. Patrick Baker, Director of DEVCOM at U.S. Army
  • William Bailey, Director of AI/ML at Riverside Research
  • Juan Ramirez, Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Michael Loomis, General Manager at Nokia
  • Dr. Randy Yamada, Vice President at Booz Allen
  • Dr. Richard Vaia, Chief Scientist for the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Lt. Col. Benjamin Pimentel, Marine Corps Communications Officer and Electronics Engineer at U.S. Marine Corps 

 

Donald Kelley’s Life, Success, and Career Journey

Donald Kelley, Marine Corps Systems Command Liaison at Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
U.S. Army photo by John Hamilton

 

Donald Kelley leads the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory as a Marine Corps Systems Command Liaison. Mr. Kelley dedicated his entire career to serving the U.S. Department of the Navy.  

 

His educational attainments align with his current profession, giving him full advantage to lead the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab. Mr. Kelley’s academic background and early assignments include the following:

 

  • 1984: Bachelor of Science in Political Science at the University of Utah NROTC
  • 1984 – 1996: Serving onboard Destroyers and Cruisers in the 7th and 3rd Fleet at the U.S. Navy
  • 1989-1991: Master of Science in Information Systems at Naval Postgraduate School

 

Work and Leadership History

 

Donald Kelley became a Commander at the NAVAL Reserves and retired in 2007. While he was in progress with his Navy Career, Donald also worked with several private companies, including Raytheon, Hughes Aircraft Company, and Senior System Engineer at Ocean Systems Engineering Corporation. He also worked as Program Manager of the Radar Support Contract for EG&G’s PMS 465 Navy Radar Programs.

 

Mr. Kelley joined the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in 2001. Since then, he has held several positions, including:

 

  • CEC Surface Integration Manager
  • PEO IWS point of contact to the Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP) program
  • Director of Strategic Planning for PEO IWS 6 
  • Team Lead and acting Deputy Program Manager for USMC CREW
  • Product Director for the CAC2S Phase II
  • Deputy Program Manager AC2SN
  • Chief of Staff for the Program Executive Officer, Land Systems (PEO LS)
  • MARCORSYSCOM Liaison to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

 

Due to his outstanding service, Donald Kelley has received various accolades, namely three Civilian Meritorious Medals, the 2021 Lawrence P. Kreitzer Leadership Award for Acquisition Innovation and Excellence, and the Civilian Superior Service Medal.

 

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DOD, NASA, GSA Seek Comments on Info Collection Requirement in FAR Part 36
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DOD, NASA, GSA Seek Comments on Info Collection Requirement in FAR Part 36

The Department of Defense, NASA and the General Services Administration have begun soliciting comments on a proposed information collection requirement regarding modifications to part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation concerning construction contract requirements.

The three organizations are requesting feedback on whether the proposed requirement is necessary to facilitate the acquisition process in the federal government, according to a Federal Register notice published Friday.

Responses should focus on how this information collection could improve the quality, clarity and utility of the information and to reduce the burden of information collection on respondents with collection strategies such as the use of automated tools.

According to the notice, the Office of Management and Budget has cleared the information collection requirement for use through the end of April 2024. The DOD, GSA and NASA want to extend its approval for three additional years.

Comments are due March 5.

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AFWERX Challenge Seeks New Design for Low-Cost Cruise Missile Variants
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AFWERX Challenge Seeks New Design for Low-Cost Cruise Missile Variants

The AFWERX Weapons Program Executive Office is seeking to develop future, low-cost variants of cruise missiles through a Design Sprint and Challenge.

According to AFWERX Challenge team lead Cayley Dymond, the envisioned weapon must reach high subsonic speeds, have a range of approximately 500 nautical miles and cost $150,000 per unit when acquired in bulk, AFRL said Friday.

The first phase of the Design Sprint — which took place in September — sought to address additional criteria: that the proposed weapon is affordable when delivered in mass, scalable and readily available to allies and partners.

The Design Sprint saw participation from multiple organizations, including Mitre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Labs, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Sandia National Lab.

The next phase of the Weapons PEO Challenge will take place early this year and cover a variety of challenges, including the delivery of a manufacturing test bed for production concepts. According to Dymond, the challenge is also expected to result in the integration of a flight-test-ready design within the year.

Overall, the Weapons PEO Challenge is “about building a formidable team poised for success in the project’s forthcoming phases,” Dymond said.

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Shannon Parry Appointed Assistant Director of FBI’s Information Management Division
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Shannon Parry Appointed Assistant Director of FBI’s Information Management Division

Shannon Parry, a 22-year FBI veteran, has been named assistant director of the Information Management Division responsible for overseeing agency-wide efforts to maintain the bureau’s information management systems.

Parry was named deputy assistant director of the Information Management Division in September 2020 and led the establishment of the FBI’s Enterprise Vetting Center in 2021, the bureau said Friday.

She also served as acting assistant director of the Insider Threat Office, the FBI’s division responsible for protecting information from security threats within the bureau, from March to July 2023.

Her FBI career also includes time as section chief of the Intelligence Branch Executive Staff Section and the Operational Support Section within the International Operations Division and special assistant to the assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence.

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Space Force Initiates Challenge to Develop Digital Spaceport for Future Launch Missions
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Space Force Initiates Challenge to Develop Digital Spaceport for Future Launch Missions

The U.S. Space Force has launched a challenge intended to help the service branch modernize information systems at its current and future spaceports, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

A collaborative effort between SpaceWERX and the Assured Access to Space Program Executive Office, the Digital Spaceport of the Future Challenge aims to build a future spaceport equipped with cutting-edge technologies able to handle increasing space traffic and complex launch requirements from the Department of Defense and the private sector.

SpaceWERX said the challenge will focus on three areas: updating legacy hardware; improving data management, data analytics and transport layer technologies; and advancing agility, capacity enhancement and standardization.

Interested parties must submit proposals through the DoD Small Business Innovation Research portal.

POC - 2024 Space Summit

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit on March 5 to learn how new technologies, commercial investments and adversarial threats are shaping the future of space. Register here to save your seat at the highly anticipated event.

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Sarah Brothers Named CRSRA Division Director at NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce
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Sarah Brothers Named CRSRA Division Director at NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce

Sarah Brothers assumed the role of director of the commercial remote sensing regulatory affairs division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce on Jan. 2.

Brothers, a remote sensing technologies and analysis specialist, brings extensive experience in the commercial, civil and space sectors to the position, NOAA said on Friday.

OSC Director Richard DalBello said that Brothers has contributed to the implementation of regulatory reform at NOAA, which has helped accelerate the licensing process and eliminate burdensome restrictions.

“Her insight and leadership will be crucial as we expand our regulatory scope to implement the new framework for novel space mission authorization and supervision,” he added.

Before joining NOAA, Brothers served as a project engineer at The Aerospace Corp., a senior analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s National Security Analysis Department and staff officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board.

Sarah Brothers Named CRSRA Division Director at NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce

The federal government has zeroed in on the evolving space domain. Learn more about the ways agencies are ramping up their space activities at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Click here for more information, and click here to register for the event.

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DHS S&T Solicits Proposals for Synthetic Data Generator Technologies
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DHS S&T Solicits Proposals for Synthetic Data Generator Technologies

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is soliciting technology proposals designed to generate synthetic data that replicates authentic data patterns while maintaining the privacy and security of information.

DHS S&T said Friday that synthetic data generator technologies will enable the department to train machine learning models and artificial intelligence applications when real-world data is unavailable or when using real data would pose privacy and security risks.

The topic call is being issued under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program other transaction solicitation and is seeking technologies that could support structured and unstructured data types, artificially generate synthetic data, replicate data sets with desired statistical attributes, verify data fidelity and remove bias in synthetic data.

“The ability to generate synthetic data at scale is necessary to protect and preserve data privacy, as well as safeguard civil rights and liberties,” said Melissa Oh, managing director of S&T’s SVIP initiative.

Applications to the solicitation are due April 10.

DOE Introduces $70M All-Hazards Energy Resilience R&D Funding Opportunity; Jennifer Granholm Quoted
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DOE Introduces $70M All-Hazards Energy Resilience R&D Funding Opportunity; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

The Department of Energy has launched a potential $70 million competitive funding opportunity for projects that could help boost energy resilience and combat risks to energy infrastructure in the United States.

The All-Hazards Energy Resilience program will be supervised by DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response and is open to teams from the department’s national laboratories, government and industry organizations, tribal nations and academic institutions, DOE said on Thursday.

“As we build our clean energy future, these investments will help save money in the long run by identifying and developing innovative solutions that ensure our nation’s energy infrastructure can withstand emerging threats and the challenges of a changing world,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

CESER aims to choose a maximum of 25 research, development and demonstration projects for the program. Potential topics range from cybersecurity, climate change and wildfire mitigation, the physical security of power stations and university-based research and development.

Congress Reaches Bipartisan Topline Appropriations Deal
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Congress Reaches Bipartisan Topline Appropriations Deal

Congressional leaders have taken a major step toward preventing a government shutdown by reaching a bipartisan topline appropriations agreement on Sunday, NBC News reported.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the deal, which would set a total spending level of $1.59 trillion for fiscal year 2024.

Johnson said the funding agreement includes $886 billion for the military and $704 billion for nondefense spending and that there will be “key modifications” to the deal to reduce nonmilitary spending with an “offset” of $16 billion.

President Joe Biden welcomed the bipartisan funding deal and called on congressional representatives to fund critical domestic and national security priorities.

The bipartisan funding framework “reflects the funding levels that I negotiated with both parties and signed into law last spring. It rejects deep cuts to programs hardworking families count on, and provides a path to passing full-year funding bills that deliver for the American people and are free of any extreme policies,” the president said in a statement published Sunday.

The federal government is operating under a continuing resolution. Funding for continuing federal projects and activities is set to expire on Jan. 19, and funding for defense and all other government operations will run through Feb. 2.

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