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ODNI Debuts Updated Data Strategy for Intelligence Community; Lori Wade Quoted
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ODNI Debuts Updated Data Strategy for Intelligence Community; Lori Wade Quoted

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released a new strategy outlining the focus areas for intelligence community agencies to advance the adoption of common services aimed at making data more discoverable and interoperable.

The IC Data Strategy 2023–2025 lists four strategic focus areas for action and the first two are performing end-to-end data management and delivering data interoperability and analytics at speed and scale, ODNI said Tuesday.

The other two focus areas are advancing partnerships for continued digital and data innovation and transforming the IC workforce to be data-driven.

“The IC Data Strategy directs our collective energy towards making data securely accessible and interoperable across boundaries and domains,” said Lori Wade, chief data officer for the IC.

“Our focus areas will expand our ability to securely discover, access, and leverage the IC’s data at the speed of mission,” added Wade.

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Maj. Gen. James Adams Nominated as USMC Programs & Resources Deputy Commandant
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Maj. Gen. James Adams Nominated as USMC Programs & Resources Deputy Commandant

Maj. Gen. James Adams, deputy director of requirements and capability development for the Joint Staff since June 2020, has been nominated as deputy commandant for programs and resources at the U.S. Marine Corps.

If confirmed, Adams will serve as the principal adviser to the commandant of the Marine Corps on all financial matters and act as CMC’s principal spokesperson on program and budget matters, DOD said Monday.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, announced that Adams is also nominated for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general.

Adams was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1991 and designated a naval aviator two years later. He was selected to fly the AH-1W Super Cobra and has flown combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

His staff assignments include defense requirements analyst for the Joint Staff and two tours as a weapons and tactics instructor for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One.

Adams also commanded Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 as a lieutenant colonel.

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Equus Compute Solutions Selects S. Jay Lawrence as CEO
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Equus Compute Solutions Selects S. Jay Lawrence as CEO

S. Jay Lawrence has joined Equus Compute Solutions as its new CEO, bringing 30 years of career experience to the organization.

In his new role, Lawrence will collaborate with ECS clients and partners as well as industry experts to cultivate cooperation and innovation across a wide range of technology fields, the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company announced on Wednesday.

ECS said that Lawrence has “consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of the transformative power of computing technology and its potential to shape the future,” and added that his strong track record and strategic prowess “make him a natural fit for ECS’ mission.”

His appointment falls in line with ECS’ push to bolster its portfolio of technology offerings while maximizing value for its clients.

Throughout his career, Lawrence has gained significant experience in the areas of telecommunications, Internet of Things, high performance computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, acceleration technologies and immersion cooling.

Lawrence’s working life has included numerous executive-level roles at technology organizations focused on both public and private sector customers, most recently Supermicro, where he served as general manager of technology enablement. While holding the role, Lawrence reportedly drove revenue growth for the company.

Before joining Supermicro, Lawrence served as CEO of NexxCom Wireless, president and CEO of GigaBeam Corporation, executive director of Loea and executive vice president and chief operating officer of Mueller Electric. He began his career as a product engineer for Exos.

For six years, Lawrence was an advisor to Onsert Media Group’s board, where he helped the technology-focused advertising business raise re-start capital and gain its first customers.

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ANSI & America Makes Unveil Updated Additive Manufacturing Standardization Roadmap
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ANSI & America Makes Unveil Updated Additive Manufacturing Standardization Roadmap

America Makes and the American National Standards Institute have released an updated roadmap describing the existing and future landscape for additive manufacturing standardization.

The Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0 identifies 141 standardization gaps—along with recommendations—across the lifecycle areas of precursor materials; design; data; maintenance and repair; nondestructive evaluation; qualification and certification; finished material properties; post-processing; and process control, ANSI said Monday.

The document singles out standards development organizations that could help create goals and benchmarks or conduct research and development and offers prioritized timeframes for when standards work should be carried out.

According to the roadmap, 54 of the 141 gaps are considered high priority, while 64 are considered medium priority and 23 as low priority.

“The roadmap illustrates where progress has been made over the last five years but also where opportunities remain for standards and R&D to increase the use of AM technologies,” said Brandon Ribic, technology director of America Makes.

The America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative developed the roadmap with the help of about 300 individuals from 150 organizations in both the public and private sectors.

USAFCENT & George Mason University Collaborate on Warfighter Mission Training, Education Programs
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USAFCENT & George Mason University Collaborate on Warfighter Mission Training, Education Programs

U.S. Air Forces Central and George Mason University have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement to jointly develop warfighter mission training, education and research programs.

Through the partnership, airmen from the Ninth Air Force will gain access to academic programs offered through Mason’s School of Business and College of Engineering and Computing, USAFCENT said Monday.

The CRADA covers the development of applied research and development programs with the Volgenau School of Engineering’s national security and defense teams at Mason’s Rapid Prototyping Research Center.

In addition, Mason’s Institute for Digital Innovation will coordinate efforts to advance digital transformation initiatives supporting warfighting training programs.

USAFCENT formed a formal partnership with Mason in 2022 to deliver customized data-driven decision-making and senior leadership programs developed by the latter’s School of Business faculty and executive development teams, according to Lt. Col. Chaz LeDeatte, chief technology and data officer at USAFCENT.

The partnership has since expanded to include research programs in multiple disciplines including digital transformation, applied research in systems engineering and integration, program management, innovation and creativity and military transition of advanced technologies.

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NREL & Atom Computing Link Quantum Computer to Grid With Open-Source App
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NREL & Atom Computing Link Quantum Computer to Grid With Open-Source App

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Atom Computing have developed an open-source application that can reportedly serve as an interface between quantum computers and power grid equipment and enable researchers to conduct “quantum-in-the-loop” experiments.

A team of researchers demonstrated the app using Atom Computing’s quantum computing solution stack and real-time grid simulators from RTDS Technologies and were able to integrate a quantum computing system with an electric grid research platform, NREL said Monday.

“To assess the security of next-generation communication protocols and validate current and future quantum algorithms, it is critical to establish a real-world emulation environment with actual hardware and high-speed communication,” said Rob Hovsapian, a research adviser at NREL’s Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems.

“This is precisely what we have developed at ARIES with quantum in-the-loop,” added Hovsapian.

The interface works by simplifying the translation of optimization problems into quantum variables and facilitating communications between power system simulations and quantum computers.

The research team expects the software interface to help scientists determine problems that could be addressed by quantum computers and assess them through live experiments.

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CISA Develops Cloud Environment Cybersecurity Factsheet
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CISA Develops Cloud Environment Cybersecurity Factsheet

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the Free Tools for Cloud Environments factsheet to provide network defenders and incident response analysts with open-source tools, techniques and guidance to help them with critical asset and data security.

CISA said Monday the factsheet is meant for organizations looking to migrate into a cloud environment while ensuring cyber threats, known vulnerabilities and anomalies are detected and addressed.

Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool, Secure Cloud Business Applications Gear, Untitled Goose Tool, Decider and Memory Forensic on Cloud are some of the publicly available PowerShell tools for network investigation and security posture support.

According to CISA, network defenders are encouraged to implement security measures and consult the Free Tools for Cloud Environments factsheet to aid their cloud cybersecurity efforts.

Gina Raimondo: Commerce Department Goes Live With One-Stop Hub for EU-US Data Privacy Framework Participation
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Gina Raimondo: Commerce Department Goes Live With One-Stop Hub for EU-US Data Privacy Framework Participation

The Department of Commerce introduced a new online resource Monday providing information on how companies can self-certify compliance with a data privacy framework between the United States and the European Union.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the DPF program website serves as a one-stop shop for private sector organizations to sign up and learn about the advantages of participation.

The site, managed by the International Trade Administration, went live one week after the European Commission affirmed the adequacy of the federal government’s personal information sharing protection measures under the newly adopted framework.

“Now, businesses – large and small – will be able to access a streamlined and affordable mechanism to transfer data between our jurisdictions,” Raimondo remarked.

The framework outlines updated binding safeguards meant to address European Court of Justice concerns such as the extent of EU data access by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Earlier this month, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed the intelligence community’s adoption of regulations pursuant to President Joe Biden’s executive order on signals intelligence-gathering activity.

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Jody Singer Is Retiring from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Directorship
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Jody Singer Is Retiring from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Directorship

Jody Singer is stepping down as director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on July 29 after nearly four decades of service at the agency, NASA said Monday.

Singer heads one of NASA’s largest field installations with approximately $5 billion in annual budget and nearly 7,000 civil service and contractor employees.

She was named director at Marshall in 2018 and has since helped expand the center’s portfolio of large space transportation systems to include human lunar landing and cargo systems, space habitation and transit systems and science payload operations.

The Marshall team was instrumental in developing NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, which launched into space in November for the uncrewed Artemis I mission.

Singer was manager of Marshall’s Flight Programs and Partnerships Office from 2013 to 2016 and deputy director of the flight center from 2016 to 2018.

Joseph Pelfrey, deputy director of NASA Marshall, will take over Singer’s duties on an interim basis until a permanent successor is named.

NSA, CISA Outline Best Practices to Address Threats Against 5G Network Slicing
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NSA, CISA Outline Best Practices to Address Threats Against 5G Network Slicing

The National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released the second part of a two-part series to assess the benefits and risks associated with 5G network slicing.

NSA said Monday the document outlines security considerations for the design, implementation, monitoring and maintenance of a hardened 5G network slice and identifies industry best practices to mitigate perceived risks against the network architecture.

The industry-recognized practices seek to address the threat vectors identified in the first paper published by the Enduring Security Framework, a cross-sector working group led by NSA and CISA.

ESF defines a network slice as “an end-to-end logical network that provides specific network capabilities and characteristics for a user” and enables infrastructure providers to allocate network resources for different use cases.

“This document marks an initial stride in capturing the current, but evolving, landscape of network slicing, and serves as a catalyst for initiating meaningful conversations surrounding the potential use cases for network slicing,” said Lauren Wyble, technical director for network infrastructure security at NSA.

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