Talking to industry at the West 2018 conference

At the West 2018 Sea Service conference, co-sponsored by AFCEA International and U.S. Naval Institute, many different contractors showed off their latest technology. We spoke with some of those who made the pilgrimage to San Diego to present their products and interact with customers, including representatives from Booz Allen Hamilton, Ocean Aero,  CSRA, Samsung Federal,  Extreme Networks, Lookout, Huntington Ingalls Industries  and Deloitte Consulting.

Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, spoke with Government Matter’s Francis Rose during last week’s West 2018 Sea Service conference in San Diego,  Swift discussed improving the armada’s overall readiness and changing the fleet’s “checklist" culture.

Captain John Watkins, Commanding Officer of the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, talked about the early successes, future goals and “ninjas” of the Navy’s information warfare tactical training program.

Colonel Greg Griffin, Chief of the JRSS Program Management Office at DISA, sat down with Francis Rose to discuss the program’s mission to modernize and secure networks at the Department of Defense, and their plans for the year ahead.