Past Events

ICTS Seminar - Terrorism and the Media: Dilemmas for Government, Journalists, and the Public
ICTS Seminar - Terrorism and the Media: Dilemmas for Government, Journalists, and the Public
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies International Center for Terrorism Studies April 20, 2017 The role of the press in reporting on terrorism has been under public debate for decades. Many issues have been considered, including whether the media encourages terrorism and whether governments shoul...
International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism
International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism
The current deteriorating Middle East security architecture gravely challenges the international community more than ever before. The lingering crisis of national identities coupled with escalating extremism and violence is resulting in unprecedented social, economic, and strategic costs. These regi...
ICTS Seminar-Latin America’s Security Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Castro Era
ICTS Seminar-Latin America’s Security Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Castro Era
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies December 16, 2016 Latin America’s multiple security challenges include organized crime, terrorism, migration, economic development, and threats to democratic governance. Experts with governmental, academic, and professional experience meet to discuss current a...
9/12
9/12 "From Data to Knowledge in Neuroscience: Building Toward Individualized Medicine"
The current wealth of data in neuroscience has the potential to lead to groundbreaking neuroscientific discoveries and revolutionize clinical treatments for mental health and neurological disorders. Combining neuroscience data with information in other data-rich fields, such as genomics, will make p...

In October of 2018, The Potomac Institutes Science and Technology Policy Division completed a comprehensive study examining several options to provide a contingency plan for a trusted supply of the unique state-of-the-art (SOTA) microelectronic components currently being produced by GlobalFoundries US 2 for the US Department of Defense.

This publication encompasses the executive summary, main conclusions, and recommendations summing up the Trusted State of the Art Foundry Access study. After evaluating several alternative contingencies for the GFUS2 foundry, the Potomac Institute study team recommended the development of a trusted SOTA split fabrication manufacturing capability to back up the current supply coming out of the GFUS2 fab. The split fabrication capability would have front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) production completed by a commercial supplier, and back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) production carried out at a secure Government-Owned/Government-Operated (GOGO) facility.

You can read the executive summary here.

This effort was led by Potomac Institute Vice President Dr. Michael Fritze, who is responsible for the microelectronics profile at the Institute and who has more than 30 years of experience working on issues related to hardware security. You can learn more about Dr. Fritze’s work here.

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