Modernization
DISA in high gear on MilCloud migration
Facing an accelerated schedule, the Defense Information Systems Agency is staffing up and adding training to help DOD agencies migrate to MilCloud 2.0.
Digital Government
House passes defense spending bill with fourth-estate cuts
The $717 billion 2019 National Defense Authorization Act sailed through the House.
Modernization
The thinking behind DISA's $8 billion DEOS contract
DISA leaders said the Defense Department's multibillion dollar business solutions contract will be "a constantly evolving service."
Modernization
Army mulls pause in JRSS migration
Latency and other performance quality issues with applications in the joint regional security stacks have caused DISA and the Army to rework the migration timeline.
Digital Government
DISA plans CAC replacement prototypes for summer
The common access card is on its way out, and its prototype replacements could be in some users' hands by this summer.
Modernization
JEDI report to Congress calls out Pentagon's fractured cloud strategy
The report criticizes the proliferation of more than 500 cloud acquisition and migration efforts as being "reminiscent of DOD's current legacy information technology environment, which is not optimized for the 21st century."
Digital Government
Thornberry tries to hold back efforts to erode 'fourth estate' reforms in FY19 NDAA
As members of the House Armed Services Committee debated late into the night marking up the defense bill, the chairman pushed back on attempts to undo plans to examine combining or eliminating Pentagon back office functions.
Modernization
DISA to close St. Louis data center
DISA will close or limit operations at four of its data centers around the world as a result of its Computing Ecosystem optimization initiative.
Digital Government
Thornberry looks to shut down DISA
Defense reform bill calls for a 25 percent cut in back-office spending and the elimination of seven supporting agencies.
Cybersecurity
DISA looks to walk the walk on multi-factor authentication
An individual's walking gait will be the first biometric used to continuously authenticate mobile warfighters.
Cybersecurity
White House pushes back on cyber strategy demand
President Trump indicates he's opposed to a congressional demand for a cybersecurity strategy in the 2018 defense bill.
People
Norton tipped as next DISA chief
Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that current vice director Adm. Nancy Norton will succeed outgoing DISA head Lt. Gen Alan Lynn.
Acquisition
DISA embraces OTAs
The DOD's IT shop is leveraging "other transaction authority" to buy leading-edge technology for prototypes and experiments.
Modernization
Military IT chiefs want combat-ready infrastructure
Army CIO Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher said current DOD networks aren't necessarily what's required for the next conflict.
Cybersecurity
DISA's new vice director focuses on cyber tools for battle
Navy Rear Adm. Nancy Norton will help oversee the Defense Information Systems Agency's 8,000 employees and manage an $11 billion budget.
Modernization
DISA and DOD work through shared pain points
As DISA develops much of the architecture and infrastructure to facilitate the DOD's Joint Information Environment, the two entities are working through a range of growing pains.
Modernization
CSRA wins $500M milCloud 2.0 contract
Contractor CSRA won the contract to supply the next generation of private cloud for the Department of Defense.
Acquisition
Zabel leaves DISA for Air Force acquisition post
The Air Force major general had been vice director since mid-2015.
Cybersecurity
DISA says funding cut won’t slow new background check system
DISA is in the process of developing a new IT platform for federal background investigations, and despite a one-third cut in proposed funding for 2018, the agency says it has the needed budget.
Modernization
Does buying cloud services have to be this hard?
The acquisition options are getting better, but many agencies are still relying on workarounds.
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