Moore said in an email that while she’s sad to leave her team at U.S. Central Command, she’s looking forward to gaining more experience in uniform.

In an exclusive interview, three senior officials briefed DefenseScoop on how the events are impacting real-world military operations.

DefenseScoop was exclusively briefed on the command’s new Desert Sentry commercial solutions opening.

"It is [the] Hungry Hippo of data. And it's going out and it's pulling in lots of data, and then you can layer it and look at…

The hiring of Foster reflects the combatant command’s desire to bring in tech experts, including from the private sector.