As he departs from his role as Pentagon CIO, John Sherman spoke with DefenseScoop about his career in government and what challenges DOD faces in the future.

In an exclusive interview, Principal Deputy CIO Leslie Beavers detailed the new plan — and revealed where the department will go from here.

A recent interview with the Pentagon's CIO suggests there’s still much to be revealed about the incident’s scope.

“The June time frame is when you'll be seeing some release on that," John Sherman told DefenseScoop.

"We're trying to strike a balance in maintaining our [risk management framework-driven] cybersecurity, but to make sure that we are able to move more quickly and not…

The move is part of a broader initiative to further digital transformation-enabling practices already garnering small-scale wins in the sea service.

Mulvihill is charged with providing strategic direction, policy guidance and oversight of DOD network modernization efforts.

A new Acting deputy CIO for command, control, and communications had already been named prior to the arrest, DefenseScoop also confirmed

According to a new memo, "the review identified areas where we can and must improve accountability measures to prevent the compromise of CNSI, to include addressing insider…

The new policy will address the download of unapproved applications on DOD devices, among other topics.