Dave McKeown Archives

Dep. CIO Dave McKeown speaks at the Zero Trust Summit on Feb. 15, 2024. (Source: Scoop News Group)

With 2027 deadline looming, DOD moves into implementation phase of zero trust transformation

“We’ve done a lot of planning, we’ve tried to educate the force, we’ve gotten the plans all submitted. And now, we’ve got to move into execution," Deputy…

Apr 4, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Deputy CIO gives updates on Pentagon’s ‘aggressive’ plan for achieving zero trust by 2027

Dave McKeown shed light on his team's unfolding efforts and work with Congress, during CyberScoop's Zero Trust Summit.

Feb 15, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon CISO Dave McKeown delivers a keynote at the UiPath Together Public Sector summit. (DefenseScoop_

Pentagon’s CISO warns that zero trust will ‘fail’ without automation

DOD CISO Dave McKeown said that “there are lots of areas where automation can come into play — I think we’re going to fail if we don’t…

May 23, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Pentagon names new principal deputy CIO

Leslie Beavers will take over the role May 8 after Kelly Fletcher vacated it last October to become CIO of the State Department.

Apr 17, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

DOD’s Dave McKeown holds a press briefing on the release of the DoD Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap at the Pentagon (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Lessons learned from the defense CIOs’ recent West Coast visit to meet with JWCC cloud providers

The meeting with the cloud vendors provided an opportunity to plot out the work they hope to do together and identify any gaps that might exist.

Mar 14, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

Dave McKeown delivers a keynote at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks conference. (DefenseScoop)

DOD looking to cloud vendors to accelerate zero trust and CMMC adoption

DOD will look to cloud vendors to support two of its premier cybersecurity initiatives, CISO Dave McKeown said.

Sep 16, 2022 By Billy Mitchell