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Nearly 50 JWCC task orders awarded last year; dozens more in the pipeline

The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability is a major digital modernization priority for the Pentagon.

Mar 22, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, participates in a cybersecurity panel at the 2022 National Defense Transportation Association – U.S. Transportation Command Fall Meeting, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 18, 2022. (DoD photo)

DISA poised to create intelligence entity in 2024

The new intelligence wing, known in military circles as a J2, will compile intelligence to provide DISA with global situational awareness and threat assessments.

Jan 12, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class David J. Aguilera monitors the electromagnetic spectrum of air and surface contacts in the combat information center aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), Feb. 16, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jared King/Released

Pentagon unveils first iteration of joint electromagnetic visualization tool

The Electromagnetic Battle Management – Joint has released its first minimum viable capability for situational awareness of the spectrum.

Dec 8, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

DISA’s updated tech watchlist gets specific on AI capabilities

The Defense Information Systems Agency is taking a more comprehensive approach to analyzing AI capabilities and their potential use cases.

Nov 6, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

The rush is on to sunset JRSS, a controversial Pentagon IT program

One of the DOD's top IT officials wants organizations to quickly devise a plan to get off the Joint Regional Security Stacks.

Aug 30, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

The Booz Allen Hamilton logo is seen on a building in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, on March 11, 2019. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

DISA awards production deal for Thunderdome zero-trust initiative

DISA has awarded a follow-on other transaction agreement to Booz Allen Hamilton to continue its work on zero trust.

Jul 31, 2023 By Jon Harper

DISA picks vendors for satellite services under $900M contracting vehicle

The move will allow the Pentagon and other federal agencies — as well as international partners — to “procure fully managed satellite-based services and capabilities for all…

Jul 24, 2023 By Jon Harper

Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, director of Defense information Systems Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, subcommitee on cyber security, in Washington, D.C. March 29, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

DISA boss asks for industry help to leverage generative AI ‘faster and better’ than adversaries

“Generative AI, I would offer, is probably one of the most disruptive technologies and initiatives in a very long, long time,” DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner…

May 2, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

cloud, data, storage, cloud computing — (Getty Images)

Defense Department has awarded first JWCC cloud task order

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner told lawmakers Wednesday that the first task order was awarded last week, with many others coming soon.

Mar 29, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

DISA Hosting and Compute Center Director Sharon Woods at a press briefing on the Department of Defense’s award of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

DISA conducting beta testing of cloud capability outside the continental US with Stratus deployment

The Defense Information Systems Agency has defined and broken down its cloud efforts into three tiers: strategic, middle or operational, and tactical edge.

Mar 16, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau