information technology Archives

Jane Rathbun at DoDIIS 2023. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wade Costin)

Navy CIO Jane Rathbun announces exit

Rathbun has overseen major IT modernization initiatives for the Navy and Marine Corps.

Aug 25, 2025 By Jon Harper

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

Special ops forces, intel community to team up on operational challenges in ‘data dense environments’

The Innovation Foundry event, slated for Oct. 28-30 in Chantilly, Virginia, will be hosted by SOFWERX and ICWERX.

Aug 5, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. sailors assigned to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) man their stations at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Aug. 4, 2010. (DOD photo)

A first look at the Navy’s new plan to drastically consolidate legacy IT networks by late 2027

The Navy’s CIO Jane Rathbun unveiled the IT modernization initiative in an unclassified memo viewed by DefenseScoop this week.

May 22, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

The Defense Information Systems Agency building complex at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 2, 2013. (DoD photo by Thomas L. Burton/Released)

DISA expects 10 percent reduction in workforce due to DOGE-inspired campaign

Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton told lawmakers that DISA is using the workforce reductions to realign how the agency addresses its mission.

May 22, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump nominates Kirsten Davies to be next DOD CIO

The nomination was submitted to Congress on Tuesday and referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee for consideration.

May 7, 2025 By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visits Marine Forces Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Evan Jones)

Navy Secretary Phelan terminates IT contracts, grants amid DOGE drive

The IT contracts axed by the SECNAV include those for the Naval Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (NMRO) program.

Apr 25, 2025 By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 20, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Hegseth issues new directive to rein in Pentagon spending on IT services contracts

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo Thursday to promote the "rationalization” of the Defense Department’s IT enterprise.

Apr 11, 2025 By Jon Harper

Venice Goodwine speaks at the 2020 Zero Trust Security Summit. (FedScoop)

Venice Goodwine exiting role as Air Force CIO

During her tenure, Goodwine led several initiatives focused on developing and experimenting with emerging AI capabilities.

Mar 20, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment — The 2nd Cavalry Regiment used its on-the-move Tactical Network Transport during a live-fire exercise at Rose Barracks, Germany. (DOD photo / 1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo, 2nd Cavalry Regiment)

Army unified network plan 2.0 prioritizes zero trust

The new document is “a strategic guide to operationalize the Unified Network through a focus on ZT principles that improve how the Army’s network moves and secures…

Mar 11, 2025 By Jon Harper

Dana Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, holds a media briefing on the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force on Monday, April 13, 2020, in the Pentagon Briefing Room. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

Former Pentagon CIO appointed to senior position at Boeing

The company has a new chief information digital officer and senior vice president for information technology and data analytics.

Jan 6, 2025 By Jon Harper