Part of the Navy’s ongoing modernization push includes improving talent management.

Phelan’s surprise exit comes a day after he delivered a keynote address at the Sea-Air-Space symposium, in which he touted plans for a next-generation battleship.

The new members of Kirsten Davies' team at the Pentagon are expected to help advance digital modernization.

Hardiman had previously been serving in the role in an acting capacity.

Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey said officials are looking across the service to identify personnel for the Army Data Operation Center.

Officials issued a call for solutions for the Joint Enterprise Task Management System (JETMS).

The effort is designed to “round up” outdated and vulnerable IT assets — and then reinvest funds into higher-priority platforms and pursuits.

To what extent Davies will continue, modify, expand, or cut existing programs remains to be seen.

Davies aims to shake up the Defense Department's IT enterprise.

“We’re prepping the [ZT] strategy 2.0, estimating that it will be publicly available … around March 2026,” Randy Resnick said Tuesday at DefenseTalks.