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U.S. Soldiers of the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Baltimore, Maryland, assemble an OE254 Radio antenna for communication on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, June 21, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Washington)

Army moving away from compliance-based cybersecurity

As the Army modernizes its network, it is looking at evolving the way it protects and defends critical IT and cyber terrain.

Nov 30, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

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

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Hamilton, a Tactical Air Control Party specialist, ensures safety on the range while guiding air support with simulated data received from an Army ground commander during Exercise Scarlet Dragon on Fort Bragg, N.C., February 1, 2023. Scarlet Dragon is a joint exercise synchronizing efforts from all branches using Artificial Intelligence to precisely target an enemy’s location. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Osvaldo Fuentes)

Army forces will soon have global network access

Lt. Gen. John Morrison said by the end of this calendar year, units will have global connectivity on the unclassified network. And by the end of next…

Aug 15, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

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 network centralization will improve global visibility and cybersecurity, Morrison says

Following a comprehensive review of the network, the Army is centralizing much of its services, which will provide unprecedented visibility and security.

Aug 11, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6 Lt. Gen. John B. Morrison, Jr. highlighted Army Risk Management Framework reforms during keynote remarks at the three-day Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association’s TechNet Cyber event at the Baltimore Convention Center on April 26, 2022. (DoD photo)

Army beginning steps to merge tactical and enterprise networks for seamless ‘unified’ approach

Central delivery of services is expected to help the Army realize its vision of a unified network.

Apr 17, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Army’s hybrid cloud approach means less emphasis on ‘tactical cloud’ architecture

Under the framework of a unified network utilizing a hybrid cloud, the Army wants forces to be able to access information anywhere at any time.

Jan 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, work with the Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML), on a Palletized Load System (PLS) using a Remote Interface Unit (RIU) as a part of Project Convergence 22 at Fort Irwin, California, Oct. 31, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Collin S. MacKown)

The Army is embracing central delivery of services

The Army doesn't want to wait to develop requirements for every solution if a central service can satisfy a need for many.

Jan 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A forward observer with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division uses Integrated Tactical Network components during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in January, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Eimers, PEO C3T Public Affairs)

Following network capability portfolio review, Army will have a different requirements framework

The Army has worked to "harmonize" its network requirements across several organizations.

Dec 13, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Army planning ‘over a dozen’ events on top of Project Convergence to refine new tech next year

The smaller events will continuously test and improve operational technologies that have previously been established, particularly in the data operations space.

Nov 7, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

A U.S. soldier of 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), communicates over the radio during Saber Junction 18 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 23 , 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dhy’Nysha Shaw)

Iterative development paradigm shift to fielding network equipment is paying dividends for Army

Army officials say a paradigm shift tin how it develops and fields network equipment has made a difference.

Oct 13, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau