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Pentagon CIO considers changes to cloud service provider security measures in wake of potential data exposure

A Defense Department spokesperson shared the latest update regarding this multi-team response.

Feb 24, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

River entrance of the U.S. Department of Defense. (Getty Images)

DOD issues long-awaited Cyber Workforce Framework

The framework establishes an "authoritative lexicon based on the work an individual is performing, not their position titles, occupational series, or designator."

Feb 16, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia assembles a communication flyaway kit and Ranger SATCOM terminal to establish network connectivity at Cairo West Air Base on June 27, 2022 as part of exercise Agile Phoenix. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Glen Flanagan)

Pentagon CIO issues implementation plan to guide enterprise SATCOM capabilities

The plan heavily takes into account that the Department of Defense is working more closely with commercial and international partners for global satellite communications to power JADC2.

Jan 19, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

DOD CIO John Sherman delivers the closing keynote at FedTalks. (Photo by: Brandi Vincent)

DOD CIO Sherman teases cyber workforce strategy coming in next 1-2 months

The Defense Department is set to release a new cybersecurity workforce strategy early next year, according to John Sherman.

Dec 14, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

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Pentagon outlines plans for handling JWCC task orders

The four vendors selected for the Department of Defense’s $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program will have to compete for every task order under the contract vehicle.

Dec 8, 2022 By Jon Harper

DOD officials push for contractors to hire more cyber talent through apprenticeships

A new department memo calls for DOD officials to talk to contractors about launching cyber apprenticeships.

Nov 16, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, participates in a virtual panel, April 15, 2021. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

DOD addressing ‘obstacle course’ of impediments holding back work with cybersecurity startups

John Sherman and others in the Pentagon are working to eradicate roadblocks keeping cybersecurity startups and other companies from scaling business with the Department of Defense.

Nov 10, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

John Sherman delivers a keynote at FedScoop’s 2022 FedTalks conference. (DefenseScoop)

Forthcoming JWCC enterprise cloud will be key to enabling JADC2, DOD CIO Sherman says

The DOD's enterprise cloud capability will be essential for realizing JADC2, according to top officials.

Nov 9, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Montana, 8th Communications Squadron infrastructure, gives a briefing on the Wolf Packs network infrastructure status to Lauren Barrett Knausenberger, Department of the Air Force chief information officer, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shannon Braaten)

Air Force kicks off Cloud One follow-on contract with new RFI

The development of Cloud One Next contract comes as the Pentagon prepares its own $9 billion JWCC contract.

Nov 8, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

DOD signs out zero trust strategy

The strategy was signed last Thursday by Chief Information Officer John Sherman, and officials expect it could be publicly released in a week or two once the…

Nov 2, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau