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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…

19 hours ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson)

Army getting ready to release unified network plan 2.0

The unified network plan 2.0 will look to build on prior efforts to make the Army more data centric.

Jan 21, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Dr. Raj Iyer, Army Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Army (right), speaks to cybersecurity professionals, foreign military leaders and industry partners from the European theater, during the 2021 cybersecurity summit in Wiesbaden, Germany, Aug. 10, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas Mort)

Army CIO Raj Iyer leaving government

CIO Raj Iyer announced on LinkedIn that he will be departing the Army in "the next several weeks."

Jan 5, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Army moving out on global classified network modernization

The Army will soon be releasing request for proposals to create a global SIPRNet.

Nov 15, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Staff Sgt. Jacob Rascon, right, and Sgt. David Hendrixson, both assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), analyze prototyped cyber field equipment during Cyber Quest 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. TaMaya Eberhart, 55th Combat Camera)

Army moving from implementation to execution of unified network plan

The Army is moving toward a hybrid cloud architecture to allow greater global connectivity.

Oct 11, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Raj Iyer speaks at the 2022 Public Sector Innovation Summit. (FedScoop)

For resiliency, the Army may look to rely more on commercial systems than SIPRNet, NIPRNet

In order to be more resilient in the fact of adversary disruptions, the Army may rely more on commercial solutions as opposed to its current network configurations…

Jun 15, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau