Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer

Acting DoD CIO, Ms. Leslie Beavers, was pleased to host Singapore's Deputy Secretary (Technology) BG Yew to discuss bilateral collaboration on 5G and spectrum, Zero Trust implementation, and adoption of cloud and edge capabilities.

From 13 August 2024 to 15 August 2024, Mr. Mark Gorak, Principal Director for Resources & Analysis, OCIO, in continuation of the OCIO’s Combatant Command (CCMD) Engagement Series, met with senior leaders from U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), & U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM). These coordinated engagements highlight the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) commitment to force readiness by urging components to both transition to the Cyber Expected Service (CES) and intentionally code work roles as the two foremost significant steps towards enhancing recruitment, retention, and development flexibilities, tracking workforce qualification standards, establishing workforce proficiency expectations, and enforcing workforce standards across the DoD. Mr. Gorak also briefed the commands on the Cyber Workforce Strategy & Implementation Plan and the DoD’s retention and incentive programs like the Cyber Service Academy (CSA) and Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS). Collectively, these systems and programs aim to better equip and develop the nation’s cyber readiness posture. Visit https://lnkd.in/gw8-cbcB for more info.

Ms. Leslie Beavers, Acting DoD CIO, led a delegation of senior leaders from the Military Services and Defense Agencies to New York and Boston on a Defense Industry Trip. One highlight of the trip was the opportunity to engage with companies in the financial sector and learn from their efforts at adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning. DoD CIO is grateful to all of the private sector partners who made this trip possible. #ZeroTrust #Fulcrum #Cloud #Software #DIBCS

Last week, Randy Resnick and the DoD ZT PfMO team and DAU (Defense Acquisition University), along with Zero Trust creator John Kindervag, visited Huntsville, AL, for a successful 3-day engagement with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Army Missile Command (AMC). The team covered cyber threats, implementation planning, and modernization efforts, enhancing our strategic approach to Zero Trust. Collaborative exchanges and training sessions strengthened partnerships, paving a clear path towards achieving Zero Trust by FY27. #ZeroTrust #cybersecurity #DoD #PfMO #DAU

The DoD CIO Defense Industrial Base Operations team will be at Navy Gold Coast Small Business Exposition, Aug 19-21 at the San Diego Conference Center. Visit the DoD DIB CS Program at Booth 1710 and tune in to briefs on DIB CS from Ms. Stacy Bostjanick of DoD CIO, Mr. Peter DeLuca of NSA and Ms. Tanya Ortiz of DC3. Visit https://lnkd.in/eXMW668 for more details.

DoD CIO is happy to announce Mr. William Dunlap has been appointed the permanent Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise (DCIO(IE)). Please join the team in congratulating one of the Department's most technology savvy and enthusiastic leaders! As the DCIO(IE), Mr. Dunlap provides oversight, policy guidance, and strategic direction to the Department's efforts to modernize the Department's digital infrastructure that enables the full range of defense operations. He leads DoD-wide execution of strategic guidance for a broad portfolio that includes Defense Business System integration, DoDIN modernization, CONUS and OCONUS cloud implementation and software modernization. Mr. Dunlap brings extensive IT experience to the CIO after having served in a wide variety of roles managing IT programs and implementing new technologies over a 20 year career with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Line of Effort (LOE) 1 in the DoD Fulcrum strategy focuses on providing joint warfighting IT capabilities to expand the strategic dominance of U.S. forces and mission partners. Capabilities for the 21st century must be functional, scalable, sustainable, and secure. LOE 1 is all about improved decision making and competitive advantage. It is about enabling swift and decisive responses to high-tempo, multi-domain operations. Ultimately, it’s about improving the warfighters’ ability to gain decisive advantage on the battlefield.   That starts with ensuring warfighters across the joint and combined force can quickly and effectively use all the available data, now and in the future. This may seem obvious, but it depends on technology that can make use of both structured and unstructured data at scale. When it comes to data its about the right information to the right people at the right time. Data sharing agreements, protocols, and network infrastructure must enable global capabilities that share and access data across the DoD, IC, and our allies and partners. Simply sharing data and moving it around more effectively is not enough. We must secure the data, software, and transport against multiple persistent threats, and in degraded environments, from stateside garrisons to the forward edge of the battlefield.   LOE 1 includes four crosscutting objectives to get this done: ·      Provide an intuitive and adaptive user experience. ·      Treat and secure data as a strategic product ·      Harness advanced technologies for strategic advantage. ·      Outpace adversaries with Global C3 capabilities. Read more on these and other objectives at: https://lnkd.in/eaK6taw4 #Fulcrum #DigitalModernization #MPE #ZeroTrust #Cloud

From Sunday, 21 July through Tuesday, 23 July 2024, the DoD Cyber Service Academy (CSA), alongside the George Washington University (GWU) National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C), held a Scholar Bootcamp that allowed 2024 DoD CSA scholarship recipients to ask questions, meet their cohort, and familiarize themselves with the scholarship specifics that define the DoD CSA. Scholars participated in an exciting agenda led by the GWU team, and Ms. Alice Smitley (DoD CSA Program Manager) filled with special guest speakers, networking opportunities, and informative sessions that offered scholars valuable DoD CSA insights and set the stage for successful program participation.

Acting DoD CIO, Ms Leslie Beavers, discussed the DoD Fulcrum IT Advancement Strategy over the weekend on FedGov Today. She discussed how our new strategy will deliver on capabilities for the 21st century that are functional, scalable, sustainable, and secure. Watch the episode at https://lnkd.in/eGngPrPs

On July 16th, Mr. Randy Resnick spoke at the ZT Operational Technology Technical (OT) Exchange Workshops for Operations & Technology Senior Leadership at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Implementing Zero Trust in OT is critical for national security. #DoDCIO #CyberSecurity #ZeroTrust #OperationalTechnology