Potential cloud protests and maybe, finally, more JADC2 jointness? 2023 Preview

Potential cloud protests and maybe, finally, more JADC2 jointness? 2023 Preview
Potential cloud protests and maybe, finally, more JADC2 jointness? 2023 Preview

For the Defense Department in 2023, the spotlight is its enterprise cloud contract, JADC2 and AI investments.

Cloud contracts, the JADC2 mystery and Russian cyber attacks: 2022 in Review

Cloud contracts, the JADC2 mystery and Russian cyber attacks: 2022 in Review
Cloud contracts, the JADC2 mystery and Russian cyber attacks: 2022 in Review

In the network world, 2022 saw the return of the (non) JEDI, the bumpy road to JADC2 and real-world lessons from the cyber dimension of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

No ‘magical pixie dust’: DoD’s AI exec says driving high quality data is main priority

No ‘magical pixie dust’: DoD’s AI exec says driving high quality data is main priority
No ‘magical pixie dust’: DoD’s AI exec says driving high quality data is main priority

“No vendor is going to label your data for you,” CDAO Craig Martell said. “So it’s incumbent upon us as a centralized supporter of AI in the department to give you the tools, abilities, and consulting, to be able to build that labeled data so that you can hand it to industry, and they can build a model that works for you.”

Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract

Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract
Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract

JWCC is a multi-vendor, multi-cloud follow up to the infamous single-source Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was worth up to $10 billion and canceled in 2021.

Pentagon to award $9B JWCC cloud contract mid-December

Pentagon to award $9B JWCC cloud contract mid-December
Pentagon to award $9B JWCC cloud contract mid-December

Sharon Woods, director of DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center, told reporters officials “have a very high level of confidence in the mid-December award” for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability.

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year
Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

The G-6 is working closely with Raj Iyer, the Army’s chief information officer, on “characterizing” some of the legacy data centers the service wants to eventually shut down that are no longer needed.

Pentagon delays JWCC cloud competition, now valued at $9 billion

Pentagon delays JWCC cloud competition, now valued at $9 billion
Pentagon delays JWCC cloud competition, now valued at $9 billion

Pentagon CIO John Sherman says program is going well, but “we’ve recognized that our schedule was maybe a little too ahead of what we thought.”

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Modernization of crypto isn’t the core mission for DoD and the IC, it’s what enables the mission

Modernization of crypto isn’t the core mission for DoD and the IC, it’s what enables the mission
Modernization of crypto isn’t the core mission for DoD and the IC, it’s what enables the mission

Modernizing cryptographic systems is a lot more complicated than a software patch or iOS update, and oftentimes unfunded, but is vital to securing the nation’s most important secrets.

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JADC2: The art of filling gaps

JADC2: The art of filling gaps
JADC2: The art of filling gaps

Data has been, arguably, the US military’s most valuable-but-untapped resource since the founding of the US Army in 1787 and the US Navy a decade later.

Hacks raised questions about Pentagon’s role in securing cyber and networks: 2021 In Review

Hacks raised questions about Pentagon’s role in securing cyber and networks: 2021 In Review
Hacks raised questions about Pentagon’s role in securing cyber and networks: 2021 In Review

The military focused its efforts on networked warfare and the US government responded to cyberattacks.

milCloud 2.0 to die a quiet death in spring 2022

milCloud 2.0 to die a quiet death in spring 2022
milCloud 2.0 to die a quiet death in spring 2022

Sunset deadline could be tight, according to a former DISA official, as “May 2022 is tomorrow in terms of DoD IT.”

DoD issues cloud solicitations to AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle

DoD issues cloud solicitations to AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle
DoD issues cloud solicitations to AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle

Google’s addition is somewhat surprising since, in recent years, the company has pulled away from DoD work due to internal pressure on executives from its workforce. The apparent omission of IBM is also notable.

JADC2 Implementation Plan ‘Weeks Away’: J6’s Parker

JADC2 Implementation Plan ‘Weeks Away’: J6’s Parker
JADC2 Implementation Plan ‘Weeks Away’: J6’s Parker

“Joint always seems fun until we get into decisions about who governs this,” joked Army CIO Raj Iyer.

DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities

DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities
DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities

The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.