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The DISA and JFHQ-DODIN Headquarters Building at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by Kevin Headtke)

Stanton takes over at DISA, JFHQ-DODIN

He succeeds Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, who is retiring after a 40-year career.

Oct 4, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard Photos by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)

Air Force deploys cloud-based C2 capability to all NORAD air defense sectors

The Air Force is now looking to scale the CBC2 capability from a tactical level up to an operational level.

Sep 18, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

DISA cloud services chief John Hale, right, speaks on a panel at a GDIT conference produced by FedScoop, Sept. 12, 2024. (FedScoop photo)

Pentagon using AI to modernize legacy code

“We still have applications that run on mainframes that are critical to day-to-day operations, and the people who wrote those are dead," the chief of cloud services…

Sep 12, 2024 By Jon Harper

U.S. Air Force communications specialists, assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, check a radio antenna’s alignment with a satellite, as part of a Communications Fly Away Kit (CFK) deployment at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 10, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo)

DIU seeks data mesh solution to unify distribution across DOD networks

The innovation hub is on the hunt for a capability that "can reliably and efficiently distribute data across multiple, geographically-dispersed network enclaves that can communicate with each…

Sep 4, 2024 By Billy Mitchell

DISA mulls adding vendors, different contract types for JWCC 2.0

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said JWCC 2.0 will bring faster commercial cloud capability and "greater diversity."

Aug 28, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Multinational ships sail in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

Navy’s Project Overmatch steams ahead at RIMPAC

The recently concluded Rim of the Pacific exercise included participation from 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and…

Aug 15, 2024 By Jon Harper

A crewmember aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter observes the landscape over Grafenwoehr, Germany, February 15, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)

DISA’s overseas cloud efforts gain JOEmentum in Europe

The Defense Information Systems Agency is setting up a Joint Operational Edge (JOE) cloud capability in Germany.

Aug 7, 2024 By Jon Harper

Pentagon awards nearly $1B in JWCC task orders

The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability is the Defense Department's top enterprise cloud initiative.

Aug 7, 2024 By Jon Harper

DISA looking at ‘retooling’ Stratus cloud offering

The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking to retool its Stratus private cloud offering.

Aug 6, 2024 By Jon Harper

This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of “CrowdStrike” cybersecurity technology company in Paris on July 19, 2024, amid massive global IT outage. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

DOD ‘monitoring’ networks in wake of CrowdStrike outage

Several components at the Defense Department told DefenseScoop that their systems have been unaffected by the disruption to Microsoft systems.

Jul 19, 2024 By Mikayla Easley Brandi Vincent