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U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Hamilton, a Tactical Air Control Party specialist, ensures safety on the range while guiding air support with simulated data received from an Army ground commander during Exercise Scarlet Dragon on Fort Bragg, N.C., February 1, 2023. Scarlet Dragon is a joint exercise synchronizing efforts from all branches using Artificial Intelligence to precisely target an enemy’s location. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Osvaldo Fuentes)

Army forces will soon have global network access

Lt. Gen. John Morrison said by the end of this calendar year, units will have global connectivity on the unclassified network. And by the end of next…

Aug 15, 2023 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

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

Army to launch $1B cloud contract in fiscal 2023

Army CIO Raj Iyer also said the service is planning to divest from NIPRNet on its journey to the cloud.

Oct 11, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

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