Defense Department Officials Update Congress on Ensuring Warfighters Maintain Information and Technology Edge
The Pentagon’s senior technology officials provided a crucial update to Congress today regarding the Defense Department’s efforts to ensure that warfighters maintain their edge in information and technology for the future.
John Sherman, DOD’s chief information officer, Craig Martell, DOD’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, emphasized the department’s commitment to providing the joint force with the necessary information and tools to meet current and future warfighting demands.
Sherman testified before the House Armed Services’ Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, highlighting the importance of providing DOD personnel with secure and resilient software wherever and whenever they need it. He stressed the urgency of the issue and the department’s efforts to ensure success in this area.
Addressing the emerging cyber threats, Sherman mentioned the importance of network protection across DOD and defense industry networks, highlighting the department’s focus on implementing a zero trust cybersecurity framework to enhance security measures.
Additionally, Sherman discussed the progress made in modernizing information technology, with a particular focus on cloud computing and software. He mentioned significant advancements in the enterprise cloud journey, with the Defense Information Services Agency making substantial strides in awarding task orders aligned with the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract.
Skinner highlighted the deployment of overseas cloud capabilities to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the initiative to deploy hybrid cloud capabilities to remote locations worldwide. Ensuring secure and resilient software for DOD personnel, regardless of their location, remains a critical objective for the department.
Martell emphasized the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s efforts to accelerate the adoption of data analytics and AI across the department, enabling faster and more informed decision-making from the boardroom to the battlefield.
The department’s strategy to accelerate the adoption of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities underscores the importance of maintaining decision superiority on the battlefield. By focusing on data management, analytics, and AI-related goals, the strategy aims to drive sustainable change through agile development and application.
Martell also highlighted the success of the DOD’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control capability, emphasizing the department’s commitment to delivering information and decision advantage to commanders across all warfighting domains.
In conclusion, the close integration between developers and warfighters, along with the rapid iteration of solutions, has been crucial in advancing the department’s capabilities and ensuring warfighters have the edge in deterring and defeating adversaries worldwide. The department’s ongoing efforts in enhancing information and technology capabilities remain critical for national security and military readiness.
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