The Defense Information Systems Agency has authorized its Program Executive Office services to integrate the Amazon Web Services Cross-Domain Solution within its Citadel software factory to support DevSecOps efforts. The setup provides a secure data transfer system between unclassified impact level 5 and classified impact level 6 information, DISA said Tuesday.
Tackling Manual Cross-Domain Data Transfer Risks
The new cloud-based cross-domain transfer system addresses the security challenge that DevSecOps users and DISA mission partners face when transferring between classified and unclassified information, the agency explained.
Currently, such data transfer often requires manual processes, such as moving compact discs from one device to another, DISA noted. It also said the Citadel integration in AWS CDS will significantly boost DevSecOps frontliners, including warfighters and analysts, in complex and dynamic environments requiring sharp situational awareness and quicker response times.
Besides its cross-domain systems, DISA provides other tools and services for DevSecOps support, such as its Defense Enterprise Office Solution, or DEOS, a secret cloud environment wherein approximately 200,000 end users were migrated as of February 2024. DISA deployed in DEOS the DOD365-Secret classified cloud platform to support the implementation of Microsoft‘s suite of cloud-based productivity tools, Office 365.
