The Defense Information Systems Agency has rebranded its Continental U.S. Field Command organization to the name of “Global Operations Command” as DISA seeks to expand the organization’s mission set.

Global Operations Command will be responsible for the defense of networks that support 46 enterprise missions and services and the DISA-managed portion of the Defense Department‘s information networks, DISA said Monday.

DGOC will also act as a Tier II computer network defense service provider for 108 mission partners that include five combatant commands, 15 defense agencies and organizations, nine cleared defense contractors and two federal agencies.

“The name change more accurately reflects the true mission of the organization, which is global defense and operations of DISA’s portion of the DOD Information Networks,” said Army Col. Paul Craft, DGON’s commander.

“Our mission extends far beyond the continental United States.”

The command will be housed in a 164,000-square-foot, $100 million facility that is scheduled to have workers move in from June and a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August.

“[DGOC] is the service manager for the agency’s worldwide Internet protocol infrastructure and services that makeup the Defense Information System Network, to include the non-secure IP Router Network, Secret IP Router Network, and IP voice and video services,” added Scott Rodakowski, civilian deputy director of DISA’s operations center.

The U.S. government has deployed F-22 Raptor jets to Romania as part of training exercises in the region intended to help increase security for NATO allies and European partners, Air Force Times reported Monday.

Oriana Pawlyk writes two Lockheed Martin-built Raptors and 20 aircrew members from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base and a Boeing-built KC-135 refueling aircraft from the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base have arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.

“This deployment advances our airpower evolution and demonstrates our resolve and commitment to European safety and security,” said Gen. Frank Gorenc, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa.

Air Force Times reports the deployment in the region is part of a U.S. assessment of its role and responsibilities in Europe amid Russia’s military build-up in the region.

“We’re here today to demonstrate our capability to take the F-22 anywhere needed in NATO or across Europe,” squadron commander Daniel Lehoski told Reuters.

William James writes the exercises, which are funded under the European Reassurance Initiative, have centered on the Black Sea as part of a broader strategy that may involve Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania.

Government agencies continue to develop measures to prevent and detect insider threats in efforts to meet the standards of the National Insider Threat Task Force formed by President Barack Obama following the WikiLeaks release, FedTech Magazine reported Monday.

Calvin Hennick writes Patricia Larsen, co-director of the task force, said agencies have deployed various programs to help prevent insider-caused data breach.

“What we want to do now is bring all the information they collect together,” Larsen said.

“Things that used to be viewed as disparate information in their own stovepipes are now shared within agencies.”

Larsen added employee training is also essential to secure sensitive information, according to the report.

The magazine further cited a MeriTalk survey released in September that showed 29 percent of agencies lost data to insider threats through a 12-month period, while 40 percent of the incidents reported in the survey were caused unintentionally.