The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a strategic plan setting the agency’s direction through 2022. DISA said Wednesday that the plan provides a framework to guide the agency’s resource allocation, planning priorities and evaluation criteria in support of the joint forces’ efforts to counter adversaries, ensure resilience and adapt to challenges.
Read More »Nancy Norton: DoD Needs Cyber Partnerships, Workforce for Multidomain Efforts
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, commander of the Defense Information Systems Agency, told attendees at an AFCEA conference in Maryland that the Department of Defense must prepare for cyberwarfare and a multidomain battle, DISA said Tuesday. Norton, also the head of the Joint Force Headquarters - DoD Information Network, said the Pentagon needs to implement a “competitive mindset” in optimizing cyberspace to support national security efforts.
Read More »DISA Increases Efforts to Help Military Prepare for Future Multi-Domain Conflicts
The Defense Information Systems Agency increased its involvement in preparing the U.S. military for modern warfare by emphasizing emerging technologies and tracking advancements made by foreign adversaries.
Read More »Vice Adm. Nancy Norton: DISA Eyes Industry Partnerships to Support Warfighters in Cyber Space
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, has said DISA believes that partnerships with industry could help lighten up the burden and result in stability that “can generate much-needed economic growth.” She noted in her opening remarks at DISA’s Forecast to Industry event in Linthicum, Md., how the agency builds up partnerships, introduce reforms to the Defense Department and boost warfighters’ lethality in support of Defense Secretary James Mattis’ three lines of effort, DISA said Monday.
Read More »Vice Adm. Nancy Norton: DoD Begins Work in Cultural Changes for Cybersecurity
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, has said the Defense Department is working on employing new technologies and implementing faster processes to change its cybersecurity culture, MeriTalk reported Thursday.
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton: DISA to Receive New Identity Assurance Tech in Summer
Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, said at an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association event held Monday that DISA expects to receive some prototype devices for identity assurance this summer, FCW reported Tuesday. She added the agency is scheduled to distribute 75 devices within …
Read More »Vice Adm. Nancy Norton: DISA, JFHQ-DODIN Back Warfighters Through Innovation, Cyber Defense, Tech Delivery
Navy Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, has said DISA and JFHQ-DODIN support warfighters through innovation, technology delivery and cyber domain defense. Norton said at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium …
Read More »Vice Adm. Nancy Norton Starts DISA, JFHQ-DODIN Leadership Roles
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Nancy Norton has assumed her new roles as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network. She succeeds U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn, who retired from military after a 38-year career, DISA said Thursday. Norton, a 2018 Wash100 …
Read More »Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn: DISA’s Mission Partner Engagement Model Helps Provide Aid to Clients
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, has said he believes the current DISA structure better supports clients because of the agency’s mission partner engagement model. The retiring DISA director also credited the designation of responsibilities to individuals for each focus areas including business and …
Read More »DISA Hosts Symposium on DoD Cloud Migration Efforts
The Defense Information Systems Agency hosted a symposium Dec. 12 to discuss ways on how to help service branches, combatant commanders, agencies and other mission partners of the Defense Department speed up cloud adoption, DoD News reported Thursday. The symposium is in response to the Sept. 13 memo Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick …
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