Aaron Weis Archives

Ethical AI frameworks are crucial to reducing biases, says former Navy CIO Aaron Weis

Weis says he seeks to inform AI technology and make decisions in his new position at Google Public Sector that will continue to positively impact men and…

May 19, 2023 By Scoop News Group

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Navy’s approach to cybersecurity; Improving federal hiring; Prepping the Federal Marketplace

Navy CIO Aaron Weis, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement Roger Waldron and Dan Sitterly.

Apr 21, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

U.S. Army human resources and medical specialists and officers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, participate in Warfighter 22-1 in the reserve command post on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull)

After calls to ‘fix our computers,’ military CIOs pledge to get it right

Top CIOs say they "have taken the dialogue around the need to 'fix our computers' at DoD to heart."

Feb 4, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

(U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

Navy shifts to enterprise IT services approach

The Navy's new IT operational model aims to reduce redundancy and increase cybersecurity.

Oct 15, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Navy looks to keep modernization momentum gained during COVID-19 response

Aaron Weis laid out his vision for cementing changes to how the Navy's IT shop has been operating during the pandemic.

Oct 7, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Navy IT leaders — Aaron Weis, the Navy’s chief information Officer, left in blue jacket, listens to Dana Deasy, the Department of Defense’s CIO, speaks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 4, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Navy moving toward zero-trust network, with pandemic as pivot point

The Navy's top IT official said the service will use the modernization prompted by the pandemic to move to a zero-trust model for security.

Oct 15, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy, Los Angeles, USS America — A Navy systems technician looks over the Port of Los Angeles at the approach of USS America. (U.S. Navy / MC1 Christopher Okula)

COVID-19 has shifted the Navy’s modernization priorities to the cloud

"We have to look at how do we drive forward given where we're at," CIO Aaron Weis said. "And so because of that reality, I believe the…

Oct 8, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Navy moving to single-tenant Microsoft 365 cloud environments

The Department of Navy will have two dedicated Microsoft 365 cloud environments — one for the Navy and one for the Marine Corps.

Sep 17, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Jeffrey Trussler, Navy — Then-Rear Adm. Jeffrey Trussler meets with leaders from Oklahoma and members of the Cherokee Nation at the Oklahoma History Center. in May 2019. Trussler was promoted to vice admiral in March 2020. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair)

Navy gets new deputy CIO

Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler will be the highest uniformed officer under CIO Aaron Weis.

Jun 17, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly briefs the press about the Navy’s response to COVID-19, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Navy’s IT modernization continues as Modly resigns

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned from his office Tuesday, leaving behind several major IT and cybersecurity projects that will continue.

Apr 8, 2020 By Jackson Barnett