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Leidos, RSA 2019 — (Scoop News Group photo)

Leidos survives protest of $6.5B deal to manage DOD’s IT networks

General Dynamics protested the contract, arguing that DISA improperly evaluated and awarded the contract. But the Government Accountability Office denied the protest in full.

Apr 3, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Gen. Paul Nakasone, NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, Army — Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and director, National Security Agency, talks with the outgoing ARNG Soldiers assigned to Task Force Echo II, at the Brigade annex on March 11, 2019. (Department of Defense)

Networks ‘foundational’ to evolving Army operations, top cyber officials say

As the Army invests more in its networks and depends on them increasingly, defending them has become a bigger focus of its cybersecurity teams.

Sep 16, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Spc. Joshua Wilson, a fire support specialist with 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), navigates the new Precision Fires – Dismounted system with a stylus at the Mission Training Center at Fort Drum, April 5, 2018. Soldiers will now be able to view live-streaming full-motion video from unmanned aerial vehicles through an app on approved smartphones. (Photo by Staff Sgt. James Avery)

DOD prepares endpoint cybersecurity strategy as mobility booms

"Expect to see some acquisition strategies refined in this space as we move forward over the next three to six months," one DISA official said.

Nov 7, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

Alan Lynn delivers a speech during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new DISA compound at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 11, 2016. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt)

As DISA’s Lynn retires, Pentagon network defense becomes fully operational

One of Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn's key achievements was overseeing the Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network to full operational capability.

Feb 1, 2018