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August 2023
08/11/2023 Filling the information gap: Educating educators on DISA’s mission

In the spirit of partnership with educators throughout the country, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Office of Strategic Outreach and Talent Acquisition wasted no time arranging its first large-scale Academic Engagement and Collaboration Discussion at DISA Headquarters, Aug. 2.

08/07/2023 DISA takes over premier cyber defense tool from NSA

Defense Information Systems Agency and National Security Agency officials met in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, July 20, to celebrate the final transition of a critical boundary defense tool for the Department of Defense.

08/04/2023 DISA launches OCONUS cloud capability

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency Hosting and Compute Center’s OCONUS Cloud aims to create a global fabric that will connect on-the-ground teams to each other, to headquarters, and to private and public cloud networks.

July 2023
07/28/2023 DISA awards Thunderdome production agreement

Today the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a follow-on production other transaction authority (OTA) agreement for Thunderdome, DISA’s zero trust network access and application security architecture.

07/21/2023 DISA awards 16 contracts for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services

On behalf of the United States Space Force, the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency awarded 16 Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts, July 18, for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services.

June 2023
06/29/2023 DISA Grants One-Year Provisional Authorization to CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Software-as-a Service

 The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency granted a one-year Department of Defense provisional authorization at Impact Level 5 for the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform. The CrowdStrike Falcon Platform is a DOD software-as-a-service hosted within the Amazon Web Service GovCloud.

06/14/2023 DISA advances Command and Control modernization, completes its Orion Cyber Operations Center-Hill

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency celebrated the completion of its Orion Cyber Operations Center-Hill with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.

06/12/2023 DISA welcomes AbilityOne Base Supply Center to Ft. Meade

The Defense Information Systems Agency hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the DISA-Fort Meade AbilityOne Base Supply Center (BSC) June 7.

06/08/2023 Unveiling the future: DISA's journey through the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency director and Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network commander, along with U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Daniel L. Krause, DISA senior enlisted advisor, made an impactful visit to the Los Angeles Air Force Base on June 2, 2023.

06/01/2023 Workforce 2025: DISA's investment to meet 'pacing challenges'

As countries pose increasingly sophisticated IT and cyber threats against the U.S., DISA must attract and maintain an agile, skilled and diverse workforce.

May 2023
05/29/2023 DISA representatives recognized for IT leadership


Three representatives from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency were honored at AFCEA Washington, DC's 16th annual Military IT Leadership Awards in Washington, D.C. on May 11.

05/09/2023 DISA Central Command hosts Critical Infrastructure Protection Symposium in Bahrain

Representatives from 15 various U.S. government agencies and 26 vendors from 10 countries convened in the Persian Gulf last month at the seventh annual Critical Infrastructure Protection Symposium (CIP) Southwest Asia in Bahrain.

05/02/2023 Artificial intelligence is on the rise and those who can harness it will have the ‘high ground’

Imagine witnessing someone give a speech and being told a few minutes in that everything they just said was generated and presented by artificial intelligence. Only in Hollywood, right? Not anymore.

February 2023
02/01/2023 DISA will lead the U.S. blue team for third consecutive year

The critical infrastructure of the United States, and that of our allies, is increasingly at risk of cyber-attack by nation-states and international criminal organizations.

January 2023
01/27/2023 DISA begins limited user testing of new classified cloud capability

The Defense Information System Agency has reached a major milestone in the development of DOD365-Secret, or DOD365-Sec — the Department of Defense’s first Office 365 classified cloud. With Microsoft’s recent announcement of its Office 365 Government Secret cloud, DISA begins limited user testing with DOD military services and defense components of DOD365-Sec, a classified platform to communicate and share information and data.

December 2022
12/06/2022 DISA issues provisional authorization for Google Services IL5

The DOD provisional authorization is not an endorsement by DISA or DOD of the suitability of the cloud service offering for any particular mission requirement.

12/02/2022 Skinner discusses DISA’s role in protecting the nation in cyberspace

Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, Defense Information Systems Agency director and Joint Force Headquarters - Department of Defense Information Network commander, discussed the roles the agency and command play in national cybersecurity during an AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter.

November 2022
11/23/2022 DISA continues to deliver tech modernization with DOD365 Integrated Phone System

In response to the Department of Defense’s growing need for a mobile, agile, global workforce that can operate from any location, the Defense Information Systems Agency will offer the DOD365 Integrated Phone System for enhanced workforce productivity and continuity of operations, by the end of November.

11/21/2022 DISA provides critical updates for warfighting capabilities at TechNet Pacific 2022

Early this month, Defense Information Systems Agency experts presented at the AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, which focused on Pacific Rim defense issues.

11/10/2022 Partnerships necessary to bolster DISA, DOD CIO zero trust, JADC2 priorities

To remain competitive within the cyber domain against state actors like China and Russia, the Defense Information Systems Agency must continue establishing solid partnerships to accelerate and implement next-generation technology and innovative warfighter solutions

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