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Nov. 4, 2021

Strategic Direction for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program

Today, the Department of Defense announced the strategic direction of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, marking the completion of an internal program assessment led by senior leaders across the Department. You can read about CMMC 2.0 on the CMMC website and read the press release here.

Nov. 3, 2021

2021 DoD CIO Annual Award Honorees; Winners and Honorable Mentions

The DoD CIO Annual Awards program recognizes the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams within the DoD CIO portfolio.

April 23, 2021

2021 DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Annual Awards Program – Call for Nominations

The Acting DoD Chief Information Officer has announced the criteria and open nominations for its 21st DoD CIO Annual Awards Program. The DoD CIO awards program recognizes individuals and teams within DoD for exceptional achievements within the DoD CIO portfolio of capabilities. The Component CIOs may submit no more than eight nominations (any

March 3, 2021

Official Explains DOD Data Strategy

Joint warfighting is at the heart of the Defense Department's Data Strategy, which has three focuses with eight guiding principals containing four essential capabilities, the DOD chief data officer said.

Nov. 18, 2020

2020 DoD CIO Annual Award Honorees

The DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Annual Awards program recognizes individuals and teams within DoD for exceptional achievements within the Digital Modernization portfolio.

Sept. 10, 2020

Delivering AI to Warfighters Is Strategic Imperative

Accelerating AI and delivering tangible solutions for the warfighter are imperative to preserve the nation's strategic military advantage, the DOD chief information officer said.

Aug. 17, 2020

DOD Leaders Provide Digital Modernization Updates

Data will be the fuel and the engine for everything the Defense Department has to do to bring intelligence and operations together, DOD's chief information officer said.

Aug. 10, 2020

AMBIT Gambit Pays Off, Advances U.S. 5G Efforts

The Defense Department has opted to share bandwidth with the private sector to further development of U.S. 5G capabilities.

Aug. 6, 2020

CIO Says Top-Level Leadership Helped DOD Navigate COVID Crisis

Clear leadership from the top early on helped the Defense Department navigate COVID-19 challenges, DOD's chief information officer said.

July 30, 2020

Tenets of National Defense Strategy at Heart of Defense Department CIO Efforts

The Defense Department's information technology efforts all firmly support the National Defense Strategy, DOD's chief information officer said.