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April 10, 2020

First 'Tele-Graduation' Marks Last Iteration of CIO Leader Course

As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts everything from church services to basic training, the latest cohort of students in the Chief Information Officer Leadership Development Program at the National Defense University still held its graduation ceremony — online.

Feb. 25, 2020

DOD Adopts 5 Principles of Artificial Intelligence Ethics

The Defense Department has formally adopted five principles for the ethical development of artificial intelligence capabilities.

Dec. 12, 2019

CIO Explains DOD's Advancements in Digital Modernization

Protecting the nation's warfighters and enabling them to win on the battlefield is the driving force behind the Defense Department's digital modernization efforts, DOD's chief information officer said.

Nov. 22, 2019

Partnering With Private Industry Necessary for U.S., U.K. Defense, Official Says

Annapolis, MD — The future of defense for the United States and the United Kingdom in the face of growing cyber threats and technological change was a key topic of the 2019 Atlantic Future Forum yesterday aboard the U.K. Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, anchored near Annapolis, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay.

Nov. 5, 2019

DOD Recognizes Cyber, Information Technology Achievements

The Defense Department recognized excellence in performance by its cyber and information technology workforce yesterday. Three individual awards and several honorable mentions were presented by DOD's chief information officer during an awards ceremony at the Pentagon.

Oct. 29, 2019

Chief Information Officer Touts Technological Progress

The Defense Department's chief information officer says technology underlies the departments National Defense Strategy, and he has put together a high-speed team that can capitalize on breakthroughs.

Aug. 10, 2019

DOD Cloud Has Leading Uses For Warfighter, Officials Say

Warfighters are "absolutely" waiting for the enterprise cloud so they can gain real-time data access and other tools, the Defense Department's chief information officer told reporters in a media roundtable at the Pentagon.

July 12, 2019

Digital Modernization to Benefit Warfighters, DOD CIO Says

Information technology is the backbone of today's modern battlefield and even more important in a constantly evolving security climate. That's why digital modernization is more important than ever. To usher in digital modernization, the DOD chief information officer has launched its first Digital Modernization Strategy, underpinned by four modernization pillars: cloud; artificial intelligence; command, control and communications, known as C3; and cybersecurity.

June 7, 2019

CIO Outlines Digital Modernization for DOD IT Personnel

Fort Meade, MD — The Defense Department needs a foundational way of computing as it moves forward in developing applications for the cloud, Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy told DOD's information technology professionals in a worldwide video teleconference from the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland.

May 14, 2019

DoD Cyber Leaders Address Threats, Resilience, Working With Industry

A lot’s changed on the cyber front in the year since U.S. Cyber Command became a full and independent unified combatant command, and since Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone took over as commander and as director of the National Security Agency.