Opinion
Pentagon makes progress on Zero Trust, but next steps will be critical
Not everyone has the in-house expertise or technology that DISA does, but everyone has the capabilities to pick a place to start and make progress.
Opinion
Three ways to build on DISA’s strong data strategy
DISA’s IPlan is a solid step forward for guiding internal data practices, providing insights and goals to reduce data silos.
DISA releases draft solicitation for $11.7 billion IT contract
The single vendor will provide common IT services to 22 so-called fourth estate agencies.
DISA awards $199 million contract for cloud security
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency awarded its first production other transaction authority contract on Aug. 20, the agency announced.
How many users were affected by the DISA breach?
Affected users are receiving letters from the Defense Information Systems Agency notifying them if their personally identifiable information might have been compromised.
3 ways DISA solved servicemembers’ problems
DISA officials consider these three projects to be among the organization's biggest successes.
How DISA wants to use biometrics for persistent identification
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s Emerging Technologies Directorate has a prototype phone that uses biometrics to constantly verify the user's identity.
How one teenager took out a secure Pentagon file sharing site
A vulnerability in the Pentagon's secure file sharing system allowed near unencumbered access to files.
The ‘SAFE’ replacement for a popular Army file-sharing tool
The Defense Information Systems Agency launched a new secure file sharing site Aug. 15 as part of an effort to replace a popular tool run by the Army that had far exceeded what its creators had intended and become the go-to site for sending large files.
This is who wants to reform the Fourth Estate now
Army Secretary Mark Esper said he plans to reform the Department of Defense’s Fourth Estate, the 27 agencies that provide business tasks for the war fighter, if confirmed as Secretary of Defense.
DoD’s plan to solve tech gaps: more small businesses
DISA is awarding 21 small businesses Systems Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) contracts that could total $7.5 billion.