"The goal is not to create one common operating picture. It's allowing us to be able to have data that is ubiquitously available," said Col. Matthew Strohmeyer.
The big military story for the United States concerns the ongoing recruitment crisis. Not enough young people are joining up.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power. He is continuing to deal with bladder issues that arose in December following his treatment for prostate cancer. The Pentagon says the procedure Friday was successful, elective and minimally invasive, “is not related to his cancer diagnosis and has had no effect on his excellent cancer prognosis.” Austin has returned home, and the Pentagon says no changes in his official schedule are anticipated, including his participation in Memorial Day events.
Dr. Colin Crosby, the service data officer for the Marine Corps, said the first test of the API connection tool will use “dummy” logistics data.
The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration will be looking for a new CIO and DISA executives shift into new roles.
Gabe Camarillo, the undersecretary of the Army, said the new digital engineering policy will bring the service more in-line with industry best practices.
The Coast Guard’s biggest programs, the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter are years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.
The Army relies on its civilian workforce for crucial tasks to support readiness and operations. Now it has launched a campaign to recruit civilians.
The Air Force’s Platform One is accelerating modern software development for the Defense Department.
"The intent is for all mission areas to be in this Integrated Mission Delta approach. And all done personnel neutral," said Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant.
Although retention remains strong, the Navy has thousands of vacancies in its afloat community because of the recruiting slowdown.
The House draft defense bill requires the Army to establish a Drone Corps. Senior defense officials don't think it's a good idea.
"We have got to build flexibility into our programs so that commander doesn't have to make static decisions," said Mark Kitz.
Venice Goodwine, the Air Force’s CIO, said one goal is to create more transparency on how much money mission owners are spending on cloud services.
The Army launched the first phase of Global Commercial Solutions for Classified. It is expected to reach initial operational capability by fiscal 2025.