DAF seeks industry feedback to strengthen Platform One DevSecOps, cloud management
The Department of the Air Force is looking for dual-use products and services for cloud management and infrastructure for the platform’s DevSecOps.
The Department of the Air Force is looking for dual-use products and services for cloud management and infrastructure for the platform’s DevSecOps.
“What we need is the applications — not new computers, that takes longer to install on ships," said Rear Adm. Doug Small, commander of NAVWAR.
MARS is replacing the 1980s-era database, called the Military Intelligence Integrated Database, used by DIA for its primary mission of providing foundational military intelligence to warfighters and national security decision-makers.
"If we're gonna protect and defend the architecture, it can't be just something that we do against just the space threat. It's got to be against the holistic threat of both space and cyber," said SSC's Brig. Gen. Tim Sejba.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
“The question I would have is as we move along is how do we gain a bit more efficiency at times, and I’m not…for more bureaucracy, but we kind of have raindrops of software factories out there,” Ed Wilson said. “Not all are created equal. There’s more success stories than others."
The JADC2 Implementation Plan, now signed by Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks, is aimed at ensuring that there is actual follow through in making JADC2 real, says Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, who is managing the effort.
"I hear more about IT revolution than evolution these days, but I think IT is more evolution," DIA CIO Doug Cossa said.