Official Describes DoD Cloud and Joint Information Environment

The Defense Department is working to improve its ability to share information, not just between the services, but also with its industry partners and other government agencies, the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer for information enterprise said Sept. 28. The planned Joint Information Environment is a central piece of the information-sharing solution, Dave DeVries said.… Continue reading Official Describes DoD Cloud and Joint Information Environment

Defense officials seek balanced cloud computing solution

Defense Department officials are looking to balance efficiency, effectiveness and security while moving away from the department’s decentralized network of computer servers and data centers and into “cloud” computing, the DOD’s deputy chief information officer said Sept. 7. “We must balance all three,” said Robert J. Carey, who is also the deputy assistant secretary of… Continue reading Defense officials seek balanced cloud computing solution