The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is tightening up security around the department’s information systems with a new policy on managing access to DoD IT resources.[…] Defense & Intelligence
it's offering a great benefit for us, and I think it's the only way we can keep up at scale with the adversaries throughout the world," Dave McKeown, DOD's chief information officer for cybersecurity and the senior information security officer, said at the 2024 Cybersecurity Summit ...
The deputy CIO job has been vacant since October – whenKelly Fletcher left DoDto become CIO at the State Department. Since then, DoD Chief Information Security Officer Dave McKeown has filled the role in an acting capacity. In her new role, Beavers will assist CIO John Sherman in advising ...
The Pentagon's acquisition organization has established a chief information security office to lead efforts aimed at protecting sensitive data related to the Defense Department's weapon systems and critical infrastructure. In a July 24 memo, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Kevin Fahey dire...
DoD Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer John B. Sherman didn’t mince words about the agency’s cybersecurity stance, writing,“Our adversaries are in our networks, exfiltrating our data, and exploiting the Department’s users.” This assume breach mindset goes hand-in-hand with the Z...
Sherman said the team would be up and running by the fall and be overseen by the chief information security officer,Dave Mckeown. According to Sherman, the new team will help boost a new approach to security, which he says is a top priority. ...
John Sherman, DOD’srecently Senate-confirmedchief information officer, will play a major role in seeing it through. He’s taking the office’s lead as acting chief digital and AI officer until the department completes its search for the right person to fill this first-of-a-kind ...
Katie Arrington, chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, said during the press briefing more than 128 capability providers have logged into the system so far, adding the team is bringing on capital providers from a previous iteration of the Trusted Capital ...
Essye Miller, formerly the deputy CIO for cybersecurity, has been named acting DoD CIO. (Alan Lessig/Staff) Department of Defense Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced that Essye Miller will take over the role of acting chief information officer, effective Dec. 8, 2017. ...
The DoD released its formal Zero Trust Strategy in October 2022.1The strategy is a security framework and mindset that set a path for achieving Zero Trust. The strategy outlines strategic goals for adopting culture, defending DoD Information Systems, accelerating technology implementation, and e...