Defense Information Systems Agency

📣 Shoutout to our team at DISA Global Field Command’s Orion Cyber Operations Center! These battle captains, watch officers and cybersecurity experts are at the heart of our mission, keeping our portion of the Department of Defense Information Network secure 24/7. Whether it’s supporting the Pentagon or our warfighters, their dedication is unmatched. Recent wins by our team include: 🏆 Watch Officer Michael Vaught was awarded a commander’s coin by United States Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenyon K. Bell for his stellar support in launching the first Amazon Web Services outpost at Hill AFB. His quick thinking ensured a successful launch in under 48 hours! 🏆 Watch Officer Drew Webb went above and beyond during short-notice maintenance for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), earning high praise for keeping critical services running smoothly. 🏆 Watch Officer Vic Orozco was key in minimizing a major power outage at Kirtland AFB, ensuring mission continuity at a critical site. These stories are just a glimpse of the extraordinary efforts of our team, which is always ready to defend and deliver. Hats off to these heroes! 👏

Think you have what it takes to lead at the highest levels of government service? We're hiring a Director for our Hosting and Compute Directorate. This position falls within the Senior Executive Service. You will work closely with executives from across the United States Department of Defense, the intelligence community and industry to provide strategic direction, technical expertise and management of enterprise computing capabilities. At a glance: 💲ES 00, $180,359.00 - $213,000.00 per year. 📍Fort Meade, Maryland. 🏠 Relocation reimbursement eligible. 💻 Telework eligible per agency policy. 🔒 Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance required. Apply on USAJOBS by Sept. 3! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ySwNSc #DefenseJobs #DISA #EmployerOfChoice 🛡️

We're committed to seeing small businesses succeed. However, this requires small businesses to do their homework to prepare for a potential partnership. Steve Wallace, DISA chief technology officer and Emerging Technology Directorate director, says building relationships with prime contractors, participating in technical forums, and collaborating with our Office of Small Business Programs can greatly increase the likelihood of securing government contracts. Learn more ⬇️

The United States Department of Defense's approach to cybersecurity is infused with #ZeroTrust principles to combat cyber threats, as outlined in the DOD Zero Trust Reference Architecture. To stop adversaries from compromising mission systems, we must continue to modify how we operate and secure our portion of the DOD Information Network, and our new Zero Trust Architecture contract does just that. ZTA enhances our identity, authorization and segmentation capabilities, while boosting our #Thunderdome solution with new services that govern and manage architectures, requirements and implementation plans to map out more detailed security controls and innovative orchestrator solutions. Why does this matter? All stakeholders that interact with and communicate on the #DODIN will benefit from better protection with a more seamless and secure user experience. Learn more: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3T65ISf

Are you a cloud expert who thrives in a high-paced environment? If so, we have a position for you! Our Defense Enterprise Office Solution team is looking for a Chief Engineer to drive policy, planning and acquisition strategies for cloud and software as a service solutions. At a glance: 💲GG 15, $163,964 - $191,900 per year. 📍Fort Meade, Maryland. 💻 Telework eligible. Apply on USAJOBS by Aug. 30! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3SZg86h #DefenseJobs #DISA #EmployerOfChoice 🛡️

We are a combat support agency, full stop. That said, what does our combat support look like given our focus on #IT and telecommunications? Would you have guessed it could involve sinking ships? Last month, 29 nations gathered for #RIMPAC2024, an annual joint military exercise in the Pacific. Part of the exercise included sinking the decommissioned USS Tarawa (LHA 1). When initial attempts failed, military leaders called on our Airborne, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Data Dissemination team for help. This #DISAPAC team provides secret, full-motion video feeds from manned and unmanned aircraft to the #USmilitary. The US Navy used our secret video recordings to assess the unsuccessful sink attempts and incorporate findings into after action reports. In the end, they successfully sank the ship, and moving forward, they'll be able to use the reports to refine sink operations. This is just one example of how our workforce strives to enhance #NationalSecurity.

How do we protect the intellectual property of small #IT businesses who pitch emerging technologies or capabilities to us? Kicking off the third day at the AFCEA International #TechNetAugusta conference, DISA Chief Technology Officer Steve Wallace shared his thoughts on this topic. 🎥 Here's what he had to say:

New achievement unlocked! 🔓 We’re thrilled to announce that the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability has surpassed $1 billion in total lifecycle value with over 65 task orders awarded to various organizations across the United States Department of Defense. JWCC is the department’s largest multi-vendor, enterprise-wide acquisition vehicle that provides commercial cloud service offerings and capabilities from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft and Oracle at all classification levels. This ensures that warfighters can tap into the latest cloud developments at the speed of mission, without being tied to one vendor. These cloud capabilities are essential to driving further adoption of emerging technologies, like #AI. During our first year, we saw incredible demand across the DOD. This major milestone in our program’s journey is a testament to the dedication of our team, collaboration with our mission partners, and commitment of our cloud service providers. We look forward to building on this success as we continue to grow, innovate and deliver value to the #USmilitary. Learn more: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WV9leY

For the United States Department of Defense to maintain its military advantage, the services must be able to collaborate at all levels, and a unified network is critical to this effort.    At #TechNetAugusta, United States Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, DISA director and JFHQ-DODIN commander, laid out his vision for what this unified network would look like, what we are doing to make it happen, and the key component to its success. Learn more ⬇️

Yesterday at AFCEA International #TechNetAugusta, DISA Director and JFHQ-DODIN Commander United States Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner was asked for his opinion on how the role of partnerships is critical to aligning global defense strategies and navigating pacing threats. 👇 Tune in to hear what he has to say.