JUNE 4, 2024 - The Defense Department's chief information officer today released the nearly 400-page "Zero Trust Overlays" document designed to serve as both a road map and guide for helping the department achieve goals set forth in a 2021 executive order signed by President Joe Biden. "The zero trust overlays are another tool in the department's toolbox supporting … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
DoD GEARS System Can Now Include PII and PHI
JUNE 4, 2024 - The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of its customers and employees, especially as it modernizes its information management and employee information systems. Privacy issues must be addressed when systems are developed and privacy protections must be integrated into … [Read more...]
The Battle of Midway – Strategic Turning Point
JUNE 4, 2024 - The battle of Midway Island, a Hawaiian archipelago, roughly one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo, Japan, pitted two naval strategic masterminds against each other and the results of the battle marked the turning point in not only the war against Japan in the Pacific; but also, a major boost for US forces morale across both theaters during World War II. … [Read more...]
U.S. Sixth Fleet Participates in the Romanian Exercise
JUNE 4, 2024 — U.S. Sixth Fleet’s Task Force (TF) 66 and TF-68 participated in the Romanian-led operational exercise Dacia 2024, May 27 - June 3, 2024. Exercise Dacia is a tactical-level exercise in the Black Sea, inside Romanian territorial waters, consisting of rapid environmental analysis, mine countermeasures, logistics support and communications with NATO Allies and … [Read more...]
Army Gets Nearly 100 Bradleys, Supporting Modernization
JUNE 4, 2024 – There’s no doubt Soldiers on the frontlines need support, and recently Soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division said they received exceptional support from Army Field Support Battalion-Poland when the battalion issued nearly 100 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to the Cavalry Soldiers at two locations in Poland and one in Lithuania, May … [Read more...]