DoD CIO Memo - December 15, 2014
This memo clarifies and updates DoD guidance when acquiring commercial cloud services. In the context of this memo, commercial cloud services also refer to cloud services provided by non-DoD federal government organizations.
DON CIO Memo - July 31, 2013
This memo states that any organization planning to initiate a new Enterprise Mobility or Cloud Service pilot must submit an enterprise information technology standard business case analysis (BCA), or an abbreviated BCA, justifying the initiative to the appropriate approving authority.
DON CIO Memo - June 4, 2013
This memo cancels DON CIO memo of April 1, 2013, "DON Approach to Cloud Computing," and provides updated DON policy on cloud computing.
February 18, 2015
Presentations given during the DON IT conference sessions held in San Diego Feb. 10-12, are now available by request. Please submit your request by using the "Contact Us" link located in the DON CIO Information section.
January 5, 2015
A Department of Defense Chief Information Officer memo published Dec. 15, 2014, significantly changed DoD CIO guidance on the acquisition and use of commercial cloud computing services. Per the memo, Components may now acquire cloud services directly, without going through DISA, if a business case analysis demonstrates that doing so results in better value. The Components remain responsible for determining what data and ...
by Barbara Hoffman - June 9, 2014
It has been a privilege to serve in leadership positions for the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, including as Director of both the E-business and Investment Management teams, Principal Deputy for two very talented DON CIOs, and now as the DON CIO (Acting). Our business IT environment has evolved dramatically over this timeframe, in technology advances as well as in operational and fiscal challenges.
September 9, 2013
The first Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) portal hosted in a commercial cloud environment is now operational. This portal is the result of a pilot program between the Department of the Navy Assistant for Administration (DON/AA), the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Systems Center Atlantic team and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
August 1, 2013
On July 31, 2013, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer released the memo, "Enterprise Mobility and Cloud Service Pilot Project Governance," which states that any organization planning to initiate a new Enterprise Mobility (EM) or Cloud Service pilot must submit an enterprise information technology standard business case analysis (BCA), or an abbreviated BCA, justifying the initiative to the appropriate ...
April 8, 2013
You’ve heard the term and seen the ads on TV, but what does "cloud computing" mean, and why is the Department of the Navy talking about it?
by Dan DelGrosso and Mike Hernon - April 20, 2012
Increasing the ability to conduct business on the go, away from a traditional office or desktop environment, can be a key enabler of the Department of the Navy's business transformation process. Arming DON personnel with access to the department's knowledge base regardless of their location will improve effectiveness in any new or improved business process.
by Gretchen Kwashnik - January 17, 2012
The federal government's "cloud first" policy, as part of the Federal Chief Information Officer's "25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management," requires federal agencies to consider cloud computing before making new IT investments and to move at least three applications to the cloud by May 2012.
by Jessica Pelenberg - November 18, 2011
As the quest for cost saving efficiencies rages on, three government officials spoke about the challenges their organizations are facing and their plans to tackle them at the Fifth Annual C5ISR Government and Industry Partnership Conference held Nov. 16, in Charleston, S.C.
by Terry Halvorsen - July 27, 2011
The Department of the Navy must change the way it manages its business information technology (IT) systems. It is the reality of these fiscally constrained times; and frankly, it is the right thing to do as good stewards of taxpayer money.
by Christopher Perry - May 18, 2010
Achieving and maintaining information dominance will require continuous and timely advances in both technology and operational processes. Cloud computing is one such rapidly emerging area of technology and operations that the Department of the Navy is already planning for and beginning to pilot. To achieve information dominance, it is vital that all new technologies and processes, such as cloud computing, be thoroughly ...
by Brian Burns - November 29, 2009
Historically, each generation expands the use of the communication inventions from the previous generation. Communication has evolved from cave drawings and carvings, to smoke signals and music (such as drumbeats, chants and yodeling); to written inscriptions; to letters distributed by foot, horseback, ships and railroad. Morse code revolutionized communication through the telegraph and line-of-sight light flashes.
by Tina C. Stillions and Krishna M. Jackson, SPAWAR Public Affairs - February 23, 2015
by MC1 (SW/AW) Frank Andrews, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea Public Affairs - February 10, 2015
by By Cheryl Pellerin, DoD News, Defense Media Activity - February 2, 2015
by DON CIO Communications Team - February 2, 2015
DCO sessions offered
by DON CIO Communications Team - January 15, 2015
by DISA News - January 14, 2015
by DON CIO Communications Team - January 5, 2015
by Sharon Anderson - January-March 2015
by DoD ESI Navy Software Program Managers - January-March 2015
Discounted savings for DoD components, Intel Community
by Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (OPNAV N2/N6) - January-March 2015
by Dr. John Zangardi, Ph.D. - January-March 2015
by DON CIO Communications Team - December 23, 2014
by U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet Public Affairs - December 18, 2014
by CHIPS Magazine - December 1, 2014
New guidance released
by Cheryl Pellerin, DoD News, Defense Media Activity - November 10, 2014
by Tom Hicks - October-December 2014
Posturing the Navy for the Future
by Sharon Anderson - October-December 2014
CANES provides advanced cybersecurity and more
by Sharon Anderson - October-December 2014
by Tina Stillions, Public Affairs Specialist SPAWAR Headquarters - October-December 2014
SPAWAR Cyber Readiness Team talks about ongoing efforts for the fleet
by Sharon Anderson - October-December 2014
by Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (OPNAV N2/N6) - October-December 2014
A new site dedicated to collaboration on Navy cybersecurity topics, issues and programs
by Navy News Service - September 26, 2014
10 events you may have missed this week in the Navy
by Amaani Lyle, DoD News, Defense Media Activity - September 24, 2014
by Sharon Anderson - September 15, 2014
A process not a destination
by Defense Information Systems Agency Public Affairs - August 25, 2014
by Evelyn Brown - July 15, 2014
by Sharon Anderson - July-September 2014
OPNAV N2/N6’s Matt Swartz Talks About How the Navy Gets Enterprise Right for the Fleet
by CHIPS Magazine - July-September 2014
Senior Advisor for Navy Intelligence Enterprise Information Technology
by CHIPS Magazine - July-September 2014
White House Fellow currently serving in the U.S. Department of the Navy
by Sharon Anderson - July-September 2014
DON Business IT Cost Savings and Efficiencies
by NEN PMW 205 Public Affairs - July-September 2014
by Sharon Anderson - July-September 2014
by U.S. Navy Captains Danelle Barrett and James H. Mills - July-September 2014
Finding the Synergy Between Joint and Naval Information Systems to Deliver Tailored Capabilities
by Janice C. Haith, Director, Department of the Navy Deputy Chief Information Officer – Navy (DDCIO-N) - July-September 2014
Janice C. Haith, DDCIO-N, discusses Navy IT savings
by DON CIO News Release - June 16, 2014
by CHIPS Magazine - June 5, 2014
Registration for TAD attendees closes June 13
by DON Enterprise IT Policy & Communications - April-June 2014
by Marine Corps Systems Command - March 6, 2014
Information Systems and Infrastructure Team Receive DON IT Awards
by Randy Darrow - January-March 2014
by DON Enterprise IT Policy & Communications - January-March 2014
New DON IT policies aim to reduce costs and improve cybersecurity
by CHIPS Magazine - January-March 2014
Chief of Naval Research
Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements
by NIST Tech Beat - September 5, 2013
Save the Date: Oct. 1-3, 2013
by DON Enterprise IT Policy and Communications Team - July 31, 2013
by Floyd Groce and Tom Crawford - July-September 2013
Smart buying with DoD ESI saves money — eliminates headaches later
by Heather Rutherford - July-September 2013
Department of the Navy issues cloud computing policy
by DON IT Enterprise Communications Team - April 30, 2013
Updated DCO sessions links
by Defense Information Systems Agency - April 17, 2013
by Terry Halvorsen - April-June 2013
Adapting and Overcoming Resistance to Change in an Evolving IT World
by CHIPS Magazine - April-June 2013
Naval Education and Training Command Deputy Chief Information Officer
by DON Enterprise IT Policy and Communications Team - April-June 2013
by CHIPS Magazine - April-June 2013
Deputy Director, Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) Headquarters, Marine Corps