An ‘easy button’ for the Army: CIO to launch new $1B cloud migration contract

An ‘easy button’ for the Army: CIO to launch new $1B cloud migration contract
An ‘easy button’ for the Army: CIO to launch new $1B cloud migration contract

The intent is to have one single contract vehicle to support moving Army systems to the cloud, which currently doesn’t exist, that will be quick and cheap, the service’s chief information officer said.

After months of waiting, Army finally unveils its updated cloud, data plans

After months of waiting, Army finally unveils its updated cloud, data plans
After months of waiting, Army finally unveils its updated cloud, data plans

The 2022 version of the Army’s cloud plan includes a new strategic objective that wasn’t mentioned in its previous iteration: implementing a zero trust architecture.

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year
Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

The G-6 is working closely with Raj Iyer, the Army’s chief information officer, on “characterizing” some of the legacy data centers the service wants to eventually shut down that are no longer needed.

Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation

Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation
Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation

“It’s very, very tempting to continue to spend money on technologies that are 10 years old because we’ve gotten comfortable with them,” Army CIO Raj Iyer said. “That’s not what’s going to help us fight and win…for the Army of 2030.”

Army official teases updated cloud plan, expected later this year

Army official teases updated cloud plan, expected later this year
Army official teases updated cloud plan, expected later this year

“What you’re going to see is a greater level of detail and maturity for not just leveraging commercial cloud computing, but really how that starts to extend into our on-premise locations, how this starts to extend into our tactical locations,” Paul Puckett, director of the Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Office said.