“This is a major step toward modernizing the DON’s IT infrastructure and software deployment capabilities by increasing operational agility, resiliency [and] optimization of our investments,” a DON spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
The software factory ecosystem is one of the three major objectives outlined in DoD’s new software modernization strategy, recently approved by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.