As per the DOD’s zero-trust strategy, protecting Army data while at rest, in motion, and in use is a “minimum barrier-to-entry” for future combat and weapon systems. The data plan emphasizes a disciplined approach to data protection, leveraging concepts like attribute-based access control across the enterprise to allow DOD maximize the use of data while also employing more stringent security standards.
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Director Paul Puckett explained the move is a recognition that cloud computing is not a temporary project.
The U.S. Army’s home for enterprise cloud was elevated to field operating agency status in order to better equip it with the resources needed to facilitate implementation and execution of the Army’s cloud strategy, according to the agency’s director.
The Army chief information officer announced earlier this week that the Enterprise Cloud Management Office, originally stood up in November 2019, would now be known as the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, a field operating agency under the office of the CIO. During a Wednesday