Leveraging Networks in Future Operations: DISA’s Changing Role in Battle Networks

Gregory Sanders; Rhys McCormick

doi:10.5771/9781538140581

Summary

A central player in the DoD’s organizational approach to communications is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Today, DISA manages the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)—a communications network serving as the core connectivity between the various networks of the military services and defense agencies, operating around the world and across the internet with data storage systems, satellite communications, and other advanced data transport capabilities. In addition, DISA plays a critical role in providing security for a wide range of the DoD’s computer systems. This CSIS report begins with a discussion of the rapidly evolving environment in which DISA is operating in order to provide context for understanding DISA’s operations, DISA’s recent changes, and the ways in which DISA’s mission is likely to be transformed in the coming years, with a focus on areas that will require careful management by DISA and DoD leadership. It then examines contract data from DISA and related agencies to illustrate how these changes have manifested in DISA’s spending and its organizational and operational approach. It concludes with a discussion of the choices confronting policymakers who are considering decisions on DISA’s future.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-4057-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-4058-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 35
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
Chapter 1 Introduction No access Pages 5 - 7
1. JADC2 No access
2. Artificial Intelligence No access
3. Cybersecurity No access
4. Enterprise IT and Cloud Computing No access
1. Adapting DISA’s Organic Footprint to Changing Operations No access
2. DISA’s Emerging Role in Providing Enterprise IT No access
3. Securing Critical Data No access
1. Organizational effects of Growth in IT Contracting No access
2. Evolving Relationships with Customers No access
3. DISA Funding No access
4. DISA Workforce No access
1. Top-Level DISA Trends No access
2. Who in the DoD Funds DISA and Contracts for ICT Services? No access
3. How Does DISA Contract? No access
4. DISA Structure and Contracting Approaches No access
5. Key DISA Contract DISA Takeaways No access
1. Key Decisions and Implementation Priorities for Policymakers No access
2. Conclusion No access
About the Authors No access Pages 35 - 35