The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is taking its first steps towards moving to operating on software-defined networks with a task order awarded to Leidos and AT&T for help automating virtual private networking services for defense systems.
Defense technology company Leidos [LDOS] will work with AT&T [T] to engineer and integrate software-defined controller technology to support Department of Defense Information Network’s (DoDIN) transition to a focus on virtualized networks meant to support increased automation and synchronization across all defense systems.
“We’re excited to support DISA in this initial implementation of software-defined networking,” Leidos Senior Vice President of Enterprise Cyber and Solutions Dr. Daniel Voce said in a statement. “The technology has significant promise and this is a good initial step to transforming the DoDIN to be more flexible, secure, dynamic, and resilient for the warfighter.”
The task order is meant to help with the move to a networking system that is more flexible for operational needs and provides greater security. Leidos will build upon an open framework developed by AT&T to help more towards increased automation of defense network services, a step needed to begin the move over to wholly software-defined enterprises.