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Army, Air Force Working On Joint Information Sharing Project, Army’s CIO Says

Gally Articola

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

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The Army is pursuing a joint information technology (IT) effort with the Air Force, according to the Army’s information czar. Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence said June 27 she briefed Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. William Shelton about a security cloud architecture the Army is building. Lawrence said she wants to partner with the Air Force on this architecture to maximize value instead of having each service pursue individual efforts. Lawrence, who made her remarks…

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