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Cyber

DIA Looking To Improve Data Interoperability With New ‘Moonshot’ Capability, Director Says

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, August 19th, 2019

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DIA Looking To Improve Data Interoperability With New ‘Moonshot’ Capability, Director Says

Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Defense Intelligence Agency leadership on Monday said the office is focused on improving data interoperability and sharing information at scale with its new capability opportunities, including a new flagship system for intelligence distribution. Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, the DIA director, called the new Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System (MARS) program his office’s “moonshot,” pushing industry to bring forward capability concepts to address big data challenges. “With all the unique designs that you bring to the Department of Defense, everything has…

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