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DISA Director Wants Joint Regional Security Stacks Categorized As Weapon System

DISA Director Wants Joint Regional Security Stacks Categorized As Weapon System
DISA headquarters at Ft. Meade, Md. Photo: Army.

The head of the Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) wants the Defense Department’s information technology (IT) effort called Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) categorized as a weapon system.DISA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins said Tuesday categorizing JRSS as a weapon system is about having operators who are “certifiably trained,” remain at the ready and have a combat operations readiness level. Hawkins also said at the C4ISR and Networks conference in Arlington, Va., if JRSS was categorized as a…

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