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DOD Looks To Bolster Cyber Workforce, Increase Cloud Computing Capabilities

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 15th, 2017

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DOD Looks To Bolster Cyber Workforce, Increase Cloud Computing Capabilities

Department of Defense Acting CIO Dr. John A. Zangardi. Photo: Department of Defense

BALTIMORE--The Department of Defense will implement the Cyber Expected Service program to bolster its cyber workforce and take another look at its Cloud Access Point (CAP) protection as it considers commercial cloud services for its agencies' data platforms, according to DoD Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) Dr. John A. Zangardi.Zangardi delivered the closing remarks at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Associations’ Defense Cyber Operations Symposium in Baltimore on Thursday, and focused on addressing cyber challenges within his department’s agencies.“The…

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