The Joint Force Headquarters in command of the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN), which includes 15,000 networks with 3 million users, has reached full operational capability, DoD officials said on Jan. 31.
Cyber Command’s Joint Force Headquarters-DoDIN has achieved FOC three years after first being stood up to improve the cyber resilience and operational security of the DoD’s internal networks.
“The JFHQ-DoDIN team has worked hard since inception in 2014 to reach this milestone. A highlight for me was to see the organization take the reins of actively defending the DoDIN in real-world threat and attack conditions,” Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn, who leads the joint force headquarters as well as the Defense Information Systems Agency, said in a statement.
To reach the FOC milestone, JFHQ-DoDIN participated in combatant command exercises to demonstrate full support of mission outcomes to counter critical cyber threats.
JFHQ-DoDIN has also demonstrated full support for its six cyber protection teams and is scheduled to reach FOC for its 133 cyber mission force teams by September, according to DoD officials.
“We saw dramatic progress in a number of areas in 2017. It’s important to celebrate and reflect on this accomplishment while acknowledging that there is more work to do,” Navy Rear Adm. Kathleen Creighton, deputy commander for JFHQ-DoDIN, said in a statement.
DISA has previously announced plans to continue improving areas of DoDIN with future contracts in FY ’18 and ’19 for capabilities including advanced audit and attack analysis capabilities and cyber situational awareness monitoring tools.