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Budget

Multi-Billion Dollar DoD Cloud Project, Army Tactical Network Fix Included In Omnibus Bill

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018

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Multi-Billion Dollar DoD Cloud Project, Army Tactical Network Fix Included In Omnibus Bill

Pentagon officials secured priorities in the latest omnibus spending bill, approved Thursday by the House, for new projects to build more resilient cyber networks needed to address known vulnerabilities.Department of Defense leadership’s plan for a multi-billion dollar cloud computing network project and the Army’s move to reinforce its tactical network were both included in the bill.The House passed the omnibus spending bill by a 256-167 vote, which now moves to the Senate.“The Department of Defense seeks to accelerate and streamline…

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