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New DISA Director Nominated

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

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The president has nominated Navy Rear Adm. Nancy Norton to serve as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and commander of the Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network.Norton is currently serving as DISA’s vice director, a role she began in August, where she oversees the agency’s effort to build a mobile and maneuverable joint DoD network and deliver IT and cyber tools to the services.Before her DISA nomination, she was the Navy’s Director of Warfare Integration for…

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