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Pentagon Rapidly Rolling Out Teleworking Capabilities To Meet Massive Demand

Pentagon Rapidly Rolling Out Teleworking Capabilities To Meet Massive Demand
The Honorable Dana Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, and Air Force Lt. Gen. B.J. Shwedo, Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)/Cyber, and Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff, J6, hold a media briefing on the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force on Monday, April 13, in the Pentagon Briefing Room. The briefing covered the department's efforts to expand network capacity due to maximized telework during the COVID-19 National Emergency. Additionally, the participants discussed how the department is enhancing collaboration platforms while maintaining a cybersecurity-first mindset. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

The Pentagon is pushing out network equipment and secure devices by the thousands in its push to offer “maximum telework flexibility” during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday, including rolling out a new virtual collaboration platform. Dana Deasy, the department’s chief information officer, told reporters he has established the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force, which includes U.S. Cyber Command, DISA and each of the services, to meet the massive demand for telework capabilities. “With the majority of the workforce…

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