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AgencySpotlight | DISA
DISA’s key players
Who: Lt. Gen.
Robert Skinner,
Director, Defense
Information
Systems Agency,
and Commander,
Joint Force
Headquarters-
Defense Department Information Network
What he does: Oversees nearly 20,000 personnel and contractors dedicated to planning, developing, operating and defending joint command and control capabilities and enterprise infrastructure in more than 40 countries. Skinner
is charged with securing and defending DOD’s network, defining its priorities and directing threat-informed actions. He also leads command and control of daily network, cybersecurity and defensive operations.
Who: Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee, Assistant to the Director
What he does:
Helps lead DISA’s
military and
civilian personnel,
who plan, develop, deliver and operate joint, interoperable, command and control capabilities and a global enterprise infrastructure in direct support of the president, secretary of defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commanders, DOD components and other mission partners across the full spectrum of operations.
Who: Laurel Lashley, Program Manager, Cloud-Based Internet Isolation Program
What she does:
Leads the program that creates
an air gap between the potential vulnerabilities of internet activity and DOD networks. DISA moved CBII from a pilot to production
with the ultimate goal of migrating all DOD users to the solution, beginning with the 1.5 million users who are scheduled for migration by the end of fiscal 2021.
Who: Brian Hermann, Director and Program Executive
Officer, Services Development Directorate
What he does: Oversees the delivery of business systems, enterprise IT services, and command and control solutions for DOD.
Who: Don Means, Director, Defense Enclave Services
What he does:
Leads the DES
effort as part of
DOD’s digital
modernization strategy. DES is a cloud contract that brings common office solutions — such as email, voice, video and chat — to DOD’s administrative support agencies, including the Defense Logistics Agency.
Who: Christopher Barnhurst, Executive Deputy
Director
What he does:
Leads DISA’s operations,
focusing on
delivering efficient
and effective IT services to warfighters.
Who: Steve Wallace, Systems Innovation Scientist, Emerging Technology Directorate
What he does: Leads a team that is developing innovative solutions to meet the technical challenges facing warfighters, including cybersecurity, telework capabilities and identity management.
Who: Col. Chris Autrey, DES Military Deputy, and
Lead, Fourth
Estate Network
Optimization Program
What he does:
Oversees the
migration of more
than a dozen defense agencies and field activities to DODNet as part of an effort to offload commonly used IT services, such as help-desk support, by the end of fiscal 2021.
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