Deputy PEO speaks at AFCEA TechNet conference

Deputy Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), Brendan Burke, delivered a keynote address to attendees of the AFCEA TechNet conference in Augusta, Georgia on August 22. The event is a signature engagement for the PEO EIS networks, cyber and services mission area and a prime opportunity for stakeholder engagement.

“The AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference is a tradition that I am always eager to support,” Burke said. “This year I was honored to represent our Army team as part of a series of consecutive PEO presentations that also featured Maj. Gen. David Bassett, PEO Command Control Communications-Tactical (C3T); Brig. Gen. Anthony Potts, PEO Soldier; and Brig. Gen. Robert Collins, PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors.”

During his keynote, Burke also spoke about upcoming changes at PEO EIS, including the transition of the Combat Service Support Automated Information System Interface (CAISI) and the Combat Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal (CSS VSAT) to PEO C3T. “As part of an overarching Army transition to sustainment plan, CAISI VSAT will be subsumed by PEO C3T effective October 1,” Burke said. “Both were developed to be user owned and operated in support of sustainment information systems.”

In addition, PEO EIS will gain Military Technical Solutions (MilTech) program office from PEO C3T. MilTech provides innovative collaboration and information sharing information technology services and products that increase efficiency and operational performance. “We are excited to partner with our sister PEOs in the visionary transition to sustainment plan, which better aligns Army mission portfolios for increased efficiency and cost savings,” Burke said.

In total, PEO EIS sent a team of 11 to the conference, representing the headquarters element, Enterprise Services, Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) and Army Training Information System. Joe Kobsar, director of Applied Cyber Technologies for DCO and Lt. Col. Michael Lind, product manager for Cyber Platforms and Systems, hosted a breakout session on the future of the DCO capability requirements and the use of a hybrid development security operations (commonly referred to as “DevSecOps”) environment to continuously integrate and develop the DCO portfolio of tools.

“We spoke about our Cyber Operations Broad Responsive Agreement, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements and traditional Federal Acquisition Regulation contracting opportunities at DCO, which people really appreciated,” Kobsar said. “Many of our business development stakeholders are not as familiar with the OTA, so it’s important for us to articulate the value and the opportunities available to our industry partners as they adapt and participate in DCO’s non-traditional capability venues.”

Representing ES, the Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) product office staffed a booth on the exhibit floor, providing information to Army stakeholders and industry partners. The next AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference will be held August 20-22, 2020.