PEO Pulse - July 10, 2020

►► UPCOMING EVENTS

• July 14 – PEO’s Inaugural Town Hall (conducted on CVR/Teams)

• July 14-16 – SIGNAL Conference (virtual event)

• July 22 – AFCEA Belvoir speaking engagement by John Howell (virtual event)

• July 24 – GFEBS DevMod Assumption of Charter Ceremony (virtual event)

• July 30 – DCO Change of Charter Ceremony (conducted on CVR/Teams)

• July 31 – AESIP/ARDAP Change of Charter and Renaming Ceremony (Facebook and YouTube streaming)

• August 6 – DCATS Relinquishment of Charter Ceremony (TBD)

►► PEO EIS IN THE NEWS

GENERAL PUTS PEOPLE FIRST IN “GREATEST TEAM ON EARTH”

(The Redstone Rocket, July 9, 2020)

On his first visit to Redstone Arsenal, Gen. Paul Funk viewed a strong reminder of the reason he joined the Army in the first place – its people.

HONESTY IS EARLE MUNDELL’S POLICY

(July 7, 2020)

Earle Mundell, the PEO EIS acquisition lead for Army IT modernization initiatives, is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday.

THE ARMY’S VANTAGE POINT

(AL&T, Summer 2020)

“I don’t think there is one single leader we have briefed this to who hasn’t said, ‘This will change the Army,’” said Col. Harry Culclasure, director of the Strategic Initiatives Group at the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS).

THE HALO EFFECT

(AL&T, Summer 2020)
The Army’s Health Assessment Lite Operations (HALO) application was deployed to medical forces during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRAINING TO DELIVERY: CYBERSPACE WARFARE

(AL&T, Summer 2020)

Today’s technology is changing rapidly, and the Project Manager for Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) ensures that the U.S. Army’s cyber defenders are equipped for the fight against all cyber threats worldwide.

ON THE MOVE: CHANGE OF CHARTER FOR PEO EIS; RETIREMENT CAPS 42-YEAR CAREER; NEW ASSISTANT PEO, BUSINESS MISSION AREA; & ASSUMPTION OF CHARTER AT LMP

(AL&T, Summer 2020)

News briefs about Ross Guckert’s assumption of the PEO EIS charter from Cherie Smith, Ms. Smith’s retirement and other staff changes.

►► GOOD TO KNOW

ACT TO HOLD CLOUD COMPUTING SIG ON JULY 16

Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT) under Project Manager Defensive Cyber Operations invites anyone that is interested from PEO EIS to its next Special Interest Group (SIG) on July 16 from 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Microsoft Teams. The group will focus on Cloud Computing and will feature Donny Davis, vice president, solution architecture, oRock Technologies. The SIG will begin with a primer and move onto a collaborative discussion about the trials and tribulations of cloud computing adoption and migration, discussing challenges, identifying solutions, sharing stories and discussing best practices. To join, please contact Fianna Litvok at fianna.r.litvok.ctr@mail.mil.

►► WORKFORCE

ADMINISTRATION’S REOPENING PLANS “UNSAFE” FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, SENATORS SAY

(Federal News Network, July 9, 2020)
The Trump administration’s reopening guidelines for federal agencies are “unsafe” for employees, Maryland and Virginia senators concluded Thursday.

UPDATED TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GOALS REVEAL PLANS FOR THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE

(Government Executive, July 7, 2020)

The Trump administration has released an update to its agency and interagency goals, with a renewed focus on developing talent and management within federal agencies.

DOD, BASE OFFICIALS CLOSELY MONITORING COVID-19 SITUATION

(Army.mil, July 6, 2020)

Defense and local military officials are closely watching the COVID-19 situation and will make adjustments as needed, Defense Department officials told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.

AS CORONAVIRUS CASES RISES, DOD GOING FORWARD WITH LIFTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE

(Federal News Network, July 6, 2020)

As the Defense Department continues to lift restrictions on bases and service member travel, the military, like most of the country, is falling prey to a second wave of coronavirus.

►► ARMY NEWS

ARMY TAKES NEW STEPS TO STOP HACKERS

(FOX News, July 9, 2020)

The U.S. Army is working to both leverage the advantages of cloud migration and simultaneously ensure data security, taking on what could be characterized as a paradox.

ARMY TO AWARD NEW CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT MOBILE COMMS UNITS

(C4ISRNET, July 9, 2020)

The Army is awarding delivery orders to three vendors to support equipment for three Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E) units.

A NEW COMPANY-LEVEL UNIT TO SUPPORT INFORMATION WARFARE

(C4ISRNET, July 9, 2020)

The Army plans to launch a new company-level unit in fiscal 2021 to support information warfare efforts, according to military officials, under the purview of the 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion, with a contract already awarded to its parent battalion.

OPM SHOULD TAKE A LESSON FROM THE ARMY (Opinion)

(Government Executive, July 6, 2020)

The Army has often been accused of being slow to change, but that notion is being challenged by “The Army People Strategy” released by service leaders last October. When implemented, the strategy should be a model for other federal agencies.

►► FEDERAL NEWS

DIU LOOKS TO AUTOMATE CYBERTHREAT DETECTION FOR MILITARY IT NETWORKS

(FedScoop, July 9, 2020)

As the military services look for ways to address the dual challenge of workforce shortages and increasing cyberattacks, the Defense Innovation Unit issued an other transaction agreement (OTA) for a new automated cyber product.

CYBER COMMANDS WILL GET A NEW VERSION OF ITS TRAINING PLATFORM THIS FALL

(C4ISRNET, July 8, 2020)

U.S. Cyber Command’s new training platform is slated to deliver the second iteration this fall providing additional capabilities and user capacity, program officials said.

GSA LAUNCHES $50B STARS III SOLICITATION FOR SMALL IT BUSINESSES

(FedScoop, July 6, 2020)

The General Services Administration is requesting proposals from small businesses under its $50 billion STARS III governmentwide IT contract.

SENATE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT LOOKS TO ADVANCE MORE SECURE SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT

(Nextgov, July 6, 2020)

A small nugget in the National Defense Authorization Act under debate on the Senate floor could have big implications by requiring Defense Department solicitations to include certain software security criteria. 

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