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DISA Begins Pilot Effort To Harden Perimeter Of DoD Information Network

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

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DISA Begins Pilot Effort To Harden Perimeter Of DoD Information Network

Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. Department of Defense photo

As the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) prepares to take over securing the boundary of the Defense Department’s information networks, it has begun a pilot project to test a commercial product that could meet its requirements, the agency’s top official said this week. A $5.9 million one-year contract for the pilot was awarded last summer to By Light Professional IT Services, LLC, to procure, harden, test and deploy a commercial product at the perimeter, DISA told Defense Daily in an…

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