The Pentagon's Zero Trust strategy is gaining momentum as the DoD works to meet its compliance goals by 2027. This initiative encompasses not only IT but also operational technology and weapon systems, Breaking Defense reports.
BAE Systems has announced its Velhawk solution, designed to meet the Pentagon's Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) mandate by fiscal year 2027. Cynthia Mendoza, chief engineer for IT/Cyber, BAE Systems, discussed the initiative with Breaking Defense.
The Air Force is poised to finalize a major reorganization of its weapons procurement structure by year's end, consolidating Program Executive Offices under new Program Executive Offices for Acquisition (PEAs) to centralize decision-making authority. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center Executive Director Dennis D'Angelo revealed at the Alamo ACE conference that the restructuring aims to accelerate resource allocation and strategic responsiveness.
The U.S. Air Force is developing a specialized zero trust cybersecurity framework for operational technology systems that power base infrastructure, recognizing that industrial control systems require different security approaches than traditional IT networks.
The Air Force's chief information security officer is redefining what network resilience actually means—and most organizations are doing it wrong. Rather than focusing solely on recovery after attacks, true resilience requires proactive protection engineered at every component level, from hardware to software.