Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Eisenhower
Published December 18, 2024
The Army is beginning fiscal 2025 with some notable changes to the organizations that have long had a hand in building and maintaining its network and communications capabilities, all with the hope of finally achieving an objective officials have talked about for a decade or more: an IT and data ecosystem that gives soldiers the same capabilities irrespective of where in the world they happen to be.
The changes weave together themes the Army has discussed extensively in recent years: the concept of a unified network rather than separate “enterprise” and “tactical” networks, and that also makes data ubiquitous and secure. But officials say they’re also reflective of a culture change that will finally enable all of those things to happen.