SOFTWARE ACQUISITION
NONTRADITIONAL ACT
One small organization is changing the face of acquisition and collaboration, and taking cyber defense to a new level.
by Fianna Litvok
Te U.S. Army’s Applied Cyber Technologies office is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division to maximize capabilities within the DOD’s cyber enterprise. In November 2021, the organizations agreed to do a side-by-side performance comparison between their hardware and software, and determine if there was an intercon- nection.
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Leaning forward with a top priority for the U.S. Cyber Command—joint collaboration— both organizations moved forward to effect change. Te Defensive Cyber Operations Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT) team began integration efforts with the Deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations System – Modular and the Air Force’s version of the Defensive Cyberspace Operations Tools Suite, software tools designed to identify, mitigate and protect DOD networks from cyberspace threats. Tese teams will focus less on specific tools and more on the entire weapons system.
MAKING ACQUISITION WORK FOR US Te secret sauce lies in Labyrinth—Applied Cyber Technologies’ prototype solutions deliv- ery mechanism. Labyrinth uses an other-transaction authority agreement to rapidly develop prototype solutions for the Army’s cyber enterprise. It also serves as the technical platform where prototypes are developed and assessed. Labyrinth has developed a partner ecosystem consisting of industry vendors and academia that integration teams can tap into whenever a critical challenge arises, or when a new solution is required.
When it became clear that the Army and Air Force wanted to explore technical synergies between their respective defensive cyber weapons, ACT turned to its partner ecosystem
hat happens when you combine superior technology, nontraditional acqui- sition and an award-winning solutions delivery model? A joint service collaboration that promises to take the nation’s cyber defense to a whole new level.
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