DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION


QUARTERBACKING DIGITAL


TRANSFORMATION


The newly established DASA DES of fice is developing a playbook with a few key initiatives that are laser focused on driving digital transformation across the acquisition community.


by Darren LeBlanc


Army needs to rapidly modernize platforms, weapons systems and even business prac- tices. Tis is a holistic change that will require meticulous attention to gaining efficiencies through digital technologies; it requires empowerment of a highly trained digital-first workforce; and at times a complete reworking of our institutional thinking and processes.


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THE ARMY NEEDS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Digital transformation is the adoption of advanced digital technology and the associ- ated cultures and practices necessary to improve efficiency, reduce cost and cultivate innovation. With the recent release of DOD’s digital modernization strategy and the Army’s digital transformation strategy, the Army is primed for wholescale adoption of digital transformation throughout the acquisition force. Jennifer Swanson, the recently appointed deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software (DASA DES), is chartered with just that task. Her office is developing a new playbook focused on three digital transformation technologies: data centricity, modern software development and digital engineering.


DATA CENTRICITY For most of the past two decades the Army has operated within a network-centric paradigm. Programs lived or died by whether they were network centric. Being net- centric meant your system was interconnected to other systems by a communications


s the Army delivers its next-generation capabilities, the rivals of the United States are paying close attention. And, with the rapid progression of enabling technology, the global threat landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. To maintain competitive advantage in the worldwide battlespace, the


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