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TechNet Indo-Pacific 2023: Defense Technology Spotlight

Defense Department leaders convened at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific to discuss the changing landscape of defense operations in the Indo-Pacific region Nov. 7-9 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

GovCIO Media & Research caught up with some of the top federal technology leaders on site to discuss current issues and trends affecting the United States Indo-Pacific Command — including CJADC2, cloud modernization and zero trust.

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Andrew Hong
Andrew Hong
Deputy Director of Cyber Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit
Brig. Gen. Mark Miles
Brig. Gen. Mark Miles
Director for Command, Control, Communications and Cyber Directorate (J6), Indopacom
Paul Nicholson
Paul Nicholson
Executive Director for Coalition Communications and Deputy CIO, Indo-Pacific Command
Randy Resnick
Randy Resnick
Director, Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, DOD
Justin Stolpman
Justin Stolpman
Director, Zero Trust Functional Management Office, Air Force

Mr. Rob Vietmeyer is the Department of Defense Chief Software Officer for the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise (DCIO(IE)). In this position, he is the principal advisor to the DoD CIO for the implementation and evolution of the Department’s Software Modernization Strategy. Mr. Vietmeyer will drive strategy implementation, establishing the foundation to deliver resilient software at speed and scale advocating for the latest software development approaches, cloud services, and process transformation. Through collaboration with other DoD Components, government, industry, and academia partners, he is responsible for advancing the Department’s adoption of DevSecOps practices, agile software development, and cloud native modernization.

Chief Software Officer, DOD

Ms. Sharon Woods is a member of the Senior Executive Service and currently serves as the Director for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) J-9 Hosting and Compute (HaC). In this role, Ms. Woods is focused on making the HaC the warfighter’s provider of choice for hosting and compute.Prior to this role, Ms. Woods served as Executive Director for the Cloud Computing Program Office, where she led the team responsible for deploying Commercial Virtual Remote, a collaboration tool designed to support remote work during the COVID 19 national emergency. To date, CVR is the largest Microsoft 365 tenant deployment in the world. Ms. Woods also served as the General Counsel for the Defense Digital Service where she provided legal counsel and bureaucracy hacking expertise for a team of federal government technologists working on high impact challenges at the Pentagon. Ms. Woods has also worked as an attorney for the U.S. Department of the Navy, specializing in information technology acquisitions.Ms. Woods holds a law degree from the Washington College of Law, American University and a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University. She has received numerous awards from the Defense and Acquisition communities in recognition of her leadership and accomplishments including: the Federal 100 award (August 2021), the Pinnacle Award for Cloud Government Executive of the Year (November 2020), Secretary of Defense Coin (January 2017), the Department of the Navy SPAWAR Exemplary Achievement Award (November 2015), and the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (December 2013).

Director, J9 Hosting and Compute, DISA

Featured Coverage

You can catch up below on our continuing coverage of events, conferences and the primary trends that affect the United States Indo-Pacific Command.

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Cybersecurity leaders discuss how they see the concept impacting the mission partner environment and implementation efforts.
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Leaders from the Pentagon and beyond discuss updates to developments around software factories and ongoing modernization in the Indo-Pacific region.
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A new report outlined China's growing priority in the cyberspace realm and what it means for U.S. national security.
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As the office reviews implementation plans from across the services, Randy Resnick outlines challenges ahead.
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Justin Stolpman discusses what lies ahead for cybersecurity and air superiority.
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Andrew Hong shares how the organization is thinking about key cybersecurity technologies for priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Sharon Woods briefs updates on programs like Vulcan and OCONUS cloud.
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Paul Nicholson breaks down the cybersecurity tactics enabling synergies across mission partners.
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Brig. Gen. Mark Miles sees workforce development to be a key enabler to the region's connected vision.
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The AI tech chief outlines new adoption strategy that prioritizes quality data.
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Junior non-commissioned officers need opportunities to join new units built to advance technology adoption, enlisted leaders say.
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Rob Vietmeyer sees growing importance in advancing the culture of software development amid growing AI priorities.
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NIH NITAAC Deputy Director credits AI with speeding up program delivery through new technological breakthroughs.