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The Fleet C4I and Readiness Department at Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic is responsible for what it calls three thrust areas. The Department lists cybersecurity; innovative culture; and high velocity learning as those three thrusts. Greg Lancaster, head of the Fleet C4I and Readiness Department, tells me more about his department, and its mission.

The Navy will use data to help it make arguments to Congress about which ships to decommission. ADM Daryl Caudle, Commander of US Fleet Forces Command, tells Defense News having that data could make the decommissioning process easier. Phil Fuster, Chief Revenue Officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal, says one of the biggest challenges he heard about from military leaders at Sea-Air-Space is managing mission data.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is headed to Phase III of its Service Life Extension Project. The Guard lists the Polar Star as one of its ships operating in the Pacific Area. VADM Andrew Tiongson, Commander of the Pacific Area and Commander of Defense Force West for the Coast Guard, discusses presence in his area of responsibility.

AFCEA International TechNet Cyber, May 2-4, 2023

Photo: VADM Andrew Tiongsen, USCG at Sea Air Space