The Department of War (DOW) kick-started the year with a series of steps to enhance the resiliency and reliability of the digital infrastructure underpinning military operations. In early January, the United States Space Force announced it will be overhauling computer networks at all 14 of its bases under the Base Infrastructure Modernization program. Then the National Security Agency released the first two products of its Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines, while the DOW launched its Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy. Altogether, these actions demonstrate the growing imperative to prepare the DOW’s digital infrastructure to take advantage of emerging technologies and counter evolving threats. 

In this month's episode of "The Elara Edge," General (Ret) Tim Haugh explains how the ongoing digital infrastructure modernization at the Department of War will lay the foundation for zero trust and artificial intelligence implementation. Prior to joining Elara Nova as a Senior Principal Advisor, Gen (Ret) Haugh served as the  Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency, and Chief of the Central Security Service. 

"The Elara Edge" is hosted by Scott King and produced by Regia Multimedia Services. The full story can be found on Elara Nova's Insights page here. Music was produced by Patrick Watkins of PW Audio.