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Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner addresses attendees of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference August 26, 2019. (US Air Force / Cassandra Cornwell)

Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner nominated to head DISA

If confirmed by the Senate, Skinner would also earn a rank promotion to lieutenant general.
Alan Lynn delivers a speech during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new DISA compound at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 11, 2016. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt)

As DISA’s Lynn retires, Pentagon network defense becomes fully operational

One of Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn's key achievements was overseeing the Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network to full operational capability.
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nancy Norton, left, at the Pacific Senior Communicators Meeting as part of Pacific Endeavor 2013 in Chonburi, Thailand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Jackson/Released)

Nancy Norton nominated to succeed Alan Lynn as next DISA director

Her impending directorship still requires Senate confirmation, and the Pentagon hasn't yet specified an end to her predecessor Lynn's term.
Alan Lynn delivers a speech during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new DISA compound at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 11, 2016. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt)

Virtualization the way of the future for Pentagon, DISA director says

The Defense Department is making a greater push to software-based virtualization for its networks and data centers.
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Lynn to take over as DISA director

Army Maj. Gen. Alan R. Lynn will get his third star and take command of the Pentagon's central networking and IT infrastructure provider.

U.S. Cyber Command names policy director

Army Maj. Gen. Jennifer Napper was named director of plans and policy for the U.S. Cyber Command in Ft. Meade, Md. Napper previously headed the U.S. Army’s…
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