DOE is watching to see how DOD's JEDI may change the way the two interact when sharing information.

As the Army invests more in its networks and depends on them increasingly, defending them has become a bigger focus of its cybersecurity teams.

Success is “not necessarily [about] the department’s outcome,” but is instead about “how can we enable our international partners [and] our domestic partners in industry to be able to defend those things that are critical to our nation’s success.”

The contractor will develop a unified platform to help manage a wide range of DOD cybersecurity processes, including offensive and defensive operations.

“I think if it’s going to happen, it’s best in the hands of the government,” one expert said.

The lieutenant general takes over for Paul Nakasone, who moved up to head the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command.