Additional organizations may be given the opportunity to conduct innovative experiments on the DC-QNet.

DIA is undertaking a "huge effort ... to modernize JWICS" with support from across the DOD, IC and Washington, CIO Doug Cossa said.

Federal IT and security teams now rely on asset management to work together and meet the challenges of their increasingly complex operating environments with confidence.

The Defense Enclaves Services is coming next week, with a potential award being issued in a year after solictations are reviewed by DISA.

"We have to look at how do we drive forward given where we're at," CIO Aaron Weis said. "And so because of that reality, I believe the next step ... is to shift to cloud."

The Air Force is bringing 5G testing to its push for enterprise-IT-as-a-service, hoping the tech will enable greater networking on bases.