Software-defined networking is another area where the department is looking to recruit and retool its workforce.

The Defense Department is making a greater push to software-based virtualization for its networks and data centers.

The Joint Service Provider believes SDN may be the answer to its modernization needs.

Networking solutions firm Brocade announced a multi-year strategic partnership with defense IT contractor Harris Tuesday, and unveiled a prototype of the first fruit of the new alliance — a "cyber maneuver engine" designed to conceal data and network architecture from hackers who may get into a system