enterprise IT as a service (EITaaS) Archives

Lauren Knausenberger, U.S. Air Force chief information officer, greets U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Williams, 52nd Communications Squadron commander, in front of Club Eifel on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 21, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ali Stewart)

Contract award imminent for EITaaS Wave 1, Air Force CIO says

Wave 1 of Enterprise IT as a Service will provide improved and consolidated service desks as well as a catalog for more than 700,000 users worldwide.

Jul 27, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

(U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

Navy shifts to enterprise IT services approach

The Navy's new IT operational model aims to reduce redundancy and increase cybersecurity.

Oct 15, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Retired Gunnery Sgt. Thomas E. Williams, director of the United States Marine Corps Historical Company, fires a World War II flame thrower during the Fire Weapons From Marine Corps History event at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 13, 2011. (Lance Cpl. Chelsea Anderson/DOD)

Air Force’s Operation Flamethrower aims to torch outdated IT policy

With Operation Flamethrower, the Air Force is waging war against outdated IT policy as it tries to transition to a modern, secure enterprise network.

Feb 19, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Air Force — Gen. Charles Q. Brown speaks during the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

5G will require Air Force to rethink its networks, chief of staff says

The Air Force is on a mission to make sure its "digital backbone" is ready for any emerging technology to come, says Gen. Charles Q. Brown

Oct 27, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilkie, 269th Combat Communications Squadron infrastructure cyber transport technician, verifies connections on network equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Milano)

Air Force taps AT&T 5G to boost network services at 3 bases

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.

Sep 23, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a search and rescue demonstration in front of the Coast Guard Cutter James Feb. 19, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)

Coast Guard looking for input on data, cloud services to support intelligence enterprise

The Coast Gaurd is looking for information on data services, cloud management and a host of other IT needs, according to a new RFI.

Mar 2, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

SAIC adds to IT modernization portfolio with $1.2B acquisition of Unisys Federal

The acquisition, expected to close by May 1, will strengthen SAIC's ability to provide cloud migration, EITaaS and other services.

Feb 6, 2020 By Joe Warminsky

Air Force Cyber — Airmen with the 68th Network Warfare Squadron monitor Air Force communications to analyze disclosures of critical information and perform data loss prevention at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Google wins Air Force EITaaS award for IT security

The Air Force inks another OTA, this time with tech giant Google, for Enterprise IT-as-a-Service work.

Feb 5, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Bill Marion, Air Force — Bill Marion speaks at the 2019 Nutanix Cloud Smart Talks summit. (FedScoop)

For Air Force, tech modernization and multi-domain operations are ‘basically the same,’ deputy CIO says

In an interview with wth FedScoop, Air Force Deputy CIO Bill Marion details how the service's ongoing IT modernization effort is "directly supporting" and one-in-the-same with multi-domain…

Oct 8, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Army Futures Command wants help growing commercial cloud data environment

The command wants commercial help growing its "cloud based information technology infrastructure to host mission systems, applications, services, and data."

Oct 3, 2019 By Billy Mitchell