PEO EIS’ Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) continues to lead the way across the DOD’s cyber enterprise with a new, collaborative, joint service technical exchange group.

Col. Mark Taylor, project manager for PEO EIS's Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), recently hosted a virtual change of charter ceremony for Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT), during which Lt. Col. Peter Amara passed the reins of responsibility to Arthur Edgeson.

The Army is putting a priority on data, and PEO EIS is doing its part by educating its workforce about data science. At a Jan. 28 Lunch & Learn hosted by Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT) — part of PEO EIS’s Defensive Cyber Operations portfolio — ACT data scientist Mark Orwat, who has a doctorate in computer science, presented “Data Science 101” for members of the workforce.

On Jan. 4, Lt. Gen. Bob Marion, Army Acquisition Corps director and principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)), announced the winners of the 2020 Maj. Gen. Harold J. “Harry” Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing, and PEO EIS brought home one of the top honors.

The concept of DevSecOps has taken on added impetus now that Katie Arrington, the DOD’s chief information security officer at the office of assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, said the department should step up its efforts to change workforce culture around it.

PEO EIS racked up an eye-popping three wins in the 2020 Government Innovation Awards, presented by FCW, GCN, Washington Technology and Defense Systems.