Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) held a change of charter ceremony July 21 for its Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) project management office.

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.

As the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, Lt. Gen. John Morrison, pointed out in a Nov. 4 keynote speech at AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days (ABID), “Complexity is not our friend” in building the unified network, “but it’s not the enemy either.”

PEO EIS’s Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) hosted a change of charter ceremony at Fort Belvoir on July 28 for the Cyber Platforms and Systems (CPS) product office, bidding farewell to outgoing product manager Lt. Col. Mike Lind and welcoming Lt. Col. Brad Son as his replacement.

PEO EIS’s Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) project management office hosted two charter ceremonies during the first half of July.

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.

FORT BELVOIR, Va. ­­– A change of charter ceremony for PEO EIS’s Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) took place July 30, commemorating the passing of the reins of responsibility from outgoing project manager (PM), Col. Chad Harris, to incoming PM, Col. Mark Taylor.