The Department of Defense is executing a unified cloud vision designed to support Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), mission resilience, and digital modernization. This session will outline the current strategy, spotlight key priorities from the Pentagon’s leadership, and examine how the DoD is aligning enterprise cloud initiatives with service-specific needs and emerging technologies.

From JWCC to mission-owned contracts, the DoD now has multiple pathways to acquire cloud services across classification levels. This session will break down the major contract vehicles available, provide insight into how acquisition leaders evaluate vendors and requirements, and offer guidance on navigating the evolving defense procurement landscape.

Deploying cloud at scale inside the Department of Defense brings operational and cultural challenges—from legacy integration to workforce readiness and governance. This session will examine the most pressing implementation barriers and highlight successful strategies used across the services to accelerate adoption while minimizing disruption.

Each military service brings unique mission needs to the table, but they must ultimately interoperate within a unified DoD cloud ecosystem. This session will explore how the services are building and managing their own cloud environments, how those systems connect to and depend on DISA’s enterprise capabilities, and what’s required to ensure seamless integration across the department.

As the DoD expands its multi-cloud architecture, the threat landscape grows in complexity. This session will explore how artificial intelligence is being used to enhance security posture, monitor for threats in real time, and automate responses across diverse cloud environments. Leaders will discuss how AI is becoming essential to safeguarding data and mission-critical systems in an era of digital warfare.