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GovCast tells the personal stories of the government and industry leaders transforming the public sector, and the bits and pieces typically not covered by federal IT publications. We share the untold stories about how these influencers got to where they are, their passions in and outside of technology and the roadblocks they’ve conquered. You’ll find these stories are not always what you’d expect them to be.

Feb 16, 2023

The age of information superiority is more than cybersecurity. For Department of the Navy CIO Aaron Weis, it’s the “golden requirement” to securely move any data from anywhere to anywhere, paving the way for programs like Project Overmatch in the Defense Department’s JADC2 concept. Weis discusses the potential game-changing impacts to data as we know it with technologies like Starlink and emerging foundational AI, as well as how he’s viewing these in the context of the Navy’s approach to tech and “Cyber Ready” strategy.