The Department of Defense has released the Fulcrum Strategy to enhance IT capabilities, emphasizing a user-centric approach across four key areas: warfighting IT capabilities, modernization of networks, optimization of governance, and workforce development. This strategy aims to ensure that the DoD meets current mission demands while preparing for future operational environments.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has unveiled the Fulcrum: DoD Information Technology (IT) Advancement Strategy, which aims to facilitate transformative changes within the Department’s IT, Cyber, Command, Control, Communications, and digital workforce. Approved on June 20th by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, this strategy emphasizes a user-centric approach to developing capabilities that align with warfighting objectives while preparing for future demands.
The Fulcrum Strategy comprises four integrated Lines of Effort (LOE) designed to enhance the capabilities for the DoD, ensuring that it can effectively support the nation’s warfighters.
1. Provide Joint Warfighting IT Capabilities: This LOE focuses on delivering functional and secure IT capabilities that enhance decision-making and provide competitive advantages during high-tempo, multi-domain operations.
2. Modernize Information Networks and Compute: This effort is aimed at meeting priority mission needs through rapid deployment of advanced technologies and a Zero Trust cybersecurity model, ensuring a resilient and efficient network.
3. Optimize IT Governance: This LOE seeks to improve efficiency and reduce costs in capability delivery by streamlining governance policies and enhancing decision-making processes through effective data capabilities.
4. Cultivate a Premier Digital Workforce: This initiative enhances the skills of the digital workforce, focusing on the recruitment and retention of talent in data, AI, and software engineering to support emerging technologies and the warfighter.
The Fulcrum provides a comprehensive framework detailing the necessary advancements in the DoD’s IT sector and the reasons they are critical. Each LOE is accompanied by strategic objectives to track progress and outcomes effectively. The strategy can be accessed at the provided link for those interested in further details.
Original Source: www.defense.gov
