Defense Intelligence Agency (RUMO) The US has announced it has won a significant contract to upgrade its top-secret domestic network, the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Collection System, or JWICS.. The American press writes about it.
RUMO reported, that the contract was signed 17 November 2022 of the year. But no company, with whom the contract was signed, nor the value of the deal were disclosed. This testifies to the increased secrecy of the concluded treaty..
As Program Manager Kathy Lipps noted during a media roundtable at the US Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems Conference, the total value of the contract will not be disclosed, but she is significant. The contractor company will use this money to modernize a top-secret IT network, which is used by the US intelligence community to transmit confidential information.
known, that the network was developed back in the 1990s to provide secure video communication between the headquarters of the US Department of Defense and the intelligence service. But lately and network coverage, and the user base has grown significantly. JWICS now includes data and email services and has more than 200 000 users. Consequently, the need for the US intelligence community to protect data is also increasing, that are transmitted through this secret network.
known, that the network modernization program under the contract will include three main areas: replacing legacy infrastructure; increasing cybersecurity; and ensure that the needs of users from the military and intelligence communities are met in the long term. One of the tasks, facing DIAs to make the JWICS network more mobile, so that she can work in hard-to-reach areas, using secure satellite communications networks.
As noted in the department, the intelligence service is currently exploring the possibility of using the network in the most inaccessible corners of the planet. Naturally, we are talking about those areas, where armed conflicts can occur. Author:Ilya Polonsky Photos used:Wikipedia / Defense Intelligence Agency
