To speed up the process, the service is designing more software in the cloud and testing applications with digital twins that replicate the afloat network.
A badly needed war-fighting cloud capability ran into delays. The Pentagon's even more lucrative "crown jewel" IT project might face a protest because of its high price tag, but there are signs that it won't generate as much controversy, experts say.
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center wants to weave together software development platforms so Defense Department offices can find a cloud that fits their data. Here's how it might work.