Air Force Cybersecurity and IT Initiatives

A panel of senior Air Force officials discussed where the Air Force is headed in cybersecurity and information technology initiatives at the March chapter luncheon. The panel discussed the challenges facing the service and some of the programs being developed to address those issues and to satisfy Air Force cyber and IT requirements. Brig. Gen. Sarah Zabel, USAF, the Air Force's director of cyberspace strategy and policy for the Office of Information Dominance and chief information officer, said cybersecurity and information technology solutions should be better integrated and not seen as separate programs and solutions. In addition to Zabel, who moderated the panel, other speakers included: Peter Kim, deputy director, Cyberspace Operations, U.S. Air Force; Maj. Joel Silk, USAF, chief, future cyber ISR capabilities, U.S. Air Force; and Jeff H. Stanley, associate deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology and engineering. The luncheon was held at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City/Arlington. The chapter's monthly luncheon series draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the government IT community.

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