Mr. Bezwada provided an overview of the current threats to the network that have informed DoD's network priorities. Chief among these is to ensure complete operational awareness across the network to identify threats and provide cyber defenses. The Joint Regional Security Stacks that are currently being fielded help achieve this vision by replacing the thousands of individual installation firewalls with a handful of robust, standard security stacks.

COL Darrell Bennis, Military Deputy for PEO EIS, retired from Active Duty in the U.S. Army Reserve July 10 in a ceremony held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, after 27 years of service.

LTC Matthew Schramm relinquished the charter for General Fund Enterprise Business System Sensitive Activities (GFEBS-SA) to LTC Timothy McGrew at a change of charter ceremony June 29, in Alexandria, Virginia, hosted by General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) Project Manager COL William Russell.

On July 29, the Product Director, Enterprise Computing (PD EC) will host an Army Cloud Hosting Contract Vehicle (CHCV) Industry Day at Fort Belvoir. Program presentations include the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer on Cloud Policy, Army CIO/G6 on Army Cloud Strategy, and PD EC’s overview of the CHCV approach.

On July 7, Mr. Matthew Maier assumed the charter for the Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product Management Office during an assumption of charter ceremony at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Mr. Reginald Bagby, portfolio manager, Enterprise Management Systems, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), officiated the ceremony.

The annual PEO EIS Organization Day was held Friday, June 26, at Fort Belvoir, bringing together colleagues and their families for a day of sport and camaraderie.

On June 30, 2015, COL Mollie A. Pearson relinquished her command as the Product Manager (PdM) for Power Projection Enablers (P2E) to LTC Gregory S. Soulé.

LTC Keith G. Harley assumed responsibility as Product Manager (PdM) AcqBusiness on July 2 at a Change of Charter ceremony hosted by Mr. Douglas Wiltsie, Program Executive Officer Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS).

PEO EIS Mr. Douglas Wiltsie participated in a panel discussion at the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) Army Network Modernization Conference June 24, 2015, at the Sheraton in Reston, Va.