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170803-N-JN784-021 CORAL SEA (Aug. 3, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Sharon Stone checks coordinates on a computer on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a replenishment-at-sea. Ashland is on patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alexandra Seeley/Released)

Navy looks to onboard 472,000 users to new virtual environment by end of September

The new platform is called Flank Speed, and is part of the larger DOD365 cloud environment.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – DECEMBER 11: Tom Vilsack, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, delivers remarks at the Queen Theater December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Joe Biden is continuing to round out his domestic team with the announcement of his choices for cabinet secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, and the heads of his domestic policy council and the U.S. Trade Representative. Vilsack served for eight years as President Barack Obama’s secretary of Agriculture. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vilsack looks to return USDA to more-liberal telework policy

Tom Vilsack said he's moving USDA back to a telework policy of allowing up to four days of remote work a week, which he rolled out in…
201030-N-RG171-0168 NAVAL STATION ROTA (OCT. 30, 2020) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Rota, Oct. 30, 2020. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, begins its 11th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Hardy/Released)

The Navy seeks to integrate all telework capabilities in long-term solution

The Navy is thinking big on its future telework suite, using more time to develop a broader set of tools that will be more integrated.
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Airman 1st Class Bernard Coe, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reviews a technical order as he prepares an aircraft for takeoff while wearing a protective cloth mask April 8, 2020. Cloth masks are one of many mitigation efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 as Team Offutt continues to complete missions in spite of the on-going pandemic.

The plan for the future of the Pentagon’s remote work environment

The DOD's Commercial Virtual Remote environment will remain online until June 2021, when a long-term solution will be launched.
An Airman types on his computer during the Cybersecurity Foundry Course at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2018. Course instructors taught 100 cyberspace students various cybersecurity functions, processes, procedures and data analysis skills to further their ability to secure the Air Force Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariette Adams)

Working from home has changed the way the Air Force shops for new IT

Now, vendors are only a video call away, any day of the week.
Dana Deasy, DOD Chief Information Officer, hosts a roundtable discussion on the enterprise cloud initiative with reporters, Aug. 9, 2019, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Carroll)

DOD working to expand telework to support classified information

The DOD wants its teleworking platform to handle classified information as it looks to keep remote work a reality for the long-term.
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