Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.disa.mil

When folks at the Department of Defense (DoD) need a computer nerd, they call the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Established as the Defense Communications Agency in 1960, DISA plans, engineers, acquires, and supports IT products and services for the US president, vice president, secretary of defense, and all DoD agencies. Specifically, it provides communications networks, hardware, software, databases, applications, and other IT capabilities to meet the information processing and communication transport needs of the DoD. DISA operates field offices across the US and one in Stuttgart, Germany.

Officers:
Director: Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett
Chief Financial Executive: Jimaye Sones
CIO and Director Strategic Planning: John J. Garing

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