Army CIO to Release cATO Memorandum, Pilots
Summary
One pipeline will focus on the Army’s Nett Warrior program at the Program Executive Office for Soldier, which aims to deliver mobile capabilities, enhance situational awareness, and improve interoperability at the tactical edge for faster, more accurate decision-making by leaders across Brigade Combat Teams. Additionally, Garciga explained that the upcoming memo will lay the initial foundation for the Army’s transition to cATO processes and establish requirements for accredited frameworks. The memo follows a previous policy released in early March designed to facilitate the adoption of modern software development and acquisition practices. This upcoming directive not only offers overarching guidance to enhance the Army’s software development and delivery but also encourages the adoption of cATO processes. “One of the tasks in the software directive, besides just more generalized risk management framework and cybersecurity reform, was … can we get to this point to put out guidance for cATO?” Garciga said.