DOD CIO disagrees with tester's JRSS finding; believes fielding, testing aligned

By Jordana Mishory / January 19, 2017 at 12:32 PM
Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen disagrees with findings by the department's top weapons tester that the services should delay fielding network security systems until after they are adequately tested. During a Jan. 11 media roundtable, Halvorsen said his testing and fielding schedule for the Joint Regional Security Stacks are aligned, putting him at odds with the most recent annual operational test and evaluation report . That report, signed by OT&E Director J. Michael Gilmore and released last week,...

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