DOD establishes formal structure to move forward adoption of zero-trust strategy

By Sara Friedman / July 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Pentagon is setting up a formal structure to guide the next stage of implementing zero trust across the Defense Department, including the creation of a Chief Zero Trust Officer and a DOD ZT Executive Committee. The Chief ZT Officer will “orchestrate DOD-wide ZT execution, including providing strategic guidance, directing the alignment of efforts, and recommending resource and funding prioritization to advance ZT adoption across the DOD in alignment with the DOD ZT Strategy,” according to a July 17 memorandum...

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