Air Force Brig. Gen. Heather W. Blackwell officially assumed duties as the Deputy Commander of Joint Force Headquarters - Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) on Friday, August 18. This appointment reinforces the ongoing effort to actively protect DoD’s critical technological infrastructure, weapon systems, network-enabled capabilities, and information from cyber threats.
Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network and U.S. Cyber Command are partnering with Marshall University and West Virginia University to establish a National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure in West Virginia.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner relieved Navy Vice Adm. Nancy A. Norton as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network during a ceremony held at the organizations’ joint headquarters on Fort George G. Meade Friday, Feb. 26.