Archimedes, a mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece, was reported to have said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” This quote is the centerpiece of the Department of Defense’s (DoD)’s newly released Fulcrum: DoD Information Technology (IT) Advancement Strategy. This strategy is meant to empower DoD leaders to drive transformative change and advance technology for the warfighter in an evolving digital landscape. At Iron Bow, our team stands ready to continue the partnership across the Department to help fully realize these outcomes.
On June 20th, the Deputy Secretary of Defense approved and signed the Fulcrum Strategy, emphasizing a user-centric and cross-cutting approach. This strategy will ensure the Department delivers capabilities aligned with warfighting mission objectives. The Fulcrum will continue to drive transformative change in the DoD's IT, Cyber, Command, Control, and Communications, and digital workforce while setting the foundation for the future.
Line of Effort 1: Provide Joint Warfighting IT Capabilities
This line of effort delivers user-centric advanced IT capabilities that are functional, scalable, sustainable, and secure in today’s dynamic and contested global environments. It focuses on technologies that support information sharing with Joint Forces and mission partners to gain a decision and competitive advantage in high-tempo, multi-domain operations.
At Iron Bow, our Digital Transformation and Workforce Experience Solution Pillars align with this effort and can ensure warfighters receive a digital ecosystem with advanced user experience for enhanced decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Line of Effort 2: Modernize Information Networks and Compute
This LOE emphasizes rapidly meeting mission and business needs by leveraging best-in-class technologies and a data-centric Zero Trust cybersecurity approach. The goal is to deliver a secure, modernized network with faster data transfer, lower latency, and improved global dynamic resiliency.
Iron Bow’s IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Solutions Pillars are dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions that support modernization, decreasing technical debt, and ensuring a robust and resilient infrastructure for DoD.
Line of Effort 3: Optimize IT Governance
Driving efficiencies in capability delivery and enabling cost avoidance and savings is the focus of this LOE. It transforms governance through streamlined policies from governance to the acquisition of systems, utilizing robust data capabilities to empower better decision-making.
Our Digital Transformation and IT Modernization Pillars at Iron Bow are committed to streamlining processes and delivering efficient, effective governance technology solutions.
Line of Effort 4: Cultivate a Premier Digital Workforce
Ensuring the workforce is ready to deploy emerging technology supporting the warfighter is crucial. This LOE focuses on identifying, recruiting, developing, and retaining the best digital talent the country has to offer. It broadens the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) to include roles in data, AI, and software engineering.
Iron Bow is postured to support workshops on technology solutions that will prepare the digital workforce for future challenges.
Iron Bow's Commitment to the DoD Fulcrum Strategy
Iron Bow Technologies stands committed to assisting the DoD through our next-generation solutions. The Fulcrum Strategy describes "what" the DoD must achieve to advance IT for the warfighter and "why" it matters. Each line of effort is supported by a series of portfolio-spanning strategic objectives that describe the way ahead in greater detail and provide measurable mechanisms to track progress.
This strategy serves as the fulcrum for empowering DoD leaders to drive transformative change and advance technology for the warfighter in an evolving world. Together, we can leverage this strategy to move the world of defense technology forward, ensuring that our warfighters are equipped with the best-in-class technology to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
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