‘We have to throw technology at the cyber problem,’ Pentagon CIO says
Pentagon Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies appears at a Senate Committee on Armed Services subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity on Capitol Hill on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
ByEdward Graham,
Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW
September 10, 2026 09:00 AM ET
Defense Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said the Pentagon has to focus on “leveraging the fantastically skilled people that we have in a much more effective way.”
The Pentagon is shifting its cybersecurity posture to rely more on new capabilities to maintain its digital defenses rather than just bolstering its operational manpower, the department’s IT head said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said “we can't continue to throw people at the cyber problem; we have to throw technology at the cyber problem.”
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