From Legacy to Lethal: DISA’s Mission to Turn Tech Debt into Warfighting Power
Colonel Jeffrey Strauss of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) joins the program to discuss one of the Department of Defense’s most urgent challenges: technical debt. Colonel Strauss explains how divesting from legacy technology—sometimes as granular as removing individual network cards—frees up capacity and resources that can be reinvested in modern solutions. He likens the effort to personal debt management: eliminating outdated systems piece by piece to enable a stronger, more agile future.
Francis and Colonel Strauss explore how DISA measures progress in this effort, emphasizing…
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