Marine Gen. James Cartwright, outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said historical reliance on proprietary technology solutions and antiquated acquisition rules have left the Defense Department “pretty much in the stone age as far as IT is concerned.”
Cartwright spoke about the importance of adapting to social media and moving faster to address cyber threats.
“Your collaboration tool is somebody else’s weapon-somebody else’s advantage,” he said at the 35th annual FOSE Exposition, the nation’s largest government technology trade show, held in Washington, D.C.
For a more complete summary of his remarks, see: Military IT Stuck In Stone Age.