Thomas Modly Archives

USS Princeton, missile, weapons — Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton fire an RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile during the Rim of the Pacific 2016, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, in the Pacific Ocean, July 14, 2016. (U.S. Navy / Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Noble)

Navy expands ‘digital twin’ use to track ship parts

The Navy is expanding its "digital twin" program as a way to track every part of every ship.

Jul 29, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly briefs the press about the Navy’s response to COVID-19, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Navy’s IT modernization continues as Modly resigns

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned from his office Tuesday, leaving behind several major IT and cybersecurity projects that will continue.

Apr 8, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Recruit Training Command Graduation, Navy — Graduating Navy recruits stand in formation, Sept. 6, 2019, inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)

Navy releases education strategy with focus on tech

The Navy wants to improve sailors' and Marines' understand of the technologies that they and U.S. adversaries will be using now and in the future.

Mar 3, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy, Marines, military — U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company watch illumination shells during Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 7. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Patrick Crosley)

The military’s biggest hurdle to modernization? It’s already doing a lot of other things.

There is "breathtaking demand that we face worldwide," says Army Sectary McCarthy, echoing the sentiments of his peers atop the Navy and Air Force.

Feb 21, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Builder Constructionman Avani Patel, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, inputs evacuee information into a computer tracking system during an Evacuation Control Center (ECC) exercise at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oct. 5, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Collin Turner/released)

Navy outlines a path to completely redesign its networks

The Navy CIO published a plan to modernize it's IT that the department hopes will help secure its weak cybersecurity.

Feb 20, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly listens to a question during a Q&A session at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/Released)

Navy No. 1 stresses improved IT, cybersecurity on ships in Navy of the future

Acting Navy Sectary Thomas Modly said he plans to submit recommendations on how to get the Navy to be a future-fighting force in the coming days.

Jan 30, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Thomas Modly, Navy — Thomas Modly. (U.S. Naval Institute / Flickr)

Navy pushing for more IT education in new community college and executive-level courses

IT education is front-and-center in the Navy's new community college. "The return on investment is really exponential," acting Secretary Thomas Modly says.

Jan 24, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy Undersecretary Thomas B. Modly — Undersecretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly tours enlisted living quarters with Capt. Charles J. DeGilio, Camp Lemonnier’s commanding officer during a base visit. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joe Rullo)

Navy begins buildout of new CIO office naming CDO, CTO, deputies

New CIO Aaron Weis announced two Navy officials to oversee newly formed core directorates under his purview and will announce two more soon.

Oct 7, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) transits the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josiah Kunkle/Released)

Aaron Weis named new Navy CIO

Weis takes over a newly elevated CIO's office, leading a team dedicated to proactively improving cybersecurity and managing other digital priorities.

Sep 27, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

United States Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly speaks to Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard officers during the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) symposium. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Isaacs)

Navy creates elevated CIO office

A new, elevated department-level CIO role, formally the special assistant for information management, will lead a team dedicated to proactively improving cybersecurity and managing other digital priorities.

Aug 23, 2019 By Jackson Barnett