Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary for data, engineering and software at the U.S. Army, said the service received 31 industry responses to its request for information on the initial version of its planned unified data reference architecture, Defense News reported Monday.
The RFI opened in late October and closed on Dec. 2.
“Our intent, by the end of this fiscal year, is to have this unified data reference architecture completed and included as a requirement for programs that are going out on the street, meaning you have to plug into this, industry, so tell us how you’re going to do that as part of your proposal,” said Swanson.
“Also, we’ll be looking at how we pivot programs that are already out there to leverage the data mesh,” she added.
Swanson talked about data mesh and the role of data centricity in facilitating the decision-making process.
“So I think data centricity is really about being able to equip users with the data that they need to be able to make the decisions that they need to make, and do the things that they need to do, at a very high level,” she noted.
The Army leader also mentioned the industry’s feedback on the Army’s emerging tech and digital transformation strategy.
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