Defense Information Systems Agency

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The Defense Information Systems Agency is a United States Department of Defense combat support agency responsible for providing, operating, and securing global command, control, communications, and information technology infrastructure for military and national leaders.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
DISA 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Defense agency
combat support agency
federal government agency of the United States
abbreviation Defense Information Systems Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: DISA
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field command and control
communications
cybersecurity
information technology
formerName Defense Communications Agency
hasHeadquartersLocation Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasMission enable information superiority for the Department of Defense
provide secure, interoperable, end-to-end information infrastructure
provide, operate, and assure command and control and information-sharing capabilities
support combatant commands and warfighters
support national-level leadership communications
hasMotto Connecting and protecting the warfighter in cyberspace
inception 1960
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
oversight Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization
Defense Agencies
surface form: Defense Spectrum Organization

Field Offices and Regional Field Commands
Joint Interoperability Test Command
parentOrganization Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf Office of the Secretary of Defense
renamed 1991
responsibleFor Department of Defense information network operations support
Global Information Grid engineering and provisioning
cybersecurity services for Department of Defense networks
defense enterprise computing centers
Defense Information Systems Network
surface form: defense information systems network

enterprise email and collaboration services for the Department of Defense
enterprise information services for the Department of Defense
global command and control infrastructure
global communications infrastructure
joint command and control capabilities
joint interoperability testing and certification of information technology and national security systems
presidential and national leadership communications
secure information technology services for the Department of Defense
spectrum management support for the Department of Defense
sector defense
serves National Command Authority
Office of the Secretary of Defense
President of the United States
combatant commands
defense agencies
military services
website https://www.disa.mil/

Referenced by (9)

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Defense Information Systems Agency abbreviation Defense Information Systems Agency self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: DISA
Fort Meade, Maryland hosts Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Agencies include Defense Information Systems Agency
DoD Field Activities includes Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Information Systems Network operator Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Information Systems Network operator Defense Information Systems Agency
this entity surface form: DISA
DCA reorganizedAs Defense Information Systems Agency
subject surface form: Defense Communications Agency
Defense Communications Agency reorganizedAs Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Communications Agency successor Defense Information Systems Agency