DefenseScoop was exclusively briefed on the command’s new Desert Sentry commercial solutions opening.

Schuyler (Sky) Moore | CTO | U.S. Central Command

Work under the new contract will initially cover five U.S. combatant commands: Central Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command/NORAD, and Transportation Command.

The hiring of Foster reflects the combatant command’s desire to bring in tech experts, including from the private sector.

"We struggle sometimes to anticipate the way that real users interact with technologies,” U.S. Central Command CTO Schuyler Moore said.

“There are pockets where we can see, even if the performance and consistency isn't quite there [yet], we would still reap value from it,” Centcom CTO Schuyler…

"It has such potential for menial tasks that you can pull off someone's plate and that everyday workflow,” Schuyler Moore said.

Each of the combatant commands have organized in their own way for operations in the information environment.

The Navy’s Task Force 59, the Air Force’s Task Force 99 and the Army’s Task Force 39 are exploring cutting-edge technologies that could give the U.S. military…

Andrew Moore has been hired to serve as the first-ever U.S. Central Command advisor for artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing and data analytics.