Named after the extreme engine order given to ship handlers to evade danger or outpace threats, Flank Speed will be an evolving information technology initiative and the epicenter of Navy unclassified systems for years to come. While those commercially-operated environments provided a crucial means of communication during pandemic-constricted work situations, the retirement of NMCI O365 and CVR as outlined in NAVADMIN 074/21, clears the way for an improved, Navy-operated Flank Speed cloud. On June 15, CVR Teams goes away for all Department of Defense users, including the Navy.īy October 1, NMCI O365 will also cease to exist.
Approximately 472,000 users are targeted to get access to Flank Speed by the end of FY21. Agencies and mission partners who wish to leverage DISA’s contract will need to order their phone numbers from DISA’s Storefront before they can start using the feature.The first group to get access to Flank Speed will be the 266,000 personnel who are either active Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) users or part of the subset of Navy Marine Corps Internet (NMCI) users who have already been transitioned to O365 (NMCI O365). This is a gamechanger and a substantial leap forward in technological advancement for the department.”ĭISA awarded a $221 million contract to Lumen Technologies, in August, for the execution and operations of DIPS. "This capability will allow for any DOD user to make a virtual call anywhere. “Though this is a massive undertaking, it is our intent to enable the military services and other DOD agencies to leverage DISA’s contract for this new integrated phone service,” Bean added. The tenant supports more than 77 agencies and combatant commands including the White House and Pentagon. The DIPS contract will be available to the DISA-managed DOD365-Joint tenant and all the military services. Said Caroline Bean, director for the Joint Enterprise Services Directorate. “Agencies will be able to capture millions of dollars in potential savings by using this technology while significantly improving the user experience," Adoption of the Microsoft Smart Routing Strategy on the DIPS contract allows for cross-cloud calling to be streamlined through Teams-to-Teams connections. The new system allows for complete audio-conferencing capabilities that include dialing into meetings, dialing out directly from a meeting, and making/receiving commercial calls, all through Teams. “As we continue to evaluate what capabilities work and do not, we are taking strategic and decisive action to offer the department the best services and tools available to meet its mission.”ĭIPS will help the department modernize and leverage industry advances to deliver cloud-based telephony solutions that enhance cross-tenant collaboration and communications.
Said Christopher Barnhurst, DISA deputy director. “DISA remains committed in our efforts to increase communication and collaboration capabilities for the warfighter, across the services and the entire DOD, ” This is another example of how DISA is approaching and implementing its updated, unified capability strategy and portfolio.
It will deliver softphone access – essentially a virtual phone – for users to make and receive calls through the Microsoft Teams application. The DOD365 Integrated Phone System, or DIPS, is a cloud-based telephony infrastructure that seamlessly integrates with DOD365’s cloud environments. In response to the Department of Defense’s growing need for a mobile, agile, global workforce that can operate from any location, the Defense Information Systems Agency will offer the DOD365 Integrated Phone System for enhanced workforce productivity and continuity of operations, by the end of November. Office of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs DISA continues to deliver tech modernization with DOD365 Integrated Phone System
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