Defense Department launches Fulcrum Strategy to transform cyber and IT capabilities

Published on June 26, 2024

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The Department of Defense released today its new information technology advancement strategy, called the Fulcrum Strategy, aimed at revamping the department’s cyber, command, control and communications capabilities. 

The strategy, signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on June 20, plans to invest in infrastructure, interoperability and sustainability all while ensuring the end user — the warfighter — has a smoother experience using IT tools, Leslie Beavers, principal deputy CIO at the DoD told reporters during a media roundtable today. 

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