TechNet Cyber 2026

Unifying the Fight: Data Fusion Across the Integrated Battlespace (Room Theater #5 - Booth 3361)

04 Jun 26
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Tracks: Continuing Education, Data, DISA Track, Theater 5, Theater Sessions

Speaker(s): Caroline Bean, Director, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Command, Control, Communications Enterprise, Defense Information Systems Agency; Steve Novak, Combined C2 and Spectrum Portfolio Manager, PAE Command, Control, Communications Enterprise, Defense Information Systems Agency; Joan Ray, Combined C2 and Spectrum Portfolio Chief Engineer, PAE Command, Control, Communications Enterprise, Defense Information Systems Agency; Douglas Shahan, Senior Advisor to the Director for Operations, J-3, The Joint Staff

This panel will detail the modernization of the Department of War's premier command and control system, focusing on how SPINE, the next generation of GCCS-J, is being re-imagined for a data-centric era. Moving beyond the monolithic systems of the past, panelists will detail how SPINE is being architected as a modern, data-driven platform that provides the collaborative tools for mission command. The discussion will explore how SPINE is being designed from the ground up to operate within the Mission Partner Environment and deliver C2 capabilities to the tactical edge, ensuring commanders and coalition partners share a single, trusted operational picture in a contested fight.