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Arrington kicks off effort to eliminate RMF for DoD software

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stephen House, center, a cavalry scout assigned to Cross Domain Effects Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, demonstrates the use of U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems software in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 in Itbayat Airport, Itbayat, Philippines, April 22, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Peter Bannister)
By Jason Miller •

The Defense Department’s latest effort to obtain secure software kicked off a 90-day sprint today to develop a framework and implementation plan under the Software Fast Track (SWFT) initiative.

Katie Arrington, who is performing the duties of the DoD chief information officer, officially launched the initiative in a much-anticipated memo signed on April 24. The Pentagon only made the memo public today.

At the same time, the DoD CIO’s office released three requests for information (RFIs) under SWFT asking vendors for insights around tools, external assessments and how to best use automation and artificial intelligence to assist DoD-led risk assessment for expedited cybersecurity authorizations.

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