b'Little: One of the big challenges is that, for this to work, we have to have partners. Most of the big program work experiments are awarded via OTA [other transaction authority]. We have about 12 different industry partners in these OTA experiment programs. Thats a lot.We went with a single award prime because we have to push towards transition and making these things work fast. DOD telemedicine needs this. This is going to save lives; this is going to extend the future of DOD medicine. The same thing is happening on the commercial side.For example, in training right now, trainees have to come to the trainer or the trainer goes to the trainees. If Ive got a doctor or a medic or a nurse in the field whos not a specialist, I can in real time reach back and find that expert at base, who would be able to see exactly what the medical staff is seeing in the field. You can get the right expertise when its needed into the field, including neurosurgery or cardiology. Another project that were working on takes tele-mentoring into the austere environments, meaning field and emergencyA multi-cloud strategy medicine, where you have medics on the ground. They call that the golden hour, wherecan be beneficial for many they can get the patients to the right experts to save their lives. Theyll be able to use AR forreasons and when coupled massive training either directly with multiple students in multiple places or even with singlewith a hybrid-cloud solution, students, or they could allow students to train somewhat on their own. It brings a lot ofthe cybersecurity capabilities capability that can be extended around thecan be even greater. world, if you do it securely.Duchak: DLA continues to actively engage- Dr. George Duchakinternal stakeholders and external partners in maintaining a persistent state of cyber-situational awareness and preparedness. A few years ago, DLA began leveraging commercial cloud offerings to help reduce infrastructure and duplication. This collaborative effort between the private and public sector promotes competition and ensures reliability and security in the cloud.We embraced a multi-cloud strategy to provide DLA with advantages in preventing data loss and avoiding vendor lock-in, redundancy and price-competitive services. Not all clouds are created equal, and a multi-cloud strategy offers DLA the ability to select different cloud service providers based on the services, capabilities and features that are the most suitable for an application. A multi-cloud strategy can be beneficial for many reasons and when coupled with a hybrid-cloud solution, the cybersecurity capabilities can be even greater. DLA is committed to realizing the value of cloud computing to provide a secure enterprise computing environment.Securing the Nations Network|Page 9'