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Driving the DoD's Secure Cloud Development (Virtual On-Line)

Please Note: This presentation is purely VIRTUAL/ONLINE.

An online chat questions-and-answers session will also be available. Webcast Link will be sent to Registrants

Abstract:

As the Air Force’s senior software czar, Mr. Chaillan is responsible for enabling Air Force programs in their transition to Agile and DevSecOps and for establishing force-wide capabilities and best practices.  Hear him explain why DoD is using DevSecOps to deliver modern software to the war fighter. DevSecOps methods and technologies are making security integral to cloud development but also bring along improvements to continuous delivery, value, quality, and speed at scale.

Mr. Nicolas Chaillan

Mr. Nicolas Chaillan

Speaker: Mr. Nicolas Chaillan, was appointed as the first Air Force Chief Software Officer, under Dr. William Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He is also the co-lead for the Department of Defense Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative with the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer.  Prior to his current position, Mr. Chaillan was the Special Advisor for Cloud Security and DevSecOps at the Department of Defense, OSD, A&S and Special Advisor for Cybersecurity and Chief Architect for Cyber.gov at the Department of Homeland Security. He designed the new robust, innovative and holistic .Gov cybersecurity architecture.  In addition to his public service, Mr. Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cyber expert and inventor. He has over 19 years of domestic and international experience with strong technical and subject matter expertise in cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management and compliance. Specifically, these fields include Cloud computing, Cybersecurity, DevSecOps, Big Data, multi-touch, mobile, IoT, Mixed Reality, virtual reality and wearables.

 
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All registrants will be provided a number - which will be entered into a random number generator in order to select the winner.

Cost: Free.

Agenda:

  • 6:45 – 7:00 pm   Member Meeting and Chapter Business Items 

  • 7:00 – 8:00 pm    Lecture