"The Pentagon Is Exploring New Ways to Isolate Its Networks"

General Electric was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under the Guaranteed Architecture for Physical Security (GAPS) program to develop prototypes of hardware and software designs in support isolating the Pentagon's networks. The aim of these designs would be to maintain the isolation of highly sensitive data from other parts of the Pentagon's IT infrastructure. The air-gapping methods used by the Pentagon to ensure that classified IT systems are separated from unclassified IT must be improved through the development of novel hardware and software strategies. This article continues to discuss the focus of the GAPS program and concerns surrounding the Pentagon's current air-gapping methods. 

NextGov reports "The Pentagon Is Exploring New Ways to Isolate Its Networks"