General InformationDISA is a U.S. Department of Defense combat support agency headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with over 1,000 employees, founded in 1960 as the primary IT and communications provider for the DoD.
Funding & FinancialsDISA is a federal government agency funded through Congressional appropriations; it does not raise venture capital or private funding.
Leadership & TeamDISA is led by a Director appointed by the Secretary of Defense; current leadership includes senior military and civilian executives overseeing IT operations, cybersecurity, and global communications infrastructure.
Recent ActivityDISA continues modernizing the Global Information Grid, implementing zero-trust security architecture, expanding cloud services through the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) and successor programs, and strengthening DoD cybersecurity posture against emerging threats.