Curtis Puckett
Vice President of DISA Enterprise IT Services, General Dynamics Information Technology
As vice president of DISA Enterprise IT services, Curtis Puckett noted a recent GDIT success in developing and deploying the enterprise Identity, Credential and Access Management solution for the agency.
ICAM is a foundational building block to advancing DOD’s zero trust goals of creating secure access to critical information and sharing data safely amongst agencies. ICAM is at the heart of achieving zero trust environments ⏤ an imperative in today’s changing cyber landscape. As Puckett’s team onboards an increasing number of organizations’ applications onto ICAM, they are witnessing firsthand the advantage that secure access to information gives the warfighter.
Puckett’s team also continued the delivery of enhanced capabilities through the Defense Enterprise Office Solution program ⏤ in particular, his team’s innovation in enabling a suite of cloud-based collaborative tools and getting ready to deliver a single classified (IL-6) cloud environment for DOD mission partners.
“Curtis’ leadership in both the ICAM and DEOS efforts underscore a critical requirement for our mission partners ⏤ the need to enable collaboration and advance the vision for a connected joint force,” said Brian Sheridan, GDIT senior vice president for the defense division.
Lastly, since taking on his current role, Puckett is exceedingly proud of the team GDIT has built. They’ve been successful at ensuring they have the right people with the right skills to support defense customers, and this is the catalyst that elevates GDIT’s sustained delivery of innovative mission solutions.
Why Watch
Puckett and his team are working on helping mission partners migrate to the cloud for better capability and cost efficiency. They’re also focused on delivering zero trust capabilities for customers through their cyber innovation ecosystem, which includes partnerships with emerging technology companies, a Cyber Center of Excellence and over 3,000 cyber professionals.
Additionally, Puckett prioritizes empowering GDIT employees to grow their careers, seek upskilling opportunities and connect with meaningful work.
“With our great people, we can accelerate the mission,” he said. “Our team has the distinct privilege of delivering groundbreaking capabilities to protect the warfighter in cyberspace. Best in class technology is increasingly important to each new mission but ultimately, our approach begins and ends with our people.”