According to the DISA briefing, no unit or command will be allowed to connect a local- or wide-area network to NIPRNET until the network goes through a formal connection approval process.

CNN: DOD overhauls network to thwart hackers

John Gauss, commander of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, said he believes the NIPRNET redesign offers a better security alternative than the almost total retreat from the Internet advocated by Lt.

CNN: DOD overhauls network to thwart hackers