Director, Defense Information Systems Agency

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United States Department of Defense position government office

The Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and managing the department’s global information technology and communications infrastructure.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
DISA Director	1
Director, Defense Information Systems Agency canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12800750 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
Context triple: [United States Department of Defense position, hasPart, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency]

A. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency is the senior U.S. military intelligence official responsible for overseeing and integrating defense-related intelligence activities and products that support national security and military operations.
B. Director, Missile Defense Agency
The Director, Missile Defense Agency is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for developing, testing, and fielding integrated missile defense systems to protect the United States, its deployed forces, and allies from ballistic missile threats.
C. Director, Defense Logistics Agency
The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency is the senior leader responsible for managing the U.S. Department of Defense’s global logistics, supply chain, and distribution operations in support of military forces.
D. Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the senior official responsible for overseeing DARPA’s high-risk, high-reward research and development programs that support U.S. national security and technological innovation.
E. Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is the senior U.S. official responsible for overseeing the nation’s geospatial intelligence operations and leading the NGA within the defense and intelligence communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
Target entity description: The Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and managing the department’s global information technology and communications infrastructure.

A. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency is the senior U.S. military intelligence official responsible for overseeing and integrating defense-related intelligence activities and products that support national security and military operations.
B. Director, Missile Defense Agency
The Director, Missile Defense Agency is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for developing, testing, and fielding integrated missile defense systems to protect the United States, its deployed forces, and allies from ballistic missile threats.
C. Director, Defense Logistics Agency
The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency is the senior leader responsible for managing the U.S. Department of Defense’s global logistics, supply chain, and distribution operations in support of military forces.
D. Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the senior official responsible for overseeing DARPA’s high-risk, high-reward research and development programs that support U.S. national security and technological innovation.
E. Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is the senior U.S. official responsible for overseeing the nation’s geospatial intelligence operations and leading the NGA within the defense and intelligence communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense position ⓘ government office ⓘ
appointedBy	Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
associatedWith	Department of Defense Information Network ⓘ linked to: Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network Global Information Grid ⓘ linked to: global information grid Joint Information Environment ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Defense cyber enterprise
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasAuthorityOver	DISA budget execution ⓘ DISA personnel and resources ⓘ DISA policies and procedures ⓘ
headquartersLocationOfAgencyLed	Fort George G. Meade, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Fort George G. Meade
inceptionPeriod	Cold War era ⓘ linked to: Cold War
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
memberOf	Department of Defense senior leadership ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense leadership
nominatedBy	Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
oversees	engineering of Department of Defense communications networks ⓘ enterprise services such as email, collaboration, and directory services for the Department of Defense ⓘ implementation of Department of Defense information assurance policies within DISA ⓘ operation of global military communications systems ⓘ planning of Department of Defense information technology capabilities ⓘ provision of secure information services to combatant commands ⓘ
parentAgency	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
partOf	Defense Information Systems Agency ⓘ United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
primaryTask	ensure reliable and secure communications for U.S. military operations worldwide ⓘ provide enterprise information technology services to the Department of Defense ⓘ support joint warfighting through integrated information systems ⓘ
relatedOrganization	Joint Staff ⓘ United States Cyber Command ⓘ combatant commands ⓘ
reportsTo	Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense ⓘ Deputy Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor	Defense Information Systems Agency ⓘ Department of Defense command and control information systems ⓘ Department of Defense communications infrastructure ⓘ Department of Defense cybersecurity for enterprise networks ⓘ Department of Defense enterprise information services ⓘ linked to: Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense Department of Defense global information technology infrastructure ⓘ acquisition of certain information technology and telecommunications services for the Department of Defense ⓘ global command and control communications support ⓘ joint interoperability of information systems ⓘ operation of the Department of Defense Information Network ⓘ
sector	defense ⓘ information technology ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ
usesAcronym	DISA Director ⓘ linked to: Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
workLocation	Fort George G. Meade, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Fort George G. Meade