Source : WordNet®
Defense Information Systems Agency
n : a combat support agency in the Department of Defense
responsible for developing and operating and supporting
information systems to serve the needs of the President
and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff [syn: {DISA}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Defense Information Systems Agency
(DISA) Formerly called the Defense Communications Agency
(DCA), this is the government agency responsible for managing
the {Defense Data Network} (DDN) portion of the {Internet},
including the {MILNET}. Currently, DISA administers the
{DDN}, and supports the user assistance services of the DDN
{NIC}.
{Home (http://www.disa.mil/)}.
(1994-12-01)