What Department of Defense or federal entities use Windows on ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) computing devices?

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – New laptops sit idle while being upgraded with Windows 10 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 22, 2017. National Security Agency and Microsoft officials recently issued a warning about a potential vulnerability discovered in older versions of the Windows operating system and urged users to update their systems (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Kotecki; source: https://www.446aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001863120/mediaid/3467827/).
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – New laptops sit idle while being upgraded with Windows 10 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 22, 2017. National Security Agency and Microsoft officials recently issued a warning about a potential vulnerability discovered in older versions of the Windows operating system and urged users to update their systems (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Kotecki; source: https://www.446aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001863120/mediaid/3467827/).

Posted: January 23, 2025

Deadline: February 10, 2025

The Cybersecurity and Information Systems Information Analysis Center (CSIAC) is seeking to identify examples of U.S. Department of Defense or federal entities that actively use Windows on ARM devices. Any security controls utilized for the Microsoft Prism Emulator, the function that allows x86 applications to run on the ARM central processing unit, would be of interest. CSIAC would also like to understand whether these devices are managed internally by U.S. military branches or externally by a vendor.

If you have any information related to this inquiry, please fill out the form here and/or contact Olutoye Sekiteri (Olutoye.sekiteri.ctr@mail.mil), the lead CSIAC analyst for this effort.

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