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ONR to Dial Up Faster Data for the Marines
Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced a new program Oct. 22 to optimize tactical handheld technology for quick decision-making in the field. The Exchange of Actionable Information at the Tactical Edge (EAITE) program, designed to sift through data from multiple sources for faster analysis, is among more than a dozen Future Naval Capability (FNC) [...]
DoD Official Describes Joint Information Environment
The Defense Department is working to improve its ability to share information, not just between the services, but also with its industry partners and other government agencies, the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer for information enterprise said Sept. 28. The planned Joint Information Environment is a central piece of the information-sharing solution, Dave DeVries said. [...]
Mobile Devices Offer Fast Decisions, Productivity, DoD Says
Mobile devices are becoming the way we communicate, and the Defense Department views that change as an opportunity, the department’s deputy chief information officer for command, control, communications and computers and information infrastructure said Sept. 28. Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wheeler told American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel that National Cyber [...]
Lockheed to Improve DoD’s ISR Information Sharing Capabilities
With the help of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Department of Defense is making major strides in its ongoing initiative to quickly and efficiently share the vast volume of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data available to users with access to the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). The DCGS Multi-Service Execution Team office awarded Lockheed Martin [...]
Uncovering the colorless core of the Army’s network
The name may sound like some super hero power taken from the pages of a comic book, but the “colorless core” is carrying the Army’s network into the future, enabling Soldiers to send information across the battlefield securely and efficiently, even when on the move. “Think of the colorless core as cloaking device for data,” [...]
Army Network-Enabled Operations: Expectations, Performance, and Opportunities for Future Improvements
The ability of U.S. forces to gather, process, and disseminate battlespace information in a networked fashion has given them a tremendous advantage in major combat operations. This battlespace information has allowed U.S. forces to move faster and apply military power more aggressively and effectively. Today’s networks enable shared situational awareness, unity of action, and enhanced [...]
Air Force’s cyber leader says communication, information role shifting
The Air Force’s leader in cyberspace operations and support told communications and information career field members here how emerging technology and the information superhighway are changing their roles and providing them with challenges and opportunities. Lt. Gen. William T. Lord, the Air Force chief of warfighting integration and chief information officer, presented CyberVision 2020, an [...]
Developing capabilities for a 21st-century Army
In the American Old West, some 130 years ago, a horseback-riding U.S. Army cavalry scout would cross a seemingly endless desert to relay hand-written battlefield information to his commander, with nothing more than a compass and map to guide him. Fast forward to 2011: Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, from [...]
Obama Announces New Classified Information Safeguards
President Barack Obama issued an executive order today that strengthens the government’s information and computer security policies and practices to prevent breaches such as the 2010 WikiLeaks episode. The order follows an interagency committee review of existing policies and practices following WikiLeaks’ unlawful disclosure of classified information last summer, White House officials said. The WikiLeaks.org [...]
