A SECOND ACT 2
Bombers came of age in World
War II. Ubiquitous Huey helicopters came to symbolize state-of-the-art
tactical tools in the Vietnam War. Operation Iraqi Freedom seems
destined to be remembered for advancing a new kind of technology: the
digital battlefield.
A CHAT WITH MICHAEL P. PFLUEGER, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY CIO
Here’s a surprise: The Defense
Intelligence Agency is a new premier IT provider in the
Defense Department.
THE MIGRATION TO NET-CENTRIC TACTICAL C2 HAS
BEGUN
Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan highlight
the need for—and the feasibility of—mobile, networked
information and decision support systems.
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THE CENTRAL COMMAND'S BRIG. GEN. SUSAN LAWRENCE VIEWS IRAQ
TRIPS AS MISSION-CRITICAL
Some military officers might look
for excuses to leave the Iraqi region. Army Brig. Gen. Susan Lawrence
looks for reasons to keep returning.
DELIVERING INFORMATION SUPERIORITY IN THE GLOBAL
INFORMATION GRID: WHY SMART PUSH DOMINATES SMART PULL
Smart
Push trumps Smart Pull, according to an information sciences professor
at the Naval Postgraduate School. NPS, along with the Worldwide
Consortium for the Grid, is pushing a concept known as VIRT to get
information to military operators when they need it.
DATA STRATEGIST MICHAEL TODD ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTIONS
So what is the Pentagon’s approach to
managing data in the new network-centric Defense environment? It’s
a hot topic. Michael Todd, associate director for information management
in the Defense Department CIO’s office, responded to questions sent
via e-mail mostly from DOD domains. Here are a selection of those
questions and Todd’s answers.
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