CHIPS articles from April 2008

CHIPS archives from April 2008

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
April 1, 2008... The focus for this issue is maritime security--a foundation for national security and economic well-being. But these objectives can only be reached through stability operations and coalition cooperation on a global scale. To this end, U.S....

DON CIO: putting information to work for our people.
April 1, 2008... The theme of this CHIPS issue, maritime strategy, is about applying maritime power to the crucial responsibility of protecting U.S. vital interests in a world that is increasingly interconnected and yet, increasingly uncertain. Our...

U.S. Africa command: building mutual trust, respect and confidence through a sustained relationship with African countries.
April 1, 2008... U.S. Africa Command is the Department of Defense's newest regional command. The command will be responsible for U.S. military relations and activities with 53 African nations when it becomes an independent unified command in October 2008. ...

Congratulations to the 2008 IM/IT Excellence Award and Federal 100 Award winners.(Information Management/Information Technology)
April 1, 2008... Congratulations are in order for individuals and teams throughout the Department of the Navy. The DON Chief Information Officer presented DON Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Excellence Awards Feb. 5, 2008, during the DON...

Combined joint task force-horn of Africa: defense, diplomacy and development.
April 1, 2008... The Horn of Africa contains some of the most volatile areas in the world, countries ravaged by poverty, instability, violence, human rights violations, natural catastrophes and piracy. But the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, under the...

The sheep and the goat.
April 1, 2008... Once upon a time a goat and a sheep lived together in a lovely house. One day they left their house to eat some grass. When the goat returned, she saw a snake coming out of the house. The snake stopped by the door of the house. It was waiting...

Q & A with Cynthia Gonsalves acting director office of Technology Transition Office of the Deputy under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems & Concepts).(Interview)
April 1, 2008... As the Acting Director for the Office of Technology Transition (OTT), Ms. Cynthia Gonsalves is responsible for formulating policies and establishing and managing programs that transition advanced technologies from research and development (R&D)...

Hold your breaches!
April 1, 2008... All Department of the Navy personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII). To learn more about properly safeguarding PII, go to http://privacy.navy.mil. ...

The defense acquisition challenge program: DAC gives small and medium-sized vendors the opportunity to inject innovative proposals into the Defense market.
April 1, 2008... Authorized by Title 10, U.S.C. Sec 2359b, the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program (DACP), part of the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts, provides increased opportunities for the introduction of...

Serving at the pointy end of the spear in the Pacific: SPAWARSYSACTPAC scores high with strong leadership for mission success.
April 1, 2008... As an organization under the command of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, SPAWAR Systems Activity Pacific (SPAWARSYSACTPAC) provides electronics materiel and information technology support, planning, installation design,...

The Joint Tactical Radio System: competition in production, open standards, software reuse through a repository and a joint governance structure turn the once struggling program into a winner providing capabilities to warfighters at the tactical edge.
April 1, 2008... The Joint Tactical Radio System, the once troubled Defense Department major acquisition program for developing and procuring software-defined radios, has been revitalized through a new business model that not only saves money, but delivers...

Q&A with JPEO for JTRS Dennis Bauman and Deputy JPEO for JTRS Howard Pace.(Joint Program Executive Office of the Joint Tactical Radio System)(Interview)
April 1, 2008... Q: Can you talk about the logistics tail? In the competition between vendors, how are maintenance and repair competed? Mr. Bauman: With everything there are pluses and minuses. When you compete in production, you save a considerable amount...

U.S. Southern Command.(Agency overview)
April 1, 2008... Admiral James Stavridis Commander, U.S. Southern Command Admiral James Stavridis, a 1976 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, assumed command of the U.S. Southern Command Oct. 19, 2006. Adm. Stavridis earned a Ph.D. and...

Feeding the fighting force.
April 1, 2008... "Our motto is, 'Warfighter Recommended, Warfighter Tested, Warfighter Approved.' Nothing goes in or out of a combat ration unless it has been tasted and tested by warfighters in the field." --Program Integrator Kathy Evangelos Combat...

Marine Air Ground Task Force C2 and joint interoperability: a portfolio approach to delivering capability to the warfighter.(command and control)
April 1, 2008... Command and control is the union of the art and science of war. C2 integration enables commanders to exert their leadership and influence throughout the battlespace and to assess the outcome of that exertion. Both "command"--the human...

Research and development of algorithms for automated video surveillance: increasing automated system accuracy by improving algorithms used for digital motion estimation.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the use of digital video for surveillance increases, there remains a need to automate and improve these systems, not only to decrease the amount of manpower required to operate surveillance systems, but also to...

Can you hear me now? The four stages to addressing spectrum supportability.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Federal regulation and Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DON) policy require that spectrum supportability must be addressed before acquiring communications-electronics (CE) systems and equipment...

DON CIO Lean Six Sigma: streamlining the spectrum supportability process.
April 1, 2008... The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) has embarked upon a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project to improve data collection and dissemination for rapidly procured DON spectrum-dependent equipment being introduced into theater for...

Grand opening for the Distributed Training Center Atlantic.
April 1, 2008... It's not every day that the Navy opens a state-of-the-art facility for conducting and coordinating live and virtual training with joint and coalition forces, but Feb. 28, onboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, the Distributed...

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston: leads the way in the global war on terrorism with Lean Six Sigma: improved manufacturing processes and a dedicated team help to aggressively ramp up MRAP vehicle production.
April 1, 2008... SSC Charleston is leading the charge protecting warfighters with state-of-the-art technology by overseeing the integration of the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) suite into Mine...

MHQ with MOC lessons learned: a KM perspective.(Maritime Headquarters with Maritime Operations Center, and knowledge manager Adm. Robert F. Willard)
April 1, 2008... "In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." --Eric Hoffer The Maritime Headquarters with Maritime Operations Center (MHQ with...

Knowledge management in support of the Seabees.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] "With compassion for others we build--we fight for peace with freedom." --Seabees motto For more than 60 years the Seabees have demonstrated their skills as fighters and builders. In December 1941, with an...

Air National Guard reserve order writing system celebrates one year anniversary: AROWS completes its first year of successful use in the field.(usage of the automated order writing system)
April 1, 2008... AROWS, a modification of the Navy Reserve Order Writing System, is an automated order writing system that gives all levels of management, down to the individual guardsman, accurate, real-time information for decision making. AROWS supports more...

NPDC Knowledge Management and NIACT Support Teams win DON IM/IT Excellence Award.
April 1, 2008... The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) presented the Knowledge Management (KM) Team of Naval Personnel Development Command (NPDC) and the Support Team from the Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training (NIACT) Center a...

SWORDS: delivering fire power and situational awareness.
April 1, 2008... The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), under the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), is the first Department of Defense organization in history selected to receive the prestigious Malcolm...

Happy 66th birthday Seabees: building a legacy since 1942.
April 1, 2008... In the past year, Seabees continued in their role as the Navy's goodwill ambassadors, completing community relations projects, repairing and constructing schools and medical facilities in Vietnam, the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands,...

DON CIO launches new Web site: exciting new look and feel makes navigation easier and faster.(Website overview)
April 1, 2008... The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer unveiled its newly redesigned Web site in late January. In addition to its updated look and feel, the Web site's organization and underlying technology have been improved to better equip...

Information Assurance Scholarship Program.
April 1, 2008... The Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), authorized by U.S.C. Title 10 Chapter 112, is designed to increase the number of qualified personnel entering the information assurance (IA) and information technology (IT) fields within the...

Attention BlackBerry users! New BlackBerry security settings take effect in February.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stronger and improved security settings were implemented for all Navy Marine Corps Intranet Black- Berry devices in February. These settings comply with mandatory security policies to protect the devices from...

One school you should attend: The Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Department of the Navy (DON) is leading the way in preparing its military and civilian leaders to manage effectively and efficiently by providing diverse training and educational programs. Such programs are...

Foreign language tools available through Navy audio books program.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Learning a foreign language just got a little easier for the thousands of Sailors and their families serving overseas or preparing to deploy. From German to Swahili, selfstudy materials for more than 25 languages are...

It's a jungle out there--but the DON IT Umbrella Program can help! Getting the most from your information technology investment.(Department of the Navy Information Technology)
April 1, 2008... Are you one of the many who struggle through the sometimes agonizing process of defining your requirements, searching for a solution, tackling the fine print in a licensing agreement, and conducting market research, until finally exhausted, you...

The lazy person's guide to the Semantic Web.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Communication, as we may remember, consists of four parts: sender, receiver, message and medium. The sender constructs a message that consists of specific content and transmits that content through a particular...

www.it-umbrella.navy.mil.(Company overview)
April 1, 2008... Listed Below The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to streamline the acquisition process and provide best-priced, standards-compliant information technology (IT). The ESI is a business...