CHIPS articles from April 2009

CHIPS archives from April 2009

Message from the DON CIO.
April 1, 2009... Our nation has set forth strategies to protect our homeland and the maritime domain that surrounds it. A key facet of these strategies is building partnerships. The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have partnered together to build our 21st...

Interview with Vice Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks.(Interview)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vice Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. is the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6) and the Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (Navy). A Naval Academy graduate and...

Trident Warrior 2009 Completes Spiral 1 experimentation: improving maritime technologies for better security and communications.
April 1, 2009... More than 60 U.S. and coalition personnel participated in the first of a series of experiments at the Navy's newly inaugurated Maritime Operations Center-Experimental (MOC-X) facility on the Norfolk Naval Station, Feb 2-5, 2009. The event was...

Italian navy admiral Luciano Zappata North Atlantic treaty organization Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.(Interview)
April 1, 2009... Adm. Luciano Zappata graduated from Italy's Naval Academy in Livorno, Italy, and was commissioned an ensign in May 1970. The admiral's naval experience is extensive, having served on submarines, destroyers, frigates, and in weapons, combat...

Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command.(Interview)
April 1, 2009... Vice Admiral H. Denby Starling II assumed command of Naval Network Warfare Command June 15, 2007. He is responsible for operating, maintaining and defending Navy networks, and conducting information operations, space and fleet intelligence...

Reduce PII loss by proper disposal/ sanitization of unclass equipment.
April 1, 2009... During the past year, the Department of the Navy has experienced problems relating to turning in excess information technology and office equipment that contain personally identifiable information (PII). Disposed equipment most commonly...

Hold your breaches!
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two non-password-protected attachments to an e-mail were sent to approximately 700 employees. The attachments were created for each NSPS pay pool and provided a bar chart of pay pool results presented as a single...

Interview with Rear Admiral John M. Richardson USJFCOM Strategy and Policy Directorate (JS).(Interview)
April 1, 2009... Rear Adm. John M. Richardson is the Director of Strategy and Policy (J5) for U.S. Joint Forces " Command. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In addition to numerous sea tours aboard the attack submarines USS Parche, USS Salt Lake City and the...

FS Tonnerre: exceptional performance, exceptional crew.
April 1, 2009... It's difficult to decide which is more impressive--the French command and projection (BPC) ship FS Tonnerre (L9014)--or its crew. Let's start with the ship, Tonnerre is a marvel of the most modern marine technology and the second ship in...

Q&A with U.S. Navy Capt. Jack L. Sotherland: commodore of the USS Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group and commander of amphibious squadron two (PHIBRON 2).(Interview)
April 1, 2009... The Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group participated in the Composite Training Unit Exercise off the North Carolina Coast in February. The stike group welcomed participation from the French command and projection ship FS Tonnerre (L9014), as well...

Information assurance vulnerability compliance tracking and reporting of U.S. Navy ships: automating afloat network patch management examinations for fleet IAMs.
April 1, 2009... The protection of Navy shipboard networks is critical to national security. An important part of maintaining a secure network posture is the timely application of software maintenance patches. In response to this need, the Computer and...

Information assurance--taking commercial certifications to the operating forces.
April 1, 2009... Because of a 300 percent increase in cyber attacks on Department of Defense (DoD) information technology (IT) systems and infrastructure, there is a critical need for knowledgeable command, control, communications and computer (C4) personnel....

Information technology training on NKO.
April 1, 2009... In March 2009, the Naval Education and Training Command completed changes to the Navy e-Learning site to provide Department of the Navy Information Technology Management Series (2210) personnel the ability to identify and participate in online...

Recognizing Department of the Navy award winners: Department of the Navy personnel transforming the DON through innovative information technology projects.
April 1, 2009... 2009 DON IM/IT Award Winners Announced Three odnduals and toe project teams were honored at the DON Information Managementllnformation Technology Conference in San Diego for their outstanding contributions toward transforming the Navy and...

Can you hear me now? Cross banding: enabling communications interoperability among first responses.
April 1, 2009... Interoperable communications between federal first responders and non-federal first responders is a vital capability that must be pursued by the Department of the Navy (DON) because Navy and Marine Corps installations have a close, cooperative...

Knowledge management on a joint task force: KM can be successful without expensive technology and with simple changes.
April 1, 2009... During Operation Torch, the World War II invasion of North Africa, Gen. George Patton directed operations about 20 hours each day. This means that if he made a decision every other minute, he was making 600 decisions a day. We can estimate that...

DON CIO memo articulates DON EA near-term strategy.
April 1, 2009... The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer signed the DON Enterprise Architecture (EA) Strategy Memo in February, a first in a series of memos, to articulate the nearterm strategy for continued development of the DON EA. The memo...

SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific Scientists distinguished for career accomplishments.
April 1, 2009... Two Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific employees were recently selected as.distinguished ScientistslTechnologists (ST). These are seniorflag-level positions with a focus on science and technology, similar to the Senior...

NSTC developing new video game: new role-playing game enhances a sailor's critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
April 1, 2009... Move over Xbox, video computer gaming is coming to the Navy. But unlike popular combative games, such as Halo 3 or Madden NFL 09, this game will be a training tool adapted to a new generation of gaming Sailors. "This has the look and feel...

The lazy person's guide to cyber security.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Dale J. Long Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead... Well, one of them is, at least in theory. I am pleased to report that someone seems to have figured out how to kill a botnet. And...

Enterprise Software agreements.(Company overview)
April 1, 2009... The Enterprise Software (ESI) is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to streamline the acquisition process and provide best priced, standard-compliant information technology (IT). THe ESI us a business discipline used to coordinate...