CHIPS articles from January 2005

CHIPS archives from January 2005

Editor's notebook.
January 1, 2005... I had two unforgettable experiences in the last few months I want to share with you. The first occurred just a few days before Thanksgiving when I had the privilege of interviewing several Information Systems Technicians (ITs), Electronics...

DON CIO: putting information to work for our people.(Department of the Navy)(Chief Information Officers)
January 1, 2005... The Department of the Navy's Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Workforce Management team works across the Navy-Marine Corps, Department of Defense (DoD), and federal government in developing policies, guidance, tools, and...

Interview with Rear Adm. Nancy E. Brown: vice Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems the Joint Staff.(Interview)
January 1, 2005... Rear Adm. Brown became Vice Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems (J6), The Joint Staff, in August 2000. As the Joint Staff expert on C4, the directorate's mission is to: (1) Provide the CJCS advice and...

ONE-NET: transforming overseas Navy Networks.
January 1, 2005... ONE-NET is a Navy-wide initiative to install a common and secure IT infrastructure to OCONUS Navy locations. It is based on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) architecture and is designed to be interoperable with IT-21, the NMCI and the...

IPs, ITs and ETs at the tip of the spear letter from Iraq.(Information Professional Officers, Information Systems Technicians, Electronics Technicians)
January 1, 2005... Since the start of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, Navy technology specialists have been an essential part of tactical planning and operations. Information Professional Officers (IPs) and enlisted Information Systems Technicians (ITs) and...

The role of Defense Science and Technology in software for the warfighter.
January 1, 2005... Introduction Effective technology capability has become the key force multiplier in modern conflict. Defense Science and Technology (S&T) seeks more effective capabilities through better technologies. Accordingly, the mission of Defense...

Navy shore-based oracle enterprise license agreement: Navy Shore-Based Oracle Enterprise License Agreement provides significant benefits including substantial cost avoidance for the Department of the Navy.(Don't It umbrella program)
January 1, 2005... The Department of the Navy (DON) established a Navy Shore-Based Oracle Database Enterprise License Agreement that was implemented Oct. 1, 2004, and will be in effect through Sept.30, 2013, to provide Navy shore-based organizations the right to...

The Naval Postgraduate School celebrates 50 years in computing.
January 1, 2005... Information technology pioneers from around the world gathered at the Naval Postgraduate School to celebrate 50 years of academic computing leadership and share their visions for the future. This watershed event, held Aug. 27, 2004, featured...

Building a culture of innovation.(military education)
January 1, 2005... It's a common saying that the Department of Defense's greatest challenge is preparing to fight and win the next war with a fighting force that has been exquisitely trained and equipped--to win the last war. Defense leadership knows that the...

Simulated terrorist attacks virtually risk-free.
January 1, 2005... The Anti-Terrorist Force Protection Program allows the military to rehearse defensive tactics from a first-person point-of-view... The guided missile destroyer was visiting a foreign port. The captain, a highly decorated, battle-hardened...

Scuzzy moving on ... Part I.(small computer system interface)
January 1, 2005... Background The small computer system interface (SCSI) standard, commonly referred to as "scuzzy," is continually evolving. To keep you informed of the latest SCSI changes, we teamed up to provide a follow-up to a SCSI article which...

Coalition interoperability achieves unprecedented success in RIMPAC 2004: because of the efforts of all participating nations, interoperability and C4I connectivity made RIMPAC 2004 an unprecedented success ...
January 1, 2005... Background Command and Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) connectivity has always been important to military planners and our coalition partners, but Rim of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC) made it a priority. Every other...

SECNAV visits DoD's Assistive Technology Center.(Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England)
January 1, 2005... The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, visited the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) Technology Evaluation Center (CAPTEC) at the Pentagon Sept. 28, 2004. Ms. Dinah Cohen, CAP Director, and five members of the...

TC-AIMS II supports the Navy.(Transportation Coordinators' Automated Information for Movements System Version II)
January 1, 2005... OIF Deployment Support TC-AIMS II, or the Transportation Coordinators'--Automated Information for Move-ments System Version II, is a Department of Defense directed, Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS) joint program, which directly...

DON eGov Awards Fall 2004.(Department of the Navy)
January 1, 2005... On Sept. 28, 2004, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, Mr. David Wennergren, accompanied by the former DON Deputy CIO (Marine Corps), Brig. Gen. John Thomas and former DON Deputy CIO (Navy), Rear Adm. Robert Reilly, presented...

SPAWAR Charleston completes largest DoD Web Site consolidation.
January 1, 2005... The Commander Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) has a new Web site based on Microsoft's Content Management Server (CMS). The site was designed to consolidate over 550 Reserve Web sites scattered across the country. According to Microsoft, it is the...

Transformational communications.(expanded bandwidth)
January 1, 2005... It is unlikely that more than a few CHIPS readers who use the Internet at home would tolerate yesteryear's slow speed modems if faster alternatives existed. For many businesses, using the Internet to research information, exchange technical...

MWRNet supporting deployed servicemembers.
January 1, 2005... The first generation of the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) MWRNet Program was executed in September 2003 when the Combined Joint Task Force-7 (CJTF-7) Commander approached the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston's European Office...

NAVOCEANO Web Services: online data and functionality for the warfighter.(Naval Oceanographic Office)
January 1, 2005... We maximize America's Sea Power by applying relevant oceanographic knowledge across the full spectrum of warfare. Naval Oceanographic Office Mission Statement For more than 170 years, NAVOCEANO has provided tactical environmental...

Navy/Marine cash-next generation ATMs-at-Sea.
January 1, 2005... Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Navy Family Support, in partnership with the Financial Management Service (FMS), a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, announces the roll out of the Navy/Marine Cash[TM] financial system on 160 Navy...

SPAWAR Charleston's Tidewater Node of the FORCEnet Composeable Environment.(Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center)
January 1, 2005... The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston has designed a Tidewater Node of the FORCEnet Composeable Environment (FnCE) strategically located on the Norfolk Naval Base. The facility is close to major commands, such as the Combined...

The lazy person's guide to telecommunications management.
January 1, 2005... It's winter, and amid the bright, snow-covered landscape surrounding my home in Vermont, this young man's fancy turns to thoughts of what we pay just to keep the lights on, the phone working and enough heat inside the house to keep ice off the...

www.it-umbrella.navy.mil.
January 1, 2005... Enterprise Software Agreements 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)....