CHIPS articles from January 2007

CHIPS archives from January 2007

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
January 1, 2007... Of course, the most important thing on my mind is that 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of CHIPS. As you can imagine, we are pretty excited about attaining this milestone since not many publications reach this venerable age. We couldn't...

Don Cio: putting information to work for our people.
January 1, 2007... Happy New Year! The end of calendar year 006 and the beginning of 007 have been a period of transition but also one of continued accomplishment here at the DON CIO. As you are probably aware, after 6 years of service to the Department of...

Letter from the desert.(constuction engineer of United States. Department of Navy)
January 1, 2007... I received an e-mail in late October from the CHIPS editor, Sharon Anderson, who asked me if I would write about my experiences here and what I am doing. So what is the recently selected Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer...

Interview with Dr. Michael F. McGrath deputy assistant Secretary of the Navy research, development, test and evaluation.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Dr. Michael McGrath is the deputy assistant Secretary of the Navy for research, development, test and evaluation. His role is to aggressively drive new technologies from all sources across Navy and Marine Corps platforms and systems, and to...

Interview with Vice Admiral Mark J. Edwards Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for communication networks (N6).(Interview)
January 1, 2007... In January 2006, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) announced the standup of a separate N6 Directorate for Navy as part of the greater realignment effort of his Navy staff in Washington. The fast pace of change in technology and the...

Rear Adm. Donald K. Bullard Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) is a vital new element in the Navy's role in the global war on terror. The establishment of NECC in January brought the manning, training and equipping of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD); Naval...

Standing Join Force Headquarters--Core Element.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... The mission of the U.S. Joint Forces Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters-Core Element is to provide the warfighter with a trained, standing core element to enable the joint task force commander to command and control joint and...

Subnet relay--enhancing multinational connectivity.
January 1, 2007... To many members of the multinational naval communications community, SNR means signal-to-noise-ratio. But to a growing number of communicators this acronym has a new definition: Subnet Relay. Subnet Relay is a true masterless, ad-hoc,...

Priority to deliver network interoperability solutions affirmed.
January 1, 2007... Speakers at the 11th annual Naval NETWAR FORCEnet Enterprise and Industry Conference unveiled plans to tackle current readiness issues and to provide coalition interoperability capabilities to the joint warfighter. The conference, held...

Can you hear me now? Electromagnetic spectrum: critical to our nation's security and economy.
January 1, 2007... New innovative technologies to improve wireless efficiency will be needed to ensure America's future security and economic strength... Increasingly, our lives, lifestyles, culture and economy depend on wireless devices. Wireless devices...

Don't fall for the "phisher's bait".
January 1, 2007... Department of the Navy (DON) networks are under continuous attack by an invasion of "spam on steroids." There has been a significant and widespread trend of using bogus e-mails to steal personal information and access critical DON information...

Joint integration and interoperability of special operations: SPAWAR supporting the GWOT and warfighter.
January 1, 2007... The Joint Integration and Interoperability of Special Operations (JIISO) was chartered to employ multiservice and other Defense Department support, personnel and equipment to investigate, evaluate and make recommendations to improve the...

Innovation delivered to the warfighter by the OX.
January 1, 2007... In one arena is the warfighting community: combatant commanders, joint task forces, strike groups, squadrons, battalions and Special Forces detachments. In another--is a group of highly qualified professionals who are working on warfighting...

Interview with Joe Camacho: Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability program manager.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... U.S. Joint Forces Command Joint Training Directorate and Joint Warfighting Center (J7/JWFC) lead joint warfighter capability improvement through joint training. With emphasis on the global war on terrorism and military transformation, the JWFC...

USJFCOM's new supercomputer.
January 1, 2007... The High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) recently assigned a supercomputer to U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) that will enhance experimentation and training efforts in modeling and simulation. The supercomputer is...

Developing the information technology professionals of tomorrow--today: wanted: top performing information systems technicians, who are seeking a challenge ...
January 1, 2007... Interested in being a part of an innovative special program that facilitates a combination of internship techniques in the achievement of engineer-level certifications and higher-level Navy Enlisted Classification codes to place the right...

Electromagnetic railgun--a "Navy after next" game changer first test of electromagnetic railgun facility is a success.
January 1, 2007... The next generation of naval guns was launched Oct. 2, 2006, with the successful test and stand up of an electromagnetic (EM) railgun facility at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Laboratory. Under the auspices of...

Navy "COOL" web site provides credentialing information for Navy workforce.
January 1, 2007... The Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line Navy "COOL" Web site provides comprehensive information on occupational credentials related to Navy work experience and training. Capt. Kevin R. Hooley, commanding officer for the Center for...

Enabling warfighter mission assurance through effective vulnerability remediation.
January 1, 2007... A component of the DON Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Program is remediation of vulnerabilities identified by either an outside assessment team or as the result of a self-assessment conducted by the command. This is an integral part...

Coalition interoperability reaches new heights in RIMPAC 2006: forty ships, six submarines, 160 aircraft and more than 19,000 personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States engaged in seamless communications during RIMPAC 2006 ...
January 1, 2007... Commander, U.S. Third Fleet achieved unprecedented coalition interoperability during the latest Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Scheduled by the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, RIMPAC is a biannual multinational exercise conducted in the...

CHIPS 25th anniversary.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... CHIPS celebrates 25 years in publication in 2007 as the Department of the Navy Information Technology Magazine. Our founding motto--Dedicated to Sharing Information, Technology and Experience, aligns with our goal--to deliver knowledge...

QuABO: an interview with Cmdr. John Ingersoll.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Cmdr. Ingersoll is a Reservist who has supported the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Charleston in a number of capacities for the last five years. As a physicist specializing in quantum physics, he has developed a concept of...

The lazy person's guide to silver bullets (and how to avoid shooting them into your organization's foot).
January 1, 2007... In the beginning, it all sounded so simple, use Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques to improve organizational effectiveness. But is it that simple? Try mixing and matching the silver bullets below with the desired outcomes and see if any...

"Big T" hosts PEO EIS working group.(Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems,)(Conference news)
January 1, 2007... Supporting the Naval warfighter, the amphibious assault ship, USS Tarawa (LHA 1), hosted a working group conference Dec. 12, 2006, chaired by Rear Adm. Timothy Flynn, Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS). ...