CHIPS articles from January 2009

CHIPS archives from January 2009

Editor's notebook.
January 1, 2009... Happy Safe Networking! So says longtime CHIPS author, retired Air Force Maj. Dale J. Long, in this issue's installment of the "Lazy Person's Guide." You may be amused by the reference to Happy Safe Networking instead of the traditional Happy...

DON CIO: putting information to work for our people.
January 1, 2009... Information sharing has long been a hallmark of information technology. We have proven its worth on the battlefield as directly contributing to the commander's ability to make more agile and better decisions. More than ever before, information...

Top 10 questions about NGEN with answers from the DON CIO Rob Carey.
January 1, 2009... The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, Robert J. Carey, is one of a group of high-level DON leaders planning for the implementation of the Next Generation Enterprise Network, or NGEN, the name used for the follow-on network to...

Interview with Rear Adm. David G. Simpson Director, Navy Networks Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Communication Networks (N6).(Interview)
January 1, 2009... Rear Adm. Simpson was named the interim Assistant Chief of Naval Operations Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) and Director of the NGEN System Program Office. The SPO is a new ACNO position created by the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief...

CNO names Next Generation Enterprise Network Chief.
January 1, 2009... On Nov. 20, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead named the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic to lead the Department of the Navy's largest, enterprise-wide IT initiative as the new Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for the Next...

10 * 1 * 10--The evolution begins: a new era in command and control expeditionary networking.
January 1, 2009... If you work in or with the Department of the Navy (DON), two years or so from now, you will be using a new intranet to conduct business. The current Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract ends Sept. 30, 2010. On Oct. 1, 2010, the DON will be...

DON releases Service Specifications for NGEN.
January 1, 2009... The Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for the Next Generation Enterprise Network released the Draft NGEN Block 1, Increment 1 Service Specification document Dec. 4. This release is the most recent Department of the Navy industry interaction...

Interview with Rear Admiral John Clarke Orzalli Commander, Regional Maintenance Centers.(Interview)(Company overview)
January 1, 2009... A Naval Academy graduate, Rear Adm. Orzalli is the commander of the Navy's Regional Maintenance Centers (CRMC). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering and master's degrees in materials science and engineering and systems...

San Diego Mayor visits SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific.
January 1, 2009... The working relationship and longstanding partnership between the City of San Diego and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) took a significant step forward over the month of December following a command visit by San...

SSC Pacific signs largest ever DoD patent license agreement: more than 90 Navy inventors represented in new licensing agreement to commercialize a portfolio of Navy-developed technologies bringing important inventions from the lab to the marketplace ...
January 1, 2009... Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific finalized a patent license agreement with Elemental Wireless LLC, a wireless and software product development firm headquartered in Delaware in September 2008. This innovative technology transfer...

Fleet begins transition to new reporting system: Web services and a service oriented architecture provide robust tools for faster and better combat readiness reporting and decision making.
January 1, 2009... By U.S. Fleet Forces Public Affairs Feeling out of SORTS? That's because the current readiness reporting system, Status of Resources and Training System, commonly known throughout the fleet as "SORTS," is being replaced with a new...

The DoD Travel Assistance Center: complete service for the defense traveler before, during and after temporary duty travel.(Company overview)
January 1, 2009... Ever wonder about the dedicated people behind the Defense Travel System (DTS), the fully integrated, electronic, end-to-end financial management system that transformed temporary duty travel for Defense Department personnel? To fully appreciate...

DON CIO releases Web 2.0 policy: Web 2.0 tools promote greater user input, creativity, information sharing and collaboration.
January 1, 2009... On October 20, 2008, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) released a memo providing initial guidance to all Navy and Marine Corps commands regarding the use of Web 2.0 tools. "I wanted to provide guidance and...

Home Use for Microsoft products approved for DON personnel.(More News from the DON CIO)
January 1, 2009... The Department of the Navy, through its contract with EDS for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), is entitled to use Microsoft Corp.'s Home Use Program. The HUP allows Navy and Marine Corps government civilian and uniformed personnel, who...

Information Literacy Toolkit v. 2.1.(More News from the DON CIO)
January 1, 2009... The Information Literacy Toolkit is a practical and comprehensive guide to making information work for the individual; the organization and the enterprise. The Internet provides access and connectivity that requires new knowledge, skills,...

Going mobile: becoming wireless.
January 1, 2009... In April 2008, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) released a report called "Department of the Navy Enterprise Mobility 2008." This concise report describes the strategy the DON would use to leverage the significant...

Trident Warrior 09/operational level command and control: "expanding the maritime experimentation scope".
January 1, 2009... In December more than 250 representatives from 70 organizations, services and nations attended the main planning conference for Trident Warrior 09 aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Trident Warrior is the premier annual FORCEnet Sea Trial event...

DON enterprise architecture development supports naval transformation.(Company overview)
January 1, 2009... Introduction Federally mandated enterprise architectures (EA) are a strategically-based means for the departments of Defense and the Navy (DON) to capitalize on their vast technological assets and make sound decisions about investments in...

Can you hear me now? How one idea can change the world.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In less than two years, nearly 150 distinguished ambassadors and more than 2,000 delegates from across the globe will gather for the United Nations International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) World...

Global 2008: war game series helps Navy plan for future capabilities to defeat worldwide maritime threats in cooperation with allies.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 1979, the Navy initiated the annual Title X Global War Game as part of its Cold War strategy development process. Part of this effort included the analysis of future force structures as part of the Navy's Title X...

METOC data management for net-centric operations: a strategy for sharing information across the joint METOC community.
January 1, 2009... The departments of Defense and the Navy have adopted a data sharing strategy that supports network-centric operations on the Global Information Grid (GIG). This strategy redefines interoperability from traditionally defined point-to-point...

Information assurance training underway on USS Abraham Lincoln.
January 1, 2009... "The network is down." These four words can wreak havoc on anyone's day, but for Defense Department networks the consequences can be dire. Successful cyberspace operations, including operating, defending and securing the network, ensure...

Hold your breaches!
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

U.S. and coalition forces build technological capacity for the government of Iraq: MNSTC-I trains Iraqi government ministries to design and sustain vital networks.
January 1, 2009... Headquartered in the International Zone (IZ), Baghdad, Iraq, the Directorate of Communications (J6), part of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, is meeting its mission to help the government of Iraq design and build a new and...

The Lazy Person's Guide to social engineering.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There has been a lot of emphasis lately on computer security and the menace of cyber warfare. However, having surveyed the field and sifted through all the things that can go awry from an information security...

Enterprise Software Agreements.(Company overview)
January 1, 2009... The Enterprise Software Initiative 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 discipline used to coordinate...