CHIPS articles from July 2005

CHIPS archives from July 2005

Editor's notebook.
July 1, 2005... Whether you are a Marine or Soldier on the ground in Iraq, a strike group commander or Department of Defense (DoD) business warrior, you need the knowledge superiority that the aggregate of DoD technologies can deliver. DoD and Department of...

DON CIO: putting information to work for our people.(knowledge management)
July 1, 2005... As a firm believer in the power of effective knowledge management (KM), I have been thrilled to witness the KM successes of the Navy and the Marine Corps. In the early days of our implementation of KM, we focused a lot of energy on education...

U.K. Royal Navy Commodore Peter Walpole deputy director: Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence.(Interview)
July 1, 2005... CHIPS: What is your role as the deputy director of the Combined Joint Operations from the Sea (CJOS) Center of Excellence (COE)? CDRE Walpole: As deputy commander, I ensure that the commander's alliance responsibilities are being met. As...

Vice Admiral J. Kevin Moran: commander, Naval Education and Training Command: talks about how Navy Knowledge Online serves the education and training needs of today's Navy Sea Warriors.(Interview)
July 1, 2005... When CHIPS asked the Naval Education and Training Command to explain the significance of the redesigned Navy Knowledge Online, Vice Adm. Moran stepped up to the plate to answer some questions and explain the importance of NKO to today's...

Rear Admiral William D. Rodriguez chief engineer (SPAWAR 05) Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command talks about FORCEnet development.(Interview)
July 1, 2005... The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is the chief engineer for delivering FORCEnet capabilities. To accomplish this goal the FORCEnet Innovation and Experimentation Framework was established to institutionalize and streamline technology...

Navy's focus on knowledge management pays off in the desert.
July 1, 2005... The Navy is creating knowledge-enabled organizations afloat and ashore. Since the late 1990s, proponents for knowledge management (KM) have emerged within the Navy. Commander, Pacific Fleet and Commander, Second Fleet assigned a knowledge...

Finding the knowledge edge: using knowledge management afloat to give the warfighter a knowledge edge.
July 1, 2005... The Knowledge Edge Knowledge is power. The old adage is true in the business world as well as in the military. Intelligence about our adversaries, our battlespace and ourselves is critical to succeeding in any military operation. To...

Navy wireless networks--FIPS 140-2 or bust! ... a vulnerability assumed by one is shared by all ...
July 1, 2005... Background Home and corporate users in ever-increasing numbers are using wireless networks based on the 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g and the emerging 802.11x/i/n standards. In March 2003, the Gartner Group reported that there were 4.2 million...

NAVCIRT receives SAS Award for network defense: information technology gives the warfighter options beyond fighting the enemy on the seas, above the seas or under the seas ...(Navy Computer Incident Response Team)
July 1, 2005... The Navy Computer Incident Response Team (NAVCIRT) received the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Award May 11 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes achievements in solutions to computer network defense through software application, and...

Preventing the compromise of classified data on DON IT systems and networks.(Department of the Navy)
July 1, 2005... Introduction This article discusses the responsibilities of Department of the Navy (DON) information technology (IT) users for protecting classified information on DON IT systems and networks. Classified data exist in both a physical and...

Creating an IA empowered workforce--standardizing skill development.(information assurance)
July 1, 2005... The protection of the GIG is everyone's business--this cannot be overstated. We take specific actions to train, license, qualify, and certify pilots and weapon systems users--we must consider no less of a standard for the operation, security,...

Information assurance for the net-centric battlespace: to meet the demands of today's net-centric-operations environment or battlespace, we must adapt a much broader construct for information assurance ...
July 1, 2005... Today's aerospace operations environment is highly complex, lethal, and one that we must continue to dominate to achieve military operational objectives. Central to achieving these operational ends are the concepts of vertical and horizontal...

GFMPL Web ... serving today's surface warfighter.(Geophysics Fleet Mission Program Library)
July 1, 2005... Introduction The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) Systems Integration Division (N64) has provided on-scene environmental prediction systems for the surface fleet for more than 20 years. From documentation to databases and data...

Trident Warrior 2005--the premier FORCEnet Sea Trial event.
July 1, 2005... TW05--the Navy's road to speed to capability This fall, Nov. 28-Dec. 10, the Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) takes FORCEnet to sea for the third in a series of Trident Warrior events, when U.S. Second Fleet units of the USS Iwo...

SSC Charleston--first SPAWAR Systems Center to achieve CMMI[R] Maturity Level 2: achieving CMMI Maturity Level 2 for the command reinforces SSC Charleston's standing as a quality provider of systems engineering, software engineering and information technology services ...(Space and Naval Warfare)(Capability Maturity Model Integration)
July 1, 2005... Introduction The Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Charleston successfully completed phase one of its process improvement effort by achieving Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI[R]) Maturity Level 2. This...

Can you hear me now? First responders rely on land mobile services: the value of the improved coordination for first responders will undoubtedly enhance public safety not only on federal installations but also in adjoining communities ...
July 1, 2005... The value of the improved coordination for first responders will undoubtedly enhance public safety not only on federal installations but also in adjoining communities... The sentries posted at the armory, the crews at the fire station,...

New credit alert available for active duty personnel.(preventing identity theft)
July 1, 2005... Active Duty Alert Helps Combat Identity Theft Identity theft is a growing crime in the United States. Consumers, including non-active duty personnel, can take various actions to minimize the risks of identity theft including checking credit...

The lazy person's guide to controlling technologies Part 1: e-mailaholics anonymous.
July 1, 2005... Losing Control Over the last 15 years the computing environment has changed from one dominated by the laborious production of paper-based documents to one drowning in easily published computer-generated documents. The Internet has...

www.it-umbrella.navy.mill.(Enterprise Software Initiative)
July 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)....