CHIPS articles from October 2005

CHIPS archives from October 2005

Air dominance.
October 1, 2005... Winston Churchill once said, "There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction. To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to change often." Transformation is a reality; however, transformation isn't just change for...

NMCI announces second quarter customer satisfaction survey results.
October 1, 2005... The latest Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) customer satisfaction survey results continued to show slow but steady improvement in user satisfaction with NMCI and EDS related services. For the second quarter of 2005, overall NMCI customer...

NMCI implements DON enterprise anti-SPAM solution.
October 1, 2005... The Navy Marine Corps Intranet began an enterprise-wide anti-SPAM solution during summer 2005 to provide NMCI users with SPAM detection and filtering. The SPAM protection filters messages that include words or phrases of known and suspect...

Birdtrack--COMPACFLT's requisition and asset visibility tool.
October 1, 2005... Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), strategically located between the U.S. mainland and the western edge of the Pacific theater, supports a large forward-deployed naval force. COMPACFLT's challenge is to optimize material positioning and...

Interview with PEO-IT Project Director Capt. Chris Christopher: CHIPS asked Capt. Christopher to explain the significance of the Department of the Navy (DON) business information technology enterprise initiatives that are underway just a few days before the DON Enterprise IT Industry Symposium August 8-11, in New Orleans.(Program Executive Office-Information Technology)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... CHIPS: What is your role in the Program Executive Office-Information Technology organization? Capt. Christopher: I have two projects under my direction, one is the Enterprise IT Asset Management Program and the other is the Department of...

Special message from the Chief of Naval Operations Task Force Navy Family.
October 1, 2005... Hurricane Katrina directly impacted an estimated 18,000 Navy families. In fact, many of the Sailors providing relief to local citizens are in need of relief themselves. Most have lost something; some have lost everything. Throughout the...

www.it-umbrella.navy.mil.
October 1, 2005... 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). The ESI is a business discipline used to...

The defense biometrics identification system.
October 1, 2005... Because of the current problem with identity theft, verifying identification cannot be taken too lightly, especially when someone is trying to gain access to a military installation. Such a security breach can mean life or death...

Interview with captain Zdenka Willis deputy navigator of the navy (CNO-N7/CN).(Interview)
October 1, 2005... On July 26, the Navy announced a revolutionary change to the traditional paper chart method of navigation that has been used by the surface and submarine fleet for more than 50 years. The Navy will go to an all-digital nautical navigation...

Don Cio: putting information to work for our people.
October 1, 2005... As I write this column, another catastrophic hurricane nears landfall along our southern coastal areas, just weeks after Katrina devastated the same coastline farther east. As usual, our Sailors and Marines have stepped up to the challenge to...

Editor's notebook.
October 1, 2005... The CHIPS and Department of the Navy Information Technology Umbrella Program staffs offer our deepest sympathy over the loss of life and property in the areas ravaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Our hearts and prayers are with you and our...

The lazy person's guide to controlling technologies Part II: electronic tethers.
October 1, 2005... I have resigned myself to a simple fact of modern life: Thanks to the marvels of modern communications technology, I will never again be "out of touch." Thanks to the cell phone, someone from work will still be able to find me once I leave the...

FISMA update.
October 1, 2005... FISMA fundamentals The Department of the Navy (DON) is required to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) also known as Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002. FISMA requires each federal agency to...

Interview with Captain Tim Flynn.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego is the U.S. Navy's research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for command, control and communication systems and ocean surveillance. SSC San Diego...

The FORCEnet Engineering Conference.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... The first FORCEnet Engineering Conference provided a dynamic collaborative environment for FORCEnet stakeholders and the naval engineering communities to exchange information and "synchronize FORCEnet engineering efforts." The event, sponsored...

SPAWAR develops innovative approaches to Human System Integration.(Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command )
October 1, 2005... The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is exploring a number of innovative approaches for achieving greater mission effectiveness while maximizing the Navy's workforce capability. Leading this effort, is the SPAWAR Human Systems...

A lean six sigma approach to COTS IT acquisition.(commercial-off-the-shelf information technology )
October 1, 2005... Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) information technology (IT) supports the business of the Department of Navy (DON). The approach to acquiring COTS applications is resource intensive and involves a number of rigorous steps. While these steps...

NMCI Spyware and virus protection upgrade begins.
October 1, 2005... Navy Marine Corps Intranet users are receiving enhanced virus protection and relief from Spyware and Adware. On Sept. 16, NMCI began rolling out an upgrade to Symantec AntiVirus (SAV). The updated software provides proactive virus and...

Maritime Integration Center increasing the fleet's capabilities with reach back.
October 1, 2005... The Navy's Fleet Information Warfare Center (FIWC) established the Maritime Integration Center (MIC) to provide information operations (IO) expertise and resources to deployed forces. The MIC acts as a central point for global maritime IO...

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division: the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Coast Guard and National Guard select NSWCDD as their primary CWID 2005 site.(Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration)
October 1, 2005... The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is uniquely positioned to help navigate the Navy's road to transformation. Its broad spectrum of resources, including its workforce and infrastructure have made it a premier naval...

Interview with Cmdr. Tony Parrillo director of the FORCEnet Execution Center.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Recently appointed Deputy Director of Naval Network Warfare Command, Mr. Mark Honecker, Cmdr. Tony Parrillo, director of the FORCEnet Execution Center and Capt. Chris Abbott director of FORCEnet Innovation and Experimentation Division cut the...

Taking an enterprise view of IT.
October 1, 2005... The Department of the Navy (DON) continues to evolve and improve how it is forging cohesive and integrated management of business and enterprise information technology. Progress is being made across the board, from the details of how to assess...

Sea Warrior--a true revolution in training interview with Vice Admiral J. Kevin Moran Commander, Naval Education and Training Command.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Encore! Encore! When the CHIPS staff heard Vice Adm. Moran brief the Sea Warrior vision to the spellbound audience at the FORCEnet Engineering Conference in June, we had to ask the admiral if he would discuss some of the aspects of the Sea...

Secure voice communications.
October 1, 2005... Military units require a full spectrum of communications capabilities to ensure that all elements of command and control (C2), (battle orders, planning, logistics, medical, personnel, etc.) are communicated effectively. Secure communication...

Interview with Rear Admiral Ken Slaght COMSPAWAR.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Rear Adm. Slaght has been the hard-charging, innovative commander of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for the last five years. On the eve of his retirement, Nov. 3, 2005, with 35 years of naval service, CHIPS asked the admiral to...

Can you hear me now? The foundation of future spectrum.
October 1, 2005... The radio frequency electromagnetic spectrum is more important to the Department of the Navy (DON) today than it has ever been in the more than 100-year history of radio. As the diversity of spectrum applications grows, the complexity of...

SPAWAR System Center New Orleans New Orleans Customer Support Center finalist for government customer support excellence award.
October 1, 2005... The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) New Orleans, Customer Support Center (CSC) was named one of the top three customer support centers in the area of customer focus at the Government Customer Support...

Marine Corps C41 integration architectural strategic plan.
October 1, 2005... Overview The Marine Corps migration to an "end-to-end" Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) command and control (C2) strategy requires an equally dynamic strategic plan for C2 and communications, computers and intelligence (C4I)...