In this Issue:
What is net-centricity? Everyone is talking about it. What do we really mean when we attach “net-centric” to other terms such as net-centric architecture, net-centric value added, net-centric engineering, net-centric operations, net-centric transformation, or net-centric warfare? How much is real and what is still a dream? All of these expressions are used by our authors in the articles appearing in this issue.
Read the entire article onlineThe Role of Architecture in Moving DoD to a Net-Centric Enviroment
The Department of Defense is an organization on the move. A restless wind blows through the halls of the Pentagon, and it’s not just a lot of hot air! Across the Department initiatives have sprung up that are aimed at integrating information and data across various areas of Defense Agencies and Military Services. Net-centricity has become a sort of mantra for the new Defense establishment. What is going on, and why? Blame it on Reagan and Gorbachev. That’s right. If the Soviet Union had not dissolved, DoD would not have had to re-adjust to a new reality in the 21st century.
Read the entire article onlineSpurring NCO by Fostering Interoperability
Recent events highlight the critical need for agencies and organizations to share information in real time and create a common operational picture during a situation. Fulfilling this need is the goal of network-centric operations (NCO). NCO—“an information superiority-enabled concept of operations”—is best enabled and supported by systems that interoperate. Although NCO is still in its formative stages, the value of an NCO approach is quickly gaining recognition given the realization that such an approach eliminates standalone systems—those systems that can operate only with like systems—and thus enables all systems and platforms to interoperate on a global network. The ability to interoperate on a global network ensures access to information, and, armed with access to information, government agencies are positioned to make more effective decisions.
Read the entire article onlineDoD Netcentricity...a Buzzword or a Business Model
The U.S. Department of Defense can jump start a marketplace for certified net-ready tools that enable trusted transactions of valuable information at the right time by investing in an open not-for-profit environment that enables intellectual property distribution, open collaboration and commercial risk mitigation through adaptive validation, verification and certification processes. The concept has worked for other government agencies, and the pieces are in place for DoD to capitalize on their lessons learned. There is no lack of understanding of the issues or the desired outcome. What is required for success is imagination and leadership to execute.
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Volume 9 Number 4
December 2006 |
