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  • Land Power Requires System Integration and Development of Architecture

    System integration is the name of the game if the U.S. Army is to be able to succeed in this new age of persistent conflict, said Lt. Gen. Michael A. Vane, USA, director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center. Saying that the Army is challenged to fight this new war, the general called for network [...]

    8/21/08 • (0)

  • Parks: No Distinct Cyberspace Command

    The dream of a separate and distinct cyberspace command is not going to happen, because cyberspace is an arena in which everyone operates. This was the declaration of the director, U.S. Army Information Operations (USAIOP) and U.S. Army Computer Network Operation-Electronic Warfare Proponents (USAEWP), Combined Arms Command, Fort Leavenworth. Col. Wayne A. Parks, USA, told [...]

    8/21/08 • (0)

  • Chilton: Cyberspace is a Domain

    Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, commander, U.S. Strategic Command had a message for attendees here, emphasizing that cyberspace is a domain that the military must operate in and defend. “I consider the surface of the ocean a domain…I consider land a domain,” he said during the morning plenary address. “I consider air a domain. I consider [...]

    8/21/08 • (0)

  • Army Stands Up 7th Signal Command

    The U.S Army is establishing the 7th Signal Command (Theater), a signal command for the continental United States (CONUS). Based at Fort Gordon, Georgia, the command reached cadre status in July and will reach initial and full operational capabilities in phased stages. The commander, Brig. Gen. Jennifer L. Napper, USA, is dual-hatted, leading the command [...]

    8/20/08 • (0)

  • Communication panel emphasizes security concerns

    The U.S. Army’s major communications elements are facing different issues as they try to achieve ever-changing goals amid budgetary, cultural and technological challenges.
    Brig. Gen. Susan Lawrence, USA, commanding general, NETCOM/9th Signal Command, emphasized the importance of information security—and how that is not given enough attention. “We are not doing well securing our NIPRNET—it’s a [...]

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  • Hight: Think bigger

    Where most leaders would endeavor to view the big picture, Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight, USN, vice director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), sees the biggest picture of all. The issue for communicators is not about serving an activity, or a service, or even a military. Nor is it about winning a war in the kinetic sense. It is about all of the services coming together to attain a national goal. But, the rub is how an organization can pursue that goal without losing track of its own specific needs.

    8/20/08 • (0)

  • Casey: Army needs reset and transformation

    The U.S. Army is so consumed by the demands of the current fight that it cannot do the things that it is supposed to do, according to its highest-ranking officer. Gen. George W. Casey, USA, the U.S. Army chief of staff, charged that the service is badly out of whack because it has been caught [...]

    8/19/08 • (0)

  • Sorenson: LandWarNet Program Fragmented, Needs Coordinated Plan

    The U.S. Army’s LandWarNet program, the focus of Army IT modernization—and the focus of this conference—is fragmented, unsecure, expensive and not standardized. This came from Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, the U.S. Army chief information officer (CIO)/G-6. He told today’s luncheon audience that the Army will fix these problems, but it will take a [...]

    8/19/08 • (1)

  • Donahue: Enabling Expeditionary Capabilities in a CONUS Based Army

    Despite its ongoing operations around the world, the U.S. Army is a CONUS-based force that must be able to deploy its capabilities seamlessly. Unfortunately, that is not yet the case. Brig. Gen. Brian Donahue, USA, director of the LandWarNet office, Army G-3/5/7, described that challenge to an overflow crowd in a combined track this morning [...]

    8/19/08 • (0)

  • Sorenson: Talk to the Soldiers in the Field

    LandWarNet 2008 began with an introduction by Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, the U.S. Army chief information officer (CIO)/G-6. While Gen. Sorenson’s remarks largely focused on what would take place during the three-day conference and exposition, some of his anecdotal comments illuminated the key issues that he hopes will be addressed by the many Army and industry attendees.

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