January 2013

BIG DATA
U.S. Government Bets Big on Data
    A multi-agency big data initiative offers an array of national advantages.
Too Much Information Imperils Big Data
    It causes problems from the battlefield to the doctor’s office, but leaders are fueling the competitive fire to find an answer.
Desperately Seeking Big Data Standards
    An industry group is racing to draft commonly accepted best practices for security and privacy.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Reading, Writing and Big Data Basics
    An industry-supported online school provides a good grounding in the science and application of very large datasets.
Korea Exercise Changes the Game
    An unprecedented choice allows soldiers to use communications and intelligence assets in more meaningful ways.

GOVERNMENT
Senior Government Executives Bridge Burgeoning Gap
    More activities depend on one group of employees facing severe limitations of their own.

ASSOCIATION FEATURES
NATO Addresses Its Info-Centric Future
   Challenges and solutions abound as the alliance puts its reorganization to the test.

Obstacles Loom for Pacific Realignment

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTARY
Everyone Is Going Digital--Including AFCEA International

INCOMING
Technology Is Good, but People Are Better