May 2014

JIE
Joint Information Environment Logs Successes, Faces Snags
    The Defense Department's largest 
information technology effort is making unusual progress in an unorthodox approach.

AIR FORCE C4ISR
Air Force ISR Changes After Afghanistan
    Different enemies, battlefields, technologies and budgets mandate new sensors and uses.

Crown Jewel Program Modernizes Air Operations
    A U.S. Air Force command and control overhaul cruises forward. 

The Air Force Networks its Networks
    Connecting air assets involves the entire theater force.

Modernizing Nuclear Bomber Command and Control
    Advanced ground-based terminals drive toward critical design review.

CENTCOM
What Worked in War, What Lies Ahead
    The U.S. Central Command’s J-6
 addresses the changes the command made over the course of two conflicts.

CLOUD FORECAST
Cloud Computing Market to Grow Dramatically by 2017
   Global spending on cloud-based resources 
and services will reach across all sectors.

Robots Learn With Heads in the Cloud
   Robotic systems are schooled through cloud computing.

ASSOCIATION FEATURE
Cyber Age Spawns Complexity for Homeland Security Mission
   Challenges extend beyond physical borders and manmade threats.

ASK THE EXPERT
Question: Contract Consolidation and Bundling—Good for the Government but Bad for Small Businesses?

PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY
Just How Important is the Joint Information Environment?

INCOMING
Having the Guts to Say No