Multi-National Force-Iraq, plagued by problems with incompatible data sources

New data-fusing, Web-enabling technology that promises to bridge

The defense community is turning to new weapons to wage war

U.S. government agencies are using a secure electronic conferencing tool

The U.S. Defense Department has successfully deployed a major program to provide secure access

Sending Top Secret e-mail from a hotel room may soon be possible pending

New technologies, better hackers and an increased demand for network services

In the constantly changing information assurance realm, security is more often than not a moving target. To confront this challenge, the U.S. Defense Department's intelligence enterprise is beefing up its efforts to prepare information warriors, to track threats and to provide, not only information assurance but more importantly, mission assurance. Today, the need for agility is as immense and intense in cyberspace as it is on the battlefield.

There should be no debate over the need for effective information security in the information revolution. As digital information becomes more vital with the growth of cyberspace, securing it increases in importance. However, even with broad public awareness of the need for cybersecurity, the infosphere is faced with a serious challenge that is multifaceted and that defies easy solution.

The emerging technology that will have the greatest impact on Sandia National Laboratories, a National Nuclear Security Administration lab, reflects the shift toward an increased reliance on supercomputers and their validated numerical simulations to model the nuclear stockpile. Computer simulations will revolutionize the laboratories' microelectronic and nanoscale contributions to engineering and national security. Simulations help researchers work faster and more accurately.