September 2013

THE NEW NATO

Portugal’s Navy Faces Double-Edged Challenge
   As budgets drop, obligations increase dramatically.

NATO Seeks Umbrella Communications
    The alliance is striving to establish an overarching methodology to its networks.

Transforming NATO’s Information Technology Architecture
    The Atlantic alliance plans a modern, enterprisewide network.


 INTERNATIONAL

Working Toward Worldwide Interoperability
    An international team applies lessons learned in Iraq to future global operations.
 

ARMY TECHNOLOGIES 

Army Signal Expands Its Reach
    Technology needs to do more as fewer personnel add new roles and missions.


 IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

Eyeing Next-Generation Biometrics
    The FBI faces the future with new technologies in hand.

Identity Technology Breakthroughs Impact National Security
    Advanced biometrics are changing the face of human detection.

Closing the Door on Iris Recognition Vulnerabilities
    Several ways of fooling optical scanners may fade under the light of a new technique.

Government Seeks New Identity Markers
    A federal agency is spearheading a public/private effort to establish a digital trustmark.
 

DATA MANAGEMENT

Defining Spatial Privacy
    Policy really matters when it comes to tagging where people are and protecting their rights.

COMMUNICATIONS

Telecommunications Leaves Mark on Afghanistan
    A Western advisory team assists in modernizing the country’s critical communications infrastructure.
 

VIEWPOINT

Bringing Together Signal and Cyber
    A radical operational consolidation also requires an information overhaul.

ASK THE EXPERT

Lt. Col. Carl Allard Young, USA

PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY

Have We Gone Down the Rabbit Hole?

INCOMING

Information Age Leadership Requires a New Type of Boldness