Management Is Key for GIG 3.0
Accountability, in the form of identity and access management, will be the key elements in the Defense Department's third-generation Global Information Grid, or GIG 3.0.
Only Existing Technologies Allowed Into Future GIG
The Defense Department wants innovative solutions to build the third generation of the Global Information Grid (GIG 3.0), but it wants only current technologies to underpin those innovations.
Hesterman Appointed to OUSD (P&R) Post
Free Beds (and Maybe Board) for Veterans
On Thursday, November 10, inns and bed and breakfasts around the U.S. and Canada are offering free rooms to veterans and a guest in observance of Veterans and Remembrance days.
The Coast Guard Wants UAVs
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking at a variety of options for adding maritime versions of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to its sea assets. These vehicles would be used to maintain persistent presence in remote ocean areas.
Success Breeds Menace in Critical Infrastructure
The nation's critical infrastructure, long a potential target of cybermarauders, now faces even greater threats--ironically because of the very information technologies on which it depends for better efficiency of operation.
Military-Style Network Measures Needed to Secure Infrastructure
Network situational awareness, largely the purview of military systems, may be the best line of defense against cybermarauders threaten the nation's critical infrastructure.
The Dominant Realm of This Century Will Be Virtual
Airpower dominated the 20th century, but cyberpower will dominate the 21st century. Change is outstripping conventional patterns as technologies race capabilities.