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Features
Rear Adm. Kendall L. Card

Vice Adm. John G. Cotton

Col. Mark Akin
Vice Adm. Nancy E. Brown ,Director for C4, The Joint Staff (J-6), discusses some of the surprising barriers to interoperability with joint, coalition and interagency partners — and the obligation to share.
Rear Adm. Kendall L. Card Director, Command Control Systems NORAD and USNORTHCOM, discusses the challenges and successes of interoperability in support of homeland defense and humanitarian assistance. Vice Adm. John G. Cotton , Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, talks about the indispensable contributions of the Navy Reserve Force in the war on terror and the vision for shaping the future Total Force. Army Col. Mark W. Akin , Director, for Joint Logistics J9 (Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate), USJFCOM, writes about the much needed transformation of logistics in support of the global mission of the joint warrior
Navigation Guide

Editor's Notebook (PDF)
An introduction to interoperability ...

From the DON CIO Robert J. Carey  (PDF)
Mr. Carey discusses the Next Generation Network

Interview with Vice Adm. Nancy E. Brown  (PDF)
Director C4 Systems, The Joint Staff (J-6)

Interview with Rear Adm. Kendall L. Card (PDF)
Director Command Control Systems NORAD-NORTHCOM

Conversation Vice Adm. John G. Cotton  (PDF)
Chief Navy Reserve, Commander Navy Reserve Force

Transforming Joint Operational Level Logistics (PDF)
Col. Mark Akin writes about global logistics support

Joint (experimental) Deployment and Support  (PDF)
USJFCOM's revolutionary approach for logistics planning

Trident Warrior 08  (PDF)
Providing FORCEnet Channel Makers

Information Exchange Technology Program  (PDF)
ITEP provides benefits to the government and industry

aXiom CxMF - Context Management Framework  (PDF)
Discovering "self-evident" truths from disparate sources

Navy to Fund Credentialling Exams for Sailors  (PDF)
New policy change is a significant step in professionalism

DON Achieves Success at WRC 2007  (PDF)
Key agenda items resolved to the benefit of the DON

 

 


 

"Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower"   (PDF)
Global partnerships provide greater capabilities

Education Points for Sailors with Degrees (PDF)
Degrees offer advancement advantages for enlisted personnel

Knowledge Management - Not Just a Catch Phrase  (PDF)
Building an environment of efficiency and sharing in the PACOM AOR

First Responders Embrace Navy C2 System(PDF)
The Area Security Operations Command and Control System

Business Transformation Agency Visits USSTRATCOM  (PDF)

USSTRATCOM tackles the business challenges of a joint command

Neighbor 2 Neighbor - an e-Crime Prevention Initiative  (PDF)
NCIS program for deployed personnel and their families in Japan

Marines observe GCSS-MC for the first time  (PDF)
GCSS-MC assists in the Marine Corps' logistics modernization effort

Hold Your Breaches!  (PDF)
Case studies of real privacy breaches in the Navy

The Lazy Person's Guide to the External Mind   (PDF)
"Outsourcing" human memory to digital devices

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DON IT Umbrella Program and DoD Enterprise Software Initiative contracts

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