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This is an official U.S. Navy Web site. GILS registration #49674
Celebrating more than 25 years as the Department of the Navy's Information Technology Magazine
 
CHIPS is sponsored by the DON IT Umbrella Program and the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer
 
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NATO's think tank has change of command
First non-U.S. officer takes strategic command

Empire Challenge
Cutting-edge capabilities and interoperability

Assessing system interoperability at JBSA
Assessing interoperability between systems

Technology Enhances Warfighters' Threat Detection Capability
The Naval Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO) system

Navy civilian engineers work side-by-side with warfighters in Afghanistan to field new communications system


U.S. Second Fleet Transitions to NMCI
C2F is the first to have a fully operational Maritime Operations Center (MOC) standup within the NMCI network

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DON IM and IT Conference
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Features
Talking with Adm. John C. Harvey
 (PDF)
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Interview with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson
(PDF)
Army Director CIO/G-6
 

Interview with Maj. Gen. Susan Lawrence
(PDF)
Commanding General U.S. Army NETCOM/9th Signal Command

Knowledge Management Topics from the Department of the Navy KM Community of Practice
KM in a Strike Group (PDF)
The 7 Minute Drill

KM and the Enterprise Portal  (PDF)
Consolidating portals across the Navy


A Pragmatic Approach to Implementing KM at the Operational Level of War  (PDF)

Center for Surface Combat Systems Shares Knowledge Through Communities of Practice (PDF)

KM in Navy Strike Groups - So What (PDF)
TACTRAGRUPAC trains, mentors and assesses fleet KM efforts 


From the Department of the Navy
New DON EA v1.0 Supports Investment Decision Making  (PDF) Design will meet the future needs of the Navy and warfighter

Campaign Plan Highlights DON CIO FY 2010 Focus Areas
(PDF)
Major IM/IT deliverables expected during fiscal year

A Breakthrough in Promoting DoD Certification and Accreditation Reciprocity  (PDF)
A repeatable process for security reviews

Has the Use of E-mail Peaked? (PDF)
Web 2.0 tools change communications patterns


Training Information Systems Technicians to Protect Navy Networks  (PDF)
Online courses provide critical professional certifications

Navy Enterprise
Navy ERP Program Receives Positive Operational Test Agency Follow-On Evaluation Reports  (PDF)
N-ERP good to Go Live

 

 

 

 

 

In Every Issue
Editor's Notebook (PDF)
Knowledge management — the need is greater than ever


Message from the DON CIO Robert J. Carey
 (PDF)
Department's KM Vision

Hold Your Breaches  (PDF)
Real privacy breaches in the Department of the Navy

Web 2.0
  (PDF)
Federal CIO Council Releases Social Media Guidelines

Going Mobile  (PDF)
Putting Text to the Test


Full Spectrum (PDF)
Radio Frequency Congestion

The Lazy Person's Guide
  (PDF)
Living La Vita Virtual

Enterprise Software Agreements - PDF only
DON IT Umbrella Program and DoD ESI purchasing agreements

Around the Fleet
SSC Pacific's Far East Division
(PDF)
Sharpening the Tip of the Spear


Navy Career Tools System Puts Sailors in the Driver's Seat for Job Applications
 (PDF) Se lf-service option is the latest in a series of enhancements to CMS/ID“C” Decision for low-rate initial production

Q&A with Capt. Michael S. Murphy
 (PDF)
Sea Warrior (PMW 240) Program Manager

USS Kauffman Participates in Multiple Multinational Exercise
 (PDF) K
auffman crew promotes cultural understanding and plays baseball!

Joint Communications

News from the Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio System
 (PDF)
- JPEO JTRS teams with UCSD for Project 25 Waveform

- Enterprise Domain Demonstrates Wideband Networking Waveform
- JPEO JTRS and PEO Integration team with UK Defense Agencies


Information Technology
Tools to Dispel Myths About Your IT System's Power Quality  (PDF) Power quality problems can damage your systems or keep them from operating at top performance