January-March 2013 Issue
From 2005-2008, Capt. Lourdes Neilan served as the knowledge manager for Carrier Strike Group 8, and then fleeted up as the ...
January-March 2013 Issue
The Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist designation was implemented in 2010 to enhance the Navy’s ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Across the fleet, from naval installations to ships at sea to air stations, one of the most treasured and time-honored ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Top Navy leadership, charged with ensuring the U.S. Navy remains a critical contributor to national security and economic ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Rear Adm. Jonathan White holds the position of “oceanographer of the U.S. Navy” and is the 20th person to do so since its ...
January-March 2013 Issue
As part of the Naval Intelligence realignment, Rear Adm. Samuel J. Cox, assumed command of the Office of Naval Intelligence ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic officials were notified Oct. 26 that the center was selected to receive the ...
January-March 2013 Issue
In November 2012, Vice Adm. Kendall L. Card, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance/Director of Naval ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Mr. Kevin C. Cooley serves as the command information officer (CIO) for the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command. Mr. Cooley assumed ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Mr. Robert J. Carey serves as the Department of Defense Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer. Selected to this ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Vice Adm. Michael Rogers assumed his present duties as Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet in ...
July-September 2012 Issue
When he opened the email, Gunny Smith thought it was just junk mail and inadvertently activated the embedded malware that ...
July-September 2012 Issue
Capt. Susan K. Cervosky was selected for lateral transfer to the Information Warfare community in 2003 and was reassigned to ...
Friday, June 8, 2012
"We will win—or lose—the next series of wars in our nation’s laboratories."
- Then Vice Admiral James Stavridis, ...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Sailors attached to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMS LANT) in Norfolk, Va., are ...
Friday, April 20, 2012
"We have to be and we will be relentless in our pursuit of energy goals that will continue to make us a more effective ...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Graduate education opportunities for officers and civilians in the Navy's Information Dominance Corps (IDC) are increasing ...
Friday, April 13, 2012
An active duty course manager and lead instructor at the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Unit Corry Station, Fla. ...
Friday, April 6, 2012
Sailors in the information systems technician (IT) and cryptologic technician networks (CTN) ratings will have the ...
April-June 2012 Issue
"NRS Modesto unleashed!" That was the reaction of Petty Officer Martin Benitz as he experienced the Navy’s newest mobile ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Four individuals and eight teams were honored for their outstanding contributions to excellence in information ...
April-June 2012 Issue
"Wounded Warriors are, by definition, tenacious and resilient. They are leaders and doers."
– Juan Garcia, Assistant ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Two years ago, Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called the national debt the greatest threat ...
April-June 2012 Issue
As the Pentagon looks to save more than $400 billion across the Department of Defense over the next decade, department ...
April-June 2012 Issue
You've heard the maxim: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." You could say the same for Navy Warfare ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Ms. Katherine Flattery has spent most of her career in the resource management field. She has served in a variety of ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and Naval Medical Center San Diego hosted a senior leadership panel ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Does the annoying buzz from fluorescent lighting keep you up nights? Do you need assistive technology for night driving or ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February 7 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, one of the greatest novelists of all time. He ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), a leader in littoral warfare and coastal defense systems, ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
An automated weather observation system developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) through its TechSolutions ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) understands the advantages of leveraging current training systems technology ...
Monday, February 6, 2012
SPAWAR, the Navy's information dominance provider, proved to be a stellar participant in two of the year's most popular ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Rear Adm. Grace Hopper was a staunch supporter of CHIPS. She often gave encouragement to one of the early editors, Diane ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
This year-ender post comes from Bill Doughty, a public affairs specialist at Navy Region Hawaii who writes the Navy Reads ...
January-March 2012 Issue
A pioneer in programming languages and technology development, Rear Adm. Grace Hopper was instrumental in bringing computer ...
January-March 2012 Issue
"Man our ship and bring her to life!" The guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) was commissioned on Sept. 6, 1997, ...
October-December 2011 Issue
CYBERCOM's Effect on the Cyber/IT Workforce
In 2010, when United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) was established to unify ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Among her varied assignments, Rear Adm. Gretchen S. Herbert, has been commanding officer of Naval Computer and ...
October-December 2011 Issue
The Department of the Navy anticipates that personnel will begin teleworking in significant numbers when a new telework ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
A Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic team came out on top of a field of 21 world-class ...
Saturday, July 23, 2011
To meet the changing demands of government and business, the National Defense University (NDU) iCollege is dedicated to ...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011 – The Defense Department's first strategy for operating in cyberspace is a milestone in the fight ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Information, Innovation, Industry, International and Inter-agency are the five "I" words that represent strategic priorities ...
July-September 2011 Issue
Efficiency is the watchword of the Department of Defense as Defense Secretary Robert Gates implemented business reforms and ...
July-September 2011 Issue
The DON Information Management/Information Technology/Cyberspace Campaign Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2013 outlines the ...
July-September 2011 Issue
Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Nally, as the Director for C4, Deputy Commanding General for MARFORCYBER and the DDCIO for the United ...
July-September 2011 Issue
The disasters that occurred in Japan March 11, 2011, are nearly beyond imagination. It is doubtful that any exercise ...
July-September 2011 Issue
Imagine a 9.0-magnitude undersea megathrust earthquake, one of the five largest ever recorded, followed by a 128-foot ...
July-September 2011 Issue
As all personnel within the Department of Defense and across the federal government are well aware, this is an era of ...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Welcome to the Hopper webpage -- both the lady and her ship ...
The late Retired Navy Rear Adm. Grace Hopper served the ...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Researching this article led me to our local library where I found a delightful book that included some little known facts ...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Professional Activities
• 1931-1943 Instructor to Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Vassar College
• ...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Eighty-five-year-old Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper who dedicated her life to the Navy passed away on 1 January 1992. As a ...
Monday, June 13, 2011
USS GRACE HOPPER website
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USS HOPPER (DDG 70)
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
From: Ginny Mullen CDR USN (ret)
Subject: Great Find!
I had the most delightful find on my computer this morning when ...
April-June 2011 Issue
In an orchestra, each musician produces exquisite music independently and relies on the conductor to synchronize its effort ...
April-June 2011 Issue
On a daily basis, Mr. Chris Kelsall, director of the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) Cyber/IT ...
April-June 2011 Issue
In the January-March 2011 issue of CHIPS, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer announced the DON CIO's role ...
April-June 2011 Issue
Rear Adm. Carpenter received her commission through Aviation Officer Candidate School, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in ...
April-June 2011 Issue
Section 508: Why Comply?
It's the law! Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act ...
April-June 2011 Issue
This year the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard celebrate 100 years of naval aviation with a series of events across the ...
April-June 2011 Issue
Ever had a problem and thought, "I'm not the first person to have this problem; someone must have the answer?" If you're ...
January-March 2011 Issue
It is with great pleasure that I write my first CIO column for CHIPS magazine. I began serving as the DON CIO in late ...
January-March 2011 Issue
On a blustery day on the Norfolk Naval Base, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG 2), and Commander, 2nd Marine ...
October-December 2010 Issue
Rear Adm. Michelle Howard, as the commander for Expeditionary Strike Group Two, has oversight
of 15 amphibious ships and ...
October-December 2010 Issue
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER HAS PUBLISHED THE DON CYBER/IT WORKFORCE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FY ...
October-December 2010 Issue
Since its inception in 2001, the Marine Corps Information Technology Management (ITM) Community of Interest (COI) has been ...
October-December 2010 Issue
Navy Total Force strategy is reshaping how information technology is attained in the Navy … The Sea Warrior program (PMW ...
October-December 2010 Issue
For years, one of the primary challenges for Information Assurance (IA) personnel in the Navy, as well as the rest of the ...
October-December 2010 Issue
In this issue, we are emphasizing the importance the departments of the Navy and Defense place on continuous learning and ...
October-December 2010 Issue
Culminating three years of intense work by the staffs at Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) learning centers, ...
October-December 2010 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer recently released the DON Cyber/IT Workforce Strategic Plan. This plan ...
October-December 2010 Issue
With the current economic situation, the Navy's jobs, benefits and career opportunities are becoming even more attractive ...
October-December 2010 Issue
To improve the knowledge base and skill level of the future Cyber/Information Technology (IT) Workforce, the Department of ...
October-December 2010 Issue
The Making of the CIO
"The Power of Team: The Making of a CIO," a seminal book written by the Department of the Navy Chief ...
October-December 2010 Issue
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) (SS/SW) Rick D. West has served as MCPON
since 2008. MCPON serves as the ...
October-December 2010 Issue
Vice Adm. Jack Dorsett, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6), Director of Naval Intelligence ...
October-December 2010 Issue
While a large amount of money is being spent on new technologies to operate and secure the Department of the Navy's (DON) ...
October-December 2010 Issue
The Marine Corps Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) is critical to providing the operating forces and supporting ...
October-December 2010 Issue
While it is axiomatic to say that the speed of technological change is breathtaking, the past year in particular has ...
July-September 2010 Issue
After his address to the Joint Warfighting Conference on May 11, Adm. J. C. Harvey, Jr., commander, U.S. Fleet Forces ...
July-September 2010 Issue
Mr. Miller is the technical director and senior civilian official of SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic. He is responsible for setting ...
July-September 2010 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON), like many organizations, is experiencing critical cybersecurity and information technology ...
July-September 2010 Issue
As I sit down to write my last CIO column for this great magazine, I cannot help but reflect on the last four years. So much ...
July-September 2010 Issue
Destroyer Squadron 7's mission is to conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea in support of U.S. national policy. ...
April-June 2010 Issue
Federal Chief Information Officers were directed by the Information Technology Reform Act (Clinger-Cohen Act) of 1996 to ...
April-June 2010 Issue
Ten information technology leaders from the Department of the Navy were among this year's Federal 100 Award winners. Federal ...
April-June 2010 Issue
While pundits and blogs have been buzzing about the direction the Navy should take in cyber operations, the Chief of Naval ...
April-June 2010 Issue
The Chief of Naval Operations has postured the Navy to play a strategic role in the cyber domain by realigning ...
April-June 2010 Issue
The civilian cyber/IT workforce senior leadership across the Department of the Navy regularly deals with new processes and ...
April-June 2010 Issue
In July 2009, the Chief of Naval Operations directed the establishment of a new directorate on the OPNAV staff, Deputy Chief ...
April-June 2010 Issue
Vice Adm. Barry McCullough, as the commander for U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet, will put into action the Chief of ...
January-March 2010 Issue
Naval Sea Systems Command is comprised of command staff, headquarters directorates, affiliated program executive offices ...
January-March 2010 Issue
Citing Navy training's ability to flex and change to meet the needs of the fleet, Rear Adm. Joseph Kilkenny, commander of ...
January-March 2010 Issue
Thanks to new functionality in the Navy's largest pay and personnel system, medical, dental, optometry, physician assistant, ...
January-March 2010 Issue
Collaboration is Key
The technical vision, "Naval IT, C4ISR, Space Systems, and Enterprise Support: Today and Tomorrow," is ...
January-March 2010 Issue
On Dec. 1, 2009, President Obama directed an additional surge of 30,000 troops to southern and eastern Afghanistan to ...
October-December 2009 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer has released the DON CIO Campaign Plan for FY 2010, which outlines the ...
October-December 2009 Issue
Historically, each generation expands the use of the communication inventions from the previous generation. Communication ...
October-December 2009 Issue
The newest update to the Career Management System/Interactive Detailing (CMS/ID) gives Sailors a self-service option to help ...
October-December 2009 Issue
Q: The Career Management System/Interactive Detailing application is Web-based, can you talk about the technology ...
October-December 2009 Issue
Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. assumed command of U.S. Fleet Forces Command in July 2009 bringing with him a wealth of knowledge ...
October-December 2009 Issue
Today's environment presents enormous challenges and unprecedented opportunities, not only to the Department of the Navy ...
July-September 2009 Issue
The semiannual Department of the Navy Information Management/Information Technology Conference continues to be an important ...
July-September 2009 Issue
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) recently announced a new scholarship program that targets local ...
July-September 2009 Issue
A primary challenge for the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) is planning and preparing for future ...
April-June 2009 Issue
With more than 900 people in attendance, the Department of the Navy (DON) Information Management/ Information Technology ...
April-June 2009 Issue
It's difficult to decide which is more impressive— the French command and projection (BPC) ship FS Tonnerre (L9014) — or its ...
April-June 2009 Issue
Because of a 300 percent increase in cyber attacks on Department of Defense (DoD) information technology (IT) systems and ...
April-June 2009 Issue
In March 2009, the Naval Education and Training Command completed changes to the Navy e-Learning site to provide Department ...
April-June 2009 Issue
Rear Adm. John M. Richardson is the Director of Strategy and Policy (J5) for U.S. Joint Forces Command.
In addition to ...
April-June 2009 Issue
2009 DON IM/IT Award Winners Announced
Three individuals and five project teams were honored at the DON Information ...
April-June 2009 Issue
Two Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific employees were recently selected as distinguished ...
April-June 2009 Issue
Those who have found success in their careers did not do it alone. Along the way they found someone who they respected and ...
January-March 2009 Issue
On Nov. 20, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead named the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic to lead the ...
January-March 2009 Issue
On October 20, 2008, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) released a memo providing initial ...
January-March 2009 Issue
Feeling out of SORTS? That's because the current readiness reporting system, Status of Resources and Training System, ...
January-March 2009 Issue
"The network is down." These four words can wreak havoc on anyone's day, but for Defense Department networks the ...
January-March 2009 Issue
Rear Adm. Simpson was named the interim Assistant Chief of Naval Operations Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) and ...
January-March 2009 Issue
Home Use for Microsoft Products Approved for DON Personnel
The Department of the Navy, through its contract with EDS for ...
January-March 2009 Issue
More than 90 Navy inventors represented in new licensing agreement to commercialize a portfolio of Navy-developed ...
January-March 2009 Issue
Ever wonder about the dedicated people behind the Defense Travel System (DTS), the fully integrated, electronic, end-to-end ...
January-March 2009 Issue
There has been a lot of emphasis lately on computer security and the menace of cyber warfare. However, having surveyed the ...
January-March 2009 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, Robert J. Carey, is one of a group of high-level DON leaders planning ...
October-December 2008 Issue
"Network-centric warfare," "NetOps" and "managing the Global Information Grid as a weapon system" — for many these are still ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Senior Executive Service member Mr. Jeffrey A. Klein began working as the first civilian executive director for Naval ...
October-December 2008 Issue
The realignment of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center New Orleans involves more than just a name change. It means ...
October-December 2008 Issue
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Norfolk realigned under SSC Atlantic, along with SSC Charleston and SSC New ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Through organization changes, hurricanes and tough challenges, New Orleans staff remain focused on Navy mission.
Navy ...
July-September 2008 Issue
April 2, 2008, brought the most unexpected, yet most exciting, encounters of my career. At approximately 0945 I received a ...
July-September 2008 Issue
The Defense Department recognized that the current approach of attempting to develop monolithic integrated architectures has ...
July-September 2008 Issue
Can you guess what the focus is for this issue by looking at the interlocking circles on the cover? Capt. Jon Greene, ...
July-September 2008 Issue
Since 1999, the LIFELines Services Network has been the Navy Department's official quality of life Web site for providing a ...
July-September 2008 Issue
My office hosts the Department of the Navy (DON) Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Conferences to ...
July-September 2008 Issue
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead announced in April the reestablishment of U.S. 4th Fleet and assigned ...
July-September 2008 Issue
A new records management disposition tool is available to assist users in their search for the applicable life cycle ...
April-June 2008 Issue
Stronger and improved security settings were implemented for all Navy Marine Corps Intranet BlackBerry devices in February. ...
April-June 2008 Issue
The focus for this issue is maritime security — a foundation for national security and economic well-being. But these ...
April-June 2008 Issue
"Out motto is, 'Warfighter Recommended, Warfighter Tested, Warfighter Approved.' Nothing goes in or out of a combat ration ...
April-June 2008 Issue
Learning a foreign language just got a little easier for the thousands of Sailors and their families serving overseas or ...
April-June 2008 Issue
The Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), authorized by U.S.C. Title 10 Chapter 112, is designed to increase the ...
April-June 2008 Issue
"With compassion for others we build--we fight for peace with freedom." -- Seabees motto
For more than 60 years the ...
April-June 2008 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) presented the Knowledge Management (KM) Team of Naval ...
April-June 2008 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON) is leading the way in preparing its military and civilian leaders to manage effectively and ...
April-June 2008 Issue
As an organization under the command of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, SPAWAR Systems Activity Pacific ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Vice Admiral Cotton graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1973 with a degree in aerospace engineering. Earning his ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Recognizing the importance of a strong educational foundation for career progression, Vice Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Chief of ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Sailors pursuing occupational credentials can now receive funding to pay for approved credentialing exams, according to ...
January-March 2008 Issue
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence arm of the Department of the ...
January-March 2008 Issue
The Information Technology Exchange Program (ITEP) is a professional development opportunity initially authorized by the ...
October-December 2007 Issue
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Bahrain, Qatar, Baghdad and Forward Operating Base Falcon (about 15 kilometers ...
October-December 2007 Issue
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command is the coordinating authority to globally source Marine Corps forces and capabilities to U. ...
October-December 2007 Issue
Q: Can the Department of Defense (DoD) issue open source software (OSS), and what is the benefit to DoD if it does? If DoD ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The Defense Information Systems Agency's telework implementation and design team received the Best New Telework Initiative ...
July-September 2007 Issue
More than 700 attendees participated in the Department of the Navy Information Management and Information Technology ...
July-September 2007 Issue
Since July 2005, the Space and Naval Systems Center Charleston has equipped more than 2,000 up-armored Humvees with a ...
July-September 2007 Issue
Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II relieved Vice Adm. James D. McArthur Jr. as commander of Naval Network Warfare Command ...
July-September 2007 Issue
We have all been there — seated around a large table in a conference room with printed copies of the speaker's slides — 36 ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The first class of the new Cryptologic Technician Networks "A" School convened at the Center for Information Dominance (CID) ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The Policy Challenge
Getting large organizations in sync when it comes to publishing and implementing policies and ...
April-June 2007 Issue
Charlotte Louise Berry Winters, the last known Navy Yeoman (F) and woman veteran of World War I, was laid to rest March 30 ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems released a quality-of-life enhancement that became available ...
January-March 2007 Issue
CHIPS celebrates 25 years in publication in 2007 as the Department of the Navy Information Technology Magazine.
Our ...
January-March 2007 Issue
The Navy COOL Web site is just one of the new professional development tools supporting commercial credentialing.
In the ...
January-March 2007 Issue
The Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter, has selected Mr. Robert J. Carey to serve as the Department of the Navy Chief ...
January-March 2007 Issue
Interested in being a part of an innovative special program that facilitates a combination of internship techniques in the ...
January-March 2007 Issue
Of course, the most important thing on my mind is that 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of CHIPS. As you can imagine, we are ...
January-March 2007 Issue
I received an e-mail in late October from the CHIPS editor, Sharon Anderson, who asked me if I would write about my ...
January-March 2007 Issue
The Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line Navy "COOL" Web site provides comprehensive information on occupational ...
January-March 2007 Issue
"Of all the monsters that fill the nightmares of our folklore, none terrify more than werewolves, because they transform ...
October-December 2006 Issue
In this issue we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Office of Naval Research with a snapshot of the many advanced ...
October-December 2006 Issue
It was a clear day for sailing, Sept. 22, 2006, when the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Norfolk (SSCN) set ...
October-December 2006 Issue
"In achieving our vision of network-centric operations and FORCEnet, it is crucial that the Department of the Navy develops ...
October-December 2006 Issue
A journey of transformation never ends. The value of continuous improvement efforts is that we remain ever vigilant to look ...
October-December 2006 Issue
Almost 11 months after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) New Orleans ...
July-September 2006 Issue
The Naval Science Awards Program is a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps program that encourages America's students to develop an ...
July-September 2006 Issue
An enthusiastic team from the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) led a variety of learning tracks ...
July-September 2006 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer Dave Wennergren was recognized for his outstanding leadership with a ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Over the last several months, the Department of the Navy Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Integrated ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., told about 1,700 middle school students that they are the future of the country at the Virginia ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Aboard USS TARAWA in port in San Diego, Calif., Information Professional (IP) Officers, in charge of Navy communications and ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Carmela Keeney assumed the top civilian position, Executive Director, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Transforming the Department of the Navy into a "Total Force" often requires asking individuals to work harder and sacrifice ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Naval Research — Science and Technology for America's Readiness, or N-STAR, is a program within the Office of Naval ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Lt. Cmdr. Jim McGowan is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and member of the Medical Service Corps with a Master of Science ...
April-June 2006 Issue
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council announced the election of David M. Wennergren to the position of vice ...
April-June 2006 Issue
Five information technology leaders from the Department of the Navy (DON) were among this year's Federal 100 Award ...
April-June 2006 Issue
Human Performance Technologists (HPTs) agree that there are a myriad of solutions that are both scientifically-sound and ...
April-June 2006 Issue
The Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Facility Pacific (SSFP) provides engineering and installation services for both ...
April-June 2006 Issue
Today's U.S. Navy is the most high-tech navy in the world. In addition to being a technology leader, the U.S. Navy is known ...
April-June 2006 Issue
Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) recently released information for the fiscal year (FY) 2006 Graduate ...
April-June 2006 Issue
Senior Chief Navy Counselor Jeffrey Priest has the enviable job of traveling with the Navy's NASCAR 2006 Busch Series No. 88 ...
April-June 2006 Issue
By simply fulfilling the requirements of their rating, Sailors may be eligible to receive an apprenticeship certificate ...
January-March 2006 Issue
The theme for this issue of CHIPS has more to do with people than technology — a huge shift in focus for the Navy's ...
January-March 2006 Issue
The humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast carried out by USS Iwo Jima (LHD ...
January-March 2006 Issue
In the CHIPS Oct-Dec 2005 edition, we reported that the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) New Orleans was closed ...
January-March 2006 Issue
NSMRL on the Frontlines of the GWOT
A Coast Guard Maritime Security and Safety Team, acting on a tip from a law ...
January-March 2006 Issue
Nearly four months after Hurricane Katrina came ashore along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Task Force Navy Family (TFNF) continues to ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The CHIPS and Department of the Navy Information Technology Umbrella Program staffs offer our deepest sympathy over the loss ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The latest Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) customer satisfaction survey results continued to show slow but steady ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Encore! Encore! When the CHIPS staff heard Vice Adm. Moran brief the Sea Warrior vision to the spellbound audience at the ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) New Orleans, Customer Support Center (CSC) was ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Hurricane Katrina directly impacted an estimated 18,000 Navy families. In fact, many of the Sailors providing relief to ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is uniquely positioned to help navigate the Navy's road to ...
July-September 2005 Issue
The Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8570.1, Information Assurance (IA) Training, Certification, and Workforce ...
July-September 2005 Issue
Active Duty Alert Helps Combat Identity Theft
Identity theft is a growing crime in the United States. Consumers, ...
April-June 2005 Issue
Mentoring young professionals and guiding and inspiring the workforce is a top priority for the Navy-Marine Corps leadership ...
April-June 2005 Issue
At the beginning of the year, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark challenged Navy leaders in his 2005 Guidance to ...
January-March 2005 Issue
I had two unforgettable experiences in the last few months I want to share with you. The first occurred just a few days ...
January-March 2005 Issue
Since the start of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, Navy technology specialists have been an essential part of tactical ...
January-March 2005 Issue
The Department of the Navy's Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Workforce Management team works across ...
January-March 2005 Issue
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Navy Family Support, in partnership with the Financial Management Service (FMS), a ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Your suggestions about the topics you would like to see us tackle in CHIPS are helpful in planning future issues. I want to ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Mr. Robert J. Carey serves as the Department of the Navy Deputy Chief Information Officer for Policy and Integration. ...
October-December 2004 Issue
NETWARCOM's Global Mission
Naval Network Warfare Command creates warfighting and business options for the Fleet to fight ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Director, Navy Staff Mission
To coordinate and synchronize the internal Navy Staff processes and actions of OPNAV Principal ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Imagine you are trying to "beat the clock" to finalize a proposal, when you hit a roadblock. You need more information about ...
April-June 2004 Issue
The Center for Information Technology presented its first road show brief Feb. 27, 2004, on Naval Station Norfolk. The ...
April-June 2004 Issue
Assessing the IT Civilian Workforce of Today
This article provides key findings, conclusions and recommendations derived ...
April-June 2004 Issue
In this issue, the focus is on training and education with articles from Navy Knowledge Online, the Naval Postgraduate ...
April-June 2004 Issue
There is certainly no shortage of books, articles and consultants professing how to manage change, how to create and manage ...
April-June 2004 Issue
While technology advances faster than one can comprehend, and our military's view on continuous education broadens, the ...
April-June 2004 Issue
Navy Knowledge Online, the electronic arm of the Navy's Revolution in Training, has grown to 265,000 registered users. With ...
April-June 2004 Issue
At the invitation of Dr. Elizabeth McDaniel, Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs for the Information Resources Management ...
April-June 2004 Issue
The Secretary of Defense has stated that "Transformation is not an event — it is a process." It is best served by combining ...
April-June 2004 Issue
In a world where technology meets today's work environment, all commands attached to NSB Kings Bay, in partnership with the ...
January-March 2004 Issue
Assessing the IT Civilian Workforce of Today
The first ever federal-wide information technology (IT) workforce skills ...
January-March 2004 Issue
The title of this article is actually the wrong question to be asking. The CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is ...
January-March 2004 Issue
When the Navy Marine Corps Intranet first started being discussed, folks in the Naval Air Systems Command Weapons Division ...
October-December 2003 Issue
DON eBusiness Operations Office
The DON eBusiness Operations Office is an innovative eBusiness center encouraging the ...
October-December 2003 Issue
This issue, I want to share some information with you — about you. There is no better way to find out what people want than ...
October-December 2003 Issue
New and Improved. It is a phrase that is heard everyday. Now, Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) can say it too. NKO, Sailors' one ...
October-December 2003 Issue
The previous article in this series provided an overview of the Capability Maturity Model IntegrationSM models (CMMISM). ...
July-September 2003 Issue
Successful Information Technology projects may depend on using a specific technology, but when projects require more than ...
July-September 2003 Issue
This series of articles is intended to provide insight into the development, structure and application of the CMMI.SM The ...
July-September 2003 Issue
Welcome home! They are back and we could not be happier for those U.S. Forces returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...
July-September 2003 Issue
In today’s high tech, network-centric operational environment the Navy’s Information Systems Technicians (IT) represent the ...
July-September 2003 Issue
As Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) professionals, we each have the responsibility to be champions of ...
July-September 2003 Issue
Writing a paper or need information for college, work or pleasure? Need more material than you can find through Internet ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Words are inadequate to express my admiration and awe for those forward deployed in defense of freedom. Each news photo we ...
April-June 2003 Issue
CHIPS: NETWARCOM was established with the realignment of the operational functional areas of space, information warfare, and ...
April-June 2003 Issue
People are the heart and soul of an organization. They define its culture, drive its performance and represent its knowledge ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Web browser, mouse, printer ... and the New Order Writing System (NOWS). Naval reservist MA2 Antonio Cuin used these ...
April-June 2003 Issue
The story of Navy Lt. Kevin Shaeffer is one of courage, bravery and incredible determination. Shaeffer sustained serious ...
April-June 2003 Issue
In this time of fierce competition and fast moving technology, now more than ever, each of us must take responsibility for ...
April-June 2003 Issue
"We must never forget that the men and women in uniform who we serve are, and will always remain the highest and best ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Most of us at one time or another will be responsible for the successful completion of a project. From a simple LAN ...
April-June 2003 Issue
To bolster force protection, the general public is urged not to send unsolicited mail, care packages or donations to ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Edited from Secretary England's address to the USNI Warfare Exposition and Symposium, Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 3, ...
January-March 2003 Issue
The first photo on the right is one of my favorites. I can't think of a prettier site than a U.S. Navy ship with her proud ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Change is inevitable. The work of a Chief Information Officer revolves around change, and those that lead change must be ...
January-March 2003 Issue
The Navy recently created the Naval Personnel Development Command (NPDC) to standardize and integrate the training processes ...
January-March 2003 Issue
The Navy's surface combat systems community has a new home, courtesy of the Revolution in Training. The Center for Surface ...
January-March 2003 Issue
The world of e-Government is full of exciting possibilities for how the U.S. Government can improve its interactions with ...
October-December 2002 Issue
In 1996, the Defense Science Board recommended that the Navy implement a new integrated pay and personnel system using ...
October-December 2002 Issue
Remember, Renew, Rebuild. These words are taken from an exhibit in New York City, showcasing six proposals for the World ...
October-December 2002 Issue
In an unprecedented move beginning summer 2002, the Marine Corps will send senior enlisted Marines to the Air Force ...
October-December 2002 Issue
Several key documents assign responsibilities for Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) workforce ...
October-December 2002 Issue
[Hopper]...was a "mathematician, computer specialist, social scientist, corporate politician, marketing whiz, systems ...
October-December 2002 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
October-December 2002 Issue
Responsible for more than 5000 manuals and technical directives, AZ2 Tammi Nolan and her co-workers at Naval Air Station ...
October-December 2002 Issue
"If it is not carrying power, it will be fiber." This is what I tell every student who passes through our doors. With each ...
July-September 2002 Issue
Our balloons were deflated, but our spirits were soaring. Thank you to all who helped celebrate CHIPS 20th anniversary at ...
July-September 2002 Issue
To be the best, you have to train like the best, but reading the number one fitness book alone isn't going to make you a pro ...
July-September 2002 Issue
If you haven't visited the Navy E-Learning Web site lately, you're missing out on exciting new opportunities to further your ...
July-September 2002 Issue
The Navy's Revolution in Training is haze gray and underway, steaming into a port, bringing you the tools and opportunities ...
April-June 2002 Issue
"CHIPS, as the Department of the Navy's Information Technology magazine, has been a successful communication vehicle over ...
April-June 2002 Issue
"Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious."--President ...
April-June 2002 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
April-June 2002 Issue
Introduction
Information technology (IT) touches nearly every aspect of our lives. One area in which IT has had a ...
April-June 2002 Issue
IT-21 has fundamentally changed today's battle force operations, providing the Fleet with state-of-the-art Command and ...
April-June 2002 Issue
"I wish to have no Connnection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way."-Captain John Paul ...
April-June 2002 Issue
Since becoming Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Navy, I have recognized CHIPS as an essential tool in ...
April-June 2002 Issue
The Navy Training Management and Planning System
Do you have frequent questions about manpower, personnel, or training? ...
April-June 2002 Issue
The Navy Keys on Personal Development
Task Force for Excellence through Commitment to Education and Learning (EXCEL), the ...
April-June 2002 Issue
"People are important and we must invest in them. Our competency management program will help us identify specific ways to ...
January-March 2002 Issue
On 11 September 2001 our view of the future changed. The brutal and savage terrorist attacks that shocked America and the ...
January-March 2002 Issue
CHIPS celebrates 20 years in publication in 2002 as the Department of the Navy Information Technology Magazine. Our founding ...
January-March 2002 Issue
This is the third in a series of articles aimed primarily at those who are beginning or thinking about beginning a process ...
January-March 2002 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
January-March 2002 Issue
Dr. Carla O'Dell, president of the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), has sought best practices and emerging ...
January-March 2002 Issue
To help put information to work for our people, Goal 8 of the Department of the Navy (DON) Information ...
January-March 2002 Issue
Heightened security concerns as a result of the tragic events of September 11, prevented our traditional format for ...
October-December 2001 Issue
An Interview with Dinah F. B. Cohen, Director, Department of Defense, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program. As a ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Fleet systems today are becoming increasingly complicated requiring interconnectivity capability, comprehensive IT training ...
October-December 2001 Issue
The Department of the Navy grieves for our fallen friends and colleagues, and we express our deepest sympathies to the ...
October-December 2001 Issue
This is the second in a series of articles aimed primarily at those who are beginning or thinking about beginning a process ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Fleet Home Town News Center (FHTNC) is the collection and dissemination point for news articles on achievements and ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Rear Admiral Ken Slaght is Commander Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. He is responsible for development, ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Recently, I overheard some folks discussing their current assignment to adapt Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations on their ...
July-September 2001 Issue
Connecting Technology (CT) Spring 2001, sponsored by the Department of the Navy Information Technology (DON-IT) Umbrella ...
July-September 2001 Issue
CHIPS recently caught up with Dr. Waina at the Software Technology Conference 2001, where he shared his experience and ...
July-September 2001 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
July-September 2001 Issue
The Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) has taken another giant step in support of its mission to "Transfer More ...
July-September 2001 Issue
In the military medical system there are currently two methods for making appointments; through the central appointment desk ...
July-September 2001 Issue
We all know that Information Technology (IT) training budgets are tight. Everyone wants the best possible training at the ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2001
If you are familiar with the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), you know that keeping up with all the information, or ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2001
On August 7, 1998, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, which includes the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, was ...
April-June 2001 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
April-June 2001 Issue
With the signing of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act into law in August 1998, and the Access Board (an independent ...
April-June 2001 Issue
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has introduced its new Employee/Member Self Service (E/MSS) system which ...
January-March 2001 Issue
On 16 August 2000, the Department of the Navy (DON) Chief Information Officer, Mr. Dan Porter signed a Memorandum for ...
January-March 2001 Issue
Thanks to all who stopped by the CHIPS display at Connecting Technology (CT) Fall 2000! It was a pleasure to talk with each ...
January-March 2001 Issue
Ask the experts at the SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston Technology Training Center Norfolk. The training team shares field ...
January-March 2001 Issue
Today's DON is in the midst of a "war for talent" to sustain our capabilities. Given the dynamic environment in which we ...
January-March 2001 Issue
"Tight budgets and continuing pressure to reduce or at least limit the growth of the Federal workforce make it more critical ...
January-March 2001 Issue
Background
The Navy spends $400 million annually to relocate its Sailors to new duty stations. Roughly 10 percent of all ...
Wednesday, April 1, 1992
Grace Hopper isn't gone. Once removed maybe, but not gone. She'll never leave me alone. She said so as she poked one boney ...