July-September 2016 Issue
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July-September 2016 Issue
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July-September 2016 Issue
For years, the Navy IT Service Management Office has emphasized that international standards and industry best practice are ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The Department of Defense Information Technology Portfolio Repository/ Department of the Navy Applications and Database ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic employee was recently ...
April-June 2016 Issue
Washington, D.C., July 25, 2016 -- The Naval Enterprise Networks (NEN) Program Management Office (PMW 205), on behalf of the ...
April-June 2016 Issue
The National Contract Management Association (NCMA) has awarded a Space and Naval Warfare System Command (SPAWAR) ...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The DON IT Conference has been approved and will be held Feb. 17-18, 2016, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, ...
Monday, February 1, 2016
Registration is open for the DON IT Conference, West Coast 2016, until February 5. It has been approved for February 17-18, ...
January-March 2016 Issue
As Program Manager of the Submarine Combat and Weapon Control System Program (PMS-425), Capt Zimmerman's leadership, ...
Thursday, November 19, 2015
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240) was honored, Nov. 17, at the Department of Navy Acquisition Excellence ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2015 -- Naval Enterprise Networks (NEN), managers of the U.S. Department of the Navy’s (DON) ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The Navy has Multiple Unconnected Personnel Databases
<p>Find out what military personnel say and what the Navy is ...
Friday, August 14, 2015
On Aug. 12, 2015, the DON CIO signed the DON Business Case Analysis policy, "Use of Information Technology Business ...
July-September 2015 Issue
If you’ve worked with information technology for any length of time, you are well aware of the complexity of ...
April-June 2015 Issue
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will sunset, or discontinue, the Defense Connect Online (DCO) collaboration ...
April-June 2015 Issue
Since the Navy Marine Corps Intranet was penetrated in fall 2013 by a foreign adversary, the Navy has successfully defeated ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A first-of-its-kind automated inventory system designed for U.S. Navy asset tracking for Program ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2015 – Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer <a ...
Monday, February 2, 2015
Final preparations have been made for the DON IT Conference, Feb. 10-12, 2015, at the San Diego Convention Center in San ...
Thursday, January 15, 2015
The DON IT Conference, West Coast 2015 schedule is now available. The conference will be held Feb. 10-12, 2015, at the San ...
January-March 2015 Issue
The Navy fully supports the Intelligence Community’s (IC) effort to enable greater integration, information sharing, and ...
January-March 2015 Issue
Once upon a time, it was a hard sell to get people to care about cybersecurity. Cybersecurity professionals were viewed as ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Nominations are being accepted for the DON IM/IT Excellence Awards. Submissions are due Jan. 7, 2015.
<p>The DON ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2014 – The 2014 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards were handed out today during a Pentagon ceremony in ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Every day in the Navy, rounds are fired, fuel is burned, and meals are consumed by our men and women who stand the watch. ...
Friday, December 5, 2014
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) — With technology rapidly growing and evolving and thousands of Sailors assigned to each ship, an ...
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced the Defense Innovation Initiative (DII) as a Department-wide effort to ...
Monday, December 1, 2014
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently hosted more than 100 experts for discussions on how science and ...
October-December 2014 Issue
We are making progress in our efforts to transcend the organizational constructs, processes and technologies of the past. A ...
October-December 2014 Issue
San Diego, Calif. – Rear Adm. Christian Becker, the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, ...
October-December 2014 Issue
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (OPNAV N2/N6) Vice Adm. Ted Branch has announced that the Navy is ...
October-December 2014 Issue
<em>Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a series designed to highlight the products and services of the ...
Monday, September 15, 2014
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Friday, September 5, 2014
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Friday, August 22, 2014
Eighteen U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists and engineers representing ten NRL research divisions were ...
Thursday, August 21, 2014
SAN DIEGO - The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, on behalf of the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, ...
July-September 2014 Issue
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6) is the Navy's lead office for resourcing ...
July-September 2014 Issue
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July-September 2014 Issue
In today’s rapidly evolving environment, the information technology, management processes, and administrative functions of ...
July-September 2014 Issue
Dr. Sullivan was a senior director at RMS, a global risk modeling firm, where she led the development of multidisciplinary ...
July-September 2014 Issue
Recently, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released the <a href=" http://www.navy.mil/secnav/secnav-dtp/index.html ...
July-September 2014 Issue
<em>Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series designed to highlight the products and services of the ...
July-September 2014 Issue
During the CIO Town Hall at the DON IT Conference in June, I briefed the audience on several information technology ...
July-September 2014 Issue
Valerie Carpenter serves as the Program Manager for the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) Program, an Acquisition ...
July-September 2014 Issue
<em>Q: What are some of the major programs in the PEO EIS portfolio that support the DON’s business IT ...
Monday, June 16, 2014
The DON IT Conference will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, beginning Tuesday, June 24, ...
Friday, May 16, 2014
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — "Navy leadership is focused on Information Dominance to solve problems and is taking tangible steps ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Under the DON ESL IT Efficiencies initiative, the Department of the Navy announced on April 3, 2014, that DLT Solutions was ...
April-June 2014 Issue
The following DON IT policy issuances, published between December 2013 and March 2014, are available in their entirety from ...
April-June 2014 Issue
Think before you speak. Plan before you act. These are just two of the tried-and-true principles we are taught in our ...
Monday, March 24, 2014
Seventy years ago in 1944, the first Navy warship to be named for a woman was launched – USS Higbee (DD 806), named for ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
As media interest in the Department of the <a href=" http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=79466" ...
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Two teams from Information Systems and Infrastructure at Marine Corps Systems Command have received Information Management ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) has just completed its fiscal year ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Department of Defense and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) jointly released a report today, “Improving ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
You may recall that one of the U.S. Navy’s own was featured in the December 9, 2013, Google doodle.
<p>Yes, indeed, ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014
NORFOLK (NNS) -- Navy Cyber Forces (NCF) Fleet Functional Area Manager/Fleet Applications and Solutions Team (FAM/FAST) ...
January-March 2014 Issue
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January-March 2014 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer formalized policy regarding virtualization of enterprise IT systems and ...
January-March 2014 Issue
Department of the Navy personnel are another step closer to the kind of enterprise computing power they need to meet mission ...
January-March 2014 Issue
Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps is not just a logistics system; it’s a system for the entire Marine Corps ...
January-March 2014 Issue
In July 2010, Rear Adm. Klunder reported as director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities Division, ...
January-March 2014 Issue
The current budget realities faced by the Department of the Navy have created for us a "new normal." And though we ...
January-March 2014 Issue
Wireless service companies provide their customers with “dashboards” detailing their usage trends to substantiate charges. ...
Thursday, June 20, 2013
On June 13, 2013, the Department of the Navy awarded a DON Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) for Oracle software that is ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- The Defense Information Systems Agency recently achieved initial operational capability in its ...
April-June 2013 Issue
As vice director of DISA, Rear Adm. Simpson helps lead a worldwide organization of military and civilian personnel ...
April-June 2013 Issue
A new cradle-to-grave approach to manage unclassified networked and stand-alone copiers, printers, fax machines and scanners ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) puts a spotlight on the Office of Naval ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic officials were notified Oct. 26 that the center was selected to receive the ...
October-December 2012 Issue
During the past two years, the Department of the Navy laid the groundwork for information technology efficiencies that will ...
October-December 2012 Issue
On April 17, Fleet Cyber Command (FLTCYBERCOM) and Naval Enterprise Networks (NEN) Program Office (PMW 205) launched the ...
October-December 2012 Issue
The Navy buys several billion dollars of non-weapon system and non-C4ISR system IT and IT support services each year. ...
July-September 2012 Issue
We all save an overabundance of mementos from the past — whether it is a favorite blanket from grandma, a box full of ...
July-September 2012 Issue
As the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) Mr. Charles E. Cook, III ...
July-September 2012 Issue
Billions of dollars are invested in commercial software across the Defense Department annually, but licensing rights are ...
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 Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced the selection of four academic and industry teams to develop affordable digital ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) understands the advantages of leveraging current training systems technology ...
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
Many times I am asked why the Department of the Navy's IT magazine is named "CHIPS." The CHIPS name represents the ...
January-March 2012 Issue
This year, the Department of the Navy will build on the efforts of 2011 as we continue on our difficult but necessary ...
January-March 2012 Issue
At the direction of the Chief of Naval Operations, and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for ...
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will launch a second scenario for its online wargame to address energy-related problems, ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Since 1998, when Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act, all federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, are ...
October-December 2011 Issue
International military operations in Libya began March 19, 2011, after the United Nations authorized action to protect ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Robust, reliable, trusted communications are in high demand by Special Operations Forces, and Adm. McRaven, commander of ...
July-September 2011 Issue
The DON Information Management/Information Technology/Cyberspace Campaign Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2013 outlines the ...
April-June 2011 Issue
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) White Sands Detachment supported a successful tracking ...
January-March 2011 Issue
David Wennergren was selected to become the new Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) for the Department of ...
July-September 2010 Issue
In 2009, Rear Adm. David W. Titley assumed duties as oceanographer and navigator of the Navy. Rear Adm. Titley is also the ...
October-December 2009 Issue
U.S. Army NETCOM/9th Signal Command is a Direct Reporting Unit under the Army's Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6). Its ...
October-December 2009 Issue
If you have worked in the electronics or information technology fields for any length of time, you have probably blamed ...
July-September 2009 Issue
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) ...
July-September 2009 Issue
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command Gen. James Mattis gave military, ...
July-September 2009 Issue
Over the past few years, the use of Web 2.0 tools has increased in the Department of the Navy. Many of these tools present ...
April-June 2009 Issue
In this ever-tightening budget environment, the Department of the Navy (DON) has undertaken a strategic sourcing pilot ...
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
Because of a 300 percent increase in cyber attacks on Department of Defense (DoD) information technology (IT) systems and ...
April-June 2009 Issue
Adm. Luciano Zappata graduated from Italy's Naval Academy in Livorno, Italy, and was commissioned an ensign in May 1970. The ...
April-June 2009 Issue
2009 DON IM/IT Award Winners Announced
Three individuals and five project teams were honored at the DON Information ...
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
A Naval Academy graduate, Rear Adm. Orzalli is the commander of the Navy's Regional Maintenance Centers (CRMC). He holds a ...
January-March 2009 Issue
More than 90 Navy inventors represented in new licensing agreement to commercialize a portfolio of Navy-developed ...
October-December 2008 Issue
On July 25, 2008, the Honorable John Young, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), ...
October-December 2008 Issue
When the Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) working group met for the first time in the fall of ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Transitioning from DITSCAP to DIACAP involves much more than policy changes; it requires whole new ways of looking at ...
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
A new command, Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic, was commissioned during ceremonies Sept. 29 in ...
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
Josh Caplan, an employee in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific's information technology engineering branch ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Mine countermeasure ship Sailors will soon see a fix to correct the design flaw on the diesel engine exhaust flanges which ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Rear Adm. Carpenter received her commission through Aviation Officer Candidate School, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Through organization changes, hurricanes and tough challenges, New Orleans staff remain focused on Navy mission.
Navy ...
July-September 2008 Issue
The Advanced Sensor Distribution System (ASDS) Laboratory, also known as the AN/SPQ-14(V) or ASDS lab, is a small lab with a ...
July-September 2008 Issue
In today's high-tech world, a project manager must use a variety of skills to develop, execute and implement a successful ...
July-September 2008 Issue
One nation threatens another in a volatile region of the world, and the scenario unfolds with a terrorist backlash in the ...
July-September 2008 Issue
A major milestone in the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program was achieved May 12 in ERP's acquisition life cycle. The ...
July-September 2008 Issue
Bridging gaps, building relationships and engineering C5I systems for a net-centric force with an experienced, dedicated ...
July-September 2008 Issue
Today's warfighters trust when they operate their vehicles or set up tactical operations centers the command, control, ...
April-June 2008 Issue
Command and control is the union of the art and science of war. C2 integration enables commanders to exert their leadership ...
April-June 2008 Issue
As the use of digital video for surveillance increases, there remains a need to automate and improve these systems, not only ...
April-June 2008 Issue
As an organization under the command of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, SPAWAR Systems Activity Pacific ...
April-June 2008 Issue
Authorized by Title 10, U.S.C. Sec 2359b, the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program (DACP), part of the Office of the Deputy ...
April-June 2008 Issue
Admiral James Stavridis, a 1976 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, assumed command of the U.S. Southern ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Introduction
The aXiom Project is a Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center, Charleston, S.C., research and ...
January-March 2008 Issue
OFFUTT AFB, NE. – Oct. 16, 2007. Business transformation needs of the Unified Combatant Commands were again on the agenda ...
January-March 2008 Issue
U.S. Joint Forces Command has developed a Joint (experimental) Deployment and Support (JxDS) architecture with multiple ...
January-March 2008 Issue
The Marine Corps' ongoing modernization effort is intended to transform logistics for all forward deployed Marines — ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Being a consumer of IT on the ground in Iraq helped me to better understand what tools are used by Sailors and Marines at ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Rear Admiral Kendall L. Card assumed the position of Director, Command Control Systems, North American Aerospace Defense ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Introduction
The nation's new maritime strategy, titled "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower," has made ...
January-March 2008 Issue
The Information Technology Exchange Program (ITEP) is a professional development opportunity initially authorized by the ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Military logistics support extends from the strategic level in the national industrial base to the tactical level, where ...
January-March 2008 Issue
Vice Admiral Nancy E. Brown is Director of Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems (C4 Systems) of the Joint ...
October-December 2007 Issue
Responding to today's threats requires innovation, agility and creative strategies, said Maj. Gen. Stephen Johnson, deputy ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The CWID Senior Management Group is looking for all multinational information sharing solutions to be built on a foundation ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is one of the Navy's five major acquisition commands, and is headquartered in ...
July-September 2007 Issue
Mr. Robert J. Carey became the sixth Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer November 2006. Reporting directly to ...
July-September 2007 Issue
“MIQ is a vast improvement in both the productivity and usability of the MEASURE and METCAL systems.”
– MIQ User
The ...
July-September 2007 Issue
It is good to be back to take over the helm after my nine-month deployment. My selection as DON CIO came while I was still ...
July-September 2007 Issue
A late-February storm was no match for the hundreds of NASA and contractor employees who prepared Space Shuttle Atlantis for ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The Surface Combat Systems Center performs vital work focused on Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS) ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The Joint Futures Laboratory played a huge part in the success of Noble Resolve. Dave Ozolek, executive director for the ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The breadth and scope of Combined Endeavor 2007 is impressive — 1,500 people from 42 countries spanning four continents and ...
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
The Secretary of the Navy and Deputy Secretary of Defense place great importance on making the Department of Defense and ...
July-September 2007 Issue
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) signed a CRADA, a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, May 9 to explore ways ...
July-September 2007 Issue
To maintain U.S. Navy maritime supremacy around the globe and respond to a multitude of humanitarian, peacekeeping and ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The call for nominations for the 2008 Department of the Navy Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The winter Department of the Navy (DON) Information Management (IM) and Information Technology (IT) Conference, led by the ...
April-June 2007 Issue
Since its inception in 2000, a primary component of the Department of the Navy Critical Infrastructure Protection (DON CIP) ...
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
As military forces around the world transform the way they organize, plan, train and fight, Commander, U.S. Second Fleet has ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The transformation of information technology (IT) over the past 25 years has had a significant impact on the Department of ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The core business areas for Navy Region Southwest include human resources management, legal, administrative processes, ...
April-June 2007 Issue
The 2007 ThinkTEC Homeland Security Innovation Conference provided a firsthand look at new technological advances that ...
January-March 2007 Issue
Supporting the Naval warfighter, the amphibious assault ship, USS Tarawa (LHA 1), hosted a working group conference Dec. 12, ...
January-March 2007 Issue
The next generation of naval guns was launched Oct. 2, 2006, with the successful test and stand up of an electromagnetic ...
January-March 2007 Issue
A component of the DON Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Program is remediation of vulnerabilities identified by ...
January-March 2007 Issue
In one arena is the warfighting community: combatant commanders, joint task forces, strike groups, squadrons, battalions and ...
January-March 2007 Issue
Dr. Michael McGrath is the deputy assistant Secretary of the Navy for research, development, test and evaluation. His role ...
January-March 2007 Issue
Happy New Year!
The end of calendar year 2006 and the beginning of 2007 have been a period of transition but also one of ...
January-March 2007 Issue
The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) is a vital new element in the Navy's role in the global war on terror. The ...
January-March 2007 Issue
The mission of the U.S. Joint Forces Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters-Core Element is to provide the warfighter ...
October-December 2006 Issue
New and significant contributions have recently been made to the area of bioengineering. Dr. James G. Grote, from the Air ...
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
"Don't get detected. If detected, don't get targeted. If targeted, don't allow a mission kill. If a mission kill occurs, ...
October-December 2006 Issue
In 2004, Dr. Lawrence was selected as Associate Technical Director – Transitions for the Office of Naval Research with ...
October-December 2006 Issue
Dr. Patricia Gruber joined the Office of Naval Research in December 2005 as the Director of Research. She is responsible to ...
October-December 2006 Issue
The U. S. Navy announced in June that its Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program (Navy ERP), successfully completed the ...
October-December 2006 Issue
Rear Adm. "Bill" Landay is the Chief of Naval Research and the Assistant Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Science ...
October-December 2006 Issue
Scientists are learning what nature has known for years — that nonlinear and chaotic systems can provide improved ...
October-December 2006 Issue
During Fleet Week in May in New York City, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) showcased some of the Navy's newest and future ...
October-December 2006 Issue
"It is not, in the end, about business practices, nor is the goal to improve figures on the bottom line. It's really about ...
October-December 2006 Issue
ARL's Early Beginnings
As the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) honors and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Office ...
October-December 2006 Issue
A rich experimentation environment replicated a Joint Task Force (JTF) headquarters in a multifaceted experiment led by U.S. ...
October-December 2006 Issue
It was a brand new ball game for U.S. Second Fleet operations. For the first time three carrier strike groups operated ...
July-September 2006 Issue
The Department of the Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella Program of contracts announces four newly awarded ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Computers are everywhere, touching every part of our lives. Home, work, shopping, schools … You can't go far without hearing ...
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
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
A recent Wall Street Journal article pointed out that "idea life cycles are shrinking. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Naval Research — Science and Technology for America's Readiness, or N-STAR, is a program within the Office of Naval ...
April-June 2006 Issue
The terms “data” and “information” are often used interchangeably. However, information is actually processed data used for ...
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
Naval technology is cutting edge, lethal and agile — just like our fighting forces. You will find high-tech operations ...
April-June 2006 Issue
To prepare for natural disasters, catastrophes or other events that could disrupt operations or cause loss of data, ...
April-June 2006 Issue
The Usability Engineering and Research Laboratory (USER Lab), of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) San Diego, ...
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
Third Fleet's area of responsibility covers more than 50 million square miles of the Pacific. Its capabilities include more ...
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
After Adm. Fallon delivered his remarks to the audience at WEST 2006 in San Diego, Calif., Jan.12, 2006, he responded to ...
April-June 2006 Issue
Orbiting since 1998, the Geodetic/Geophysical Follow-On (GFO) satellite program is vital to the Navy's ability to ...
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 ...
January-March 2006 Issue
The challenges of the last few months with the continuing global war on terror, and rescue and relief operations on the Gulf ...
January-March 2006 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) will be leading Information Management (IM) and Information ...
January-March 2006 Issue
FORCEnet's architectural construct will transcend organizational boundaries and will integrate the widest possible ...
January-March 2006 Issue
Rear Admiral Victor See Jr. is the Director, Communications Systems Acquisition and Operations Directorate, National ...
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
The Multi-User Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) Automated Review System (MEARS) provides an automated engineering change ...
January-March 2006 Issue
Background
Responsibility and authority over all aspects of information technology (IT), including requirements ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) information technology (IT) supports the business of the Department of Navy (DON). The ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), strategically located between the U.S. mainland and the western edge of the ...
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
FISMA Fundamentals
The Department of the Navy (DON) is required to comply with the Federal Information Security ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego is the U.S. Navy's research, development, test and evaluation, ...
October-December 2005 Issue
On July 26, the Navy announced a revolutionary change to the traditional paper chart method of navigation that has been used ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Recently appointed Deputy Director of Naval Network Warfare Command, Mr. Mark Honecker, Cmdr. Tony Parrillo, director of the ...
October-December 2005 Issue
CHIPS asked Capt. Christopher to explain the significance of the Department of the Navy (DON) business information ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Rear Adm. Slaght has been the hard-charging, innovative commander of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for the ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Overview
The Marine Corps migration to an "end-to-end" Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) command and control (C2) ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The Navy's Fleet Information Warfare Center (FIWC) established the Maritime Integration Center (MIC) to provide information ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is exploring a number of innovative approaches for achieving greater ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON) continues to evolve and improve how it is forging cohesive and integrated management of ...
October-December 2005 Issue
The first FORCEnet Engineering Conference provided a dynamic collaborative environment for FORCEnet stakeholders and the ...
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
Introduction
The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) Systems Integration Division (N64) has provided on-scene ...
July-September 2005 Issue
Achieving CMMI Maturity Level 2 for the command reinforces SSC Charleston's standing as a quality provider of systems ...
July-September 2005 Issue
In March 2005, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet established the Combined Joint Operations from the Sea (CJOS) Center of Excellence ...
July-September 2005 Issue
When CHIPS asked the Naval Education and Training Command to explain the significance of the redesigned Navy Knowledge ...
April-June 2005 Issue
I'm going to give you a picture about what the U.S. Pacific Fleet is doing beyond Iraq and how we are getting transformation ...
April-June 2005 Issue
The construct of maritime dominance contains many elements, and it includes much more than situational awareness of the ...
April-June 2005 Issue
The merger between the Center for Information Technology (CIT), headquartered in San Diego, Calif., and the Center for ...
April-June 2005 Issue
In the CHIPS Jan–Mar 2005 edition, we discussed the recent advances and evolution of the small computer system interface ...
January-March 2005 Issue
Rear Adm. Brown became Vice Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems (J6), The Joint Staff, in ...
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
Background
The small computer system interface (SCSI) standard, commonly referred to as "scuzzy," is continually ...
January-March 2005 Issue
The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, visited the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) ...
January-March 2005 Issue
U.S. military services have made significant progress in networking weapons systems and sharing battlefield data during the ...
January-March 2005 Issue
Information technology pioneers from around the world gathered at the Naval Postgraduate School to celebrate 50 years of ...
January-March 2005 Issue
Introduction
Effective technology capability has become the key force multiplier in modern conflict. Defense Science and ...
October-December 2004 Issue
The Enterprise Software Initiative
The Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a joint ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Mr. Robert J. Carey serves as the Department of the Navy Deputy Chief Information Officer for Policy and Integration. ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Introduction
From the American consumer to the American warfighter, the ability to retrieve meaningful, current, useful ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Introduction
The concept of capabilities-based acquisition is fundamentally changing the way we buy and engineer systems ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Vision: PEO C4I and Space, whose mission is to acquire, field and support C4I and ground-based space systems, ultimately ...
July-September 2004 Issue
The Department of the Navy eBusiness Operations Office is now accepting pilot project proposals from Navy and Marine Corps ...
July-September 2004 Issue
A reminder to Department of Defense personnel that no-cost, downloadable antivirus software is available to DoD users for ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Overview
Governments and industry worldwide rely on advances in science and technology (S&T) to maintain a competitive ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Investing in a Winner
The DON eBusiness Operations Office is an innovative ebusiness center that seeds pilot projects ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Wynne was sworn in as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) on July 17, 2001. He also served as the Principal Deputy ...
July-September 2004 Issue
In describing his vision of the Navy of the future, Sea Power 21, Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Vern Clark, cites three ...
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
December 16-17, 2003, marked a major milestone in the Department of the Navy's effort to strengthen and align its ...
April-June 2004 Issue
Introduction
Ease of use for shipboard information systems can be diminished by a number of factors relating to the ...
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
At the invitation of Dr. Elizabeth McDaniel, Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs for the Information Resources Management ...
January-March 2004 Issue
As I'm writing to you most Americans are busy with holiday preparations, but many of our U.S. military personnel are ...
January-March 2004 Issue
<i>"We are the Navy's community of Information Warriors with expertise in information, command and control, ...
January-March 2004 Issue
It is absolutely necessary for the Navy and the Department of Defense to dissect, study, analyze and determine the effects ...
January-March 2004 Issue
In 1789, it took George Washington eight days to travel from his home in Mount Vernon, Va., to his Presidential inauguration ...
January-March 2004 Issue
This year, 2003, America celebrates the beginning of one of our country's greatest projects, the exploration of the American ...
January-March 2004 Issue
For Sea Power 21, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) stated, "FORCEnet will provide the architecture to increase ...
January-March 2004 Issue
Brig. Gen. Glenn F. Spears is Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, ...
October-December 2003 Issue
DON eBusiness Operations Office
The DON eBusiness Operations Office is an innovative eBusiness center encouraging the ...
October-December 2003 Issue
The Defense Collaboration Tool Suite (DCTS) is the DoD/Joint Staff tool suite for interoperable collaboration built to ...
October-December 2003 Issue
IT project managers could learn a lot from 17th century European merchants — both have experience with uncertain, dangerous ...
October-December 2003 Issue
What is SmartBUY?
SmartBUY is a government-wide software enterprise-licensing project that leverages the buying power of ...
October-December 2003 Issue
CHIPS: As the new Deputy Commander for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, would you tell us about your previous ...
October-December 2003 Issue
Command: To give orders to.
Control: To exercise authority or influence over.
Command and Control (C2): Together, these ...
October-December 2003 Issue
History
The history of the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), formerly known as the Defense Logistics Services ...
July-September 2003 Issue
CHIPS: What is your role at PEO-C4I & Space?
Mr. Cox: As the Technical Director for PEO-C4I & Space, I provide technical ...
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
SPAWAR Europe is a Department of the Navy (DON) leading-edge engineering organization specializing in providing Command, ...
July-September 2003 Issue
The Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) is a team of operational planners and information command and control ...
July-September 2003 Issue
The Architecture
Within the Office of the Deputy Commander for C4I Integration at the Marine Corps Systems Command ...
July-September 2003 Issue
Ask any 12 people to define transformation and depending on what they have read, you will likely get 12 very different ...
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
On January 3, 2003, the Supply Maintenance Aviation Reengineering Team (SMART) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program ...
April-June 2003 Issue
The Department of the Navy’s (DON) continuing efforts to transform its information technology and information management ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Introduction
Since the introduction of the ENIAC in 1945, high performance computing has played a major role in the ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo assumed duties as Commander U.S. Pacific Command, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, on May 2, 2002. ...
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
... As you might guess, I'm a big fan of change — as long as it produces better warfighters, and as long as we are spending ...
January-March 2003 Issue
The Department of Defense (DoD) Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) announced the activation of a new, ...
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
Edited from a brief given by Vice Adm. Konetzni, Jr., Deputy and Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Fleet at the USNI Warfare ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Engineers from NAVAIR's Crew Systems Research and Engineering Competency Program (AIR-4.6), have developed a new helmet ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Onboard the deployed USS Boxer (LHD-4), AT1 Roger Rever was upgrading a computer processor on a CH-53D "Sea Stallion" ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Adm. Clark has written numerous articles and continues to speak about his vision for a fully-networked joint warfighter ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Edited from remarks given by Vice Adm. Konetzni at the USNI Warfare Exposition and Symposium, Oct. 2, 2002.
It is a great ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Sept. 5, 2002, NAVICP (Naval Inventory Control Point) conducted the Navy's first online forward auctions. The two auctions ...
January-March 2003 Issue
The Atlantic Fleet cruiser, USS Ticonderoga (CG 47), homeported in Pascagoula, Miss., successfully demonstrated the Navy's ...
January-March 2003 Issue
Edited from a brief given by Adm. Doran at TechNet Asia-Pacific 2002, November 2002.
"Uniting and Securing the Pacific ...
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
Remember, Renew, Rebuild. These words are taken from an exhibit in New York City, showcasing six proposals for the World ...
October-December 2002 Issue
Several key documents assign responsibilities for Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) workforce ...
October-December 2002 Issue
Many of us first learned about transformation and measuring change in our high school biology or physics classes. In the ...
October-December 2002 Issue
NAVAIR's Support/Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program (PMA-207) accepted on Aug. 29, 2002, a completely refurbished fuel ...
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
The MH-60R successfully completed the first flight of the total weapon system, packaged in the first totally remanufactured ...
July-September 2002 Issue
In 1999, the DON CIO undertook the massive effort of developing the first Strategic Plan for Information Management and ...
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
<b>Introduction</b>
<p>Senior acquisition professionals encounter both challenges and opportunities ...
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
Background
The ability of Naval forces to support diverse operations and crises is largely dependent on their ability to ...
April-June 2002 Issue
CHIPS asked Rear Adm. Slaght, Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, to comment on some of the Navy IT issues ...
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
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? ...
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
The Department of the Navy (DON) is currently undergoing a sea change in the way information technology (IT) is acquired and ...
January-March 2002 Issue
Background
For over 110 years, war gaming at the Naval War College (NWC) has provided operational commanders with a test ...
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
E-Commerce Web site for General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) provides authorized users with discounts of up to ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Retired Rear Admiral Tobin is the Executive Director of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) ...
October-December 2001 Issue
Fleet systems today are becoming increasingly complicated requiring interconnectivity capability, comprehensive IT training ...
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
I feel the need…OK, most people are familiar with the line from the film "Top Gun," but this same movie quote can sum up ...
July-September 2001 Issue
Thank you to all who attended Connecting Technology (CT) Spring 2001 at the Pavilion Convention Center in Virginia Beach, ...
July-September 2001 Issue
On 18 April 2001, in partnership with the Engineering Field Activity Mediterranean (EFA Med), the Naval Regional Contracting ...
April-June 2001 Issue
Introduction
As the Navy moves closer the implementation of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) the term n-tier ...
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
USB
If you have purchased a new personal computer (PC) recently, your system is probably USB-ready. This means that your PC ...
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
"Tight budgets and continuing pressure to reduce or at least limit the growth of the Federal workforce make it more critical ...