Recently added articles from CHIPS:
Message from the DON CIO.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Our nation has set forth strategies to protect our homeland and the maritime domain that surrounds it. A key facet of these strategies is building partnerships. The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have partnered together to build our 21st century seapower. Partnerships are ...
Interview with Vice Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks.(Interview)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vice Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. is the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6) and the Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (Navy). A Naval Academy graduate and naval flight officer, Vice Adm ....
Trident Warrior 2009 Completes Spiral 1 experimentation: improving maritime technologies for better security and communications.
Apr 01, 2009; ... More than 60 U.S. and coalition personnel participated in the first of a series of experiments at the Navy's newly inaugurated Maritime Operations Center-Experimental (MOC-X) facility on the Norfolk Naval Station, Feb 2-5, 2009. The event was the first of three parts, or Spirals, in the ...
Italian navy admiral Luciano Zappata North Atlantic treaty organization Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.(Interview)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Adm. Luciano Zappata graduated from Italy's Naval Academy in Livorno, Italy, and was commissioned an ensign in May 1970. The admiral's naval experience is extensive, having served on submarines, destroyers, frigates, and in weapons, combat systems, staff and operational positions. ...
Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command.(Interview)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Vice Admiral H. Denby Starling II assumed command of Naval Network Warfare Command June 15, 2007. He is responsible for operating, maintaining and defending Navy networks, and conducting information operations, space and fleet intelligence operations. Overseeing a global force ...
Reduce PII loss by proper disposal/ sanitization of unclass equipment.
Apr 01, 2009 ... During the past year, the Department of the Navy has experienced problems relating to turning in excess information technology and office equipment that contain personally identifiable information (PII). Disposed equipment most commonly found to contain PII includes: office ...
Hold your breaches!
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two non-password-protected attachments to an e-mail were sent to approximately 700 employees. The attachments were created for each NSPS pay pool and provided a bar chart of pay pool results presented as a single Microsoft PowerPoint slide. A ...
Interview with Rear Admiral John M. Richardson USJFCOM Strategy and Policy Directorate (JS).(Interview)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Rear Adm. John M. Richardson is the Director of Strategy and Policy (J5) for U.S. Joint Forces " Command. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In addition to numerous sea tours aboard the attack submarines USS Parche, USS Salt Lake City and the ballistic missile submarine USS ...
FS Tonnerre: exceptional performance, exceptional crew.
Apr 01, 2009; ... It's difficult to decide which is more impressive--the French command and projection (BPC) ship FS Tonnerre (L9014)--or its crew. Let's start with the ship, Tonnerre is a marvel of the most modern marine technology and the second ship in its class to be built. The Mistral class ...
Q&A with U.S. Navy Capt. Jack L. Sotherland: commodore of the USS Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group and commander of amphibious squadron two (PHIBRON 2).(Interview)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group participated in the Composite Training Unit Exercise off the North Carolina Coast in February. The stike group welcomed participation from the French command and projection ship FS Tonnerre (L9014), as well as the antisubmarine frigate La Motte-Piquet ....
Information assurance vulnerability compliance tracking and reporting of U.S. Navy ships: automating afloat network patch management examinations for fleet IAMs.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The protection of Navy shipboard networks is critical to national security. An important part of maintaining a secure network posture is the timely application of software maintenance patches. In response to this need, the Computer and Network Security Branch at Space and Naval ...
Information assurance--taking commercial certifications to the operating forces.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Because of a 300 percent increase in cyber attacks on Department of Defense (DoD) information technology (IT) systems and infrastructure, there is a critical need for knowledgeable command, control, communications and computer (C4) personnel. To meet this requirement, during 2007 and 2008, ...
Information technology training on NKO.
Apr 01, 2009; ... In March 2009, the Naval Education and Training Command completed changes to the Navy e-Learning site to provide Department of the Navy Information Technology Management Series (2210) personnel the ability to identify and participate in online training supporting their occupations and ...
Recognizing Department of the Navy award winners: Department of the Navy personnel transforming the DON through innovative information technology projects.
Apr 01, 2009 ... 2009 DON IM/IT Award Winners Announced Three odnduals and toe project teams were honored at the DON Information Managementllnformation Technology Conference in San Diego for their outstanding contributions toward transforming the Navy and Marine Corps through information ...
Can you hear me now? Cross banding: enabling communications interoperability among first responses.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Interoperable communications between federal first responders and non-federal first responders is a vital capability that must be pursued by the Department of the Navy (DON) because Navy and Marine Corps installations have a close, cooperative relationship with adjacent federal, state and ...
Knowledge management on a joint task force: KM can be successful without expensive technology and with simple changes.
Apr 01, 2009; ... During Operation Torch, the World War II invasion of North Africa, Gen. George Patton directed operations about 20 hours each day. This means that if he made a decision every other minute, he was making 600 decisions a day. We can estimate that as 60 seconds to be briefed, 30 seconds to ...
DON CIO memo articulates DON EA near-term strategy.
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer signed the DON Enterprise Architecture (EA) Strategy Memo in February, a first in a series of memos, to articulate the nearterm strategy for continued development of the DON EA. The memo establishes direction to ensure ...
SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific Scientists distinguished for career accomplishments.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Two Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific employees were recently selected as.distinguished ScientistslTechnologists (ST). These are seniorflag-level positions with a focus on science and technology, similar to the Senior Executive Service. Dr. Roy Axford and Dr. Adi ...
NSTC developing new video game: new role-playing game enhances a sailor's critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Move over Xbox, video computer gaming is coming to the Navy. But unlike popular combative games, such as Halo 3 or Madden NFL 09, this game will be a training tool adapted to a new generation of gaming Sailors. "This has the look and feel of a first-person role-playing game, ...
The lazy person's guide to cyber security.
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Dale J. Long Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead ... Well, one of them is, at least in theory. I am pleased to report that someone seems to have figured out how to kill a botnet. And not just any botnet, but ...