Who Runs What in the Global Information Grid

Who Runs What in the Global Information Grid Ways to Share Local and Global Responsibility

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Publisher's Synopsis

Traditionally, information provided to warfighters only gave them broad situational awareness. Today, information from sensors and databases can help warfighters target past what they can see. This has prompted the Department of Defense (DoD) to build a military analog to the Internet, to be a font of warfighting information (and system services). But how should responsibility for providing information and services be shared between global external sources and organic local sources? Both will be necessary, and sensor characteristics matter. But sometimes the need for integrated battlespace pictures (e.g., the Recognized Air Picture) pushes responsibility higher. Thus, tools are needed to let commanders use whatever information from whatever sources fits their needs at a given time. A strong bias toward interoperability would foster universal access to information. Liberal distribution of unit-level sensors and connectivity should help warfighters develop and share operational information. And better technology is needed to marry local and global information sources more easily.;Finally, some entity within DoD should review current information services and lay out a road map for filling in the blanks.

Book information

ISBN: 9780833028884
Publisher: Rand
Imprint: Rand
Pub date:
DEWEY: 355.34320973
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 76
Weight: 145g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 6mm