Accession Number:

ADA392422

Title:

Defensive Information Operations Volume 2 - Part 2 Annexes

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept.

Corporate Author:

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Wright, Larry

Report Date:

2001-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

357.0

Abstract:

The Information Assurance Architecture IAA Panel was tasked to review the implementation of the 1996 Defense Science Board Task Force on Information Warfare Defense recommendations, to identify specific issues associated with information assurance goals of Joint Vision 2020 JV2020, and to evaluate the adequacy of progress made in achieving these goals. The panel addressed the status of the Department of Defenses DoD efforts to establish an IAA framework and standards, and to develop prornising IAA techniques. The panel invited representatives from the Services, various agencies, and information technology industries to brief on IA related technologies, trends and market demands. In general, the panel found that significant progress has been made in implementing the 1996 DSB recommendations, but critical issues need to be resolved in the context of W2020. The ability to achieve information superiority is the pacing item in realizing the goals of JV2020. The Global Information Grid GIG is the underlying infrastructure that will support information superiority. The panel believes the key to success is in implementing a standards- based, metric-driven, end-to-end integrated global information grid. The GIG will incorporate near-term information technologies to globally interconnect information capabilities, associated processes and personnel. Further, the GIG must exploit technologies, standards and architectural frameworks based on commercial information technologies IT. The panel believes that the implementation of the GIG, in the context of JV2020, is one of those significant events that occur once every decade or two, and that how it is managed and architected will have a major impact on DoD for the next decade or more. The panel argues that the GIG should be viewed as a weapon system since it leads to informationdecision superiority and therefore will be attacked by our adversaries. However, unlike traditional weapons systems, the DOD does not own c

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER NETWORKS
• *DEFENSE PLANNING
• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• INFORMATION EXCHANGE
• TASK FORCES
• INFORMATION WARFARE
• INFORMATION SECURITY

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE