Attack Warning: Defense Acquisition Board Should Address NORAD's Computer Deficiencies

Abstract

At the Committees request, we evaluated Department of Defense efforts to consolidate the North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD'S) Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (TW/AA) modernization programs and to correct identified program deficiencies. These programs, when they become operational, are designed to provide critical strategic surveillance and attack warning information to United States and Canadian leaders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 1989
Accession Number
AD1174804

Entities

People

  • Joseph E. Malloy
  • Leonard J. Latham
  • Michael T. Blair
  • Ralph V. Carlone
  • Teresa M. Schlee

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Command And Control
  • Command Centers
  • Computers
  • Congestion
  • Data Processing
  • Deficiencies
  • Department Of Defense
  • Display Systems
  • Governments
  • Local Area Networks
  • Military Acquisition
  • Mountains
  • Network Protocols
  • North America
  • Space Defense
  • Standards
  • System Software
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space