Learning to Live with Divestiture.

Abstract

The divestitute of AT&T has created many problems for the federal government and, in particular, the Defense Department. Numerous articles have been written about the negative impact of the divestitute on national security and emergency preparedness (NSEP). However, action has been taken by the executive branch in the past year in an attempt to restore telecommunications management to pre-divestiture status. In the meanwhile, the increased competition and technological improvements underway by industry have served to increase the robustness of NSEP telecommunications which will eventually enhance national security and emergency preparedness. In order to take advantage of the added capability, the government must continue to implement policies and develop guidance to ensure that NSEP telecommunications systems have the necessary degree of interoperability and that actions by federal agencies to acquire new systems are coordinated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1985
Accession Number
ADA158160

Entities

People

  • J. J. Rudigier

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

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  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Contracts
  • Crisis Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Learning
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Standards
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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