A Telecommunications Approach to Updating Technical Orders
Abstract
The Joint Service Technical Information System (JUSTIS--formerly the Air Force Technical Order Management System) was chartered to improve the way in which the Air Force and other services manage technical orders (TOs). Because of the involvement that TOs have in the way the Air Force does business and over 20 million TOs that must be managed (with 2.3 million page changes annually), the effectiveness of the technical order system significantly impacts military readiness and the Air Force budget. Much of the current system does not meet today's complex Air Force needs. This report investigates the ramifications of transmitting TO changes over the Digital Defense Network (DDN)--specifically MILNET, taking into consideration cost, security, data integrity and configuration control. From an investigation of the technical order system, DDN, and digital computer storage media, a model was developed to determine the viability of the author's hypothesis. The model is a simple, straightforward description of a solution to updating TO changes. In order to determine the benefits and shortcomings in the model, a variety of experts reviewed the model and answered specific questions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA229626
Entities
People
- Charles W. Fox
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology