Using the Acquisition Process to Reduce the Vulnerability of Future Systems to Information Warfare.

Abstract

Information warfare (IW) is a growing concern for the United States Army. The sophisticated, high-technology modern weapons systems upon which the U.S. Army heavily relies are increasing vulnerable to IW weapons and tactics. The acquisition process plays a major role in reducing defense systems IW vulnerability. This research identifies the primary IW threats to systems during the acquisition lifecycle and what factors in the acquisition environment contribute to IW vulnerability. This research also suggests a technique for integrating IW countermeasures into the defense systems acquisition process. A primary finding of this research is that while a Program Management Office (PMO) can institute a myriad of useful countermeasures, influencing the prime contractor to establish a secure development environment is the most important action it can take in reducing the vulnerability of future systems to IW.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331209

Entities

People

  • William S. Mullis

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Procurement
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Information Operations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis