ATTACK WARNING: Better Management Required to Resolve NORAD Integration Deficiencies

Abstract

We reviewed the Air Force's efforts to modernize the nation's Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System's data processing and communications capabilities. Our review focused on the Air Force's effectiveness in integrating new systems under development that are crucial to the North American Aerospace Defense Command's mission to provide timely strategic surveillance and attack warning information to United States and Canadian leaders. Although management structures have been established to direct and control systems integration activities, we found that timely decisions are not being made, resulting in systems that may not be effectively integrated, are over budget, and are behind schedule.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA344830

Entities

People

  • C. J. Appel
  • J. E. Malloy
  • M. R. Hernandez
  • S. L. Mcginty

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Network Protocols
  • Organizational Structure
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space