Information Management: The Joint Task Force's Key to Achieving Information Superiority

Abstract

Joint Vision 2010 identifies information superiority as the key enabler for decisive operations and, ultimately, full spectrum dominance. Advances in information and sensor technologies have exponentially increased the quantity of information that a JTF receives. However, simply having access to vast amounts of information does not guarantee that a JTF will achieve information superiority. The information must be properly processed and disseminated. Therefore information management (IM) is one of the most critical challenges that a JTF faces-one that it must successfully surmount in order to achieve information superiority. Despite great progress in IM training and doctrine in the past few years, IM remains a challenge to JTFs. The key to successful IM in a JTF is to develop a successful information management plan (IMP) and the commander's involvement in all aspects of IM. The IMP should contain comprehensive instructions and procedures for the collection, processing, prioritization and dissemination of information. Clearly, information management (IM) is a challenge and must be resolved in order to realize the full spectrum dominance envisioned in JV 2010.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381669

Entities

People

  • Thomas Brandl

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Operations
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.