Smart Cards: An Enabler for Army Personnel Transformation

Abstract

A critical element affecting Army readiness is personnel support. Personnel information on the battlefield and across all levels of the Army is necessary to support the force and to enable senior leaders to make wise decisions regarding the force. Personnel support involves accounting for people assigned to the Army, managing their careers, and providing service and well-being to families, retirees and veterans. A major part of the Army's current transformation involves redesign of personnel systems. Redesign involves moving into an easily accessible and comprehensive personnel system for all components of the Army and the Services. Emerging 21st Century technologies are aiding the Army's transformation to the objective force and the smart card is an integral part of this. Technological advancements such as the smart card will significantly enhance the Army's objective force to provide a more lethal, survivable, sustainable, deployable, and mobile force. Employing smart card technology is one aspect of keeping pace with the demand for accurate and timely military personnel information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390562

Entities

People

  • James L. Call Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Authentication
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Identification
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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