Joint Information Warfare: An Information-Age Paradigm for Jointness

Abstract

Current concepts of "jointness" that focus on integrating the operations of DOD's four military Services are too narrow for Information Warfare and Information Operations (IW/IO). National information power and the broad needs of national security in the dynamics of the information age necessitate a more inclusive understanding of what is meant by "joint". "Joint IW/IO" must incorporate the actions and involvement of numerous non-DOD organizations and activities, to include elements of the private sector. Although their actions will not be directed by DOD, active elements in Joint IW/IO must at least coordinate their actions, even if that coordination is informal, in order to be effective. This concept of "Joint IW/IO" should be reflected in DOD policy and military doctrines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA394384

Entities

People

  • Dan Kuehl

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.