Implications of Outsourcing on Network Centric Warfare

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) has taken about 80 percent of the government cutbacks since the end of the Cold Wan As a means to fashion cost savings and gain efficiencies, DoD is seeking to streamline much of its infrastructure. One popular idea to assist in the streamlining effort is through the outsourcing of Information Technology (IT) functions. There is a sentiment within the Department of the Army (DA) that the entire Information Management/information Systems element of the Army can be outsourced without having an impact to the Army. The purpose of this research paper is to examine this sentiment to determine if it makes sense or where it could create problems as the Army moves towards a network centric warfare environment. It will examine the Army's IT requirements to support network centric warfare, examine potential outsourcing options, and determine the implications of these options to the effectiveness of achieving the requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401884

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Brown

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Tactical Data Systems
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies