Do We Need An Information Corps? (Joint Force Quarterly, Autumn 1993)

Abstract

Warfare is about to enter a new phase that will upset the traditional balance between information and force. As firepower becomes an appendage to information, organizational transformations will begin to underpin a new architecture. A separate Information Corps could guide this revolution, create common doctrine for the diverse requirements of information warriors, and facilitate liaison among civilian information agencies. Such a corps could also obviate the need for the services to integrate their data systems because standardization would exist from the outset. Moreover, the corps could foster innovations more consonant with the logic of the information revolution than would be the case if the services were left to their own devices. But even though the proposal for such a corps has merit, a number of issues concerning its likely impact on operational autonomy, the critical functions of operational units, and certain joint imperatives must first be addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA426630

Entities

People

  • James A. Hazlett
  • Martin C. Libicki

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Grids
  • Helicopters
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Radar
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies