Information Operations as a Core Competency (Joint Force Quarterly)

Abstract

The United States fields the most capable military the world has seen. Some are concerned that the Nation will settle into complacency and wait for the historic norm--for the high cost of military failure to stimulate change. Such repose would be inconsistent with the record of innovation the Armed Forces have realized over the past two decades and with the goals of current Department of Defense (DoD) leadership. Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and senior military leaders are intent on transforming U.S. forces to better prepare for 21st century challenges. Among other things, according to the DoD Transformation Planning Guidance of April 2003, pursuing transformation means "the Department must align itself with the information revolution not just by exploiting information technology, but by developing information-enabled organizational relationships and operating concepts." Put differently, the emerging American way of war means fighting first for information dominance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA430074

Entities

People

  • Christopher Jon Lamb

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Students
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.