Principles of Information Management for the Operational Commander

Abstract

The vast amount of information available in today's network centric environment has increased the complexity and uncertainty of military operations. Leveraging the information domain to achieve a decisive advantage requires effective information management. In a globally connected world, where unilateral nation-state military operations are becoming less likely, mission success in the operational environment will largely depend on the interoperability of many diverse organizations. Information flow is the critical link that ties these organizations together and achieves unity of effort. However, information management at the operational level is less than optimum. With so much depending on the ability to get the right information to the right people at the right time, an effective information management strategy is a must. This paper will analyze the impact of information management missteps in past and current operations and show that fundamental tenets can be derived to effectively guide information management in the operational environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470765

Entities

People

  • Samaria M. Hunter

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Interoperability
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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