Toward a National Security Architecture Prepared for Information Warfare
Abstract
How can the National Security apparatus be restructured to meet the challenges and opportunities that Information Warfare presents? The United States leads the World in the "information sciences," but organization, policy, and doctrine are not keeping up with technology in either the military or governmental sectors. The lag not only disallows the United States from taking advantage of new technological developments, but also makes it vulnerable. An overarching structure that is flexible, lean, and responsive is needed to provide coordination among all of the "producers" and "users" of Information Warfare (IW) support. The synergy that would result from DoD and non-DoD governmental organizations coordinating operations across the "information spectrum" would greatly increase the overall security of the United States. The greatest progress in coordination is occurring in DoD, therefore IW should be refined there first, proven to be successful, and then migrated throughout the U.S. Government. The first step in the process outside of DoD should be to square away the National Security apparatus. Next, protection of the industrial and civilian sectors will need to be assured. The information technologies that are emerging will require scrutiny by experts in the U.S. Constitution. Laws, policies, and oversight bodies will be required so that the protection of individual and corporate rights is balanced with the need to counter the threat of IW. The requirement to respond to the threat posed by IW, and the resulting efficiencies gained in the process, will transform the civilian sector and change the way the U.S. military is organized and fights.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA529464
Entities
People
- Mark K. Ward
Organizations
- Marine Corps University