Impeding Network Centric Warfare: Combatant Command Information Technology Support
Abstract
Network centric warfare is the method used by the United States combatant commands to wage war. Information technology is a fundamental enabler of network centric warfare. The ten combatant commands use different methods to provide desktop information technology support to their staffs. The result is different sets of applications, capabilities, and business processes that impede collateral information sharing between commands, Services, and the Department of Defense. Unimpeded information sharing is a central tenet of network centric warfare. The different combatant command information technology support methods impede network centric operations within the Department of Defense. This paper examines desktop collateral information technology support to the combatant commands as it pertains to network centric warfare at the theater level. It proposes a single solution provided by a single agency to service all ten combatant commands. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of the current support methods and the proposed solution. Based on this study, the paper provides strategic recommendations aimed at improving network centric warfare.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADB349930
Entities
People
- David A. Barlow
Organizations
- United States Army War College