This announcement is open and effective until 31 Dec 2000.
Funding is increased and the last date for submission of white papers is extended.
The reannouncement is for the convenience of industry. Rome Laboratory is soliciting white papers for concept developments, experiments, and demonstrations involving new and innovative approaches to support future Air Force network requirements in the context of a global infosphere. Leveraging commercial technologies and the potential for dual use by both the military and civilian communities are two additional aspects of this program. These services and applications are vital to the Air Force mission to deploy and sustain forces anywhere in the world. To this end, the ability to send a wide variety of data, across a global network comprised of communications channels of varying characteristics, in a secure, survivable manner, is of prime importance.