Using the acquisition process to reduce the vulnerability of future systems to information warfare
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: DEFENSE SYSTEMS; ARMY; ACQUISITION; INFORMATION WARFARE
Description: Information warfare (IW) is a growing concern for the United States Army. The sophisticated, high-technology modern weapons systems upon which the U.S. Army heavily relies are increasing vulnerable to IW weapons and tactics. The acquisition process plays a major role in reducing defense systems IW vulnerability. This research identifies the primary IW threats to systems during the acquisition lifecycle and what factors in the acquisition environment contribute to IW vulnerability. This research also suggests a technique for integrating IW countermeasures into the defense systems acquisition process. A primary finding of this research is that while a Program Management Office (PMO) can institute a myriad of useful countermeasures, influencing the prime contractor to establish a secure development environment is the most important action it can take in reducing the vulnerability of future systems to IW.
Notes: Thesis advisors, Keith F. Snider and Dan C. Boger.

AD-A331 209.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66).