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Creating An Agent Based Framework To Maximize Information Utility, John M. Pecarina Mar 2008

Creating An Agent Based Framework To Maximize Information Utility, John M. Pecarina

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With increased reliance on communications to conduct military operations, information centric network management becomes vital. A Defense department study of information management for net-centric operations lists the need for tools for information triage (based on relevance, priority, and quality) to counter information overload, semi-automated mechanisms for assessment of quality and relevance of information, and advances to enhance cognition and information understanding in the context of missions [30]. Maximizing information utility to match mission objectives is a complex problem that requires a comprehensive solution in information classification, in scheduling, in resource allocation, and in QoS support. Of these research areas, the …


Identification Of Command And Control Information Requirements For The Cyberspace Domain, Brian D. Aschenbrenner Mar 2008

Identification Of Command And Control Information Requirements For The Cyberspace Domain, Brian D. Aschenbrenner

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The purpose of this research was to develop an information requirements analysis method that would provide the Director of Cyberspace Forces with the information required to support effective command and control of cyberspace. This research investigates the role of information in command and control, information in the traditional war fighting domains, cyberspace as a war fighting domain, and various methods of determining information requirements of organizations. This research produced an information requirements analysis method that is suitable for identifying the command and control information requirements of the Director of Cyberspace Forces.