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Effectively Managing The Air Force Enterprise Architecture, Jamie P. Sharkey
Effectively Managing The Air Force Enterprise Architecture, Jamie P. Sharkey
Theses and Dissertations
The Air Force is developing and implementing an enterprise architecture to meet the Clinger-Cohen Act's requirement that all federal agencies use an architecture to guide their information technology (IT) investments. However, this act does not provide guidance on how to effectively manage an enterprise architecture. Prior research applied maturity models and competency stages to manage an enterprise architecture by defining layers of enterprise architecture management maturity. However, these efforts tend to view enterprise architecture development as a one-time planning process rather than an iterative progression. Enterprise architecture is not a one-time exercise, but rather it is an on-going effort within …
Exploratory Inquiry: Disparate Air Force Base Area Network Architectures, Charlie W. Boyd Jr.
Exploratory Inquiry: Disparate Air Force Base Area Network Architectures, Charlie W. Boyd Jr.
Theses and Dissertations
Joint Vision 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) blueprint for development and transformation, identifies information and technology as critical enablers for our nation's military and calls for the development of a joint force capable of integrated information sharing to provide decision superiority, the ability to make and implement better decisions before enemies can react (DoD, 2000). Networks have been identified as the single most important element for transforming our current military forces. Ironically, Air Force base-level communications networks have been identified as a weakness. This research follows the qualitative approach to increases the current understanding of base level communications networks …