Information Warfare

GAO Report on Contested Information Environments

The following is the Jan. 26, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Contested Information Environment: Actions Needed to Strengthen Education and Training for DOD Leaders.

From the report

What GAO Found
Department of Defense (DOD) guidance for operating in a contested information environment continues to evolve as DOD works to develop and prepare leaders to make effective decisions. The information environment––that is, the aggregate of factors that affect how humans and automated...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/31/gao-report-on-contested-information-environments

Russian Forces Unprepared to Protect Against Drones, Lack Adequate Command and Control, Panel Says

Image of the suspected Ukrainian USV circulating on Russian social media. Image via Naval News

Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea fleet over the weekend are showing Moscow the vulnerability of its ships in port to new types of unmanned weapons, a Kremlin analyst at the CNA said Tuesday.

Samuel Bendett said recent sea drone and unmanned aerial system swarm attacks have the potential to seize “the show going forward.”

He added that buying commercial drones – particularly quadcopters for intelligence,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/01/russian-forces-unprepared-to-protect-against-drones-lack-adequate-command-and-control-panel-says

GAO Report on Information Threats to National Security

The following is the recently released Government Accountability Office report, Information Environment: Opportunities and Threats to DOD’s National Security Mission.

From the report

What GAO Found

Given the ubiquitous nature of the information environment, both DOD and adversaries can conduct operations and activities in the information environment from anywhere in the world. Additionally, with DOD capabilities dependent on IT and the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS), its ability to conduct...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/23/gao-report-on-information-threats-to-national-security

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 8 on Information

The following is the June 21, 2022, Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 8 on Information. 

From the Report

Information is the foundation of all human interaction. It is the basis for how we sense, make sense of, and interact with our environments and each other. Rapidly evolving modern technologies have accelerated and expanded our ability to process, store, and communicate information with a tempo and scale previously unimaginable. Our globally interconnected world has deepened our collective...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/29/marine-corps-doctrinal-publication-8-on-information

Navy Offering Up to $50K in Recruiting Bonuses

Sailors assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia participate in the Navywide E-7 advancement exam held at Navy Operational Support Center in New Castle, Del., on Jan. 19. US Navy Photo

The Navy is offering recruitment bonuses of up to $50,000 as a new incentive, the sea service announced Friday.

The bonuses are dependent on the program and the recruit’s eligibility, according to a Navy news release. The new incentives will apply to any sailor who has been classified or reclassified...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/24/navy-offering-up-to-50k-in-recruiting-bonuses

Navy Takes the ‘Space’ Out of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

Rear Adm. Christian “Boris” Becker, commmander of Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Command. US Navy Photo

The Navy is rebranding its organization tasked with acquiring and maintaining its information technology backbone and satellite networks to place an emphasis on information warfare, according to a Monday video statement from Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is now Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) as part of...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/03/navy-takes-the-space-out-of-space-and-naval-warfare-systems-command

WEST: SPAWAR Systems Centers Rebranded as Naval Information Warfare Centers

Lauren Burnette, from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific, explains the Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality (BEMR) Lab demo to a visitor at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) exhibit during the 2016 Sea-Air-Space Exposition. US Navy photo.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — In a nod to the rising role of technology and growing importance of information warfare in the battlespace, the Navy will rename Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s (SPAWAR) Systems Centers...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/13/west-spawar-systems-centers-to-become-naval-information-warfare-centers

Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to Deploy with Information Warfare Commander on Staff

A few other recent strike groups have deployed with an information warfare commander in place, but Capt. Steve Shepard was in the first group of IWCs put into the job via the formal board selection process, and he’s the first of that cohort to start in the pre-deployment training pipeline. The Lincoln Strike Group is currently underway for its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Shepard told reporters on Monday during a visit to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) at sea that it has been...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/31/lincoln-carrier-strike-group-deploy-information-warfare-commander-staff

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