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THE
NAVY
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With NGEN, Navy takes control of the network,
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Shedding light on
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and for that matter, cyberwar itselfa myth, saying that, unless it
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Owning
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With NGEN, Navy
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ard in the CoSC contract, the network became a governmentowned, contractor-supported, managed service during the
migration to the next phase of the massive intranet, known as
Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN).
NEW APPROACH
A $3.5 billion contract awarded in 2013 to incumbent HP to
transition IT services from NMCI to NGEN was completed
in September 2014three months ahead of schedule. While
NGEN provides all of the same services that are available under NMCI, the Navys acquisition approach was quite different in the evolution of the Department of Navys shore-based
enterprise network.
Because NGEN is a government-owned network, the
Navy believes it has greater visibility into its enterprise
services and is better able to manage costs than was possible with NMCI, along with providing for more flexible and
adaptable IT network services. Capt. Michael Abreu, program manager for
the Naval Enterprise Networks
Program Management Office,
calls NGENs governmentowned, contractor-operated
model unique in the defense community and the
reason for its success to
date.
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NGEN
STRENGTH IN CONTINUITY
Though it has not been without its challenges as any large enterprise approach
can be, Abreu said the NGEN contract
with HP is going well and that the program has made significant progress
since the transition from NMCI was
completed last September. Abreu said
he believes that the fact that HP was the
prime contractor for NMCI and is the
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As breaches mount, the military debates the
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NO NUCLEAR OPTION
In terms of the overall efforts at of cyber
deterrence, Jasper wrote: The concept
of deterrence is still hotly debated in the
cyber community, because, for instance,
traditional nuclear deterrence relies on
an adversary having knowledge of the
destruction that will result from transgressions, which is not possible in cyber because the secrecy of weapons is necessary
to preserve their effectiveness.
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), during the
same subcommittee hearing where
Rosenbach spoke, suggested that kind
of Cold War approach, saying that cyber
threats to critical to critical infrastructure
could deter nation states, just like the [intercontinental ballistic missiles] of years
ago mutual assured destruction. But
Rosenbach said that the notion of a comparable nuclear deterrent and cyber deterrent strategy is unfounded. [T]he analogy
with nuclear part is not that strong, he
said.
Rosenbach said the biggest challenge in
cyber deterrence and response efforts is a
balance between making sure we deter
enough that the attack doesnt come but
we dont escalate things to the point that
bring more attacks upon ourselves, he
stated. The U.S. is a glass house when it
comes to cyber. n
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Vehicle-mounted Increment 2
equipment brings the network to
the company level.
he Army has received the goahead to take the second increment of its high-speed battlefield communications network into
full-rate production. The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics issued a memorandum authorizing the next stages for
the Warfighter Information Network
Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2, contractor General Dynamics said.
WIN-T is the Armys effort to
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CYBERDEFENSE
Army giving cyber warriors
a training range of their own
The Cyber Battle Ground will be open to all units later this year
BY MARK POMERLEAU
environments/configurations through
the cyber range and has incorporated
real world Cyber Actor/Cyber Threat
characterization, dynamic threat actor/
agent capability into training, the release stated.
Several experts and military officials
have lauded the importance of additional training and greater cyber hygiene as a means of protecting against
threats and mounting a formidable
defense (which also translates into the
civilian government and commercial
realm as well).
So when you look at cyber, where
are the weakest links in the chain across
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teams and joint cyber headquarters elements the fact sheet stated.
Other scenarios included training
on the industrial control systems (ICS)
commonly found in critical infrastructure facilities, as well as hands-on
exercises in classified network environments similar to DOD and non-DOD
networks, with blue teams defending
friendly networks from simulated attacks from red teams.
The addition this year of the private
sector, coordinated with DHS, represents a shift from a whole-of-government approach to a whole-of-nation
approach to cybersecurity and response,
according to the fact sheet. That mirrors
legislation recently proposed in Congress to provide legal protections and
safeguards to members of the private
sector that share cyber threat information with the government something
Rogers has said is the thing he wants
most from Congress. Some, however,
have been critical of such proposals as
surveillance by another name.
The renewed desire to partner with
the private sector comes from not only
an intelligence and situational awareness
perspective, but infrastructure ownership as well. Most critical infrastructure
in the United States, particularly in the
information technology area, is owned
by the private sector, said Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, U.S. Cyber
Commands director of training and exercises. So we rely on them, particularly
when we are responding to a major incident or attack on the private sector. n
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BATTLESPACE
TECH
Study: DOD needs to field
laser weapons ASAP
on Earthanalysts think laser technologies that could blind but not destroy
satellites are a likely focus of Air Force
development.
Meanwhile, the pace of development
is quickening. For example, the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency
announced in May that the High-Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System
would move from laboratory development into Air Force field-testing. And
the Armys High Energy Laser mobile
demonstrator is advancing to live-fire
tests.
The security study listed a number
of features that would speed the deployment of directed-energy weapons,
among the ability to operate at high- or
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E
CH
missions are paramount, until a collab- such as call managers and security and
n Army command post is a orative effort produced secure 4G LTE/ bandwidth management tools.
lot like a data centera cen- Wi-Fi for use in the field. The National
A microgrid power generation systral hub for the information, Security Agency, Special Operations tem called Intelligent Power also manimages and communications that go Command, Joint Staff and Nett Warrior ages power use, preventing overloads
into military operations. And like data program office worked to develop and through rebalancing and has cut fuel
centers, they can be unwieldy, cluttered implement an NSA encryption system, consumption by 25 to 40 percent and
with all kinds of hardware, the transit called Commercial Solutions for Classi- the number of required generators from
cases, wires, cables and more
18 to four. The Army also has
wires and cables.
adapted the transmissions in
For a mobile Army that
some of its vehicles so that
is steadily pushing its comthey could produce enough
mand-and-control
view
electrical power for use within
out to soldiers in the field,
a vehicle or even a small commanaging a command post,
mand post.
which could take a platoon
of soldiers a whole day to set
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
up, could be a drag on operaThe Army is ready to deploy
tions. But that is changing, as
the Web-based Command
new technologies and a betPost Computing Environter acquisition approach help
ment, or CP CE, which will
create a lighter, faster and
eliminate the multiple workSecure wireless and a Web-based environment will
more efficient central hub.
stations that had them swivelsimplify command posts.
The Army recently detailed
ing and rolling from point to
how its increasing command post ca- fied. Adding what the Army only called point in a chair, pulling data from one
pabilities while reducing SWaP (size, a special sauce made it fit for use on system and manually entering it into
weight and power) requirements, in military networks.
another.
many ways with technologies that are
Not only does it get rid of wires, it
CP CE provides an integrated envifamiliar to everyday users on the street. also frees commanders and staff from ronment designed to let commanders
The future command post will be light- their workstations, allowing them to and soldiers use one system to share
er to ship, more quickly set up and torn work with classified information from data, imagery and warfighting services
down, and more efficient to use. Here smartphones and tablets without the ranging from logistics, intelligence and
are the basic elements.
extra baggage of encryption hardware.
airspace management to fires and maneuvers. The system, Version 1 of which
SECURE WIRELESS
SWAPING OUT
is ready for fielding, will simplify the
If you want to unclutter a workspace, One of the key technologies the Army is computing backend and give users one
one of the first things to do is get rid of using to lighten the command post load system to start up rather than many. It
wires. That was easier said than done is virtualization. Virtualizing applica- also means that soldiers will only have
for the Army, for whom secure trans- tions eliminates hardware appliances to train on one system. n
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IT
DISAs 5-year plan stresses
joint environment, cyber operations
Strategy also calls for supporting anytime/anywhere access
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