Information Technology (IT) is the use of computers and software to manage information. It’s the career discipline responsible for storing information, protecting information, processing the information, transmitting the information as necessary, and later retrieving information as necessary. In the DoD, IT is responsible for Information Operations (IO), Cybersecurity, Information Superiority, and Interoperability (Net-Centric Operations).
In the Department of Defense (DoD) today, the focus of IT has been on implementing the DoD Information Enterprise (IE) organizing construct. The construct consists of DoD information assets, processes, activities, and resources required and is envisioned to help the DoD move to trusted network-centric operations through the acquisition of services and systems that are secure, reliable, interoperable, and able to communicate across a universal IT infrastructure. From the construct the DoD is focused on three (3) topics:
Topics that need to be addressed by Information Technology include:
- Clinger-Cohen Act
- Computer/Cyber Security (COMPUSEC)
- DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)
- DoD Metadata Registry
- Information Security (InfoSec)
- Information Support Plan (ISP)
- Net-Centric Operations
- Net-Centric Data & Service Strategy
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Automated Information Systems (AIS)
AcqLinks and References:
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG)
- CJCS Instruction 6510.01E, “Information Assurance (IA) and Computer Network Defense (CND)” – 9 Feb 2011
- DoD Directive 8000.1, “Management of DoD Information Resources and Information Technology” – 10 Feb 2009
- DoD Directive 8500.01E “Information Assurance” – 23 April 2007
- DoD Directive 8500.02 “Information Assurance (IA) Implementation” – 6 Feb 2003
- DoD Directive 8570.1 “Information Assurance Training, Certification, and Workforce Management” – 23 April 2007
- DoD Directive 8320.2 “Data Sharing in a Net-Centric Department of Defense” – 2 Dec 2004
- DoD 8320.02-G “Guidance for Implementing Net-Centric Data Sharing” – 12 April 2006
- DoD Instruction 5200.40 “DoD IT Security Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP)” – 30 Dec 1997
- DoD Instruction 7000.14-R,”DoD Financial Management Regulations, Volume 2B, Chapter 18″ – Jul 2010
- DoD Instruction 8500.01 “Cybersecurity” – 14 Mar 2014
- DoDI 8510.01 “Risk Management Framework for DoD Information Technology” – 24 May 2016
- Joint Publication 3-13 “Information Operations” – 9 Oct 1998
- DoD Information Enterprise Architecture version 1.2
- DAU Information Assurance Policy Chart
- Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
- Navy Information Assurance Manual
- DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy
- MITRE Defense Agile Acquisition Guide
- Website: DoD Chief Information Officer
- Website: Defense Information Agency (DISA)
- Website: Defense Information Agency (DISA) “Information Assurance Support Environment”
- Website: Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC)
Updated: 4/17/2019