Challenges in data management for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems

This paper explores challenges facing data administrators, database engineers, and knowledge-base developers in the management of information in the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD), particularly in the information systems utilized to support Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C⁴I). These information systems include operational tactical systems, decision-support systems, modeling and simulation systems, and non-tactical business systems, all of which can affect the design, operation, interoperation, and application of C⁴I systems. Specific topics include issues in integration and interoperability, joint standards, data access, data aggregation, information-system component reuse and legacy systems. Broad technological trends, as well as the use of specific developing technologies will be discussed in light of how they may enable the U.S. DoD to meet the present and future data-management challenges