...classmates on one of various technologies of current and future interest. To participate: choose one of the following areas of technology: * Agricultural Technology * Behavioral Technology * Biotechnology * Computing Technology * Defense Technology * Education Technology * Energy Technology * Human Performance Technology * Manufacturing Technology * Medical Technology * Nanotechnology * Sales Technology * Security Technology * Telecommunications Technology * Transportation Technology * You are invited to propose additional areas of technology that may be of particular interest to you. succinctly (two pages in length. but including an executive summary of approximately 1/2 page): * forecast how this area of technology will develop in the next five years, supporting your work with with the application of appropriate forecasting methods and data gathered from online or other research. * critically assess what its development will mean for business and other organizational (e.g., public agency and non-profit organization) models that use this area of technology, * decide whether technology leadership or followership is appropriate for your own organization in this area. Collectively, be reminded that there are many areas of technology in which advances will affect business and other organizations -- and that information technology (IT), in particular, is only...
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...Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense. It was established in 1958, in reaction to the successful launch of Sputnik by the USSR, as the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Although DARPA is only one of many military agencies administering research and development funds, it has been crucial to the development of several important technologies, especially military computers and the Internet. It funds a high percentage of all artificial intelligence research in the United States, as well as significant projects in microelectronics, materials, and behavioral science.[1] DARPA's mission is to maintain the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent technological surprise from threatening our national security. DARPA programs focus on high-risk research with that will have payoffs that could provide dramatic advances in military capabilities. Each DARPA office manages a large portfolio of programs.[3] DARPA’s original mission, inspired by the Soviet Union beating the United States into space with Sputnik,[2] was to prevent technological surprise. This mission has evolved over time. Today, DARPA’s mission is to prevent technological surprise for us and to create technological surprise for our adversaries. [2] By focusing on high-risk research that could provide dramatic advances in military capabilities, DARPA maintain its mission which is to prevent any new technological attack from any...
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...Acquisition and Systems Acquisition phases of the Defense Acquisition Management System. Explain the entrance and exit criteria for each of the phases of the Defense Acquisition Management System. Additionally, discuss the relevant Technology Readiness Levels associated with each phase. The Defense Acquisition System is a management process which the Department of Defense (DoD) can provide effective, affordable, and timely systems to users. DoD 50000.01 The three core elements, pre-system acquisition, system acquisition, and sustainment, consist of five phases, milestones and reviews acquisition programs must advance through. The five phases of the Defense Acquisition Management System are Material Solution Analysis (MSA), Technology Development (TD), Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production & Deployment (P&D), and Operations & Support (O&S). Prior to advancing into the next phase a program must pass a Milestone review, by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA), to ensure it meets both Department of Defense (DoD) and federal relguations. The pre-system acquisition element consists of the MSA and TD phases. Prior to entering into the MSA phase a Material Development Decision (MDD) will be made for a program and an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) must be issued. This helps to determine which acquisition phase it will enter based on user needs, technology resources, and Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). The MSA phase is where...
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...Structure 2 Strategic Business Unit/ Background 4 Mission & strategies of the Strategic Business Units 5 Actual Proposal 6 Proposed Portfolio Process 6 Proposed Selection Criteria 6 References 8 Company Raytheon is a major, US defense contractor specializing in defense, homeland security, and other governmental markets around the world. They hold the leading position in innovation of specialized defense technology. They provide state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing, effects, command, control, communications, and intelligence systems (C3I) as well as a wide range of mission support services. Raytheon serves both domestic and international customers. As a defense contractor in the defense industry, Raytheon depends on the US government for a substantial portion of its business which accounted for approximately 88% of net sales in 2009 and 2010. Vision and Strategy To be the most admired defense and aerospace systems company through our world class people and technology. Their four strategies are: * Focus on key strategic pursuits, technology, and mission assurance to sustain and grow our position in our four core defense markets: sensing, effects, C3I, and mission support. * Leverage our domain knowledge in all markets, including homeland security and cyber-security. * Expand international business by building on our relationships and deep market expertise. * Continue...
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...Department of Defense which implements military polices. The DOD is lead by the Secretary of Defense, which is second in command to the president. The United States is second on the list countries with the most active military personnel with 1,429,000. China’s military is called the People’s Liberation Army and are the world’s largest military force with 2,285,000 active personnel. The People’s Liberation Army makes up 18% of China’s population. The PLA has five main branches, the PLA ground Force, PLA Navy, PLA Air Force, PLA Secondary Artillery Corps, and the PLA Reserve Force. The PLA is under the command of the Central Military Commission. The CMC is made up of an eleven-man commission that is responsible for all maters regarding the PLA. All members of the CMC are high-ranking generals or senior members of China’s Armed Forces. The Russian military is called the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The number of active troops that Russia’s Armed Forces has is 1,040,000 ranking them fifth on the list of most active personnel. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the President of Russia. Under the President the Ministry of Defense over see’s the day-to-day operations of the Russian Armed Forces. The United States, China, and Russia are very different from one another culturally and politically, but they all share a common goal of striving to become the world’s powerhouse, this is reflected in the expenditures of their defense budgets. ...
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...Abstract: Advanced cyberattacks on the public and private sectors at the local, national, and international level have prompted an increase in funding and support for the study of emerging cybersecurity technologies. The considerations for this paper are to discuss the emerging technologies and strategies that can be integrated across the public and private sector to improve cybersecurity on a local, national, and international level. New technologies need to dynamically assess networks real-time such as with the use of Remote Agents and Real-time forensic analysis. These technologies also need to make the attack space less predictable and constantly evolving such as through the use of moving target defense. Emerging Cybersecurity Technologies The E-government Act of 2000 was signed by President Bush to move toward a more 24-7 government. The dream was to eliminate the need to have to stand in line at the DMV for half a day just to pay annual vehicle registration fees (Barker, 2011). Security was certainly a concern, but it was not at the forefront of the move as government agencies would go through massive changes in equipment, manning, and practices in order to move information and programs online. Now, over a decade later we still see moves and changes taking place, such as the department of Veterans Affairs recently moving all of their applications, forms and records online. The expensive cost of getting the government caught up was expected with such an overhaul...
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...ethical hacker Describe what you cannot do as an ethical hacker Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 2 Ethical hackers Employed by companies to perform penetration tests Penetration test Legal attempt to break into a company’s network to find its weakest link Tester only reports findings, does not solve problems Security test More than an attempt to break in; also includes analyzing company’s security policy and procedures Tester offers solutions to secure or protect the network Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 3 Hackers Access computer system or network without authorization Breaks the law; can go to prison Crackers Break into systems to steal or destroy data U.S. Department of Justice calls both hackers Ethical hacker Performs most of the same activities but with owner’s permission Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 4 Script kiddies or packet monkeys Young inexperienced hackers Copy codes and techniques from knowledgeable hackers Experienced penetration testers write programs or scripts using these languages Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl), C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic, SQL, and many others Script Set of instructions that runs in sequence Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 5 This class alone won’t make you a hacker, or an expert It might make you a script kiddie ...
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...impact business decisions. It will discuss how the firm uses technology for strategic advantages and the impact of globalization for the firm. Economics for the Global Manager Introduction The world’s largest; Boeing is an aerospace company that leads the manufacturing of commercial jetliners. Boeing also has manufacturer defense, space, and security systems (About Us, 2013). Boeing’s global operations have supply and manufacturer activities outside the U.S. (Backgrounder, 2013). The economic concepts that apply to this firm are manufacturing of commercial jetliners as well as defense, space, and security systems and these concepts can be used to address the firm’s problems and opportunities (About Us, 2013). The economic and political policies that affect this firm are economic growth and political turmoil and these policies impact business decisions (Long-Term Market, 2013). The firm uses technology for strategic advantages by ¬making plans in its research and development investments to maximize potential returns and the impact of globalization for the firm (Arkell, 2005). Boeing Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company that has a long tradition of leadership and innovation. It leads the field in the manufacturing of commercial jetliners as well as defense, space, and security systems. As a top exporter in the U.S., Boeing has customers in 150 countries with products including aircraft, weapons, defense systems, and communication systems (About...
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...environments. The companies must understand these environments and apply the knowledge to a strategy that will give the company a competitive advantage. The competitive advantage must be measured to fully understand how the strategy is being implemented and to what extent the strategy is creating a competitive advantage. Northrop Grumman (NG) uses environmental scanning to understand the market environment. This helps establish a strategy that will hopefully create a competitive advantage. Internal and external environmental scan Northrop Grumman’s internal environment is very strong. The company has positioned itself well to capitalize on the emerging trends in the national defense market place. Northrop has developed new technologies and internal infrastructure to sustain new business in the new technologies departments. NG is also strong in personnel, although there is a troubling trend emerging. NG has a long history of dedicated workers but has failed to retain or attract new talent. There is a growing gap between the experienced knowhow and the new employees. NG has a large gap in the middle of the workforce. The majority of the work force is either five years from retirement or has less than five years with the company. Therefore the “local knowledge” that is essential for continuing seamless operations as the older generation moves on is failing to be passed down to the newer generation of employees. NG has recognized this problem and has created work groups within most sectors...
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...a global aerospace, defense, and security corporation specializing in Department of Defense (DoD) systems that provide aeronautics, electronic systems, information systems and space systems solutions. We will provide a brief overview of the current state of the defense contracting sector and the cyber security threats and policies that govern it. We will also examine the classes of data that the defense contractor must protect and the potential cyber defense technologies that could be implemented in a prioritized strategy to secure that information. This briefing will also provide the priorities for legal and policy compliance amongst Defense contractors. Because Hytema is a Defense contractor the organization must work closely with the Federal Government causing them to adopt many of their policies and regulations. The most strategic and informative policy is the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). All departments and agencies are required to coordinate and cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security as it carries out its cybersecurity responsibility actives as noted in the Office of Management Budget (OMB) (Dhs.gov, 2015) 2. Social Importance 2.1 Effects on society of the sector Defense contractors contribute to a very large part of what is deemed as societal importance in today’s society, however they are often overshadowed. Defense contractors that work for the Department of Defense within the cyber technology sector take up almost...
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...American Military Technology Gary Smith MIL 311 American Military History II Instructor Trevor Albertson March 2, 2014 Introduction “Technology shapes the conduct of war in a tremendous way. It determines how wars are fought, how armies are organized and also many of the limitations they have,” according to Krishnan (2008, p. 1). The United States armed forces have seen many innovations in military technology that have helped project the United States as a global leader in politics and military matters. World War II was the catapult that launched the United States onto the world stage and began the shift of American armed forces swing towards advancing military technology to maintain the ability to politically have significance throughout the globe. American dominance of military technology has continued from World War II through modern times, with a significant focus towards the future and private sectors being the important key to maintaining that dominance. World War II Technology Advancements Starting with technology advancement during World War II, the U.S. Navy did not advance as strongly as other branches. Aircraft carriers came of age and dominated as the main focus of fleets, while submarines became incredible predators of the seas. The actual development of new ships was not really there, since the turn-around time of such an endeavor outweighed the benefits during wartime. However, the Navy did make strides in SONAR technology, which would help...
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...Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 8500.01 March 14, 2014 DoD CIO SUBJECT: Cybersecurity References: See Enclosure 1 1. PURPOSE. This instruction: a. Reissues and renames DoD Directive (DoDD) 8500.01E (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) pursuant to the authority in DoDD 5144.02 (Reference (b)) to establish a DoD cybersecurity program to protect and defend DoD information and information technology (IT). b. Incorporates and cancels DoDI 8500.02 (Reference (c)), DoDD C-5200.19 (Reference (d)), DoDI 8552.01 (Reference (e)), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD(NII))/DoD Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) Memorandums (References (f) through (k)), and Directive-type Memorandum (DTM) 08-060 (Reference (l)). c. Establishes the positions of DoD principal authorizing official (PAO) (formerly known as principal accrediting authority) and the DoD Senior Information Security Officer (SISO) (formerly known as the Senior Information Assurance Officer) and continues the DoD Information Security Risk Management Committee (DoD ISRMC) (formerly known as the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)/Global Information Grid (GIG) Flag Panel). d. Adopts the term “cybersecurity” as it is defined in National Security Presidential Directive-54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-23 (Reference (m)) to be used throughout DoD instead of the term “information assurance (IA).” 2. APPLICABILITY a. This instruction applies to: (1) OSD, the...
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...Swimming with Sharks: Technology Ventures, Defense Mechanisms and Corporate Relationships Riitta Katila Stanford University Jeff D. Rosenberger Nomis Solutions Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Stanford University This paper focuses on the tension that firms face between the need for resources from partners and the potentially damaging misappropriation of their own resources by corporate “sharks.” Taking an entrepreneurial lens, we study this tension at tie formation in corporate investment relationships in five U.S. technology-based industries over a 25-year period. Central to our study is the “sharks” dilemma: when do entrepreneurs choose partners with high potential for misappropriation over less risky partners? Our findings show that entrepreneurs take the risk when they need resources that established firms uniquely provide (i.e., financial and manufacturing) and when they have effective defense mechanisms to protect their own resources (i.e., secrecy and timing). Overall, the findings show that tie formation is a negotiation that depends on resource needs, defense mechanisms, and alternative partners. These findings contribute to the recent renaissance of resource dependence theory and to the discussion on the surprising power of entrepreneurial firms in resource mobilization.• A central question in organization and strategy research is how firms gain resources (Penrose, 1959; Thompson, 1967). In response, researchers have identified several approaches...
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...Question 1 The Aerospace defense industry is huge industry that spans the entire world. Aerospace defense technology has been known to be a key innovator in today’s technologies for example the space race was a huge factor in computer technology that NASA developed and solar energy Even though it is commonly referred to as the Defense industry it obviously produces more offensive weapons. The major countries in the world that are involved in the Aerospace defense industry would be the USA with companies such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Russia’s biggest Aerospace defense companies are, Almaz-Antey and United Aircraft Corporation. These two countries have a great majority share on sales of worldwide Aerospace or just Defense related weaponry greatly outpacing the rest of the globe. See table for more information on countries with top Aerospace/Defense exports in millions US$ globally The current outlook for the Aerospace industry in the USA could be described as bleak, with major budget cutbacks and the war in Afghanistan winding down there is currently little need for more increased spending. It has been estimated that if the USA is to make another trillion dollar in defense cuts that one million jobs would be lost, that being said there are huge opportunity abroad for the A&D also known as aerospace and defense. However not all is doom and gloom in emerging economies such as Brazil that have doubled their air force budget are key consumers for the...
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...Strategic Defense Initiative The presidents of the United States have always had a defense plan which is to protect our country from anything that comes our way. It was a very low priority to develop defenses against ballistic missiles until the 1950’s. (History Resources) This may have been brought up because it was the actual era in which missiles were starting to be made and can actually affect the United States as a hole. The president started to come up with ideas to try and protect the country from things such as missiles. It brings the bigger idea in which how it changed the world, the affects it brings, and how it grew from just being the thought of having a defense initiative as to growing with military defenses and technology in the world as it has grown. It can really affect the nation as a hole because it can either swipe out parts of the world slowly, protect the United States from being attacked, or it can cause the actual action of a country wanting to attack due to our defense initiatives which will be trying to prove its not strong and that the United States is not fully thinking of what they are doing. It brings many enemies or just the fact that the United States can be a target to have a missile attack upon since it has a defense against missile in the air or land-based installations to shoot down missiles in the air. (The New York by: The Learning Network). Having defense initiatives can change the world as a hole because it may have affects where countries...
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