Manipulating the OODA Loop: The Overlooked Role of Information Resource Management in Information Warfare - Softcover

Schechtman, Gregory M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1288317581 ISBN 13: 9781288317585

Publisher: Biblioscholar, 2012

Synopsis

A ground-swell of interest in information as a weapon of warfare is growing within the U.S. armed services. Military strategists are looking at information as a tool to leverage our forces and make them irresistible in battle. Yet, there is little agreement as to what information warfare (IW) is, let alone how it is best fought. This fundamental disagreement is serving as an impediment to unified actions as the Air Force seeks its role in this arena. In particular, information resource management practitioners are questioning their role in supporting this mission. This thesis discusses limitations of existing information warfare interpretations in light of Col John R. Boyd's decision model, the Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action (OODA) Loop, and offers a synthesized model of information warfare for use in the Air Force. It then offers information resource management (IRM) as a viable decision-support mechanism in that interpretation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Biblioscholar
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1288317581
• ISBN 13: 9781288317585
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 120