Information Infrastructure Development Recommendations through Analysis of Current Information Technology Infrastructure, Plans and Policies

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Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to analyze current Global, National, and Department of Defense policies and initiatives for information technology management and infrastructure, and to recommend courses of action for the development of these information infrastructures in support of the National Security Strategy and the National Military Strategy. This will be accomplished through a brief introduction into the information age and the information society, and the military influence on information and communication technologies development; a review of the policy, objectives, concepts and methods, and the resources outlined in the Information Technology Management Strategic Plan, the Defense Information Infrastructure Master Plan, and the Global and National Information Infrastructure initiatives.