Battle-Wise: Seeking Time-Information Superiority in Networked Warfare

The unstoppable spread of information networking and know-how gives rise to the need for a new edge—one that utilizes but transcends networks—by developing people, teams, and decisionmaking methods that convert information into better choices and outcomes. The authors call this new edge “battle-wisdom.”

Biography

David C. Gompert was the Senior Advisor for National Security and Defense at the Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq. Mr. Gompert has held senior policy and executive positions at the State Department, the National Security Council, the RAND Corporation, and in the information technology industry. He has published extensively on international affairs, national security policy, and technology. His books include Right Makes Might: Freedom and Power in the Information Age and Mind the Gap: A Transatlantic Revolution in Military Affairs. Mr. Gompert holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Irving Lachow is a professor of Systems Management at the National Defense University and Director of the Information Resources Management College Advanced Management Program. Previously, Dr. Lachow was a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he managed projects in the areas of IT strategy and planning for numerous government clients. Dr. Lachow has extensive experience in both IT and national security. He has worked for Digital Signature Trust, the RAND Corporation, and the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts). Dr. Lachow received his PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Science in physics from Stanford University.

David C. Gompert was the Senior Advisor for National Security and Defense at the Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq. Mr. Gompert has held senior policy and executive positions at the State Department, the National Security Council, the RAND Corporation, and in the information technology industry. He has published extensively on international affairs, national security policy, and technology. His books include Right Makes Might: Freedom and Power in the Information Age and Mind the Gap: A Transatlantic Revolution in Military Affairs. Mr. Gompert holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Irving Lachow is a professor of Systems Management at the National Defense University and Director of the Information Resources Management College Advanced Management Program. Previously, Dr. Lachow was a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he managed projects in the areas of IT strategy and planning for numerous government clients. Dr. Lachow has extensive experience in both IT and national security. He has worked for Digital Signature Trust, the RAND Corporation, and the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts). Dr. Lachow received his PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Science in physics from Stanford University.