Digital Strategy for the
Department of the Air Force
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP SERIES
Linda Casola, Rapporteur
Planning Committee on Digital Strategy for the Department of the Air Force:
A Workshop Series
Air Force Studies Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON DIGITAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE: A WORKSHOP SERIES
MICHAEL A. HAMEL, Co-Chair, USAF (ret.), Independent Consultant
DEBORAH L. WESTPHAL, Co-Chair, Toffler Associates
TED F. BOWLDS, USAF (ret.), IAI North America
CHARLES BROOKS, Georgetown University
RAMA CHELLAPPA, Johns Hopkins University
DOUGLAS D. DEMAIO, Alabama Air National Guard
PAMELA A. DREW, Independent Corporate Director
ANNIE GREEN, George Mason University
JAMES M. HOLMES, USAF (ret.), The Roosevelt Group
MARV LANGSTON, USN (ret.), Independent Consultant
ALDEN V. MUNSON, JR., Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
PAUL D. NIELSEN, NAE,1 USAF (ret.), Carnegie Mellon University
JULIE J.C.H. RYAN, Wyndrose Technical Group
JAY G. SANTEE, USAF (ret.), The Aerospace Corporation
JAMES D. SYRING, USN (ret.), USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Group
Staff
GEORGE COYLE, Senior Program Officer, Air Force Studies Board, Workshop Director
ELLEN CHOU, Director, Air Force Studies Board
EVAN ELWELL, Research Associate
MARGUERITE SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator
AMELIA GREEN, Senior Program Associate
DONAVAN THOMAS, Finance Business Partner
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
AIR FORCE STUDIES BOARD
ELLEN M. PAWLIKOWSKI, Chair, NAE,2 USAF (ret.), Independent Consultant
KEVIN G. BOWCUTT, NAE, The Boeing Company
CLAUDE CANIZARES, NAS,3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MARK F. COSTELLO, Georgia Institute of Technology
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
JAMES E. HUBBARD, JR., NAE, University of Maryland
LESTER L. LYLES, NAE, USAF (ret.), Independent Consultant
WENDY M. MASIELLO, USAF (ret.), Independent Consultant
LESLIE A. MOMODA, HRL Laboratories, LLC
OZDEN OCHOA, Texas A&M University
F. WHITTEN PETERS, Williams and Connolly, LLP
HENDRICK RUCK, Edaptive Computing Inc.
JULIE J.C.H. RYAN, Wyndrose Technical Group
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
GRANT STOKES, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
Staff
ELLEN CHOU, Director
GEORGE COYLE, Senior Program Officer
RYAN MURPHY, Program Officer
EVAN ELWELL, Research Associate
MARGUERITE SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator
AMELIA GREEN, Senior Program Associate
DONAVAN THOMAS, Finance Business Partner
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2 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
3 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Proceedings of a Workshop Series was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
James M. Holmes, The Roosevelt Group,
Paul D. Nielsen, NAE,1 Software Engineering Institute, and
Michael I. Yarymovych, NAE, Sarasota Space Associates.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the proceedings, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert J. Elder, Jr., USAF. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteur and the National Academies.
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