US Navy – The US plans to permanently station an Aegis destroyer in the Sea of Japan as part of its ballist missile defense shield.

• Reuters: U.S. to deploy destroyer as missile defense ramps up

US Navy – An IT analysis of the disaster the Navy Marine Corps Intranet has become.

• I Cringely: A Lose – Lose Situation

US Navy – Many critics in Washington predicted more than a year ago that the realignment of the Navyís integrated warfare systems (IWS) under one acquisition umbrella would not last because its size and complexity would pose impassable barriers to success. Today, Rear Adm. Charles T. Bush, the program executive officer in charge of IWS, offers this news: programs have been tightened, support costs are down, and open architecture ó the conversion of the serviceís diverse information system protocols into a universal network ó is becoming reality.

• Sea Power: Integrated Warfare Systems Office Consolidates Programs, Cuts Costs