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Cyberspace and Violent Non-State Groups: Uses, Capabilities, and Threats
September 26, 2011

For the US armed forces, cyberspace—defined by DoD as “a global domain within the information environment ”—is more than just a medium for communication. It is increasingly understood as a realm for war-fighting.1 Cyberwarfare, according to two leading students of the subject, includes the denial of services central to an adversary’s military operations, “from logistics support to actual warfighting systems, and might [also] include rapid, coordinated attacks to deny network connectivity.”

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Evaluation of the Virtual Naval Hospital
December 1, 2000
The Virtual Naval Hospital (VNH) is a digital medical library administered over the Internet by the Electronic Differential Multimedia Laboratory, University of Iowa College of Medicine in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). A CD-ROM version of the VNH is also distributed to Navy health care providers. Its purpose is to deliver authoritative medical information to point-of-care medical providers to help take better care of patients. Evaluations of the VNH to date have focused on information needs of medical providers and readership of the World Wide Web (WWW) site. No analysis of VNH utilization patterns, derived benefits, or media preferences has been done. The goal of this evaluation is to provide an analysis of the VNH that can be used to document lessons learned, and planning for future services that might be offered.
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Technology and Navy Recruiting
October 1, 1997
Since November 1996, CNA has participated on a Technology Task Force established by the Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, to address several issues concerning the use of technology and Navy recruiting. This annotated briefing summarizes our ongoing efforts in three areas: Internet recruiting, Intranet showcase, and interactive multimedia. The unifying theme to these topics is the need for Navy recruiting to keep up with the rapid changes occurring in marketing and the exchange of information. High-tech methods of marketing and processing applicants should be pursued in order r to keep pace with the tremendous changes in the marketplace.
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Shipboard Telemedicine
September 1, 1997
Telemedicine (TM) is an umbrella term that covers various technologies used to transmit information for health services. TM uses electronic information and communication technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants. In an effort to enhance medical services at sea, the Navy is considering taking TM beyond the demonstration phase by installing the equipment on over 300 ships and Fleet Marine Force units. Because this would be a significant investment, the Surgeon General has asked CNA to determine the cost-effectiveness of the technology. We conducted a cost-benefit analysis on four telemedicine modalities: telephone and fax, e-mail and internet, video-teleconferencing, and teleradiology. These TM modalities can be enhanced with various digitized diagnostic instruments. We also conducted a cost-benefit analysis on the following instruments: dermascope, ophthalmoscope, otoscope, stethoscope, endoscope, electrocardiogram and defibrillator, and ultrasound.
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