Michael Kidd, Violet Johnston
In today’s complex and fast-paced battlespace, the ability to make swift, informed decisions is often the difference between success and failure.
Yet, many organizations, including those responsible for transatlantic defense interests, have lost their way regarding Information Management (IM).
This allows this critical discipline to devolve into a mere support function—a service desk for troubleshooting computer issues—rather than the operational enabler it must be.
This drift from its core purpose undermines IM’s potential to accelerate the decision cycle, leaving commanders without the timely, actionable information they need to maintain a strategic edge. Meanwhile,
our adversaries recognize the power of information supremacy and rapidly advance their capabilities, potentially outpacing us in areas that matter most. We explore the organization, processes,
and infrastructure necessary to reclaim IM as a warfighting advantage. This will reignite its role as a force multiplier driving operational success. The stakes are too high for complacency; it is time to act with urgency and purpose.
Historic commanders could count on military genius to effectively cut through Clausewitz’s Fog of War, forming a quick, intuitive understanding of the battlefield;
however, modern commanders deal with operational problems of greater complexity and constant evolution.
Undoubtedly, Napoleon Bonaparte and Gustavus Adolphus were military innovators, but their span of control and available data pale compared to Dwight Eisenhower or Georgy Zhukov.
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