As the Defense Department plans to hold an early operational assessment for its overarching information technology operating environment this year, the Pentagon's top weapons tester is encouraging defense officials to develop a rigorous testing strategy. According to the latest annual report by Defense Department Director of Operational Test and Evaluation J. Michael Gilmore, there is no operational test data available for the Joint Information Environment, or JIE. "No operational tests have been conducted of JIE infrastructure, components, tactics, procedures or...
