An influential advisory panel to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is exploring the military implications of powerful Internet search engines like Google, online journals and other new tools for accessing and distributing information. Kenneth Krieg, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, has directed the Defense Science Board to conduct a summer study examining "Information Management for Net-Centric Operations." The goal is to ensure that the Defense Department has in place the proper information networks to sustain future operations...
