Definitions: M4IS2 (Multinational, Multiagency, Multidisciplinary, Multidomain Information-Sharing & Sense-Making

In 1988 a global campaign started at the Marine Corps Intelligence Center (MCIC) with the discovery that 80% or more of what the Marine Corps needed to do policy, acquisition, and operations support for this unique expeditionary and constabulary force, was not secret, not expensive, but also not known to anyone in Washington, D.C.  Thus …

2008 Information Sharing Challenges on a Multinational Scale

“We do nothing by ourselves,” stated Information Sharing Executive Debra Filippi, of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration, or OASD/NII. She referred to the many-faceted dimensions of information sharing across multiple agencies, partners, coalitions, and international organizations. Multinational operations are the norm today in combat, stability operations, or …