Read the Report – Rapid advances in mobile computing offer the Department of Defense significant benefits. Leveraging the capabilities of leading-edge mobile devices within DoD could amplify the positive impact of workforce mobility, enhance information security, and instigate the modernization of aging information technology infrastructure within the Pentagon. Yet the department’s risk-averse culture and intractable acquisition policies likely will cause it to squander these opportunities in favor of outdated, more expensive, and less effective mobility solutions.
Commercial mobile devices are putting more computing power in the hands of consumers than ever before, delivering impressive capabilities at higher performance levels. Increasing processor speeds and more efficient power consumption – alongside expanding data storage options, widening global spectrum availability, and the proliferation of more sophisticated sensors – are narrowing the gap between what is achievable on a mobile device and tasks that require a personal computer. In the next few years, not only will handsets and tablets be able to do more, but they also will offer increasingly robust security measures, reaching new levels of physical and data security.
