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DOD Plans Virtual Pentagon For Crisis Continuity After Sept. 11

Calendar Oct 31, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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crisis management military technology cyber resilience virtual pentagon IT contingency planning
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Defense Department is developing plans for a "virtual Pentagon" that would enable DOD officials to continue to work even in the event of a large scale attack on the Pentagon, senior . . . In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Defense Department is developing plans for a "virtual Pentagon" that would enable DOD officials to continue to work even in the event of a large scale attack on the Pentagon, senior military information technology officials said.

The plans, which are referred to either as the "virtual Pentagon" or the "distributed Pentagon," are a significant redesign of DOD's IT contingency plans, which were found to be inadequate as a result of the crash.

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