Introduction
The Information Technology Division (ITD) carries out research and development in the collection, transmission, assurance, and processing of information to provide Naval and joint warfighting forces with the means to achieve and maintain information dominance in the battlespace. ITD’s Science & Technology (S&T) program encompasses basic research (6.1), substantial applied research and exploratory development (6.2), continuing efforts to field prototypes through advanced technology demonstrations (6.3), advanced component development and prototyping (6.4), and continuous delivery of software-based enhancements for materiel support and sustainment of fielded systems. The program addresses the technological needs of Navy warfighting systems and stakeholders and receives sponsorship from the Office of Naval Research, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Intelligence Community, as well as DON materiel acquisition programs, industrial activities, and congressionally supported programs involving rapid technology prototyping. In addition to its internal program activities, the Division serves NRL specifically and the DON generally as a consulting body of experts in information technology applications. The program further involves interaction and considerable coordination with US Government, industrial, academic, and international counterparts.
Core Capabilities
The Division’s technical competencies span artificial intelligence, communications & networking, information operations, high assurance systems & cyber warfare, information management & decision science, and computational sciences. The Division draws on resident expertise in computer science, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, mathematics, physics, engineering psychology, data science, and operations research. The Division also contributes to a broader, interdisciplinary Laboratory research program addressing battlespace environments, electronics, electromagnetic warfare, space technology, undersea warfare, and materials & chemistry.