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A defense contractor finally succeeded in building a computer capable of solving the most complex naval warfare problems. The top Navy brass assembled around the new machine and were instructed to feed a difficult tactical problem into it. They described a complex hypothetical battle situation to the computer and then asked the pivotal question, “Should our forces attack or retreat?”

The computer hummed and beeped for about an hour, and finally printed out an answer, “Yes.”

The admirals stared at each other, mystified by the response.

Finally, one of them submitted a second request to the computer, “Yes what?”

The computer responded instantly, “Yes, Sir!”

One of the most enjoyable events I get to participate in is the DON Workforce Town Hall, which we host twice a year during the DON Information Management/Information Technology conferences in San Diego and Virginia Beach.

This session allows me to directly engage with the Cyber/IT Workforce and hear their concerns, whatever they may be. As a matter of fact, I have a few regulars who tee up important questions that I do my best to answer – on the spot – no prompts!  Read more…