In today's world, the United States is both a military and an economic giant. Exercising control over information - getting it, understanding it, disseminating it, protecting and sometimes attacking it - is key to maintaining that superiority. The mission of the Applied Information Sciences Department (AISD) is advancing and applying information technology and information-based solutions to achieving:

• global access to,
• measurable assurance for,
• swift exploitation of, and
• targeted action against

information, to enhance the security of the nation.

AISD is committed to building expertise that will make it internally recognized as the key resource for information-related technology, and externally recognized as a world-class organization.