The U.S. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Office of Information Operations Policy) and The U.K. Ministry of Defence will host the first 2023 Phoenix Challenge Forum (in-person) focused on “Orientating to the futures of information environment competition” in London from 27 February – 3 March 2023. This event follows the Phoenix...Read More

The General Accounting Office on September 21, 2022 released a new report, “Information Environment: Opportunities and Threats to DOD’s National Security Mission.” GAO conducted the study to inform Congress, DoD leaders, and others on the importance of the information environment (IE), how DOD components understand the IE, threats and key challenges to the IE, dual-edge...Read More

The Information Professionals Association has expanded the categories for its Order of Hermes award, an honorary award that recognizes individuals for exceptional service and contributions in the field of cognitive security. There are three Order of Hermes recognition levels: Gold, Silver, and Rising Star. The Order of Hermes can be awarded to individuals from military,...Read More

PHOENIX CHALLENGE 22-3 OCTOBER 17 – OCTOBER 21 USINDOPACOM, the Diamond Head Chapter of the Association of Old Crows, and the OSD Phoenix Challenge team welcome you to the 11th Annual Pacific Information Operations & Electromagnetic Warfare Symposium. The 2022 format will be as follows: October 17 – Live and recorded virtual presentations will be conducted on Monday....Read More

The following article is an original work published by the Information Professionals Association. Opinions expressed by authors are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. By Judy Philipson, Ph.D. In the never-ending battle for thought space dominance, the United States is lagging. According to Congressional...Read More

The Information Professionals Association is pleased to announce that registration is open for the next event in the Phoenix Challenge events series: Phoenix Challenge 2: The 2022 DoD Symposium on Information Strategy and Political Warfare (SISPoW) “Assessing Information Advantage Across the Four Defense Priorities” When: June 22-24, 2022 Where: Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina...Read More

Information Professionals Association member Tom Kent recently published a piece at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). His article, “Russian Propagandists Regain Footing on Ukraine,” cautions that Russia’s recent information operations (IO) failures in Ukraine may be short lived, and the West should stay vigilant and especially watchful of Russia’s IO efforts in Africa...Read More

Information Professionals Association President Kevin Gates provided an overview of the association’s accomplishments and previewed IPA’s upcoming activities during a presentation at the Phoenix Challenge 2022 conference in April at the University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS). The presentation covered information about IPA’s most recent Order of Hermes award winner,...Read More

IPA President Kevin Gates presented an update on the association’s activities and invited involvement from the community in IPA’s activities during the Phoenix Challenge 2022 conference in late April 2022. Find the presentation here: IPA_Presentation_PC_04182022Read More

The Information Professionals Association conferred the Order of Hermes Award on Mr. Eric Wallace, former Chief of the Information Proponent Division at the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Staff and IW/EW subject matter expert at COLSA. IPA selected Mr. Wallace based on his career accomplishments spanning more than 20 years in the information field which...Read More