The impact of automated writer-to-reader messaging on the DoD end user

It is pointed out that to fully utilize the benefits of automated writer-to-reader messaging to be provided by the Defense Message System (DMS) the Department of Defense (DoD) end users must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and adapt to a different, but user-friendly, way of doing business. In the evolution to the DMS, the DoD organizational and individual messaging users will make the transition to a common environment in which the functions currently centralized and performed by a large unseen cadre of communications experts will be automated and distributed. These end users will assume both more control over and responsibility for messaging. Thus, it is imperative that they learn, adapt, and become pro-active participants in the DMS implementation process. The baseline is described, and the three phases of the transition to the DMS are reviewed