The Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i Computer Services Directorate ( Agaf HaTikshuv, often abbreviated to Atak) is the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

 body which charts the communication, wireless transmission, computerization, command and control over and defense of information in the IDF. The Directorate was created on March 3, 2003, on the basis of some functions previously held by the C4I Corps

C4I Corps

The C4I Corps , or Teleprocessing Corps, is a combat support corps of the Israel Defense Forces under the command of the Teleprocessing Branch, formerly the Computer Service Directorate. The C4I Corps is responsible for all areas of teleprocessing and communications in the IDF...

. The directorate is headed by Aluf

Aluf

Aluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word...

 Uzi Moscovitch.

Units

The Computer Services Directorate comprises three main brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...

-level units: the C4I Corps

C4I Corps

The C4I Corps , or Teleprocessing Corps, is a combat support corps of the Israel Defense Forces under the command of the Teleprocessing Branch, formerly the Computer Service Directorate. The C4I Corps is responsible for all areas of teleprocessing and communications in the IDF...

, the Operating Brigade , which deals with operational communications and electronic warfare, and Lotem .

Lotem lists the following units:

• Mamram
  MAMRAM
  Mamram , abbreviation for Center of Computing and Information Systems , originally Center of Computing and Mechanized Registration is the Israel Defense Forces' central computing system unit, providing data processing services for all arms and the general staff of the IDF...
  
   (ממר"ם) - Center of Computers and Information Systems - responsible for managing military software and computer infrastructure
• Hoshen (חושן) - responsible for operating the army's communication systems
• Matzov (מצו"ב) - Center of Encryption and Information Safety - responsible for the protection of digital military data
• Ma'of (מעו"ף) - Systems and Projects - responsible for planning and engineering telecommunication systems
• Shoham (שהם) - responsible for operational programming and computer services
• Leshem (לשם) - responsible for human resources and logistics-related software.

Commanders

• Aluf Yitzhak Harel
  Yitzhak Harel
  Aluf Yitzhak "Haki" Harel is the CEO of Israel Railways and former Major General in the Israel Defense Forces. His last command post was the Planning Directorate....
  
   (March 30, 2003 – December 20, 2003)
• Aluf Udi Shani (December 21, 2003 – November 12, 2006)
• Aluf Ami Shafran (November 13, 2006 – October 24, 2011)
• Aluf Uzi Moscovitch (October 24, 2011 – date)