ARMY Data Strategy

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• ARMY Data Strategy
• Status Update
• Manickam Neelakandan
• 19 APRIL 2006

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Agenda

• DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy
• Data Strategy Update
• SEC Data Strategy Center of Excellence
• Add US-JC3IEDM to Army CCB

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DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy
Strategy enabled by data forums (COIs, WGs, IPTs)
, metadata, registries, catalogs and shared data
spaces
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Data Strategy Update

• Army Net-Centric Data Strategy Roadmap in
  development
• COI Guidance Document in Review
• US-JC3IEDM Endorsements
• WMA IWG to become a COI
• Developing Charter
• Developing a CM Plan
• WMA IWG DASG and the SWB Data Sub-IPT to merge

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DATA STRATEGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

• PURPOSE
• Enable the understandability of data
• Assist with the establishment of COIs and
  develop their data products
• Use common/enterprise tools/products to
  efficiently produce tailored data products

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Army Data StrategyCenter of Excellence (CoE)
One-Stop Shop for COI Product Development and
Service Support

Data (COI) Admin
Data Engineering
Data Validation
Configuration Management (CM)

• Coordinate Facilitate COI meetings and
  product development schedules
• Perform administrative activities
• Liaison between DS Policy makers and
  Programs/Systems of Record
• COI Collaboration
• COI Administration Templates

• IER Analysis (OV-3)
• Data Architecture products (AV-2, OV-7, SV-11)
• Develop COI/Enterprise Ontology
• List Authoritative Data Sources
• Identify Enterprise Identifiers (EIDs)
• Data Engineering Practices Guide

• Validate data products
• Assist in resolving data interoperability
  issues
• Support test and evaluation activities
  across COIs
• Audit system implementations of data products
• Validation Practices Guide

• CM COI Products (IESS, Data Models, Ontology,
  )
• Support MA CM
• Support CM infrastructure across enterprise
• CM Template Guide

Software Engineering Center
Performed by
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Fort Monmouth, NJ
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US-JC3IEDM

• Need to incorporate the CM of the US-JC3IEDM into
  the Army CCB
• Charter TOR Review
• Add Attendees to support technical understanding
  of the JC3IEDM

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Add US-JC3IEDM to Army CCB

• 1. PROBLEM/ISSUE Request addition of the
  US-JC3IEDM CM
• into the Army CCB.
• 2. BACKGROUND The Army has endorsed the use of
  the JC3IEDM for Battle Command systems. To ensure
  continued interoperability as the extensions are
  developed for this model, the Army requires
  centralized oversight of the extensions to enable
  US harmonization in its development.
• 3. IMPACT
• a. TECHNICAL System Non-interoperability
• b. SCHEDULE See US-JC3IEDM Development Schedule
• c. COST The cost of re-engineering the systems
  implementation of the model will be great if
  harmonization is not embedded in the extension
  process. Also, coalition non-interoperability
  will cost lives on the battlefield.

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Add US-JC3IEDM to Army CCB

• 3. IMPACT (Continued)
• d. EFFECT ON INTERFACING SYSTEMS The US-JC3IEDM
  Implementation Plan, currently being developed,
  will address systems and their migration to using
  the US-JC3IEDM as a baseline standard.
• 4. SUPPORTING INFORMATION/MATERIAL
• WMA IWG DASG Briefings
• JC3IEDM Endorsement Memos
• MIP Website www.mip-site.org

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Proposed US-JC3IEDM CM Roadmap
2006
20XX
US-JC3IEDM Development Schedule (Incorporating
Extension)
WMA IWG FCS BCT PEO C3T
GFM COI CBRN COI Other COIs
Army PMs
COIs
Joint PMs
Who Executes CM
G-6
DISA
WMA IWG DASG
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
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Short-Term (Phases I II)US-JC3IEDM CM
Approaches
Support Authority
CM Admin Staff
CM Engineers
CM Manager
CCB
BC CCB/ Army CCB
WMA IWG
DMWG
DMWG
CIE
Army CCB
G-6 (TAD)
G6/SEC
G6
SEC
Include MIP Rep To be established
NATO/MIP
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Long-Term (Phase III)US-JC3IEDM CM Approaches
CM Admin Staff
CM Engineers
CM Manager
CCB
DISA
DISA Support
Joint CCB
DISA Support
NATO/MIP
Service CCBs
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US-JC3IEDM Way Ahead

• Add US-JC3IEDM to Army CCB Charter/TOR
• Add Attendee(s) to support US-JC3IEDM
  incorporation
• Currently, C-E LCMC would like to nominate Mike
  Morris, CIO/G-6
• Add US-JC3IEDM to
• Phase I WMA IWG DASG role/responsibility
• Phase II G6 role/responsibility
• Phase III DISA role/responsibility

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Conclusion

• Support of DOD Net-Centric Data Strategy is key
  to increased survivability of the Warfighter
• The Army CCBs inclusion of emerging data
  standards supports the Army's migration to a Net
  Centric environment
• SEC provides expertise as the Data Strategy
  Center of Excellence in support of COIs, Domains
  and Mission Areas.
• Recommend the Army CCB consider increasing its
  role to support the DoDs Data Strategy by
  becoming the CCB for the US-JC3IEDM.

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Army CCB Charter Discussion
Objective To develop and provide a coordinated
Army position on joint/combined message standards
and procedural interface documents for US Message
Text Format, Tactical Digital Information Links,
and Variable Message Formats and on other
joint/combined C3I interoperability issues.
Army CCB Responsibilities drafting, approving,
and implementing procedures necessary to
efficiently carry out its functions.
Army CCB Membership may be modified with a
two-thirds vote of the entire Army CCB membership.
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TOR Discussion

• This document constitutes the Terms of Reference
  (TOR) to be applied for organizing, convening,
  and operating the Army Configuration Control
  Board (CCB) for supporting the configuration
  management (CM) of procedural interoperability
  standards and other procedural documentation
  regarding joint/combined command, control,
  communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I)
  systems.
• processing CM transactions regarding
  joint/combined interoperability standards

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Backups
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Army Endorsements

• G-3/5/7, CIO/G-6, TRADOC have endorsed C2IEDM
  (JC3IEDM) as the standard for information
  exchange in Battle Command systems.
• 28 Sep 05, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,
  G-3/5/7, DAMO-SBB memo, subject Command and
  Control Information Exchange Data Model
• 19 Aug 05, Office of the Secretary of the Army,
  Chief Information Officer / G-6 memo, subject
  CIO/G-6 Endorsement of the Command and Control
  Information Exchange Data Model
• 22 June 05, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and
  Fort Leavenworth, ATSL-CG memo, subject Combined
  Arms Center Endorsement of Command and Control
  Information Exchange Data Model