Using DTIC as a Program Management Tool

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Using DTIC as a Program Management Tool April
8, 2009 Ms. Shari Pitts
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Document Processing by the Numbers

• Mr. Dave Lehr
• Chief, Tactical SIGINT Technology
• Program Management Office
• National Security Agency

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Tactical SIGINT Technology (TST) Using DTIC as
a Program Management Tool
Dave Lehr Chief, Tactical SIGINT Technology
Program 8 Apr 09
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TST Mission
Tactical SIGINT Technology Conducts exploratory
and advanced research and development in support
of requirements and intelligence needs of
combatant commanders.

• DoD Comptroller Budget Research Activities 2 3
• Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 2-5)
• Longer term intelligence capability needs
• Projects span the full spectrum of Signals
  Intelligence (SIGINT)
• Approximately 50 active projects in any given
  year at Service ST Laboratories (AFRL, I2WD,
  NRL, etc) and NSA
• Primary focus Risk Reduction / Technology
  Transition

Delivering Advanced SIGINT Technology Solutions
to the Joint Warfighter
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TST Focus

• TST Projects typically fall into one or more of
  the following portfolio areas

• Antennas
• SIGINT Analysis, Production Management
• Voice Exploitation
• Communications Technology
• Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)
• Emerging Anticipatory Technology
• Geolocation
• SIGINT Hardware Software

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TST Proposal Criteria

• Criteria Used in Proposal Selection
• Tactical Significance/ gaps JCIDS
• Technology Transition Potential
• Technical Merit/Key Performance Parameters
• Financial Feasibility
• Past performance
• Jointness
• Time to impact
• Technology Readiness Level (lower is better)

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TST Project Requirements

• Projects range from 1 to 3 years
• Committed to fund project as long as satisfactory
  progress is maintained
• Quarterly technical progress reviews
• Monthly financial progress reviews
• Major project brief (Go/No-Go) annually

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Why DTIC?
Why TST decided to use DTIC as one of its tools
for portfolio management?

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TST Problems

• No shared network
• No central marketing vehicle to highlight and
  share important advances
• Inefficient Processes for vetting technology
  proposals

DTIC allows us to have a single space for the
important work performed by our partners
DTIC provides us a showroom for the
technology we develop
DTIC provides ability to Determine duplication
of technological effort, Stretch KPPs, and
Assess accurate TRL for TST inclusion

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TST Partnerships

• NSA (SID/RD) Extended Enterprise (CCs)
• Service Laboratories
• AFRL (Rome, Wright-Patterson, Hanscom, Kirtland)
• I2WD (Ft. Monmouth)
• Navy (OpNav N20, SPAWAR, NIOC-S, NRL)
• DoD
• Military Services (SCEs, Platform PMOs)
• COCOMS
• Intelligence Community (CIA, DIA, FBI, etc.)
• DHS
• FFRDC/UARC (Bowie, MIT-LL/JHU APL)
• Academia (AFIT, GT, NPS, PSU, Texas, UCSD, UW, VT)

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DTIC More Than Just Databases

• TST invited DTIC personnel to our Annual Project
  Managers Expectations meeting for FY09 new
  projects
• DTIC supplied critical information on
• Databases
• Contracts
• Statement of Work (SOW) and (CDRL)
• DFARS 235.071(d) ST reports
• DFARS 252.235-7011 Final ST Report
• DATA RIGHTS
• Markings
• Classification DoDD 5200.1
• Distribution Statements DoDD 5230.24
• Other resources
• DOD RE portal, Military Critical Technology
  List, Military Sensing Information Analysis
  Center (SENSIAC), Etc.

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Information Analysis Centers
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Information Analysis Centers

• Through DTIC, TST discovered the Military Sensing
  Information Analysis Center (SENSIAC)
• Established a Technical Area Task (TAT) which
  provides an unlimited government and
  industry-wide cost reimbursable task order
  contract option.
• Expeditious executions help TST meet DoD funding
  goals

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DTIC and TST

• TST found DTIC while researching a proposal for
  technical merit on www.google.com
• Met with representatives of DTIC and received
  GREAT advice
• Implemented DTIC formally into our proposal
  processes
• Proposal Manager must search DTIC prior to
  submitting proposals to TST
• Eliminates duplication of effort
• Highlights other scientific experts that might
  help collaborate
• Ensures proposed research is advancing the state
  of the art
• Funded proposals must post unclassified research
  summaries/updates into DTIC and submit a final
  reports where appropriate
• DTIC reference confirms that an entry has been
  made.

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DoDTechipedia

• Working to showcase TST on DoDTechipedia
• DTIC forum designed to increase communication and
  collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers,
  program managers and operational Warfighters
• Enables collaboration on technological solutions,
  reduce costs, add capability and avoid
  duplication
• DoDTechipedia will aid in the rapid development
  of technology and the discovery of innovative
  solutions to meet critical capability needs and
  gaps

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SIGINT Exemption

• SIGINT is exempted from mandatory use of DTIC
  and from DODD3200.12
• HOWEVER
• TST clearly sees the value to utilizing the
  Scientific and Technical Information Program
  (STIP) principles, practices and DTIC
  infrastructure to improve, capture, track and
  leverage the TST
• RDTE investments
• Projects above SECRET, TST will utilize our
  Intelink Sharepoint site www.intelink.ic.gov/site
  s/tst
• We still require TST participants to publish a
  small unclassified technical report pointing to
  TS report and POC for maximum exposure

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DTIC and TST

• Partnership Continues
• DTIC scheduled to provide an informational
  briefing to our Project Managers at the upcoming
  Expectations Meeting for FY10
• Expectations Meeting is where TST educates
  Service ST PMs on the TST program management
  processes and procedures.

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Conclusion
Questions?
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Points of Contact
Mr. Dave Lehr National Security Agency
240-373-2548 cdlehr1_at_nsa.gov Ms. Shari
Pitts Defense Technical Information Center
703-767-9001 spitts_at_dtic.mil