NetCentric Information Sharing in Military Schools Achieving an Information Advantage for our people

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Net-Centric Information Sharingin Military
SchoolsAchieving an Information Advantage for
our people and Mission PartnersDavid M.
WennergrenDeputy Assistant Secretary of
Defensefor Information Management, Integration,
and Technology DoD Deputy Chief Information
Officer(703) 695-0871david.wennergren_at_osd.mil
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Delivering the Power of InformationEnabling
Net-Centric Operations

• In the network world, the challenge was making
  stand-alone systems interoperable
• In the net-centric world, data is exposed in
  standard ways, and knowledge is availablethe
  right information to the right personanytime,
  anywhere
• Persistent Collaboration is command and control
  of the future.
• The movement to a Services-Oriented environment
  provides tremendous opportunity but also
  requires changes in both thought and process
  across the organization

Achieving an information advantage for our
people and mission partners
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CURRENT INFORMATION SHARING CHALLENGES
NET-CENTRIC DATA STRATEGY TENETS
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES
Advertise Information Holdings (Tag Data)
VISIBLE
Web Enable Sources Remove Impediments Need to
Share
ACCESSIBLE
Communitiesof Interest (COIs) Shared
Vocabularies
UNDERSTANDABLE
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Delivering the Power of InformationEnabling
Net-Centric Operations

• Information mattersbut only if shared
• DoD Directive 8320.2 directs implementation of
  the DoD NetCentric Data Strategy
• Net-centric Data Strategy and Guide
• Communities of Interest (COIs) are delivering
  dramatic results
• Net-Centric Services Strategy
• Information Sharing Strategy Implementation
  Plan
• Cultural Change Imperative Moving from a
  Systems world to a Services-oriented world
• Information Assurance Imperative
• Its not a Balancing Act We must be successful
  at both raising the bar on security AND improving
  our ability to share information with
  non-traditional partners and unanticipated users.
• Protecting our Privacy
• Web 2.0 and Beyond
• The Net Generation Workforce

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Aligned Education and TrainingAcross DoD is
Essential

• Need to raise awareness in military schools on
  the importance of net-centric information
  sharing
• Net-Centric Information Sharing as a JPME
  Special Area of Emphasis (SAE)
• Concept Make information discoverable and
  accessible to the enterprise.
• Technology Enterprise resources are available
  to facilitate the process.

Net-Centric Information Sharing is
dual-orientedboth engineers (J6) and operators
(J3) must be involved
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Target Campuses

• Primary, Intermediate, and Senior Level (PME/JME)
  Schools
• Primary, because Junior Officers are familiar
  with the topic (theyre digital natives!)
• Intermediate, because they will be the
  implementers
• Senior, because all good efforts need top support

Navy - Newport, Rhode Island College of Naval
Command and Staff Naval War College Naval
Operational Planners Course (NOPC) USMC -
Quantico, Virginia Marine Corps Command and
Staff College Marine Corps War College School
of Advanced Warfighting (SAWS) National Defense
University Joint Forces Staff College Industrial
College of the Armed Forces National War
College Information Resources Management College
School for National Security Executive Education
Air Force - Maxwell AFB, Alabama Squadron
Officer School Air Command and Staff College
Air War College School of Advanced Air and
Space Studies (SAAS) Army - Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas Captains Career Course Command and
General Staff College School of Advanced
Military Studies (SAMS) - Carlisle Barracks,
Pennsylvania Army War College Service
Academies USMA, USNA, USAFA
NATO Defense College - Rome, Italy
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Topics

• The spectrum of net-centric information sharing,
  from concept to technology, with examples of it
  working well
• Presidential Directive, Federal Environment
• DoD Data Strategy
• Companion Services Strategy
• DISA/Enterprise Services
• DoD CIO-facilitated COIs (e.g, Maritime Domain
  Awareness, Strike)
• Impediments and plans to resolve those
• Resources for on-going reference
• We will draw upon knowledgeable partners across
  DoD and federal agencies to demonstrate the
  balanced, wide buy-in for net-centric information
  sharing.

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Methods/Content

• Introductory Seminar - 2 hours, open to entire
  campus
• Speakers, panelists to provide expert background
  and context Include QA
• Short Course - 2 days, for those who want more
  info
• Executive-level overview - work with current
  faculty to provide info and/or guest presenter
• Focus Study Elective - 6-8 wks, 2 hrs each
  session
• Longer commitment would require additional staff
  expertise
• Team Projects - small group interaction among the
  schools
• Opportunity to work Joint-ly
• Practice net-centric information sharing
• Access Community of Interest products, for
  real-time exposure and feedback
• Individual Papers
• Assistance with reach-back experts, resources,
  and perspectives as students engage in research
  and formulate theses

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Way Ahead near term

• Contact as many of the schools as possible
  personal visit preferred
• Meet with faculty to explain effort and discuss
  optimum avenues of approach
• Schedule Introductory Seminar
• Conduct follow-on Short Course and/or Focus Study
  as interest warrants
• Facilitate small group formation and interaction
• Assist with theses selection and research
• Brief the Joint Faculty Education Conference,
  Spring 08

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Summary

• The thrust of this effort is to provide a
  liaison/coordinator to assist schools as they
  implement net-centric information sharing
  initiatives

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Contact Information

• Cheryl Porter-Brown
• 858.220-9225
• cheryl_at_porter-brown.net