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DCGS-A
The Evolving Environment &
Transition to Open Competition
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Purpose
To provide an update on the DCGS-A program, initial efforts toward the
DCGS-A Increment (Inc) 2 competition, and general observations.
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Overview
Current Environment
Emerging Conditions
Request for Industry
Focus Areas
PM Observations
Conclusion and Path Forward
Context: the Army has explored technical architectures, capabilities, and market
trends of the data integration, visualization, and analytics market.
This review, along with soldier feedback on the current Increment 1 program,
support a shift to focus on Increment 2 and have shaped the path forward
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DCGS-A Overview
Fielded to INSCOM and every Corps, Division, and Brigade deploying to OEF
and across the globe
Is a ‘System of Systems’ that includes Fixed Sites, deployable ground stations,
and organic headquarters and unit equipment (servers/laptops)
Provides ~60 intelligence analysis tools and access to ~700 data sources,
which deliver actionable information to Warfighting Commanders
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Weather, Terrain, Link Analysis, etc.
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Access to Army/Joint ISR and sensor data
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Full Domain support for HUMINT, SIGINT,
GEOINT, COMINT, CYBERINT, ELINT
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Supports Full Spectrum Operations
(Low and High Intensity)
Robust Multi-INT Tools
Capabilities are commercial products and solutions (hardware and software)
Builds to open architecture and compliant with Intelligence and Army standards
The Army’s ‘Flagship’ Intelligence System for analysis and fusion
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Program Status Update
Increment 1, Release 1 is in Post-FDD Fielding
- Intelligence Community Alignment
- Geospatial Intelligence Exploitation and Foundation Capability
- Full Motion Video ingestion, exploitation, and dissemination
- All Source Analysis leveraging over 700 data sources
Increment 1, Release 2 in preparation for LUT at NIE 15.2
- High Side delivery to support SCI (NSAnet and JWICS) operations
- HUMINT data Interoperability
- Additional ‘ease of use’ enhancements
Increment 2 is Pre-MS B
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Information System (IS) CDD in JROC Staffing
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Request for Information (RFI) released to Industry on 13 Aug, 2014
Continuing to field DCGS-A capability and equip deployers
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Evolving Environment
Continuously evolving standards and protocols
− Intelligence Community Information Technology Environment (IC ITE)
− Data Standards, DIB, DI2E, Joint Information Environment (JIE)
Significant growth of IT related technologies
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− Transition to ‘cloud’ structure for data storage
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− ‘Big Data’ analytics and data mining
− Structured and unstructured databases
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− Customized ‘apps’ w/ analytical algorithms
− Artificial Intelligence (AI) to aid human analysis
− Bandwidth compression; Quality of Service
ICT Industry Revolution
4 Cyber-security as an intelligence domain (CYBERINT)
Growing user familiarity w/ mobile computing across infrastructures
DCGS-A Inc 2 will leverage private sector advancements and must adapt to
the evolving IC/DoD standards, in order to ensure success
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1 - Cloud Computing
Represents significant opportunity for efficiencies/ budget savings
Transformative Technology (20 years)
- Already dominates 80% of businesses in North America
- Info flow key to benefit
National Security Implications
- Facilitate information dominance
- Privacy, security and IPR/data
are key
ownership issues
- Security largely ‘after thought’
Numerous emerging services
− CIA, DIA, DISA
− Updated DoD policy
Cloud services can bring modernization, agility and efficiency to the IT structure
in support of national security
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2 - Big Data & Performance Computing
Data growth occurring at exponential rate
Ability to manipulate data sets that exceed
current/traditional data processing
Principle 4 Vs of Data
− Large volumes of data sets
− Variety of types (video, text, etc) and unstructured
− Speed of Service and Velocity to delivery
− Veracity to eliminates false positives
High Performance Computers (HPC)
- Models and simulations
- Already used for predictive analysis AI,
Weather, Nuclear testing
- Help w/ Intel trends, forecasting, analysis
Meteorological forecasting
“Just like oil was a natural resource powering the last industrial revolution, data
is going to be the natural resource for this IT revolution.” Industry CEO
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3 - Visualization and Tools
Workspace design
− Graphs, browsers, collaboration
− Map and object explorer applications
− Assistance and help/guide features
Intuitive and Facilitates Cognitive Functions
− Optimize training/NET and FSR reduction
Extensible and tailorable
− Modular application framework can be utilized to
develop entire new applications.
− 3rd party developers have added/extended
applications
Scalable to enable large data/node depictions
Common Feedback
Visualization tools are the fundamental user interface and must facilitate
“ease of use”, reduce FSR dependencies, and accelerate training times
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4 - Cyber Security
Risks
Crime
Espionage
Attack
Effect
ID Theft and Fraud
IP Theft (1.5% drag on GDP)
Loss of Essential Services
National Security Impact
Consumer Confidence
Economic Growth
Institutional Confidence
Cyber Security Challenges
Limited consensus on the nature of the threat
Cyber domain is everywhere
Malicious code manifests in many ways
Many sources (State, State Sponsored, Non-State, Individual)
Attribution is difficult
Cyber access incurring “involuntary” participation
Cyber threats are growing, system security must be an inherent part of design
for a balanced ecosystem
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DCGS-A Inc 2 Focus
1 – Integrated data and access layer
2 – Enhance visualization tools/display
3 – Address (Disconnected, Intermittent &
Limited) bandwidth environment
Tactical Environment
DCGS-A is a robust ‘System of Systems’; Inc 2 will focus on data integration and
access, while enhancing Visualization tools and fully leveraging existing investments.
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Industry Input on DCGS-A Inc 2
Continuous feedback and information on potential strategy
DCGS-A Inc 2 RFI
− Optimal program management structure for systems
integration (Government and Industry integration)
− Ability to leverage fielded DCGS-A Inc 1 capabilities
− Plan for incremental deliveries over time
− Source selection factors and ‘incentives’ structure
(cost, schedule, performance)
− Feedback on requirements
How to best leverage the ‘IT Box” approach
Ability to accelerate capability insertion, while remaining aligned w/
interoperability and Cyber requirements
Seeking Industry input on acquisition approach, requirements and technologies
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Ongoing Focus Areas
An iterative RFI approach to adopt inputs and Industry feedback
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Identification
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of programmatic and technical ‘risks’ for management
Requirements crosswalk and identification of technical risk candidates
Continual engagements and exchanges (Industry Day on 20 Jan)
Establishment of the formal PoR management office for DCGS-A Inc 2
Continuous and iterative dialogue with Industry to ensure alignment
05/10/2014
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Technical
General Observations
Cyber and Information Assurance importance is growing
Reliability growth equally important for “software intensive programs”
Industrial
Info System standards and protocols decisions consider transport
Continue to emphasize “best value”, growing concern on LPTA
Transparency key among Industry; key to R&D investments (BBP 3.0)
Operational
Lab environment must be as realistic as possible (latency, IA)
Army transitioning from SSC – regionally aligned/globally engaged
Training (beyond “button-ology”) is equally critical to employment
Convergence, convergence - intelligence must support/enable mission
command and transport systems must align
Lessons learned need to become lessons applied
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Conclusion and Path Forward
DCGS-A continues to field capability to deployers and operational units
Current IT capabilities and Intel Community standards are evolving
Emerging and innovative technologies available
Responses to RFI #1 complete; RFI #2 pending (Oct/Nov)
Industry Day on 20 January 2015
Industry feedback and coordination is critical for our future National Security
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