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HARMONIEWeb HARMONIEWeb

William M. CryanChief, Collaboration Support Division

J6 Directorate, United States Joint Forces Command

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Problem

Information Assurance requirements preclude effective information sharing and collaboration on DoD networks with non-DoD entities.

Policy Procedures Not Technology!Culture

U.S. Forces need to partner with non-traditional organizations to achieve operational objectives, especially in stability, disaster relief, and humanitarian operations.

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Need for Collaboration Primary Collaboration Partners

DoD to DoD DoD to Coalition Partners DoD to Non-traditional Partners (Dept. State, Red Cross, Etc.)

Senior Warfighter Forum (SWarF) Input Collaboration information environment ranked second in importance by C2 Optimum

Capability Mix (OCM) Study 5 Feb 09 Collaboration information environment ranked second in Capability Priorities C2 and

Building Partnerships SWarf 13 November 2008 “Insufficient ability to share information with mission partners” was ranked as a “High

Priority” by the Synthesized Capability Gap Prioritization SWarF

Universal Joint Tasks (UJT’s) OP 5.1.14 Establish a Collaborative Environment OP 5.7.9 Coordinate Interagency and Multinational Support SN 5.1.2.2.3 Provide Collaborative Applications and Services SN 8.3.2 Conduct Information Management in the Interagency Process

Doctrine JP 3-08 v1 – Interagency, Intergovernmental Organization (IGO), and Nongovernmental

Organization (NGO) Coordination During Joint Operations

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Current Collaboration Initiatives

DISA DoD to DoD supported by enterprise SIPR and NIPR DCO DoD to Coalition and Non-traditional Partners (NTP) not available as a DoD

enterprise service Tools currently used by COCOMS for DOD to NTP Collaboration

ASD/NII Information Sharing Portal Architecture Study Findings (26 Feb 09) USSOUTHCOM / The Americas Network USNORTHCOM / WebEOC USJFCOM / HARMONIEWeb USPACOM / APAN USCENTCOM adopted HARMONIEWeb as unclassified information sharing solution

(MSG DTG 011634Z Dec 08) USAFRICOM uses HARMONIEWeb / APAN USEUCOM uses HARMONIEWeb / APAN for communication in real world HA/DR operations

Most COCOMs waiting for DISA to provide an enterprise solution

Evaluation ASD/NII recognized HARMONIEWeb, APAN, TISC JCTD and Intelink as

integration targets to provide a unified solution for DoD for Non-Traditional Partners Collaboration

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JFCOM / ASD(NII) Initiative

Established by Feb 12 2007 ASD/NII Memo “JFCOM…develop an internet accessible, virtual environment for

the exchange of unclassified information across the civil-military boundary associated with Stability Operations, or Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR)”

“ASD(NII) / DoD CIO and JFCOM will partner to identify sources of stable funding”

HARMONIEWeb Web-based portal service/collaborative toolset used by

USG/IGO/NGO to collaborate with external organizations. This capability was previously unavailable to the warfighter due to access restrictions within the DoD environment

Over 8000 Users / 120 Sub-Sites

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H-Web Capabilities Overview

Asynchronous MOSS 2007 Portal Email, blog, Wiki, calendar and

lists Private Work Groups Document Management Workflow

Synchronous Adobe Connect (Same system as

DCO) Microsoft Communicator

Imagery Satellite imagery, maps Custom overlays Geo-synchronized data, news

feeds

Security Banking standard security ISA server Multilevel access controls Data encryption

Customization Fully customizable by

organizations Integration

All tools single sign-on Language Support

16 languages including Dari, Pashto, Farsi and Arabic

Collaboration in a “.ORG” environment

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Real Time Meetings

Adobe Connect (Same system as DCO) Voice Video Text Document

sharing Microsoft Office

Communicator Presence and

awareness Multi-lingual text

chat

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Sharing SA via Mapping

Customizable overlays

Geo-synced news feeds

Satellite and mapping

RSS feeds for

natural disasters

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Information Security

In compliance with the DoD Defense In Depth concept

Banking Level Security 128-bit encryption (on

Portal) Multilevel access control Intrusion Detection

Systems DMZ Firewalls ISA server

Site owners control access to their own sites

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Low Bandwidth Integration

Pages can be configured to support bandwidth challenged users

Connect to a mobile version of a site using a hand held device

Email pictures directly from GPS enabled phone or blackberry to the shared map

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Customization

Fully customizable Allow access to

anyone from anywhere

Site owners have admin control over their sites

200+ drag and drop web-parts

Custom layouts and color schemes

You decide what you need to accomplish the mission.

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Coordination with non-DOD and Foreign Nationals

Full MOSS 2007 Portal Automatic

notification of changes

Assign and track tasks

Share calendars Share documents

Translation into 16 Languages

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Current Users

8000 users from 200+ Organizations ISAF ISAF Joint Command Department of State Human Terrain

Systems AFRICOM MNFI Iraqi Communications

Coordination Element (ICCE)

ICRC Army PEO3CT

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Support for Afghanistan

Sites Created:USFOR-A ISAF DOMEXFSE-A FSE-A Family

Support TF 435

24/7 Helpdesk

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Recent ISAF/USFOR-A Activities

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Activity Usage Site-Name

Active High DOMEX Media Library

Active High JTF435 Detainee Ops Site

Active High KM Sandbox Worksite

Active High Afghanistan Rule of Law

Active HighINFO Ops - Communications Fusion Cell

Active High CIEMO Coordination Cell

Active Medium ISAF-Afghan Media Ops

In Work MediumCoin and Advisory and Assitance Team (CAAT)

In Work MediumAfghanistan Information Environment (Portal)

In Work Low PACC

On Hold Medium ISAF Splash (Four Star)

On Hold Low ISAF-Afghan Counter IED

On Hold Low AFPAK

On Hold Low USFOR-A Coordiantion

On Hold Low USJFCOM Flag Coordination

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Way Ahead

End State: One Enterprise

Solution for DOD ASD/NII appoint

an executive agent

Federate APAN & HARMONIEWeb

Consolidate Capabilities

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Questions and Discussion