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Track 12 – Shared Awareness From Stove-pipe to Network Centric (171)

Leveraging Technology to Present a Unified View

June 16,2004

Presented by: Medhat A. AbuhantashDivision Chief, SEC IFS(520) 538-6188 DSN: 879-6188Email: Medhat.Abuhantash@us.army.mil

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AgendaAgenda

hSEC Organization and Mission OverviewhIntroduction on Stove-pipehBackgroundhScenariohLeveraging TechnologyhConclusion

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CECOM SEC OrganizationCECOM SEC Organization

• Director: Ed Thomas• Business Focus:

– Software Engineering for Communications and Intelligence Electronic Warfare Systems

Ft. Monmouth, NJ

• Chief: Medhat Abuhantash• Business Focus:

– Post Production Software Support– Worldwide Field Software Engineering– Engineering Support Services– Technical Software Support to Intelligence Training

Systems– Training and Training Development

Ft. Huachuca, AZ

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Warfighter Support StructureWarfighter Support Structure

Regional Field Support(Subject Matter Experts)

THE WARFIGHTER

On-Site SupportGlobal

Operations Center

Software Engineering Depot

SEC IFS

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IntroductionIntroduction

In a Recent Article in National Defense Magazine, Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. Stated:

“. . . new agencies—as well as existing ones with new missions—tend to stove-pipe their activities, especially with respect to information. It is important to counter this tendencyand to promote collaborative sharing of information.”

(Farell, 2002)

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BackgroundBackground

h Engineers Embedded With Army Units

h Direct And Timely Support To The Warfighter

h Investigate, Isolate, Repair, And Report Software Anomalies

h Rapidly Adapt The Intelligence Architecture

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ScenarioScenario

“Intelligence analysts operating in geographically distributed locations have a limited capability to interact and collaborate on intelligence products. Stove-piped intelligence dissemination systems limit access to intelligence products and provide a limited capability to search or browse databases and perform comparativeanalysis.”

(Alberts, 1999, p. 114)

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ScenarioScenario

h How to Track Detaineesh Large SASO Databaseh Could Not Easily Share

Informationh Stove-Piping Informationh Web Application Needed

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Leveraging TechnologyLeveraging Technology

hColdFusion™hRapid Application Development

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Relationship Tracking

*Notional Data

Leveraging TechnologyColdFusion/Detainee Database Enhancements to All Source

Analysis System – Light (ASAS-Light)

Leveraging TechnologyColdFusion/Detainee Database Enhancements to All Source

Analysis System – Light (ASAS-Light)

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SASO Entity Tracking

*Notional Data

Leveraging TechnologyColdFusion/Detainee Database Enhancements to All Source

Analysis System – Light (ASAS-Light)

Leveraging TechnologyColdFusion/Detainee Database Enhancements to All Source

Analysis System – Light (ASAS-Light)

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Detainee Database

*Notional Data

Leveraging TechnologyColdFusion/Detainee Database Enhancements to All Source

Analysis System – Light (ASAS-Light)

Leveraging TechnologyColdFusion/Detainee Database Enhancements to All Source

Analysis System – Light (ASAS-Light)

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ConclusionConclusion

hSuccessful Application Of Technology To Eliminate The Stove-piping Of Information

hPowerful Tool for C2 Decision MakinghImproved Situational Awareness

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QUESTIONS?

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Backup MaterialBackup Material

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