Virginia Local Government IT Executives (VALGITE)

April 26, 2010

Bruce Sturk & Leslie Fuentes – City of Hampton

OverviewOverview

WhatWhat Why & HowWhy & How ChallengesChallenges Next StepsNext Steps

Virginia’s Operational Integration Cyber Center of ExcellenceVirginia’s Operational Integration Cyber Center of Excellence““VOICCE”VOICCE”

WhatVirginia’s Operational Integration Cyber Center of Excellence Virginia’s Operational Integration Cyber Center of Excellence

(VOICCE)(VOICCE)

An environmentenvironment that:- Simulates a city or community (municipality)- Tests cyber related events or impacts- Evaluates and assess current cyber processes and procedures- Supports National level organizations cyber capabilities development

An operational facilityoperational facility that:- Hosts systems- Hosts technical expertise- Creates scenarios

A training facilitytraining facility to facilitate:- Experimentation- Structured evaluations- User workshops

A “Municipal” Cyber Test BedA “Municipal” Cyber Test Bed

Grant BackgroundNational Cyber Leap Year

Objectives of Nation Cyber Leap Year:

1. construction of a national research & technology agenda to ID the most promising ideas and brings them to fruition

2. jumpstarting game-changing, multi-disciplinary development efforts

Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative (CNCI) within Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-23, developed by the Networking and Information Technology Research and

Development (NITRD) Program Senior Steering Group (SSG) for Cybersecurity.

Local Government:

Academia:HU, UVA, VT,ODU, NSU, NIA, etc.

Industry:Carriers, Integrators, HW/SW/security vendors,

Cloud Vendors, etc.

Virginia Modeling Analysis & Simulation CenterVMASC

Federal & State Collaboration:DoD, DHS, DARPA, etc.

Synergize Satellites of Excellence to Capture Core Competencies Synergize Satellites of Excellence to Capture Core Competencies

Not an all inclusive list but…Not an all inclusive list but…Why… Create World-Class

“Municipal Cyber Lab” supporting the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative“When it comes to cyber security, government and the private sector need to recognize that an individual vulnerability is a common weakness.” Melissa Hathaway,

Support State & Federal Initiatives:: Plan: “To train the way we’ll respond, training scenarios must capture the benefits of information sharing & risks of Cyber incidents.”

How… Leverage:

• Surrounding communities of interest (Local Gov’t., Cyber Industry, State & Federal)

• Deep understanding of local government operations

• Experienced work force who understand the challenges and create workable, timely solutions

• Leading edge Modeling & Leading edge Modeling & Simulation labsSimulation labs

VOICCE 1st Year Grant Activities

Pilot Project & Proof of Concept Pilot Project & Proof of Concept activitiesactivities• Develop initial cyberspace data collection / research & Develop initial cyberspace data collection / research &

study baseline informationstudy baseline information• Define a VOICCE cyberspace experimentation set of Define a VOICCE cyberspace experimentation set of

processes, procedures and responsesprocesses, procedures and responses• Develop cyberspace municipal event scenarios • Develop VOICCE architectural design with typical(s) of

local IT department tools & resources• Execute and assess initial VOICCE construct / scenarios • Distribute VOICCE Proof of Concept Report

Focus On Local Government

Roll of VALGITE and localitiesRoll of VALGITE and localities Localities identify most pressing local risks & needs

• Incident response• Training• Tools & resources• Risk assessment• others

Localities identify proof of concepts, scenarios & requirements with VOICCE collaborators

VOICCE resources build scenarios and assist in scenario utilization

VOICCE reports on progress and research

Established 501-3c (VOICCE Inc.) – Feb 2010Established 501-3c (VOICCE Inc.) – Feb 2010 Participated in Virtual Crisis Response Experiment with Army Participated in Virtual Crisis Response Experiment with Army

Research Laboratory, Joint Future Laboratory, Suffolk, VA to Research Laboratory, Joint Future Laboratory, Suffolk, VA to learn about virtual collaboration tools and human factors of learn about virtual collaboration tools and human factors of working in a virtual environment – Feb 2010working in a virtual environment – Feb 2010

VOICCE presentation to MuniGov2.0– Mar 2010VOICCE presentation to MuniGov2.0– Mar 2010 Temporary collaboration space through OpenVCE (in a Temporary collaboration space through OpenVCE (in a

Virtual Collaboration Environment)* managed by the Virtual Collaboration Environment)* managed by the University of Edinburgh includes virtual office and University of Edinburgh includes virtual office and collaboration tools (website and other collaborative tools) – collaboration tools (website and other collaborative tools) – Mar 2010Mar 2010

VALGITE presentation – Feedback from VA Local VALGITE presentation – Feedback from VA Local Governments on the VOICCE project – Apr 2010Governments on the VOICCE project – Apr 2010

Department of Homeland Security – meeting to get feedback Department of Homeland Security – meeting to get feedback on our approach and plans – May 2010on our approach and plans – May 2010

VOICCE Progress To DateVOICCE Progress To Date

* OpenVCE I-Room awarded second place in the collaboration category in Federal Virtual World Challenge 2010-04-01

The Commonwealth Has a “VOICCE”The Commonwealth Has a “VOICCE”

Bruce SturkDirector of Federal Facilities SupportCity of Hamptonbsturk@hampton.gov757-727-6884

http://openvce.net/voicce