ncoic overview network centric operations industry consortium (ncoic)

Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium

Vision: To be the world’s recognized and sought-after thought leader, catalyst, and partner for effective Network Centric Operations and Interoperability

Overview

January 2013

NCOIC approved for public release January 22, 2013© 2011 Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC®). All Rights Reserved. NCOIC®, NCAT®, NIF® and SCOPE™ are trademarks of NCOIC.

2012: NCOIC At a Glance

•Global organization focused on industry neutral concepts for NCO adoption and interoperability

•8-year legacy of addressing global cross-domain interoperability issues and concepts

•Lexicon, tools, processes and resources for building interoperable systems

•55+ members and affiliates representing 12 countries

Members are Global Leaders:

Academic institutions

Air Traffic Management providers

Service providers Consulting Engineering Logistics

Defense suppliers All military services Multinational

Government agencies Includes FFRDC & SETA

Non-Govt. AgenciesInternational Organizations

Human service agencies

System Integrators Commercial systems Defense systems

IT firms Communications Data management Human-Machine interface Information assurance

Standards Bodies

NCOIC’s Advisory Council and many

External Relationships Ensures Focus on Customer Needs

(Joint, Interagency, Civilian, Governmental,

and Defense)

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NCOIC Value

• Global Advisory Council—• Senior customers provide insight about global procurement trends in their

countries • Advisors also share views about interoperability issues and specific needs related

to their own unique CONOPS• Members are luminaries in the cross-domain interoperability environment

• Legal Environment---OMB A119 • Enables and encourages government and industry to work together• Provides a framework for government and member collaboration

• Contracts---• Work directly with customers on concepts and demonstrations• Unique tool for government customers to engage cross industry ideas

• Member Activity-• Processes/frameworks---jointly developed with customers and provide benefits of

reducing engineering integration costs and decreasing time to market• Concepts are developed in a neutral environment

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NCOIC Advisory Council

• Gen (Ret) Harald Kujat, Chairman, NCOIC Advisory Council, Germany• MGen Georges D‘hollander, Senior Thought Leader, Belgium • MGen Koen Gijsbers, NATO CI Agency, General Manager, Netherlands • L.Gen Kurt Herrmann, Director, NCSA, Germany• Mr. Keith R. Hall, Advisory Council Chair Emeritus, United States (Advisor)• MGen Patrick Fermier, NATO HQC3S, France • Dr. Paul Kaminski, Advisory Council Chair Emeritus, former Undersecretary of Defense for

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, United States• LGen Michael Basla, Chief Information Officer for USAF, United States• LGen Ronnie Hawkins, DISA Director, USA• Mr. Mark T. Powell, CIO U.S. Coast Guard, United States• Mr. Christopher Rodrigues Macias, Asst Sec of Enterprise Architecture, Aus DoD Australia • MGen Mels de Zeeuw, NATO ACT C2DS, Assistant Chief of Staff, Netherlands • Dr Steve Chan, Prince of Wales Doctoral Research Fellow, United States• Ms. Michele Merkle, FAA NextGen, Director Systems Engineering United States• Hon Ms. Karen Evans, U.S. Former OMB/CIO United States• Hon. John Grimes, U.S. Former ASD/NII & CI United States• Dr. Mitch Raton CTO US Army G6, United States• Mr. Jack Zavin, DASD(C3&Cyber), Special Assistant, United States

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• NCOIC has a set of carefully crafted processes and procedures that meet the intent of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) A119 federal regulation.

• OMB A119 not only allows but directs that U.S. Agencies solicit industry’s comments about the development and use of standards.

• NCOIC’s neutral working environment enables open discussion between government and industry without conflict-of-interest and ITAR issues. This allows technical and business teams to discuss and develop technical tools and processes for use within various market domains.

• NCOIC provides a forum in which industry can collaborate with government in a “laboratory-type” environment to develop comprehensive, standards-based solutions to actual cross-domain interoperability problems, both organizational and technical.

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Legal Environment

OMB A119

“…What are the government’s goals for using voluntary consensus standards developed by industry?

• Eliminate the cost to the Government of developing its own standards and decrease the cost of goods procured and the burden of complying with agency regulation.

• Provide incentives and opportunities to establish standards that serve national needs.

• Encourage long-term growth for U.S. enterprises and promote efficiency and economic competition through harmonization of standards.

• Further the policy of reliance upon the private sector to supply Government needs for goods and services“

Taken from OMB 119, Background, Section 2

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Contract Activity

• FAA task order with NCOIC to help implement interoperability aspects of NextGen– Several tasks over last 2 years that impacted enterprise architecture design– 2012 task is to facilitate interoperability of information security. Other stakeholders

beyond FAA likely to become involved. • NGA $ 1.5 M task order to integrate different cloud environments.

– Cycle one is development of infrastructure (virtual) with unique policy rules– Second phase will bring in emergency responders– Opportunity to identify technology insertion points and make recommendations– CIA, FBI other organizations including NATO will be engaged

• NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)– This agency is the IT provider for NATO and C2 acquisition– Contract to consolidate IT infrastructure, architecture, business case – Security integrated cloud environment, policy military, civilian users

• Potential in development– Continuation with NATO efforts several US government agencies regarding cloud

activities and a look at health cyber security activities.

• Members…– Provide meaningful input to government, based on industry

consensus– Have direct access to global customers– Work with potential partners, suppliers and competitors– Identify new market opportunities– Exchange technical and business knowledge that enriches

company talent– Enjoy the benefits of global collaboration without compromising

national or organizational interests– Provide global thought leadership


Value of NCOIC Membership

• Participate in technical council– Member lead engagement – Government and industry collaboration on technical team activities– “Voice of Industry Review”, white papers, invited reviews, commentary

• Provide technical experts to support – Integrated Product Teams– Contracts with NCOIC customers – Collaborate with customers to create new interoperability solutions– Collaborate with technical experts from member companies

• Develop technical solutions– NCOIC Interoperability Framework (NIF)– Specialized Frameworks– Net-Centric Patterns– SCOPE Model (Systems, Capabilities, Operations, Programs, Enterprises) – Network Centric Analysis Tool (NCAT)


Member Activities

•NCOIC Interoperability Framework (NIF)–A top level framework for designing systems to interoperate in a net-centric

environment, includes core principles to be applied to all systems •Specialized Frameworks

–Frameworks (principles, approaches, practices, etc) in specific areas including Service Orientated Architectures, Information Management, System Management, Mobile Communications, etc.

•Net-Centric Patterns–Prescriptive guidance including recommended standards, architectural approaches,

and other guidance for building interoperable systems in specific problem and mission areas

•SCOPE Model (Systems, Capabilities, Operations, Programs, Enterprises) –A structured model of the attributes of a net-centric system, capability, operation,

program, or enterprise•Network Centric Analysis Tool (NCAT)

–Tool for evaluating an architecture on the degree of implementation of net enabling functions

NCOIC Tools and Processes

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NCOIC Tools and Resources – Reduce Engineering Costs and Increase Capability

They Provide…Faster and more complete, in-depth understanding of customer needs

Re-Usable Designs

Faster Lab Interconnects

NCOIC Frameworks, Patterns, Tools Apply to…Requirements and Concept Development

Architecture and Design Engineering

Simulation & Modeling, Experimentation, Integration

Yielding…Reduce engineering costs

Reduce risk

Increase capability

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Typical use ofNCOIC Deliverables

Activity NCOIC Resource

Concept Development Specialized Frameworks

Operational Patterns

Architecture Development NCOIC Interoperability Framework

Specialized Frameworks

Capability Patterns

Network Centric Assessment Tool

System Design Specialized Frameworks

Technical Patterns

Network Centric Assessment Tool

Building Block Catalog

System Assessments Network Centric Assessment Tool

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•Customer Advisory Council provides senior global, multi-government discussion forum

•Neutral and legal environment for customers and industry to discuss and explore interoperability issues

•NCOIC contracts enable government organizations to implement cross-domain interoperability concepts

•Tools and processes jointly developed by customers and industry that reduce engineering costs and risk

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Summary

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