AFCEA Aberdeen Maryland Chapter Luncheon

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1 AFCEA Aberdeen Maryland Chapter Luncheon September 17 th, 2013 COL Charles A. Wells Project Manager, DCGS-A Public website: dcgsa.apg.army.mil Facebook:

2 USS Cole All Source Analysis System /11 OEF Maneuver OIF Fallujah Elections Mosque Bombing Surge / OND Afghanistan AMN OEF Surge Information Dominance Center Project Morning Calm Joint Intelligence Operations Capability-Iraq/Afghanistan 2005 DCGS-A 2007 DCGS-A to Cloud Sensor Data ISR Sensor Surge Tripled Human Sensors Quadrupled Aerial Collection Hours per Month Document & Media Collection Tactical Biometric Collection Text Databases Explode Comms & own Links Processing Sensors and Data Stovepiped Processors Before There Was DCGS-A - Uncommon Networks - Delayed Stovepiped Intel - Lack of Fusion - Lack of Situational Awareness - Disconnected from Reachback Tagging Security Intelligence Reach Data in Silos xploitation & Analysis Tools Tactical perations Center (TOC) Disconnected at Echelon Disparate Workstations Fusion in Commander s Head Schofield Germany L e w i W ARISC s Irwin Los Alamitos Draper Carson Riley Bliss SW Hood ARISC NC Drum NE ARISC ARISC Belvoi r Campbell Bragg SE Gordo ARISC n Polk Stewart/HAAF

3 Mosque Bombing Surge / OND Afghanistan AMN OEF Surge Biometrics Joint Intelligence Operations Capability-Iraq/Afghanistan DCGS-A to Afghanistan CoIST Vigilant Pursuit MI Co Foundry/IROC DCGS-A Global Enterprise 2010 IC Framework DCGS-A to Intelligence Community Cloud 2012 Sensor Data ISR Sensor Surge Tripled Human Sensors Quadrupled Aerial Collection Hours per Month Document & Media Collection Tactical Biometric Collection Text Databases Explode Comms & own Links Processing 1 Sensors and Data Common Enterprise Framework IC Standard 4 With DCGS-A + Common Enterprise Framework + Common Data Ingestion and Tagging + Common Analysis/Exploitation + Ability to Manage Data + Advanced Analytics + Common Understanding at All Echelons + Reliable Reachback to IC Intelligence Reach Tagging Security 2 Accessible Data xploitation & Analysis Tools Tactical perations Center (TOC) 5 Migrate to Cloud Direct to Decision Maker for Target Execution and Immediate Tactical Awareness SIPRNet 3 5 Common Workstations DCGS-A Common Understanding and Fusion Advanced Analytics NSANet SIPRNe t JWICS Coalitio n SIPC Schofield Germany L e w i W ARISC s Irwin Los Alamitos Draper Carson Bliss Riley SW Hood ARISC Opportunities: Expand Access, Enable Reach Fusion Situational Understanding NC Drum NE ARISC ARISC Belvoi r Campbell Bragg SE Gordo ARISC n Polk Stewart/HAAF

4 Where DCGS-A is Today Corps Divisions GISA-E GISA-C GISA-W 3 Regional Hubs: Ft. Bragg; Darmstadt; Ft. Shafter 5 Theater Brains: CENTCOM (GA); SOUTHCOM (TX); EUCOM/AFRICOM (GE); PACOM (HI); USFK Supporting 30K Intel Soldiers 3 Regional Hubs 5 Theater Brains 9 Corps Headquarters 33 Division Headquarters 138 Brigade Combat Teams Supporting Our Combatant, Army, Joint, Coalition Partners Daily

5 DCGS-A Components M U D Joint ISR Platforms S P A C E Tactical Intelligence Ground Station Sensor Control and Downlink- Connection to Joint ISR Platforms PROPHET Control Operational Intelligence Ground Station Ground Intel Support Activity 3 Regional Hubs Regionally Aligned Fixed Sites DCGS-A Brain 5 Theater Brains Intel Fusion Server Digital Topographic Support System Light (DTSS-L) Data Processing and Storage Connection to the Intelligence Community and Battlefield Commanders Fixed Multi-Functional Work Station Portable Multi- Functional Work Station GEOINT Workstation CHARCS MFLTS User Experience and Interface Connection to Soldiers ARMY Mission Command

6 DCGS-A Software DCGS-A (Griffin) (FY 11-14) - In Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Today - Fielding Around the World Now DCGS-A (Hunte) (FY 13-16) - Increases Ease of Use and Functionality - Starting to Field in Support of Next-Deployers to OEF DCGS-A (LITE) - Pilot Supporting U.S. Army Special Operations In Africa DCGS-A Cloud (IC ITE) - Pilot to Integrate and Align DCGS-A into the IC Cloud Soldier Requirements + Industry Best of Breed + IC Open Standards - Constantly Evolving - Integrating Improved Capabilities for our Soldiers

7 DCGS-A Intelligence Fusion Servers (IFS) Software version (Griffin) Intelligence Fusion Server Collects and stores all the SECRET and TOP SECRET Intelligence Products at all Echelons Portable Multi-Function Workstation is the Laptop for Intelligence Processing Visualization Tool for the Commander s Intelligence Picture Current Baseline FDD 2012 Supporting All Army Units in OEF, Joint SOF TF, MEF, IJC, Globally Incorporated RT-RG Capabilities Integrated HUMINT Collection and Analysis Capabilities Increased GEOINT Capabilities Included Biometrics Analysis Unified Joint ISR Sensor Processing and Analysis Consists of the Following: Blade Server Intel Xeon processor IFS fielded 1023 to Maneuver Battalion, Brigade, Division, and Corps Units on / Older Baselines Being Upgraded Creates, Collects and Stores all the Intelligence Products at All Echelons of the Army and Connects Soldiers to the Intelligence Enterprise

8 DCGS-A Intelligence Fusion Servers (IFS) Software version (Hunte) Intelligence Fusion Server Collects and Stores all the SECRET and TOP SECRET Intelligence Products at all Echelons Portable Multi-Function Workstation is the Laptop for Intelligence Processing Visualization Tool for the Commander s Intelligence Picture Ease of Use and Visualization Enhancements Introduces IC Widget Framework Upgraded Operating System Stability Included Additional Full Motion Video tools Consists of the Following: Blade Server Intel Xeon processor IFS fielded 1023 to Maneuver Battalion, Brigade, Division, and Corps NET/Fielding to Next Deployers Refresh in Place Units Theater Brains / QRF / RAF Deployers Creates, Collects and Stores all the Intelligence Products at All Echelons of the Army and Connects Soldiers to the Intelligence Enterprise

9 Distributed Common Ground Station Army LITE (DCGS-A LITE) Intelligence Soldier Feedback Integrated into Development Cycle Low Bandwidth/Disconnected Environments Capable Pilot Unit: 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) (A) Intelligence Enterprise DCGS-A Lite Group BN Deployed Sites ODB ODA Inputs National, Strategic, and Tactical Data Feeds Outputs All intelligence products for Commanders Decision making process Shares network diagrams with entire intelligence community Consists of: High-performance Blade Server Fielded 38 Laptops and 5 Intelligence Fusion Servers to 10th SFG (A) Potential Army-wide impact Company Decreased manpower and footprint cost Learnable Interface and Increased Processing Speed at User Level, and Total Federation With Intelligence Enterprise

10 Why Army Intelligence Needs the Cloud Google type search Works on Internet because can do Page Rank for relevance (popularity) Precision Search Focus of our present Cloud-enabled Analytics Recall Complex Boolean Searches Failed System Present military systems Precision

11 Analyze All the Data, All the Time With the Cloud, we do not have to filter to get a sub-set / working set Analysis over the entire corpus follow the analytic threads without re-loading data

12 DCGS-A Intelligence Community Cloud Pilot The Army s On-Ramp to the IC Information Technology Enterprise (ICITE) The DCGS-Army Pilot of ICITE Faster, Handles more Data. Sub-second Response for Millions of Records, 600+ Data Sources Commercial Cloud Technology with Military Grade Security Integrates Dozens of Stove-piped Capabilities into One Global Enterprise Saves Money, Reduces Support Footprint Inputs National, Strategic, and Tactical Data Feeds Outputs Connects the Army to the Intelligence Community (IC) All intelligence products for Commanders Decision Collection Management Target Nomination Enemy Courses of Action Situational Templates Consists of: Pilot test site at Fort Gordon, GA Integration Lab at Fort Belvoir, VA Regionally Aligned Cloud Nodes User Developed Cloud Interface Based directly on Soldier Input Soldier Informed, Industry Built 80+ Industry Partners Are The Industry Leaders In Cloud Technology

13 Recent DCGS-A Milestones Achieved 2 Major Acquisition Milestones last year - Milestone C March Full Deployment Decision - December 2012 DCGS-A has fielded capability to deployers since 2008 Every Corps, Division, and Brigade deploying to OEF has DCGS-A DCGS-A is used world-wide for counter-insurgency, decisive action, continuing and emerging operations DCGS-A received a Big 5 Award from C4ISR Magazine for capability deployed to OEF

14 Current Program Schedule

15 DCGS-A Engagement with Industry The majority of DCGS-A capabilities are provided by commercial products and solutions (both hardware and software) Numerous Industry partners contribute competitively Multiple Silicon Valley partners DCGS-A builds to an open architecture, and is fully compliant with Intelligence Community and Army standards DCGS-A conducts Industry Days routinely to bring competitive solutions into the program constant, open communication with Industry August 29 th DCGS-A Innovation Showcase Over 560 attendees; 80+ Companies; 48 Demonstrations Major releases of DCGS-A every months

16 DCGS-A Efficiencies Results of detailed 90-Day Study Key Recommendations: Transition to Green Suit Tier-1 Maintenance DCGS-A Software Optimization Plan: Standardize to single software baseline XXX XX X HUNTE Software capability review/consolidation APP1 APP2 APP X APP3 Pilot Demand Model for software distribution APP Store

17 DCGS-A: Without It, Our Soldier s Lives Are At Risk Without It, Our Army Does Not Operate