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William M. Cryan
Chief, Collaboration Support Division
J6 Directorate, United States Joint Forces Command
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 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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Primary Collaboration Partners
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DoD to DoD
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DoD to Coalition Partners
 DoD to Non-traditional Partners (Dept. State, Red Cross, Etc.)
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Senior Warfighter Forum (SWarF) Input
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Collaboration information environment ranked second in importance by C2 Optimum
Capability Mix (OCM) Study 5 Feb 09
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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
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SN 5.1.2.2.3 Provide Collaborative Applications and Services
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SN 8.3.2 Conduct Information Management in the Interagency Process
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Doctrine
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JP 3-08 v1 – Interagency, Intergovernmental Organization (IGO), and Nongovernmental
Organization (NGO) Coordination During Joint Operations
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DISA
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DoD to DoD supported by enterprise SIPR and NIPR DCO
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DoD to Coalition and Non-traditional Partners (NTP) not available as a DoD enterprise service
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Tools currently used by COCOMS for DOD to NTP Collaboration
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ASD/NII Information Sharing Portal Architecture Study Findings (26 Feb 09)
 USSOUTHCOM / The Americas Network
 USNORTHCOM / WebEOC
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USJFCOM / HARMONIEWeb
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USPACOM / APAN
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USCENTCOM adopted HARMONIEWeb as unclassified information sharing solution
(MSG DTG 011634Z Dec 08)
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USAFRICOM uses HARMONIEWeb / APAN
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USEUCOM uses HARMONIEWeb / APAN for communication in real world HA/DR operations
 Most COCOMs waiting for DISA to provide an enterprise solution
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Evaluation
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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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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”
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HARMONIEWeb
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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
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 Asynchronous
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MOSS 2007 Portal
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Email, blog, Wiki, calendar and lists
 Private Work Groups
 Document Management
 Workflow
 Synchronous
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Adobe Connect (Same system as
DCO)
 Microsoft Communicator
 Security
 Banking standard security
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ISA server
 Multilevel access controls
 Data encryption
 Customization
 Fully customizable by organizations
 Integration
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All tools single sign-on
 Language Support
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16 languages including Dari,
Pashto, Farsi and Arabic
 Imagery
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Satellite imagery, maps
 Custom overlays
 Geo-synchronized data, news feeds
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 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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 Customizable overlays
 Geo-synced news feeds
 Satellite and mapping
 RSS feeds for natural disasters
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 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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 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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 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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 Full MOSS 2007
Portal
 Automatic notification of changes
 Assign and track tasks
 Share calendars
 Share documents
 Translation into 16
Languages
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 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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USFOR-A
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ISAF
 DOMEX
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FSE-A
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FSE-A Family
Support
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TF 435
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Site-Name
DOMEX Media Library
JTF435 Detainee Ops Site
KM Sandbox Worksite
Afghanistan Rule of Law
INFO Ops - Communications Fusion
Cell
CIEMO Coordination Cell
ISAF-Afghan Media Ops
Coin and Advisory and Assitance
Team (CAAT)
Afghanistan Information
Environment (Portal)
PACC
ISAF Splash (Four Star)
ISAF-Afghan Counter IED
AFPAK
USFOR-A Coordiantion
USJFCOM Flag Coordination
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 One Enterprise
Solution for DOD
 ASD/NII appoint an executive agent
 Federate APAN &
HARMONIEWeb
 Consolidate
Capabilities
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