DCGS-A The Evolving Environment & Transition to Open Competition

1. DCGS-A The Evolving Environment & Transition to Open Competition

2. Purpose To provide an update on the DCGS-A program, initial efforts toward the DCGS-A Increment (Inc) 2 competition, and general observations. • Overview • Current Environment • Emerging Conditions • Request for Industry • Focus Areas • PM Observations • Conclusion and Path Forward Context: the Army has explored technical architectures, capabilities, and market trends of the data integration, visualization, and analytics market. This review, along with soldier feedback on the current Increment 1 program, support a shift to focus on Increment 2 and have shaped the path forward

3. DCGS-A Overview • Fielded to INSCOM and every Corps, Division, and Brigade deploying to OEF and across the globe • Is a ‘System of Systems’ that includes Fixed Sites, deployable ground stations, and organic headquarters and unit equipment (servers/laptops) • Provides ~60 intelligence analysis tools and access to ~700 data sources, which deliver actionable information to Warfighting Commanders • Weather, Terrain, Link Analysis, etc. • Access to Army/Joint ISR and sensor data • Full Domain support for HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, COMINT, CYBERINT, ELINT • Supports Full Spectrum Operations (Low and High Intensity) • Capabilities are commercial products and solutions (hardware and software) • Builds to open architecture and compliant with Intelligence and Army standards Robust Multi-INT Tools The Army’s ‘Flagship’ Intelligence System for analysis and fusion

4. Program Status Update • Increment 1, Release 1 is in Post-FDD Fielding • Intelligence Community Alignment • Geospatial Intelligence Exploitation and Foundation Capability • Full Motion Video ingestion, exploitation, and dissemination • All Source Analysis leveraging over 700 data sources • Increment 1, Release 2 in preparation for LUT at NIE 15.2 • High Side delivery to support SCI (NSAnet and JWICS) operations • HUMINT data Interoperability • Additional ‘ease of use’ enhancements • Increment 2 is Pre-MS B • Information System (IS) CDD in JROC Staffing • Request for Information (RFI) released to Industry on 13 Aug, 2014 Continuing to field DCGS-A capability and equip deployers

5. Evolving Environment • Continuously evolving standards and protocols • Intelligence Community Information Technology Environment (IC ITE) • Data Standards, DIB, DI2E, Joint Information Environment (JIE) • Significant growth of IT related technologies • Transition to ‘cloud’ structure for data storage • ‘Big Data’ analytics and data mining • Structured and unstructured databases • Customized ‘apps’ w/ analytical algorithms • Artificial Intelligence (AI) to aid human analysis • Bandwidth compression; Quality of Service • Cyber-security as an intelligence domain (CYBERINT) • Growing user familiarity w/ mobile computing across infrastructures 1 2 3 ICT Industry Revolution 4 DCGS-A Inc 2 will leverage private sector advancements and must adapt to the evolving IC/DoD standards, in order to ensure success

6. 1 - Cloud Computing • Represents significant opportunity for efficiencies/ budget savings • Transformative Technology (20 years) • Already dominates 80% of businesses in North America • Info flow key to benefit • National Security Implications • Facilitate information dominance • Privacy, security and IPR/data ownership issues are key • Security largely ‘after thought’ • Numerous emerging services • CIA, DIA, DISA • Updated DoD policy Cloud services can bring modernization, agility and efficiency to the IT structure in support of national security

7. 2 - Big Data & Performance Computing • Data growth occurring at exponential rate • Ability to manipulate data sets that exceed current/traditional data processing • Principle 4 Vs of Data • Large volumes of data sets • Variety of types (video, text, etc) and unstructured • Speed of Service and Velocity to delivery • Veracity to eliminates false positives • High Performance Computers (HPC) • Models and simulations • Already used for predictive analysis AI, Weather, Nuclear testing • Help w/ Intel trends, forecasting, analysis Meteorological forecasting “Just like oil was a natural resource powering the last industrial revolution, data is going to be the natural resource for this IT revolution.” Industry CEO

8. 3 - Visualization and Tools • Workspace design • Graphs, browsers, collaboration • Map and object explorer applications • Assistance and help/guide features • Intuitive and Facilitates Cognitive Functions • Optimize training/NET and FSR reduction • Extensible and tailorable • Modular application framework can be utilized to develop entire new applications. • 3rd party developers have added/extended applications • Scalable to enable large data/node depictions • Common Feedback Visualization tools are the fundamental user interface and must facilitate “ease of use”, reduce FSR dependencies, and accelerate training times

9. 4 - Cyber Security Risks Crime Espionage Attack Effect ID Theft and Fraud IP Theft (1.5% drag on GDP) Loss of Essential Services National Security Impact Consumer Confidence Economic Growth Institutional Confidence Cyber Security Challenges • Limited consensus on the nature of the threat • Cyber domain is everywhere • Malicious code manifests in many ways • Many sources (State, State Sponsored, Non-State, Individual) • Attribution is difficult • Cyber access incurring “involuntary” participation Cyber threats are growing, system security must be an inherent part of design for a balanced ecosystem

10. Leverage Existing DCGS-A SoS OCONUS Lewis Drum NC ARISC NE ARISC 4 Draper Schofield W ARISC Belvoir Carson Riley Irwin Campbell Bragg CONUS Los Alamitos I SE ARISC Gordon Bliss Stewart/HAAF Polk DCGS-A Inc 2 Focus 1 – Integrated data and access layer 2 – Enhance visualization tools/display 3 – Address (Disconnected, Intermittent &Limited) bandwidth environment Hood SW ARISC Germany Tactical Environment DCGS-A is a robust ‘System of Systems’; Inc 2 will focus on data integration and access, while enhancing Visualization tools and fully leveraging existing investments. 10

11. Industry Input on DCGS-A Inc 2 • Continuous feedback and information on potential strategy • Optimal program management structure for systems integration (Government and Industry integration) • Ability to leverage fielded DCGS-A Inc 1 capabilities • Plan for incremental deliveries over time • Source selection factors and ‘incentives’ structure (cost, schedule, performance) • Feedback on requirements • How to best leverage the ‘IT Box” approach • Ability to accelerate capability insertion, while remaining aligned w/ interoperability and Cyber requirements DCGS-A Inc 2 RFI Seeking Industry input on acquisition approach, requirements and technologies

12. Ongoing Focus Areas • An iterative RFI approach to adopt inputs and Industry feedback • Identification of programmatic and technical ‘risks’ for management • Requirements crosswalk and identification of technical risk candidates • Continual engagements and exchanges (Industry Day on 20 Jan) • Establishment of the formal PoR management office for DCGS-A Inc 2 FY Continuous and iterative dialogue with Industry to ensure alignment 05/10/2014

13. General Observations • Cyber and Information Assurance importance is growing • Reliability growth equally important for “software intensive programs” • Info System standards and protocols decisions consider transport • Continue to emphasize “best value”, growing concern on LPTA • Transparency key among Industry; key to R&D investments (BBP 3.0) • Lab environment must be as realistic as possible (latency, IA) • Army transitioning from SSC – regionally aligned/globally engaged • Training (beyond “button-ology”) is equally critical to employment • Convergence, convergence - intelligence must support/enable mission command and transport systems must align Technical Industrial Operational Lessons learned need to become lessons applied

14. Conclusion and Path Forward • DCGS-A continues to field capability to deployers and operational units • Current IT capabilities and Intel Community standards are evolving • Emerging and innovative technologies available • Responses to RFI #1 complete; RFI #2 pending (Oct/Nov) • Industry Day on 20 January 2015 Industry feedback and coordination is critical for our future National Security