1. Solutions that Make a Difference
In 1958, a company was born out of Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded on the premise that the government needed a partner that would provide professional technical expertise in systems engineering and integration. A partner that could work in the public interest and draw out the best in the commercial sector.
As the years passed, our company has become a world class information technology corporation serving in a unique national role.
Our name is MITRE. We’re a company with ...
Solutions that make a difference. 1 1

2. Our Mission…

3. Solutions that make a difference.
Our Mission
As a national resource, MITRE works in partnership with the government to serve the public interest. We address issues of critical national importance that require a unique combination of systems engineering and information technology, developing innovative solutions to some of the government's most complex technological challenges.
At the foundation of our mission is our unique role:
• First and foremost, we are a national technology resource.
• We work in the public interest.
• We are a long-term partner with our government sponsors.
• We team with them on matters that are critical to our nation.
• We are a company founded in systems engineering.
• We are a corporation that leads the field in information technology.
• All of this allows us to provide our sponsors
with what they need ....
Solutions that make a difference.
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4. Our Role…

5. MITRE is Unique Nature Attributes
Chartered in the public interest as a not-for- profit, independent corporation
Works for government and non-profits
Does not manufacture or provide routine services
Objectivity
Access to proprietary information
Flexibility in use by government agencies
Why is MITRE unique?
In the first place, we’re a not-for-profit, independent company....
We have strategic relationships with government sponsors, and all of our work program is specifically directed to us.
We do not manufacture anything, except for prototypes and experimental items. Nor do we provide routine services ... We tackle the tough problems.
Because of these restraints, we bring unique advantages to our government sponsors. We can assure them of our objectivity, and this objectivity allows us privileged access to government and industry information.
And since we are free from conflicts of interests, we’re set up to work flexibly across the broad spectrum of sponsor issues. 3

6. Our Structure…

7. MITRE partners with DOD, FAA and IRS
Executive Office
FAA FFRDC
DOD C3I FFRDC
IRS FFRDC
Center for Advanced
Aviation System
Development
Washington
C3 Center
Center for
Integrated
Intelligence
Systems
Center for
Air Force C2
Systems
Center for Enterprise Modernization
MITRE’s Board of Trustees oversees our relationships with the Department of Defense, FAA and IRS FFRDC sponsors.
Our DOD C3I FFRDC includes the Center for Air Force Command and Control Systems, the Washington Command, Control and Communications Center, and the Center for Integrated Intelligence Systems.
Our Federal Aviation Administration FFRDC is called the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development.
And, our IRS FFRDC is called the Center for Enterprise Modernization.

8. Our People...

9. Our Technical Staff Have the Right Mix
Practical Experience
Mature Judgment
Information Technology Skills
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Industry
More than 25 Years of Experience
Systems Engineering
Networking & Communications
New Graduates
Information Security
Government
Our staff’s practical experience is drawn heavily from industry.
The large percentage of staff with more than 25 years of experience has special significance ... it blends long-term domain knowledge and maturity with continuously changing expertise.
MITRE’s information technology skill areas are on the cutting edge. They include systems engineering, networking and communications, information security and others.
Software & Database Engineering
Non-Profit
Economic/Business Analysis
Universities
Modeling & Simulation
Self-Employed
Other Engineering 8

10. They Have Relevant Degrees
Doctorate
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Area of Educational Degree
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Other Engineering
Management & Business
Mathematics
Other Sciences
Physics
Our staff’s expertise has a strong academic footing.
Two thirds have advanced degrees ... including a significant number of doctorates in disciplines appropriate to our work..
As you might expect from the nature of our work, our staff’s educational background is especially strong in electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics. .
Other Degree
Social Sciences
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11. They Work Throughout the Country...
…and the World
In addition to our home bases in Bedford, Mass., and McLean, Virginia, MITRE people are located where they’re needed. Our sites support sponsor units from coast to coast and in Hawaii.
The same holds true for our international sites, which range from Europe to the Far East.
Since our creation, we have gone WHERE and WHEN we were needed to most effectively support our customers. 10 65

12. Our Technology Program
Our technology program is geared to stay in front of the needs of our customers. Thus, a majority of our technical effort is now concerned with innovative information technologies and how they improve our sponsors’ concepts of operations.
The next several slides show the broad spectrum of our technology work.

13. Anamorphic Project
A commercial artist used a technique to add a 3-D effect to this two dimensional painting…

14. 3-D Runway Holding Position Markings
… Reapplying that technique, we developed a prototype that makes runway markings easier for pilots to see and navigate.

15. Human Language Processing
Our human language processing team is capturing multiple information sources in many languages, and using them to track multiple disease outbreaks throughout the country, and throughout the world.

16. Secure Quantum Encrypted Communications
And, we’ve got a team applying the latest in opto-electronics technology to quantum cryptography. This breakthrough work is designed to help ensure unconditionally secret communications between ground stations and satellites.
These three examples typify the broad range of our innovative technology program.
Quantum Cryptography

17. Our Enterprise Intranet...

18. Our MII is Unique... ...and World Renowned
MITRE’s reputation in Information Technology is world renowned.
Our intranet, called the MITRE Information Infrastructure … or MII … is used every day by everyone in the company. It leverages many state-of-the-art technologies to capture and manage our corporate knowledge, streamline our business processes, and facilitate the collaboration that has become our corporate signature.
Our unique intranet, the MII, is becoming well known throughout the world. CIO Magazine has recognized its value, and presented MITRE with its prestigious Enterprise Value Award.

19. Our Customers...

20. DOD C3I FFRDC Principal Clients:
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Combatant Commands/Joint Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Missile Defense Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
U.S. Government Classified
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Homeland Security
MITRE’s FFRDC work for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community is based on a formal sponsoring agreement that delineates our mission and core activities.
A wide variety of clients comprise MITRE’s Department of Defense Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence FFRDC. They include the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military services and the defense agencies, and our nation’s intelligence community. 12

21. FAA FFRDC Principal Clients Include:
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of the Deputy Administrator
Office of Air Traffic Systems Development
Office of Airways Facilities
Office of Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems
Office of System Architecture and Investment Analysis
International civil aviation authorities
Eurocontrol
The Federal Aviation Administration FFRDC relationship is also based on a formal sponsoring agreement.
The FAA FFRDC’s clients include the office of the deputy administrator, air traffic systems development, airways facilities, communication, navigation and surveillance systems, system architecture and program evaluation.
In addition, MITRE works closely with Eurocontrol and with civil aviation authorities across the globe, helping to enhance air traffic management systems. These include the countries of Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Panama, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan.
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Egypt
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Panama
Spain
South Korea
Switzerland
Taiwan 13 89

22. IRS FFRDC Principal Clients:
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Department of the Treasury
Financial Management Service
U.S. Coast Guard
General Services Administration
Veterans Affairs
In the Fall of 1998, the Internal Revenue Service chose MITRE to operate a new FFRDC to assist the government in its ongoing effort to modernize systems for tax administration.
The IRS FFRDC, MITRE’s Center for Enterprise Modernization, provides strategic, technical and program management advice to the IRS, U.S. Customs and the Treasury Department. It focuses on supporting the systems modernization of those agencies.
U.S. Customs
and Border Protection

23. Our Work...
MITRE steps up to nationally important technical challenges. Here are some examples:

24. Challenge: Integrated Command & Control
Solution: Vision, Architecture and Engineering
Challenge:
If our military is to maintain its superiority, it must rely on command, control and communications systems to tie together military commanders with their forces in the field. It must be easily acquired and effectively used by all military services.
Solution:
We are partnering with the Air Force and other DOD organizations in designing and building our nation’s first joint integrated Command and Control system … one that spans the boundaries of traditional military service lines.
A true system of systems, it will support joint and coalition military and humanitarian operations on land, at sea, in the air, and in space.

25. Challenge: Enhance Army Warfighting Capability
Solution: Digital Battlefield
Specify the tactical internet to improve warfighter communications
Create a new acquisition process (10 years compressed to 2 years)
System engineer the digital battlefield to improve lethality, survivability & op tempo
Challenge:
Our Army’s warfighting capability must continue to be enhanced.
Solution:
Working in partnership with the Army in its initiative called “Force XXI,” we have been helping to digitize the battlefield. We’ve developed a new acquisition process that is five times faster in making the warfighter more lethal and survivable. 15

26. Challenge: Improve Sortie Success
Solution: Exploit Commercial Technology
Challenge:
Enemy defense systems have become increasingly complex. For our pilots to maintain an edge, we need more effective mission planning systems. These will better prepare them before they enter the combat zone.
Solution:
We are collaborating with the Air Force and Navy in planning the migration from larger, slower equipment to less expensive, more portable and readily deployable PC-Based solutions. This will help give pilots the system they need.

27. Challenge: GPS - Maintaining the Advantage
Solution: Better Receivers / Stronger Signal for Military Applications
Challenge:
The Global Positioning Satellite System affords us extremely accurate weapon delivery systems. However, the signal from space is very weak, and susceptible to jamming.
Solution:
We are redesigning the GPS signal so that its power can be boosted, and developing new receiver technology to ensure its performance for military systems. At the same time, civilian GPS accuracy will increase ten fold.

28. Challenge: Protect Critical Infrastructure
Solution: Employ Multiple Layers of Defense
Challenge:
In the age of cyberspace, our country’s critical infrastructure, including utilities, banking, transportation and emergency services such as police and fire, are increasingly vulnerable to terrorist attack. The threats are many, and can come from any number of sources.
Solution:
Establishing a risk management framework is key to combating this threat. An effective defense includes hardening the system against attacks …. detecting the intrusions in real time … and reacting to them.
Our staff of professionals in this area make MITRE a world class source of knowledge about cyberspace challenges … and their solutions.

29. Challenge: Improve Intelligence Distribution
Our sponsors in the intelligence community have sought improvement in the flow and distribution of classified information
Solution:
Our answer to this challenge has been to create and build an entirely new intelligence intranet. It’s called Intelink , and it has dramatically increased the efficiency and effectiveness of intelligence distribution throughout the world.
Solution: Build an Intelligence Intranet 17

30. Challenge: Manage Dramatic Growth in Air Traffic
Solution: Improve Collaborative Air Traffic Management using URET (User Request Evaluation Tool)
Challenge:
The amount of air traffic seeking to occupy space in the air above us is continually growing. This is a primary concern for our FAA sponsors.
Solution:
A solution lies in working toward an effective, collaborative system of air traffic management. One example has been the User Request Evaluation Tool we’ve developed. It helps air traffic controllers grant pilots direct routing, and changes in course and altitude. This results in less flying time and lower operating costs. 18

31. In summary, MITRE is a company strongly based in systems engineering and information technology.