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. The Army’s ‘Flagship’ Intelligence System for analysis and fusion
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. Continuing to field DCGS-A capability and equip deployers
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 Cyber Security Challenges
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 I
Lewis
Schofield
Carson
Bliss
Riley
Campbell
W ARISC
Draper
Los Alamitos
Irwin
SW ARISC
Hood
Polk
Stewart/HAAF
Gordon
Belvoir
NE ARISC
NC ARISC
Germany
Drum
Bragg
SE ARISC 4
CONUS
DCGS-A Inc 2 Focus
1 – Integrated data and access layer
2 – Enhance visualization tools/display
3 – Address (Disconnected, Intermittent & Limited) bandwidth environment
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. Continuous and iterative dialogue with Industry to ensure alignment
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. Lessons learned need to become lessons applied
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