Information Exchange Forums
| Tuesday, 21 August 2007 | |
| 0800-1700 | Multimedia/ Visual Information (M/VI) Steering Committee* Speaker: Ruben Rodriguez, CIO/G-6 *For steering committee members only. |
| 0800-2100 | AKO Community Page Administrator’s Workshop (CPAW) Speaker: Harold Tucker, AKO AKO training instruction and assistance will be provided in this forum. |
| 0945-1045 | Emerging Technology Speakers: CIO/G-6 and ISEC subject matter experts This session will facilitate an information exchange between subject matter experts and Army stakeholders in the following emerging technology areas: VoIP, Thin Client, IPv6, and Wireless. Discussion points include, but are not limited to technology trends, Army strategy, and lessons learned. Subject Matter Experts from CIO/G-6 and ISEC will provide a series of short briefings throughout the day. SMEs will also be available between briefings. Handouts will also be provided. |
| 0945-1045 | ASCP 101 Basics Speakers: Michelina LaForgia, Project Director and Tom Leahy, Deputy Project Director, Army Small Computer Program Presentation of ASCP’s Mission and Strategy in providing Commercial IT to the Warfighter and Sustaining Base – reviewing our track record as the Army’s Primary Source of Commercial Information Technology – what we’ve accomplished, and what we are planning – all with total Customer Satisfaction as our driving force. |
| 0945-1045 | Army Golden Master (AGM) Speaker: Cade King, ESTA/CSC The Army Gold Master breakout session will provide an overview of the AGM Program and current releases (AGM 6.x and 7.0). This session will provide a high level technical review of the AGM build/deployment process. The session will briefly address the US Army's efforts towards desktop and server software standardization and upcoming AGM initiatives, such as Vista and Apple. The presentation will be supported by a demonstration of the current AGM release and will include a question/answer session. |
| 1000-1100 |
Army Enterprise Configuration Management Database/Service Support (CMDB/SS) System Speaker: Mr. Tim Ash, NETCOM/9th SC (Army), ESTA Network enterprise Technology Command, lead by the Enterprise Network Operations Planning Division, Office of Strategic Concepts and Integration, Enterprise Systems Technology Activity, is establishing a standard Army Enterprise CMDB/SS solution for the LandWarNet. The CMDB/SS capability is a key component of the Army Enterprise Network Operations Integrated Architecture providing enhanced information Technology (IT) Service Management processes, improved global situational awareness and reporting, and an authoritative data source for IT asset accountability. This three part Information Exchange Forum provides an overview of the Army Enterprise CMDB/SS solution, features, functions, benefits and status of the implementation. A demo of the configured CMDB/SS capability will be presented flowed by a Questions and Answer (Q&A) session to address questions and comments from the forum attendees. |
| 1000-1330 | IT Metrics New Application Training Speakers: Loretta Songer ESTA/CAC and Elizabeth Floyd ESTA/CSC The IT Metrics Program is used by the US Army to satisfy federally-mandated performance reporting and satisfy the performance requirements for Services 15, 16, 18 and 19 of the Installation Status Report – Part III. Personnel will demonstrate, by hands-on instruction, the process of accessing the IT Metrics application, requesting web site account, navigating the web site, submitting/validating the data, and transmitting the information to HQDA for official record. This IEF will benefit personnel from installation through Army Command level. Since the application is only available to military/government employees and government contractors and is accessed through single sign-on via AKO, the IEF is not open to vendors. |
| 1230-1330 | IA Requirements for Computers Speaker: Tom King, NETCOM/ 9th SC (Army) This briefing targets all users of Army computers as to the need for Information Assurance, the rules for Information Assurance, and the penalties for failure to comply with Information Assurance. |
| 1230-1330 | Emerging Technology Speakers: CIO/G-6 and ISEC subject matter experts See description above. |
| 1230-1330 | Enterprise Directory Service – Provisioning (EDS-P) Speaker: Mr. Bob Bachert, NETCOM/9th SC (Army), ESTA Network Enterprise Technology Command, lead by the Enterprise Infrastructure Concepts Division, Office of Strategic Concepts and Integration, Enterprise Systems Technology Activity, is establishing a standard Army Enterprise CMDB/SS solution for the LandWarNet. Provisioning is the movement of user identities, data, and services from a Generating Force (GF) Active Directory (AD) forest to and from a Deployed Force (DF) AD forest. The Army has a multiple AD forest environment that does not allow easy movement of individual soldiers from one location to another without manually recreating their individual account. The EDS-Provisioning (EDS-P) Service, as part of the Enterprise Directory Service (EDS), will allow provisioning of units and individuals from a GF AD structure to a DF AD structure with minimal to no impact on the GF’s access to the Global Information Grid (GIG), Network Operations (NETOPS), or Army Enterprise Architecture. The services design is such that it can easily provision units or individuals from the GF to the DF and back again seamlessly. The purpose of the EDS-P is to allow systems administrators or Organization Unit (OU) administrators to provision units or individuals between a GF and a DF with as little disruption to current network operations as possible. After the provisioning process, users must be able to access server(s) to gain access to the Army’s network, as well as be able to send and receive e-mail. A demo of the configured EDS-P Service capability will be presented followed by a Questions and Answer (Q&A) session to address questions and comments from the forum attendees. |
| 1330-1430 | ASCP - Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) Speaker: Dee Wardle, Product Leader, Army Small Computer Program You will want to attend this session of you are interested in the background of ESI, and what products are currently offered on ESI agreements or will be included in future agreements. In addition to a review of DoD and SmartBUY policies and the waiver process, this session will also cover the CAC Middleware Agreement, Oracle Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) and Microsoft ELA. |
| 1345-1445 | Army Enterprise Configuration Management Database/Service Support (CMDB/SS) System See description above.
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| 1345-1445 | Army Golden Master (AGM)
See description above. |
| 1345-1445 | Emerging Technology
See description above. |
| 1600-1700 | ASCP - Hardware/Services Contracts Speakers: Marian Keitelman and Brian Rieth, Product Leaders, Army Small Computer Program This session will provide an overciew of the recently awarded hardware and services contracts including: Army Desktop & Mobil Computing – 2 (ADMC-2), Information Technology enterprise Solutions – 2 Services (ITES-2S) and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 2 Hardware (ITES-2H) now totally available for Army purchasing. |
| 1600-1700 | Army Land Mobile Radio* Speaker: Jeremy Hiers, CIO/G6 *By Invitation Only |
| 1600-1700 | Emerging Technology
See description above. |
| 1615-1715 | Army Enterprise Configuration Management Database/Service Support (CMDB/SS) System See description above. |
| 1700-1800 | ASCP “Tech Stat” Speaker: Al Custis, Team Leader, TIC Technology Insertion Engineering Team This session will include all the latest Army and DoD policies and directives regarding commercial IT and how ASCP contracts allow you to connect to the Army’s Network with the confidence that you will be compliant when buying through ASCP. The latest status of commercial IT will be provided – What’s Next! |
Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
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| 0800-1700 | Multimedia/ Visual Information (M/VI) Steering Committee* See description above. |
| 0800-1700 | AKO Community Page Administrator’s Workshop (CPAW) See description above. |
| 1430-1530 | Area Processing Centers (APCs) Speaker: Mike Bomba, NETCOM/9th SC (Army), ESTA Overview of how APC service delivery will work for fixed users, travelers, and deployed unites. Detailed discussions on site migration and installation preparation for migration to Enterprise based Common User Information Technology Services. In depth discussions on all actions and baseline technologies necessary to be ready for APC migration. Open session on deployed forces opportunities and requirements. |
| 1100-1200 | Alternate Smart Card Logon (ASCL) – “Looking Under the Hood” Speakers: Tracy Traylor Director, IA Programs/CAC PKI Division/ Mr. Curt Spann, Engineering Support – Army Office of Information Assurance & Compliance Last year, the Army was introduced to the alternate smart card solution for system administrators, this year the technical demonstration will provide a value-added in-depth look into the mechanics, engineering, and interoperability of these innovative solutions.
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1100-1200 |
Training & Certifying the IA Workforce Speaker: Phyllis Bailey, IA Training Division/Doris Wright, IA Training Division What’s new for the IA technical and management professional will be explored in this informal session. |
| 1100-1200 | Working with GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service Speaker: Ryan Edelstein, Army National Account Manager An interactive discussion about GSA FAS products, services, initiatives and a strategy for the future. |
| 1100-1200 | Enterprise Directory Service – Provisioning (EDS-P) See description above. |
| 1100-1200 | ASCP - it e-mart Live Demo Speakers: Joan Pesanello and Marian Keitelman, Product Leaders, Army Small Computer Program A demonstration of the it e-mart will show you the real value of ASCP’s excellent (and only) Army e-commerce Site for Commercial IT. You will learn the sometimes over-looked features of the site that can save you time and trouble. The information provided is kept current with new contracts, contract modifications adding new products, notification of new policies and directives and helpful information that does not require you to leave the site – a total solution, streamlined for savings. |
| 1430-1530 | ASCP Consolidated Buy (CB) of Desktops and Notebooks Speaker: Joan Pesanello, Product Leader, Army Small Computer This session will include information on the Army Consolidated Buy (CB) process and a report of savings generated. Included will be a description of how the CB standard desktop and notebook configurations are determined and an overview of the Army’s upcoming CB5 scheduled for August/September 2007. |
| 1430-1530 | Flying Squirrel Demonstration Speaker: Noel Foster, Army Wireless Security, Office of Information Assurance & Compliance, United States Marine Corps Real time, hands on training with the DoD selected wireless discovery tool, Flying Squirrel. Must have personal wireless enabled laptop with Intel/Centrino chipset. |
| 1430-1530 | IG IA Compliance Checklist Speaker: Don R. Watson, CISM, CISSP, CAP Deputy Chief, Information Assurance Division, Department of the Army Inspector General Agency
The DAIG will publish the Army Information Assurance (IA) Compliance Checklist in 4th Quarter, FY 07. The Army IA Compliance Checklist is the primary tool used by the DAIG IA Division to inspect for IA Compliance (SECRET and below) across the Total Army. Developed by the IA Division, it closely resembles the 15 functional areas in the IA Compliance Self Assessment Tool. The new checklist identifies applicability for each functional area, which is broken into two categories: Service Provider (SP) – organizations that provide the IA service (e.g. DOIM, shadow DOIM, etc) and Other – organizations that receive a service from the SP (e.g. tenant unit, tactical unit, etc). The checklist clearly defines activities and responsibilities for IA staff and leadership. |
| 1430-1530 | Army Enterprise Configuration Management Database/Service Support (CMDB/SS) System See description above. |
| 1430-1530 | Working with GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service See description above. |
| Thursday, 23 August 2007 | |
| 0800-1200 | Multimedia/ Visual Information (M/VI) Steering Committee* See description above. |
| 0800-1200 | AKO Community Page Administrator’s Workshop (CPAW) See description above. |
| 0845-0930 | Session 1: Leveraging Enterprise Services Speaker: Dr. Ed Siomacco, Vice Director, PEO-GES This session will discuss NCES capabilities and their four distinct product lines of enterprise-wide managed services; Collaboration, Portal, Content Discovery and Delivery (CD&D), and Service Oriented Architecture Foundation (SOAF). NCES will be fielded in Increments, with multiple spirals deliveries in each Increment. Each increment will build on and be shaped by the previous increment, as well as new capabilities, technologies, and information strategies. The PEO-GES acquisition approach is to adopt proven specifications, best practices, standards, and interface definitions to buy new or leverage existing managed services through a variety of acquisition mechanisms. NCES will use performance-based services acquisition practices and incorporate commercial standards, performance specifications, and interface definitions to acquire NCES capabilities from selected commercial and government managed enterprise service providers. Additionally, discussion will include the USSTRATCOM role as the Operational Sponsor for NCES Increment 1. |
| 0845-0945 | IG IA Compliance Checklist See description above. |
| 0845-0945 | Alternate Smart Card Logon (ASCL) – “Looking Under the Hood” See description above. |
| 0845-1000 | ASCP - Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) See description above. |
| 0945-1030 | Session 2: Leveraging Net Enabled Command Capability Speaker: Mr. Dave Bennett, Vice Director, PEO-C2C This session will address the requirement to deliver critical warfighter C2 capabilities faster than what is currently being done today. The NECC Joint Program Management Office is moving towards a concept of rapid and on-going Capability Provisioning Operations; a subset of overall GIG operations. Capability Provisioning Activities is a net-centric process for maturing NECC developed capabilities from initial conception to a state where they are ready for supporting military operations on the GIG. Communities will collaborate to develop and certify new C2 capabilities using a newly established Federated Development and Certification Environment (FDCE). |
| 0845-1145 | IT Metrics New Application Training See description above. |
0845-0945 |
Army Enterprise Configuration Management Database/Service Support (CMDB/SS) System See description above. |
| 0945-1045 | Army Enterprise Configuration Management Database/Service Support (CMDB/SS) System See description above. |
| 0945-1045 | Training & Certifying the IA Workforce See description above. |
| 0945-1045 | Flying Squirrel Demonstration See description above. |
| 1000-1100 | ASCP - Hardware/Services Contracts See description above. |
| 1045-1145 | Session 3: Net-Centric Services in Support of the Land Component Speaker: COL Gary Langston This session will focus on the future of net-centric services as DISA deploys net-centric capabilities beyond current strategic and operational deployments into the tactical, land component area of operations. |
| 1045-1145 | Asset & Vulnerability Tracking resource (AVTR) See description above. |
| 1045-1145 | DIACAP & Networthiness Training Speaker: Sally Dixon, DIACAP/Kathy Laymon, Networthiness - Army Office of Information Assurance & Compliance Army Implementation of the Defense Information Assurance Certification & Accreditation Process is provided in concert with the Networthiness Program. |
| 1100-1200 | Enterprise Directory Service – Provisioning (EDS-P) See description above. |
| 1100-1200 | ASCP – General Q&A |
| 1415-1515 | Asset & Vulnerability Tracking resource (AVTR) See description above. |
| 1415-1515 | DIACAP & Networthiness Training
See description above. |
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