7:00 - 8:00 | |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:00 - 8:10
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Rear Admiral (ret.) Robert Nutwell, USN, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3ISR and Space
8:10 - 9:00
Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Command and Control: The Marine Corps' implementation strategy for FORCEnet (Fn)
Marty Westphal, Deputy Director, Command & Control Integration Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, MCCDC
- Discuss the approach and status of efforts in capabilities-based development of MAGTF C2 via the JCIDS process
- Discuss the implementation strategy for MAGTF C2
- Discuss other-Service integration efforts in Fn via MAGTF C2
- Discuss the role of Integrated Architectures (IA) in MAGTF C2/Fn definition and implementation
9:00 - 9:50
DOD Information Assurance
Captain Jeffrey Burtch, USN, Director, OSD/NII Defense-Wide Information Assurance Program (DIAP)
- Developing policy and guidance to ensure defense information assurance
- The nature of sensitive data in multi-Service network-centric environment
- Shaping the future DOD information assurance workforce
- Promoting training and awareness of IT security issues with leaders and the workforce
- Balancing information assurance with practical requirements and interoperability
9:50 - 10:10 | |
Networking Break |
10:05 - 11:10
The Importance of the Network Forces
CAPT (Ret.) Bill Matzelevich , Raytheon Corporate, Joint Command, Control and Communications
11:10 - 12:00
Understanding FORCEnet in a Joint Context
Major General Charles N. Simpson, Director for Requirements and Integration (J8), U.S. Joint Forces Command
- Developing and executing near term and long term solutions to enhance future joint combat capabilities
- Facilitating information superiority and accelerating decision-making, effective operations and net-centric transformation
- Eliminating duplication of effort
1:30 - 2:10
Providing a Comprehensive and Networked Fleet
CAPT Gordon K. Weeks Jr., USCG Program Manager, Deepwater C4ISR, SIPO
- An in-depth look at how Deepwater takes an integrated "system-of-systems" approach to upgrading existing surface and air legacy assets while developing new and more capable platformsóincluding highly improved systems C4ISR and advanced logistics capabilities.
- Establishing effective risk management and more productive force employment in all Coast Guard mission areas.
- Surveillance, detection, and monitoring: Capable of determining what and who resides, enters, and exits in the Deepwater area of operational responsibility.
- Internal information exchange: Maintain simultaneous real-time voice, video, and data communications between all Coast Guard assets.
- External information exchange: Maintain simultaneous real-time voice, video, and data communications with the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, state and local government, NATO, and similar coalitions.
- Situational awareness: Maintain awareness of the operating environment, to include fusion of local tactical information with database information in near-real time.
2:10 - 2:30 | |
Networking break sponsored by |
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2:30 - 3:20
Enabling Naval Connectivity and Interoperability
Keeping up with rapidly changing requirements: preparing for the ever-evolving nature of FORCEnet
- Synchronizing the integration of existing systems into joint architectures
- Remaining connected with allies and coalition partners
- Developing an integrated road map for both tactical and non-tactical networks
- Maintaining legacy architectures while defining future architectures and migrating to them
- Relying on commercial marketplace to drive solutions
3:20 - 3:30
Closing Remarks from the Chair
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