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NCOIC is a Unique Organization
Global Organization
Voice of industry & governments
Cadre of technical experts
Dedicated to interoperability
Advisory Council of senior advisors who help prioritize our work in
a non-competitive environment
In the photo: BrigGen Dieter Dammjacob (DEU AF)-J3 NATO Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe; Lt.Col. Danut Tiganus-CIS
Directorate, EU Military Staff; Dr. Tom Buckman-NC3A Chief Architect; Gen Harald Kujat,-German AF (Ret.) former Chief of Staff of German
Armed Forces & head of NATO Military Committee, Marcel Staicu-European Defense Agency NEC Project Officer .
NCOIC exists to facilitate the global realization of Network Centric Operations &
Net Enabled Capability. We seek to enable interoperability across joint, interagency,
intergovernmental, and multinational industrial & commercial operations.
NCOIC Members
80+ Member Organizations
including leading IT and Aerospace
& Defense companies, government
organizations, non-governmental
organizations and academic
institutions
Members from 18 Countries
Advisors from 26 key stakeholders
from Australia, EDA, France,
Germany, Italy, NATO, The
Netherlands, Sweden, UK & US
Technical Council
Executive and Advisory Council joint meeting
Working Group collaboration
Terry Morgan honors outgoing Advisory Council Chair, Keith Hall
NCOIC facilitates interoperability by collaboration
Member organizations & Advisory Council
Our member‘s customers
Agencies of global governments
Other NCO/NEC stakeholders
Collaboration occurs through
Invited Review of developing documents & architectures
Joint demonstrations and white papers
Joint and hosted forums, symposia and workshops
Joint technical development with stakeholders
LOI, LOA, MOU, CRADA and other agreements
Collaboration
NCOIC provides guidance for network centric standards and their patterns of use.
Photo and screen captures from member lab
interoperability demonstration, Rome, May 2010
Relationships
Government
– Australian Defence Organisation (ADO)
– Eurocontrol
– European Defence Agency
– NATO• ACT
• NC3A
• NCSA
– Netherlands Command & Control Centre of Excellence
– Sweden Civil Aviation Authority (LFV)
– Sweden Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)
– US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
– US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
– US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
– US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM)
– US NAVAIR
– US SPAWAR
– OSD(NII)
Organizational
– Australia Defence Information & Electronic Systems Association (ADIESA)
– NATO Industry Advisory Group (NIAG)
– OASIS
– World Wide Consortium for the Grid (W2COG)
2008 IDGA Award: Outstanding Contribution
to the Advancement
of Network Centric Warfare
Advisory Council
Gen (Ret) Harald Kujat, Chairman, NCOIC Advisory Council, Germany
Mr. Hakan Bergstrom, Swedish Ministry of Defence, Sweden
MGen. Georges D'Hollander, Director NHQC3S, Belgium
AVM Carl Dixon, RAF, Capability Manager (Information Superiority), United Kingdom
LGen. Pietro Finocchio, General Manager, Telecommunications, Information Technology, and
Advanced Technology, Italian MoD, Italy
Mr. Keith R. Hall, Advisory Council Chair Emeritus, United States
LGen Kurt Hermann, Director, NCSA, Germany
MGen Glynne Hines, NATO HQ C3, Canada
RADM Peter Jones, Head, Information and Technology Operations/Strategic J6 (CIOG)
Dr. Paul Kaminski, Advisory Council Chair Emeritus, former Undersecretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, United States
Dr. Robert Laurine, Chief Information Officer, NGIA, United States
Mr. Carlo Magrassi, Armaments Director, European Defense Agency, Italy
Mr. Mark T. Powell, U.S. Coast Guard Liaison to NCOIC, United States
Commodore Mark Purcell, Chief Architect & Director General Enterprise Architecture, Australia
LGen Jeffrey A. Sorenson, Chief Information Officer/G6, US Army, United States
MGen Guy Thibault, Assistant Chief of the Land Staff & Chief of Staff Assistant Deputy Minister
(Information Management), Canada
MGen Blandine Vinson-Rouchon, Director of S&T, DGA, France
MGen Jaap Willemse, ACT ACOS C4ISR & NNEC, Netherlands
Mr. Jack Zavin, DoD Associate Director, OASD (NII), United States
Sustained Effort to Make NCOIC Products
Part of Procurement Process
All Advisory
Council Members
US Defense
Science Board
Advise Participate Use
NATO– C3 IPT
– NCA FT
DISA (US)– CRADA
– OSWG
– NCAT
OSD-NII (US)– NCAT
– OSWG
– Cybersecurity
FAA/JPDO (US)– Aviation IPT
(NextGen/NEO)
MOD (UK)
Adopt
Overarching Goal: NCOIC deliverables are adopted, used and
required by customer agencies
NATO C2COE NRF– NCAT
USAF SPACECOM– NCAT
FAA/Eurocontrol– SCOPE/NCAT/Patterns
– FAA OTA
US DoD– Net-Centric
Attributes
Australian DoD– SCOPE/NCAT
– Patterns/BBs
EDA– NCAT
• US DOD/DAU
• Aus DoD/RPDE
NCOIC is Pursuing Plans to Further Increase Influence
in Future Procurements
2004/2005 2006 20092008 2010
NCOIC Key DeliverablesAddressing Inter-Agency, Cross-Industry Gaps
Systems, Capabilities, Operations, Programs, & Enterprises (SCOPE) Model– Characterization of commercial, civil, and government requirements for interoperable systems
NCOIC Interoperability Framework™ (NIF) and Net-Centric Patterns– Recommendations for open standards and their patterns of use to obtain interoperable systems
Building Blocks– Catalog of COTS & GOTS open standards based products compliant with NIF recommendations
Network Centric Analysis Tool™ (NCAT)– Netcentric analysis of system architectures, including System-of-Systems and Federation of
Systems architectures
NCOIC Lexicon– A glossary of terms and definitions that lay the foundation for meaningful discussions. Provides
a common language for the disparity of ideas concerning key terms, including "NCO.―
Systems Engineering best practices and processes– These best practices and processes include tools, process and maturity models, modeling
techniques, test & evaluation techniques, and collaborative environments for NCOIC integration.
These products, combined with NCOIC member expertise in NCO/NEC,
measure Netcentric capabilities, requirements, gaps
and provide recommendations for interoperability
Unity of EffortDifferent Domains, Similar Needs
Functional Teams provide the technical expertise to serve customer domains.
The Integrated Project Teams provide operational information from customer domain perspectives.
C3 Interoperability
IPT
Net Enabled Emergency
Response IPTAviation IPT Maritime
IPT
Building
BlocksSpecialized FrameworksNet-
Centric
Attributes
Systems
Engineering
and IntegrationNCOIC
Interoperability
Framework Coming Next
Cyber Security
IPT
Modeling and
Simulation
• Information Assurance
• Cloud Computing
• Mobile Networking
• System Management
• Semantic Interoperability
• Information, Services, etc.
• Test & Evaluation
• Lexicon
• Education
& Outreach
SCOPE
NCAT
NIF & Concepts,Principles,Processes,PATTERNS
NCOIC and the
Cyberspace Ecosystem
NCOIC considers Interaction of People, Processes,and Technology in a Net-Centric Environment
Cyber Security considerations are critical to thesuccessful use of Cyberspace in society!
Classic Information Assurance factors:(for Systems, Services, Networks, Information, etc.“Assured” at some Level of Trust) Assured Availability
Assured Integrity
Assured Authentication (& Identity Management)
Assured Confidentiality (& Authorization & Access Control)
Assured Non-Repudiation (& Forensic Audit Trails)
Security Management (People, Technology, Operations)
Multiple National Policies and Legal Constraints (many conflict!)
Many Domain-Specific needs and difference in priorities/emphasis!
Growing concern regarding dependence on Cyberspace with corresponding vulnerability to attack, catastrophe, etc.
Technology
Processes People
Technology
Processes People
Interoperability of Global Cyber Security implementations across joint, interagency,
intergovernmental, and multinational industrial & commercial operations is key!
Traditional Security Mechanisms
Not Sufficient for Cyber Security
Some Traditional Security Mechanisms vs. Cyber Security Needs:
―Need to Know‖ vs. ―Need to Share‖
Point-to-Point Networks vs. Global Internet
Risk Adverse vs. Managed Risk
Tightly-coupled Systems/Networks vs. SOA / Cloud Computing
Public and/or Private Clouds providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service,
Platform-as-a-Service, Software-as-a-Service
Systems vs. System-of-Systems vs. Federation-of-Systems
Controlled vs. ad hoc composition and interaction
Key NCOIC Technical Topic at June and September Plenaries:
Authentication Methodologies: Current and Future (with emphasis on Internet)
Common & Domain-Specific Needs (to become SCOPE Dimensions)
Key Figures of Merit / Metrics (to become NCAT evaluation criteria)
Options for Solutions (to support Trade Studies and eventually NIF Patterns)
Role of Authentication in Identity Management on the Internet
Net-Enabled
Future
StovepipedSystems,
Point-to-PointNetworks
BACK UP
Why NCOIC is Good for Business
Provides direct access to broad global customer base at the highest level,
and entrée to others through NCOIC relationships
Provides access to potential partners, suppliers and competitors for NCO
business
Illustrates global thought leadership & consensus with international
stakeholders on NCO/NEC
– No compromise of national or alliance interests
Industry consensus on NCO standards beneath the application layer
reduces cost, provides for more efficient design and effective partnering
Certification program will validate interoperability of systems within defined
parameters
―Like organizations that pioneered the Internet, NCOIC sponsors innovative thought,
conducts critical analyses, and demonstrates how a net-centric environment can
bring interoperability to a broad range of sectors. In this way, NCOIC helps member
companies to find new markets, evaluate their unique needs and explore ways to drive
interoperability into those markets.‖ Terry Morgan, Cisco.
Global Stakeholders
“The Australian Department of Defence is a keen supporter of NCOIC, its principles and tools.
We aim to apply NCOIC‘s products to our acquisition process to better define interoperability
requirements and improve through-life systems integration prospects.‖ John McGarry,
Australian Air Commodore.
"We have used NCOIC‘s NCAT tool to assess levels of interoperability during NATO
Response Force exercises. Our Centre of Excellence found the tool to be very useful in
establishing the level of interoperability." Commander Fred van Ettinger, Section Head of
the Multi National Command and Control Centre of Excellence.
“NCOIC has four characteristics which make it unique. The organization is solely dedicated to
network-centric operations and interoperability; its membership stimulates discussions about
global interoperability; it serves as a ‗vendor neutral‘ forum, and it has a cadre of industry‘s top
technical experts who are available to do its work.‖ Jack Zavin, U.S. Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration.
CDR Fred van Ettinger, (NLD N)
C2 Centre of Excellence, signs
Letter of Agreement with NCOIC
Members speak with Carlo Magrassi,
European Defence Agency
Armaments Director
Members develop a SCOPE workshop for
Australian Department of Defence with Rapid
Prototyping Development & Evaluation organization
Benefits of Membership
―From NCOIC members and senior government advisors, we continue to learn how to improve
the world we know today. And we are overwhelmed with opportunities to see the way network-
centric operations can shape the future.‖ USAF Lt.Gen. (Ret.) Harry Raduege, Chairman of the
Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation.
―Consortium leaders gain insight about the direction of a customer‘s vision and the potential
network-centric business opportunity,‖ he says. ―They‘re in a better position to see the future, take
a hand in shaping it and place their company‘s bets on new solutions, more precisely.‖ Terry
Morgan, Cisco.
―People who operate in one market segment adopt a model about how the world works--that can
lead to a mental rut. But NCOIC members come from many sectors and have opinions that don‘t
always agree with your own. Within the context of such a collaborative environment, diverse
thinking can be a catalyst for innovation.‖ Hans Polzer, Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin.
―Achieving interoperability among systems is huge work and there are national political barriers.
When NCOIC members work together as transnational companies these obstacles diminish—
even though the companies can only discuss non-sensitive issues— but they can focus on real
technical difficulties. NCOIC is then by far the best forum for ongoing conversations about
interoperability. Outside this forum, when national customers have more influence, such
collaboration would be much more difficult.‖ Dr. Claude Roche, EADS Defence & Security and
NCOIC Executive Council member.
―We are a global society and the next series of potential problems—civil wars, scarce water, food
shortages, pandemics, cyber warfare—cannot be resolved by one nation. To avoid catastrophic
outcomes our only chance is to cooperate. We have incredible motivation to work together and
NCOIC is making significant contributions to the technological foundation that will help nations
collaborate.‖ Brett Biddington, Cisco Systems’Global Government Solutions Group.
17
Tier 1 Members
Boeing
Cisco Systems
Deloitte & Touche
EADS
Finmeccanica
IBM
ITT Corporation
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Raytheon
Thales
Tier 2 Members
Harris Corporation
L-3 Communications
NCOIC Members
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NCOIC Members
Tier 3 Members
ABG SPIN
ADIESA
The Aerospace Corporation
American Red Cross
ASELSAN
Association for Enterprise Integration
Australian Department of Defence
BAE Systems
CACI
Carillo Business Technologies
Carnegie Mellon University SEI
Center For Netcentric Product Research
Ciena Government Solutions
COMCARE
Computer Sciences Corporation
Dataline, LLC
DCNS
EDISOFT
Emergency Interoperability Consortium
Federal Aviation Administration
FOKUS
HAVELSAN
GBL Systems
Innovative Concepts, Inc.
Intelligent Integration
Institute for Defense Analysis
Interoperability Clearning House
International Data Links Society
Israel Aerospace Industries
LFV
LinQuest Corporation
Maritime Technology Centre R&D Institute
MBDA
Microsoft Corporation
Military Communication Institute
MilSOFT ICT
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MITRE
NetCentOps, LLC
NJVC
OASD (NII)/DoD CIO
Object Management Group
Objective Interface Systems
Open Geospatial Consortium
Real-Time Innovations
Rheinmetall Defence Electronics
Rockwell Collins
RUAG Electronics
Saab
The SDR Forum
Solera Networks
Technopôle Defence & Security
TerreStar Networks
TUBITAK UEKAE
University of Maryland HyNet
Wakelight Technologies
NCOIC Goal: Facilitate Implementation of Network Centric Operations /Net Enabled Capability
Increase interoperability within and among systems involved in
Interagency and Multinational operations
Lower development costs and increase commonality of design in
future systems – tailored standards and best practices
Improve application readiness through more rapid fielding of network
centric systems – leverage technical ―lessons learned‖
Reduce systems cost and sustainability through re-use and
commonality – facilitate ease of integration, upgrade, and support
Reduce Development Risk by identifying the common components
needed for the network centric environment – Develop them where
none exist
Improve Application Effectiveness through new, more focused
development on domain specific capabilities
Members are
Global Leaders:
Academic institutions
Aviation Service
providers
Defense suppliersAll military services
Multinational
Government agencies
Human service agencies
IntegratorsCommercial systems
Defense systems
IT firmsCommunications
Data management
Human-Machine interface
Information assurance
Service providersConsulting
Engineering
Logistics
Standards bodies
NCOIC Tools & Processes Allow forEvaluation & Measurement Over the Lifecycle of systems
―Although the applications domain is very diverse, integration problems across applications are similar. It‘s
interesting that we see a larger field of applications in NCOIC than we do, for instance, within the e-
Government sector. If we can learn from the experience of developers in diverse sectors and apply it to the
net-centric environment, that can open doors to new markets such as defense, homeland security and
emergency response.‖ Linda Strick, Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems.
―NCOIC‘s delicate alchemy fosters true collaboration among global companies that are often fierce business
competitors. Their efforts to resolve customers‘ interoperability issues recently resulted in the publication of
NCOIC‘s Interoperability Framework, a set of guiding principles for developers of network-centric systems,
products and services.‖ Nicholas Berthet, Thales Battlespace Transformation Centre.
Technical Council/Team Structure
NEER IPT: Ian McGraw, (PlantCML, an EADS North American comp), Hal St Clair (EADS)
Vice Chair: Jim Burke (Lockheed Martin)
Chair Emeritus: Nicolas Berthet (Thales)
Aviation IPT : Anton Walsdorf (EADS), Mary Ellen Miller,
Network
Centric
Attributes FTHans Polzer,
(Lockheed Martin)
Jack Zavin (US
DoD)
Specialized
Frameworks FTMikael Laby
(EADS)
Systems Engineering and Integration FT Al Nauda (Raytheon), John Reeves (Lockheed Martin)
NIF Architecture
Concepts FTMark Bowler
(Boeing)
William Ison
(Lockheed Martin)
Building
Blocks FTJim Burke
(Lockheed
Martin)
At-Large (membership) Sheryl Sizelove
(Boeing)
Chair
Ken Cureton (Boeing)
C3 Interoperability IPT: Pascal Libert (EADS) Martin Hill (Thales),
Executive Sponsor:
Dan Starcevich (Raytheon)
Maritime IPT : Aymeric Bonnaud (DCNS), Will Kramer (BAE Systems)
Cyber Security IPT : Jessica Ascough (Harris), Chet Ratcliffe (EADS NA Defense Security and Systems Solutions Inc
Modeling and
Simulation FTDan Gregory
(Thales)
Marco Picollo
(Finmeccanica)
TC Recommendation Committee
Key Messages
NCOIC participation provides your business leaders direct personal contact with the key global leaders of your customer base in an information sharing environmen
NCOIC is analyzing mission threads and requirements to identify the standards and patterns required for mission execution. Members create opportunities to drive these standards and obtain early implementation insights.
NCOIC is engaging key government and civilian customers in identifying standards. Members interact with customers in a non-procurement setting, shaping requirements.
NCOIC is providing an architectural framework which allows COTS standardsto be used in NCO. This influence will guide how standards will be used in future operations. Those who understand and help guide this framework will be better equipped to consult on NCO utilization.
NCOIC assessment & analysis tools -- NCAT™ and SCOPE -- allow customers to make accurate decisions on how to employ NCO capabilities.