180242Z NOV 05 UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM NAVOCEANO STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS//N64// TO FLENUMMETOCCEN MONTEREY CA//00// NAVPACMETOCCEN SAN DIEGO CA//00// NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//00// NAVPACMETOCCEN YOKOSUKA JA//00// NAVEURMETOCCEN ROTA SP//00// NAVLANTMETOCCEN NORFOLK VA//00// NAVMETOCPRODEVCEN GULFPORT MS//00// NAVCENTMETOCCEN BAHRAIN//00// INFO COMNAVMETOCCOM STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS//N3/N6// MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVOCEANO// SUBJ/NAVAL METOC ENTERPRISE IT ENGINEERING// REF/A/MSG/COMNAVMETOCCOM STENNIS/022106ZNOV2005// AMPN/REF A IS INTERIM NAVAL METOC IT GUIDANCE// POC/EDWARD BATTLE/CIV/-/LOC:NAVOCEANO/TEL:COML (228) 688-4056 /TEL:DSN 828-4056/EMAIL:EDWARD.BATTLE@NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. IAW REF A, THE ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (EED) HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY CNMOC AND IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED AT NAVOCEANO. THE EED WILL EXECUTE A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF ENTERPRISE IT PROJECTS TO MEET THE DOCUMENTED REQUIREMENTS OF THE DIRECTORATES UNDER THE CNMOC CHIEF OF OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS (COO). THESE PROJECTS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER EXISTING IT PROGRAMS OF RECORD AND OTHER SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECTS; AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND RESOURCES PROMULGATED BY CNMOC N6. 2. AN ENTERPRISE IT ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS PROCESS WILL COMPLEMENT THE CNMOC OVERARCHING REQUIREMENTS PROCESS. THIS REQUIREMENTS PROCESS IS IN DRAFT FORM AND UNDER REVIEW. THE DETAILS OF REQUIREMENTS SUBMISSION, APPROVAL, AND TRACKING WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WHEN FINALIZED. 3. THE EED WILL DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND USE ENGINEERING PROCESSES IAW DOD POLICIES FOR DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, AND/OR ACQUIRING SYSTEMS/SOFTWARE. POLICY AND GUIDANCE WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CNMOC. 4. THE EED IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF 32 NAVOCEANO N6 PERSONNEL, AND WILL SURGE TO INCLUDE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY FIELD ACTIVITY (NOFA) N6 PERSONNEL. NOFA N6 PERSONNEL WILL PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND TESTING OF ENTERPRISE IT PROJECTS AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECT ROLES FROM PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO ACCEPTANCE TESTING. 5. THREE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED DURING FY05 TO PREPARE FOR EED STARTUP: ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES (ITSS), AND WEB PORTAL/SERVICES. WE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS ON EACH OF THESE PROJECTS. A. THE ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT'S FIRST STEP WAS TO CAPTURE THE AS-IS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE PICTURE. ADDITIONALLY, DATA WAS COLLECTED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ENTERPRISE-WIDE EFFICIENCY GAINS IN IT RESOURCES (TO INCLUDE MANPOWER). THE DATA PROVED INSTRUMENTAL IN ASSISTING WITH THE ACNO-IT NETWORK AND SERVER REGISTRATION DATA CALLS. B. ITSS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE USED BY CNMOC N6 TO SHAPE THE IT PORTION OF THE FY06 CNMOC BUDGET, IDENTIFYING IT INITIATIVES THAT MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED DURING FY06 TO ENHANCE THE COMMAND'S PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO IT. C. THE WEB PORTAL/WEB SERVICES STRATEGIC INITIATIVE CONSOLIDATES NAVAL METOC WEB PRESENCE INTO A SINGLE ENTERPRISE METOC PORTAL AND ESTABLISHES A FN/GIG-COMPLIANT SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE WITH A STANDARD INTERFACE TO NAVY METOC DATA, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. 6. THE FOLLOWING FY05 IT PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY LED BY THE EED: FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFER (FWB), METOC INTEGRATED DATA DISPLAY SYSTEM NEXT (MIDDS-NEXT), TRUSTED GATEWAY SYSTEM (TGS), LIGHTNING POSITIONING AND TRACKING SYSTEM (LPATS), LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT FOR AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS), REMOTE OBSERVER DISPLAY (ROD), REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS (RAWS), DAVIS WEATHER STATIONS, LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT OF SUPPLEMENTAL WEATHER RADAR (SWR), OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC MASTER LIBRARY (OAML), GLOBAL OCEAN DATA ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICE (GODESS), GRAPHIC FLEET MISSION PLANNING LIBRARY - WEB (GFMPL-WEB), AND WEB SERVICES. 7. NEW IT INITIATIVES IN THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS OF FY06 ARE: NOFA NMCI TRANSITION, MIGRATION OF ALL METOC WEB PRODUCTS TO A SINGLE COMMAND WEB PORTAL, COMPLETION OF THE ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY/IMPLEMENT EFFICIENCIES, STAND-UP OF THE JOINT AVIATION HUB IN SEMBACH GERMANY, UPGRADE AND FINAL ACCREDITATION FOR TGS VERSION 2.1P1, LPATS REPLACEMENT, FWB 1.0 INSTALL, AND MIGRATION OF PRIORITY APPLICATIONS TO WEB SERVICES. 8. THE EED WILL SCHEDULE MONTHLY TELECONFERENCES WITH THE NOFA N6 PERSONNEL TO COORDINATE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES, REPORT ON STATUS, ADDRESS LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT ISSUES, AND COLLECT EMERGING ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS. MINUTES AND EED ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ISSUES, AND TASKING, WILL BE INCLUDED IN A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER/STATUS REPORT. 9. THE PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT FOR CORE EED ACTIVITIES ARE: A. EED CENTRAL COORDINATION: MR. CHARLESTON SIMMS AT COMMERCIAL 228-688-4485 OR DSN 828-4485, EMAIL: CHARLESTON.SIMMS@NAVY.MIL. B. ENGINEERING SERVICES: MR. DELL BINGHAM AT COMMERCIAL 228-688-5097 OR DSN 828-5097, EMAIL: RALPH.BINGHAM@NAVY.MIL. C. INFORMATION ASSURANCE: MS. VALERIE FRAZIER AT COMMERCIAL 228-688-4991 OR DSN 828-4991, EMAIL: VALERIE.FRAZIER@NAVY.MIL. D. LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (LCM): MS. CONNIE MORAN AT COMMERCIAL 228-688-5078 OR DSN 828-5078, EMAIL: CONNIE.MORAN@NAVY.MIL. E. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: MS. MARY NIOLET AT COMMERCIAL 228-688-5170 OR DSN 828-5170, EMAIL: MARY.NIOLET@NAVY.MIL. 10. FOR NOC N6 PERSONNEL: AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE EED AND AS ADDU TO CNMOC AS N6B, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMAND'S FORWARD IT EXPERTS. THE GUIDANCE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM CNMOC IS CLEAR - TO YIELD THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ENTERPRISE-WIDE IT PORTOLIO POSSIBLE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, CNMOC N6 AND I BELIEVE IT WILL REQUIRE A TEAM EFFORT. I APPRECIATE THAT YOUR NUMBER ONE JOB IS TO ENSURE THE OPERATIONAL INTEGRITY OF THE IT ASSETS AT YOUR RESPECTIVE NOFAS. AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE BEEN, AND WILL BE, A KEY SOURCE OF IT INNOVATION FOR THE COMMAND. YOUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO KEEP THIS COMMAND'S IT PROFILE ADVANCING. IN THE COMING MONTHS, I WILL ENGAGE WITH YOU TO MAKE THIS NEW PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGING ENTERPRISE IT AS A PORTFOLIO WORK FOR ALL OF US. I SUSPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE KINKS IN OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, BUT WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN IRON THEM OUT IN SHORT ORDER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, MR. MARK BOSTON, AT (228) 688-4964 OR VIA EMAIL AT MARK.BOSTON@NAVY.MIL.//