Templete for Wing CC

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Air Force Weather Agency
CEISC Committee Focus Shift - Proposed
Modification to TOR
2 December 2003 Mr. Mike Howland, AFWA
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Overview

• Fed Govt - IT Management Shift
• Introduction to Architecture (What and Why)
• CEISC Current TOR
• Proposed CEISC Modified TOR
• Discussion

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Fed Govt - IT Management Shift

• Clinger-Cohen Act
• Agencies to appoint CIOs - Federal CIO Council
  formed
• Mandated use of Architecture for Agency IT
  Investments
• Federal and Agency Enterprise Architectures
• OMB scoring of Agency IT Budgets - Ties to FEA
• Presidents Management Agenda
• OMB E-Govt Act of 2002 - Sweeping impacts
• Cross-Agency coordinated and interoperable IT
  (HLS) initiatives favored redundant systems not
  favored
• DoD migration to net-centric/web-enabled
  architecture
• Use of XML for data interoperability
• DoD mandated use of architecture in Requirements
  (Capabilities) and Acquisition Processes

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Architecture According to Dilbert
(n) - A bunch of shapes connected by lines with
impressive words
Theres more to it than that!
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Architecture is Documented using Models
Source A
Function 1
Sink X
Function 2
EntityName A1 A2 A3
EntityName A1 A2 A3
Relationship
I1
A1
I2
A2
I3
A Model is worth 1000 pictures
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Enterprise Architecture Efforts in the U.S.
Government

• Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)
• Financial Management Enterprise Architecture
  (FMEA)
• DoD (C4ISR) Architecture Framework
• Office of Management Budget (OMB) Ref Models
• Many others (e.g., Treasury, Customs, HUD, DoL,
  ..)

Whats this FRAMEWORK stuff?
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What is a Framework?(the formal definition)

• A conceptual model that begins to define a
  documented and coordinated structure for
  cross-cutting businesses/missions and designs
  (i.e., data, applications, and technology) and
  development in the Government.
• (Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework)

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Enterprise Architectures(and frameworks)
ARCHITECTURE SEGMENTS
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Overview

• Fed Govt - IT Management Shift
• Introduction to Architecture (What and Why)
• CEISC Current TOR
• Proposed CEISC Modified TOR
• Discussion

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CEISC Current TOR

• Purpose
• Principle Forum for continuing coordination on
  planning, development, and Implementation of
  weather IS and major architectural changes
  thereto
• Develops and maintains standards and recommends
  common practices and procedures for federal
  weather information communication
• ICMSSR lead to address national policy for
  designated focus areas

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CEISC Current TOR

• ICMSSR Designated Focal Areas
• Next Generation Automated Weather Information
  Systems
• Next Generation Internet
• Information Dissemination Technology
• Radio Spectrum Policy (Frequency Management)
• Data Management/Requirements
• Free Access and Open Exchange of Data
• Communication Interfaces and Data Exchange
• Meteorological Codes
• Meteorological Information Management

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Proposed CEISC Modified TOR

• Purpose
• Principle Forum for coordination of issues
  related to weather information systems (IS) and
  communication networks in response to
• Federal Govt and Agency CIO Initiatives
• Federal and Agency Enterprise Architecture
  Initiatives
• Principle Forum for continuing coordination on
  planning, development, and Implementation of
  weather IS and major architectural changes
  thereto
• Develops and maintains standards and recommends
  common practices and procedures for federal
  weather information communication
• ICMSSR lead to address national policy for
  designated focus areas

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Proposed CEISC Modified TOR

• ICMSSR Designated Focal Areas
• Next Generation Automated Weather Information
  Systems
• Next Generation Internet and Federal/Agency
  network management and network security
• Federal and Agency CIO Initiatives
• Federal Enterprise Architecture
• OMB E-government Initiatives (web services)
• Information Dissemination Technology
• Radio Spectrum Policy (Frequency Management)
• Free Access and Open Exchange of Data (where
  possible)
• Communication Interfaces and Data Exchange
• Meteorological Codes
• Meteorological Information Management

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Discussion - CEISC TOR