Mr. Paul Blatch

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Informatics Technology (ITECH)

• Mr. Paul Blatch
• ST Advisor
• N6FT1
• January 16, 2009

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Grand Strategy
Acquisition Continuum COI
MICRO/MACRO
OUTREACH
ITECH
Vision
Will
Process
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Naval Acquisition Continuum
S/A N85, N86, N87, N88, N1, N2, N3/5, N4, N6, N8

• Products
• Harmonized, collaborative ST investments
  (FNC/JCTD/RTT/TTI/SBIR)
• Single, integrated Big Navy Roadmap

Performers ITECH SURFTECH SUBTECH
TD SYSCOMS, WARFARE Centers USFFC CTO
USMC
CARTECH AIRTECH
PEOs C4I, IWS, AIR, SHIPS, SUBS
ITECH
NCO
ITECH
Goal Provide, at the three-star level, an
unambiguous, well-staffed description of the
acquisition trade space in terms of capability
and resourcing over time.
Scope ST Cross-Domain/Cross-Platform
Capabilities Sets
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NCO COI (Net-Centric Operations Community of
Interest)

• Products
• Net-centric Technology Objectives
• Timely, actionable status reports to N6
  leadership

Performers USA, USAF Joint Staff (J5, J6, J8)
DDRE, DARPA
Academia Industry MDA-XXX
Resource Sponsors
NCO COI
ITECH
NCO
ITECH
Goal Shape, leverage and exploit every available
venue in which NCO guidance, dollars, and
schedules are expressed

NCO COI
Scope Policy Investment Strategy(ies)
Studies/Analyses Acquisition continuum
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Enterprise-to-Enterprise

• Products
• A fully described convergence point (20XX and
  Capability set) sufficient to enable US Naval
  forces to interoperate across its full mission
  set
• A management process capable of guiding DON to
  the convergence point.

Performers NAE SWE NNFE USE NECC PE
Enterprise
NCO COI
ITECH
NCO

ITECH
NCO COI
Enterprise
Scope Acquisition Continuum (FORCEnet) Governanc
e
Goal Provide the N6 (and, by extension, the
NNFE) a comprehensive description of all issues
properly within the ITECH purview as the basis
for well-informed interaction with other CFO
counterparts in the FRE construct
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Necessary and Sufficient
Three Out -Cost Reduction -Cost Avoidance -Speed
to Capability
Three In -Vision -Will -Process
One Result
Affordable, Executable NCO
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COST OF FORCEnet Navy TOA
It if doesnt lead to NCO, what is it doing in
the Navy budget?
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Acronyms

• S/A Science Adviser
• TD Technical Director
• FNC Future Naval Capabilities
• JCTD Joint Capability Technology Demonstration
• RTT Rapid Technology Transition
• TTI Technology Transition Initiative
• SBIR Small Business Innovative Research
• FRE Fleet Readiness Enterprise
• PE Provider Enterprise