Regional International Outreach (RIO) - Partnership for Peace Information Management System (PIMS)

Abstract

Regional International Outreach (RIO) - Partnership for Peace (PfP) Information Management System (PIMS) is an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) initiative. The primary focus of the program is a common information technology platform (GlobalNET) to improve international partner outreach and collaboration efforts in a federated environment. A federated environment – characterized by the capacity of DoD institutions and Partners to directly share participants and content across proprietary community websites - fostering networks of partner influencers and enabling better use of DoD resources through collaboration among the Regional Centers for Security Studies, PfP and international partners, other DoD educational institutions and communities as required. The program uses a spiral methodology (making available capabilities as developed), to speed the delivery of open source collaboration technologies the user community. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) oversees execution of the research and development of the GlobalNET effort and its operations, and ensures that the program addresses DoD security cooperation requirements in the context of defense, interagency, and international information sharing and collaboration needs. The GlobalNET effort focuses on improving collaboration, supporting outreach efforts, and enabling communication among the Regional Centers for Security Studies, the Combatant Commanders, the DSCA, OUSD (Policy), North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Military Partnerships Directorate (MPD), the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies, PfP Partner countries, and other designated DoD institutions and communities. It provides DoD and international partner security practitioners a platform to share information, communicate and collaborate, and improve administrative activities. It also provides the ability to form collaborative communities of interest around security issues. GlobalNET facilitates information sharing and knowledge management concepts in accordance with U.S. policy. PIMS, as a part of the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, implements the Congressional endorsement for the modernization of Defense capabilities in eligible PfP countries relative to their telecommunications infrastructure. RIO-PIMS provides allies and partner countries the ability to collaborate in critical cooperative activities that underpin the spirit of the PfP program. The program supports PfP coalition initiatives through development of distributive collaboration tools to support aspects of U.S. and NATO-approved PfP cooperative activities. This support is important to achieve the interoperability/integration outlined in the Guidance for the Employment of the Force. RIO-PIMS supports internet-based education and collaboration, exercise simulations, and training center requirements. The Regional Centers Person/Activity Management System (RCPAMS) provides an integrated student and activities management framework for the Regional Centers for Security Studies that was designed to complement the capabilities of the Security Assistance Network (SAN). Data updates in GlobalNET and RCPAMS will be shared to ensure data integrity.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0605127T_7_0400_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2014: RIO-PIMS required $3.270 to research and implement the learning management module identified as required from multiple user communities in FY 2014; move the system out of current hosted environment and deploy it in a FEDRAMP compliant hosting facility; to research the computer human interface (CHI) ensuring it is closely aligned with the new stakeholder workflow;, migrate the technology from an older code base to a newer version reducing security vulnerabilities and making system extensions less costly to perform and maintain; deploy a native video teleconference (VTC) capability to replace the existing Adobe connect system; update and complete DIACAP paperwork and support DSCA CIO to get a GIG waiver. FY2015: The decrease reflects sequestration reduction and SBIR/STTR transfer FY2016: No Change
Service Agency Name
Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Security Cooperation Agency

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Communities
  • Cooperation
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Nato
  • Personnel Management
  • Platforms
  • Project Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • International Relations and European Studies

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