Partner Outreach and Collaboration Support (POCS); formerly: Regional International Outreach (RIO) - PfP Information Management System (PIMS)

Abstract

Partner Outreach and Collaboration Support (POCS); formerly: Regional International Outreach (RIO) - PfP Information Management System (PIMS), is an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) initiative. The 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. GlobalNET currently support over 60,000 users. The program uses spiral methodology 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 DoD institutions and communities. It provides DoD and international partner security practitioners a platform to share information, communicate and collaborate globally 24/7, and supports administrative activities. It 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. POCS implements the Congressional endorsement for the modernization of Defense capabilities in eligible PfP countries relative to their telecommunications infrastructure, and provides allies and partner countries the ability to team in critical cooperative activities that underpin the spirit of the PfP program. The program supports PfP coalition initiatives through the development of distributive collaboration tools to assist U.S./NATO-approved PfP cooperative activities. This support is important to achieve the interoperability/integration outlined in the Guidance for the Employment of the Force. POCS supports internet-based education, collaboration, exercise simulations, and training center requirements. The Regional Centers Person/Activity Management System (RCPAMS) provides an integrated student and activities management framework that was designed to complement the capabilities of the Security Assistance Network (SAN). The sharing of data between the SAN, RCPAMS, and GlobalNET provides faculty and students an effective information service to ensure student, activity, and alumni management. Information will be shared between the systems improving data integrity.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0605127T_7_0400_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2015 - 2017: POCS requires funds to: research and implement the learning management module identified as required from multiple user communities; complete the accreditation and implementation of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process to support the DSCA CIO and to acquire a GIG waiver package as the system was moved to a FEDRAMP certified cloud hosting facility; to research the computer human interface (CHI) ensuring it is closely aligned with the stakeholder workflow; migrate the technology from a Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 code base reducing security vulnerabilities and making system extensions less costly to perform and maintain; and research the potential to deploy a native video teleconference (VTC) capability to replace the existing Adobe connect
Service Agency Name
Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Communication Systems
  • Communities
  • Cooperation
  • Costs
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Nato
  • Networks
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

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

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