Defense Technical Information Center
Abstract
The Defense Technical Information Center’s (DTIC) mission is to provide essential, technical research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) information products in a rapid, accurate and trusted manner to support DoD customers' needs. DTIC, a DoD field activity, along with its Information Analysis Centers (IACs), is the DoD designated source for DoD-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. With a modest funding level, DTIC serves as an efficiency enabler by developing and implementing products and services supporting collaboration and communication within the Department’s Scientific and Technical (S&T) community. Leaning on mature, low-risk, and commercially available technologies, DTIC delivers secure and effective products to its customers. In this manner, DTIC’s collaborative products are essential to linking DoD’s dispersed laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) together. In today’s fiscal environment, the Department cannot afford to conduct business as usual. DTIC’s existing and future suite of products provide the potential for enabling DoD customers to develop answers to complex problems--for less money--by providing the opportunity to elimination of unnecessary research efforts and reducing the traditional reliance on conferences, training and travel as a means of connecting with professional colleagues. Building on progress from previous investments, the FY 2014 budget request supports four major thrust areas within DTIC: 1) modernize collaborative tools and innovative applications, 2) enhance the effectiveness of DTIC’s library collection and content, 3) continued restructuring of the Information Analysis Center (IAC) Program, and 4) recast the organization’s workforce. In this budget program, DTIC resources are focused on the following efforts: 1. DTIC is committed to accelerating the flow and dissemination of information, delivering professional and organizational networking tools for use within DoD, and between business partners in industry and academia. Since the 2008 advent of DoDTechipedia, DTIC’s collaborative tools enable rapid customer response to current and emerging threats across the defense enterprise, and help identify solutions to complex technology challenges. Once fully implemented, these tools will offer users visualization, analysis, and data mining functionality, all in a secure environment. These evolving DTIC capabilities are essential to the S&T and RDT&E communities, and will play a critical role in finding better, faster, and cheaper solutions. A number of key tools are highlighted below: - A recent venture for DTIC is the DoD Research and Engineering (R&E) Portal (DoDTechSpace), a secure professional networking tool for the DoD enterprise. The tool offers a navigator through which DTIC’s customers can collaborate, share, find, and post information. A secure application, it connects the defense research and engineering community, DoD laboratories, warfighters, and other DoD agencies, while providing current and next generation employees and researchers with advanced Web 2.0 tools. A related tool, DoDTechipedia, one of DoD’s first scientific and technical wikis, was launched by DTIC in 2008. The tool provides an encyclopedia-like resource of science and technology information for DoD and federal government employees. - The Defense Innovation Marketplace (or “the Marketplace”) was launched in 2011 as an online public and non-public/limited resource for DoD and industry to exchange information. Creation of this site was a direct result of the Department’s “Better Buying Power” initiative, which calls for the DoD to deliver better value to the taxpayer and warfighter by improving the way it was doing business. The Marketplace includes a collaborative tool that accepts industry Independent Research & Development (IR&D) project summaries to improve DoD awareness of current industry efforts and identify technology gaps. 2. The transformation of DTIC from a static repository of information to an agile delivery agent of dynamic content; i.e., real-time, user supplied, collaborative information. This effort seeks to enhance DTIC’s authoritative data. Recent actions involve improving and expanding both the access and content available on the SIPRNET. Improving content and the quality of information directly supports better decision-making envisioned in the Department’s Better Buying Power (BBP) initiative. DTIC is active in working to federate access to Scientific and Technical Information (STI) content from government, industry, and academic sources. 3. The Information Analysis Center (IAC) Program Office at DTIC provides core funding, management and oversight of the IACs. The IACs are chartered by DoD to collect, analyze, and disseminate worldwide scientific and technical information in specialized fields. At present, the IAC program is undergoing a multi-year restructuring from ten IACs to three, in order to reduce customer costs and reflect new DoD technical interest areas. The new structure will focus on three technology groupings, to include Cyber Security and Information Systems, Homeland Defense and Security, and Defense Systems. In concert with the Department’s Better Buying Power initiative, new multi-award contracts are being put into place, improving competition, small-business presence, and reducing government costs. Once complete, the restructured IAC Program will be in an even better position to improve affordability, productivity, and standardization within defense acquisition programs. 4. DTIC is in the midst of a multi-year process of transforming its workforce. The ongoing effort is seeking, through attrition, to shift staff expertise and skill sets from an emphasis on traditional librarian services to one that is more technology-savvy. Through this new staffing model, the organization is hiring talent to take advantage of available technologies to collect, organize, model, analyze, and share information faster and more cheaply. Concurrently, DTIC is bolstering program management expertise to optimize business processes and operations. In this vein, DTIC is actively building an expanding cadre of experts in Information Technology, Information Sciences and Architecture, and Acquisition. This Program Element (PE) supports DTIC mission operations, to include four core integrated functions: •Collaboration •Research Support & Library Repository •Web Services & Hosting •Information Analysis Centers (IACs) These functions are addressed in the R-2A sections of this document. Mission funding provides for salaries and benefits of government civilian personnel assigned to DTIC; training, professional development, and travel for DTIC personnel; support agreements for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) facility-related services; Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) financial activities and Human Resource (HR) services; Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) communications support; annual maintenance and licensing requirements; supplies, equipment, Hardware/Software; and support contracts for Information Technology services, Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) system integration, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act compliance efforts. In addition, this PE provides funding in support of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, in accordance with Public Law 111-251 (Small Business Reauthorization Act) and Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act. Within the PE, an annual set-aside contribution totaling approximately $400,000 is provided to the DoD's Commercialization Pilot Program, as directed by the Department's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 0605801KA_6_0400_PB_2014
- Change Summary Explanation
- Specific changes to the FY 2014 program (net change of $1.792 Million from the previous PB) are outlined below: Program Changes ($1.868 Million): This program change supports the Department’s Better Buying Power (BBP) initiative through the introduction of the Defense Innovation Marketplace. This application is designed to enhance two-way communications between the Department and the Industrial base, improving DoD awareness of current efforts and help identify gaps within the Acquisition community. This application will apply advanced search capabilities, Business Intelligence and visualization tools to aid understanding and analysis among user communities. Program funding provides for development efforts and licensing requirements. Other Program Changes ($0.074 Million): Funding increase reflects the Department’s realignment of funds from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to customer organizations for the increase in DISN Subscription Services (DSS) rates and reimbursable programs. Economic Adjustments (-$0.150 Million): Funding reduction reflects the Department’s revised economic assumptions related to civilian personnel pay raise rates.
- Service Agency Name
- Defense Technical Information Center
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Technical Information Center
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