Marine Corps IT

Abstract

Defense Message System (DMS) and follow-on/replacement systems, as directed by the Joint Staff and HQMC Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4), meet the organizational messaging requirement for all classification levels from General Services (GENSER) through Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). Telos Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) is the current implementation that provides Web-interface for system administration and for user messaging (including readers). Organizational messages are used to direct and commit resources, provide user authentication, non-repudiation, confidentiality, and integrity. It also maintains an archive and retrospective search capability to the warfighter and requires security at the Class 4 level (currently implemented with Fortezza and Certificate Authority Workstations). The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is the lead agency and Global System Manager (GSM) for DMS products. The Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DODIIS) is the Operations Manager for the Intelligence Community (IC) to support TS/SCI messaging. There are ongoing efforts at the service and DISA level to transition from the DMS system to alternative mechanisms for the transfer of organizational information. FY14 DMS will continue to conduct research and analysis to assist in the transition to the next generation DMS occurring between FY12-15 in order to test and certify possible organizational messaging solutions/capabilities that are DISA compliant. Additionally, DMS will research the feasibility of migrating all Marine Corps organizational messaging capabilities into MCEITS/Enterprise Site. Starting in FY15, DMS has transitioned to a new name of Organizational Messaging Service (OMS). FY16 OMS will continue research the feasibility of the migrating of all Marine Corps organizational messaging capabilities into MCEITS/Enterprise Site. Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS) replaced the mainframe program By Name Assignment, which managed all Marine Corps school seats and interfaced with other service's school seat management programs. MCTIMS is the Marine Corps' official program of record for training and education management and is the single data source which the Training and Education Command (TECOM) relies on to manage training personnel, training seats, students, and other training resources. MCTIMS is the enterprise application upon which standards based instruction, education, and training is built, delivered, tracked, and evaluated. MCTIMS is establishing the unit training management module for all ground forces. This module will provide commanders an enterprise level application, which brings standardization in planning and scheduling training, recording of training against units and individual Marines, provides training assessments and reports combat readiness to Department of Defense (DOD) systems. FY14 funding was planned for Development of Enhanced Registration capability of Marines/Students and a Prerequisite and Registration Screening Tool. FY15 funding is planned for development of Front End Analysis Module and Integration Training Data Warehouse (TrDW) Planning. FY16 funding is planned for continued development of Front End Analysis Module and modernization of training modules. Manpower Operations Systems (MOS) is a portfolio of enterprise IT systems and modules that support manpower business operations for the Total Force (active and reserve). The investment in the portfolio improves dataflow and increases reliability, functionality, and accuracy of data while reducing the manpower required to operate and maintain these systems/operations. Development is partially driven by regulatory and policy changes mandated by Congress, DOD, Department of the Navy (DON), and United States Marine Corps (USMC). These systems support all five tiers of Manpower: 1) Individual Marine, 2) Small Unit Leader; 3) Unit, 4) Installation Personnel Administration Center (IPAC)/Disbursing Echelon, and 5) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA)/ Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The MOS portfolio provides support in functional areas such as permanent change of station assignments, retention, mobilization, manpower planning, line of duty determination, personnel accountability, individual augmentation, personnel records management and maintenance, management of case incidents, civilian professional development planning, pay entitlement determinations, promotion and performance evaluations and self-service/visibility of personnel data. MOS programs interface with other systems to provide manpower data and web services functionality for pay and personnel transactions between systems. Systems in the portfolio include the Web-enabled Manpower Assignment Support System (WebMASS), Performance Evaluation System (PES), Total Force Retention System (TFRS), Optical Digital Imaging - Records Management System (ODI-RMS), Manpower Mobilization Assignment System (MMAS), and the Requirements, Transition and Manpower Management System (RTAMMS) Total Force Administration System (TFAS) (composed of the Secure Personnel Accountability (SPA) Module, Automated Performance Evaluation System (APES) and the Drill Management Module (DMM)). Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services (MCEITS) provides an overarching portfolio of capabilities to deliver "Power to the Edge" for the Marine Corps. Born from an effort to establish a Continuity of Operations Plan of HQMC Automated Information Systems, MCEITS enables realignment of the existing USMC environment of applications, databases, networks, and facilities into an integrated architecture of programs to deliver new information technology capabilities based on a common infrastructure and shared services. MCEITS is a unifying framework of both the Enterprise Services to be delivered, and the infrastructure and systems which must be deployed to enable delivery of those services. Initially it will encompass the Operational, Technical, and Systems architectures of the enterprise environment. However, ultimately it will extend to transform information access both in garrison and in the deployed environment. Combined with policy, procedure and standards provided by HQMC (C4), MCEITS will allow for architectural standardization, consolidated management, and seamless interoperability of and access to the data residing in currently fielded applications (business and tactical). Testing efforts will be focused on MCEITS provided services operating within a Service Oriented Architecture environment. MCEITS will ensure the ability to host services and applications in a Web Services enabled environment. MCEITS enables services to be federated throughout the Marine Corps to include Content Discover and Delivery, Collaboration and Text Chat, between the service consumer and provider. Efforts for MCEITS will focus on technical refresh of the software and hardware infrastructure, modernizing and enhancing MCEITS high availability, automation and service management with continued Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I) efforts. The funding increase from FY15 to FY16 is due to program adjustments which realigned resources for more efficient execution. Marine Corps Recruiting Information Support System (MCRISS) is an enterprise level system to automate administrative procedures for the recruiting station operations. This customized automated System, centered on procedures in the Guidebook for Recruiters, Volume I, dramatically improves efficiency and effectiveness in Marine Corps recruiting. Furthermore, Military Entrance Processing Command requires Marine Corps recruiting to provide information in electronic format only. MCRISS is the Marine Corps Recruiting Command's program to manage applicant processing from commitment to accession/commission into the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve. This enterprise approach allows for efficient sharing of information about potential recruits and recruiter screening efforts, yielding a more cost effective process. FY14 funding supported Design and development of Recruiter Client Development, Training Application Tool Development & Web Based Training (WBT) module. FY15 funding is planned for Automated Waiver Processing Tool and MCEITS Migration. FY16 funding is planned for development of modernization and enhanced capabilities for recruiter support system. Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS-MC) is the next generation of Marine Corps authoritative system for force registration and readiness reporting. The DRRS-MC is a web-based and net-centric system providing readiness reporting via the Netcentric Unit Status Report (NetUSR)-Marine Corps (input) tool, enabling units to register and report their training, equipment (including Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear [CBRN]); personnel; missions and mission essential tasks (METs) readiness status. The Marine Readiness Management Output Tool (MRMOT) allows users to view current and historical readiness information using graphical user interface screens to efficiently display information. MRMOT is an executive information system in that it begins at a summary level and allows a "drill-down" capability to access detailed readiness information. FY13 - FY14 funding also supported the Global Force Management (GFM) - Data Initiative (DI) to consume Force Structure from Marine Corps Org Server (MCOS); conduct mapping, link and maintain Organizational Unique Identifier (OUID) and Unit Identification Code (UIC) relationships. No additional system development is anticipated in FY15 - FY16. Paperless Office/Acquisition (PA) funding supports development and enhancement of Purchase Request (PR) Builder which is the Marine Corps enterprise solution for the electronic generation of purchase requests, funding documents, miscellaneous payments, and serves as the front-end system for feeding the DOD enterprise contracting writing system Standard Procurement System (SPS). Development and enhancement of PR Builder is required to ensure financial and contracting functional requirements and Marine Corps business processes are developed, designed, tested and implemented within the system. PR Builder is also undergoing requirements definition and estimation for v4.3. Once these requirements are delivered to the Program Manager (PM) from the service integrators, modifications to the contract to support the requirements will be initiated. Future DOD, DON, and USMC initiatives that will need to be researched and developed include support or adherence to: Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS), Standard Line of Accounting (SLOA), and Purchase Request Data Standards (PRDS). Risk Management Initiative (RMI) funding addresses outdated Safety systems, capability gaps and support logistics Information Technology (IT) portfolio rationalization. When completed, RMI will consolidate DoN risk management requirements into a single Program of Record (POR) and provide modern Safety capabilities for the military component of the Navy Total Force (both active and reserve). The USN serves as the lead for this effort with the Marine Corps providing a fair share towards development starting in FY16 (~20%). RMI capability consists of four distinct increments of capability: (1) Streamlined Incident Reporting (SIR), (2) Single Point of Entry (SPOE), (3) Safety Program Management (SPM), (4) Analysis and Dissemination (A&D). These four pillars will enable agile responses to business rule changes, automation of routine actions, improvement of data integrity and facilitation of self-service for organizations and individuals. This is a new start effort in FY16 under this Program Element and Project.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type: Project
Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
Source ID: 2906_0605013M_5_1319_PB_2016

Marine Corps IT

Abstract

Document Details

Tags

Readers

Technology Areas

Related Documents