Information Technology for Training Systems

Abstract

This project funds information technology systems that support Army Training. The two systems under FM8 are described below. Of those, the Army Training Information System (ATIS) is an Army priority and the focus of the major investment in FM8. ATIS directly supports two of the four Army Unit Readiness Priorities - Training and Leader Development and serves as an enabler for Manning and Equipping. 1. Army Training Information System (ATIS). Utilizing an iterative user-centered design and development approach, ATIS will be delivering the premier training management, development, scheduling, resourcing, and learning system for the Army. ATIS will enable accurate, consistent, and efficient data entry with a focus on user experience design and the incorporation of data entry controls and feedback mechanisms. The Army currently lacks a data-focused and reliable enterprise level Common Operational Picture (COP) of the training environment. ATIS is designated a Defense Business System (DBS) that will develop, integrate, test, deliver, operate, and maintain an enterprise capability for the Army training and education communities. Existing training information systems do not provide Commanders, leaders, Soldiers, and civilians consistent access to the Training and Education information and products necessary to support readiness to meet emerging threats. Annual costs to maintain current legacy systems is over $75 million. Without ATIS, Army organizations will continue to maintain an abundance of legacy systems that have redundancies across functionality and capability, which contributes to redundancy and discrepancies in data, thus inhibiting efficient use of training resources (people, time, money, material) and inhibiting leaders' ability to address training readiness at every echelon of the Army. ATIS is being postured to best support DoD and Army Digital Modernization Strategic Initiatives as the authoritative source of data for Training and Readiness information. Once fully-fielded, ATIS will sunset the functionality in 28 primary and 70 supporting information training systems with a single, integrated, user-friendly and technologically current system that will support management of the following training functions for 1.8 million users: - Training Development. Provides ability to develop and coordinate information, including training packages, training events, courses, and exercises. - Training Management. Provides centralized ability to access and manage information, including individual and collective/unit training that supports mission tasks and individual training records. - Enterprise Scheduling. Provides a single integrated set of applications to schedule training resources, including transportation, classrooms, ranges, supplies, and mandated legal/social individual and unit training. - Content Management. Provides centralized access to training information anytime, anywhere, including educational and professional instruction. - Resource Management. Provides ability to manage availability/sustainability of training enablers and resources. FY 2025 Base dollars in the amount of $10.020 million will enable ATIS to work toward sunsetting the Digital Training Management System. These features will be delivered in continuous integrated releases of capability in accordance with the Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) model, and will utilize robust ATIS infrastructure to continuously improve the quality of software delivered, improve resource utilization, reduce manual errors through the use of automation in testing and integration, and ensure increased efficiency over time through the use of iterative processes. ATIS has also built a refined backlog of Agile work artifacts that not only delivers the requirements as prioritized, but also reduces risk to usability through the incorporation of end-user feedback on design. 2. Defense Language Proficiency Test, version 5 (DLPT5) Content Analysis, Categorization & Modeling (CACM). The DLPT5 Content Analysis, Categorization, and Modeling (CACM) contract is in direct response to Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)'s DoD Instruction assigned responsibilities for DLPT item bank maintenance, psychometric analysis, and informed pool management, and closely support the DLPT Validity Framework. This project enhances the DLIFLCs ability to efficiently execute high quality DLPT development processes through the integration of benchmark automation capabilities. Accomplishments include: developed and delivered ordered similarity analysis capabilities; developed and delivered integrated audio quality analysis capabilities; developed and delivered unordered similarity analysis capabilities; developed and delivered integrated Auto-ILR capabilities in 15 languages; developed and delivered integrated machine transcription capabilities in 6 languages; developed and delivered advanced text analytics capabilities; developed and delivered integrated grade level lookup capabilities; developed and delivered annotator alignment analysis capabilities in 2 languages. FY 2025 Base dollars in the amount of $1.540 million support the DLPT5 CACM. The DLPT5 CACM contract is in direct response to DLIFLC's DoD Instruction assigned responsibilities for DLPT item bank maintenance, psychometric analysis, and informed pool management, and closely support the DLPT Validity Framework.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: FM8_0605013A_5_2040_PB_2025

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• Computer science

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