Information Technology at GSFC - Goddard … Services Provided by ITCD 6 IT Strategy and Policy...

Information Technology at GSFC

Presented to the Goddard Contractor’s Association

June 14, 2013

Presented by Adrian Gardner, GSFC CIO and Director of ITCD

Agenda

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>Strategic Planning for the Future >I3P Contracts >Challenges and Opportunities

IT at GSFC

Strategic Planning for the Future

I3P Contracts

Challenges and Opportunities

Fiscal

Infrastructure

Security

Initiatives

Contracts

How contractors can help

>IT at GSFC

Answering the Questions That Inspire

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Earth Observing Satellite - 1

James Webb Space Telescope

Global Precipitation Management Lab

Solar Dynamics Observatory

Compute: Processing Bandwidth Storage 3

>IT at GSFC >Strategic Planning for the Future >I3P Contracts >Challenges and Opportunities

What is “IT”?

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The term “Information Technology” (IT) means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by an executive agency. OMB Circular A-130, “Management of Federal Information Resources”

The technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data.

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The ITCD Organization

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Chart updated April 17, 2013

As of 2013: 105 Civil Servants 453 Contractors


Adrian Gardner

Dennis VanderTuig

Information Technology & Communications Directorate Code 700

Adrian Gardner, Director and CIO

Dennis VanderTuig, Deputy CIO for Enterprise Solutions

Laverne Dickens, Assoc. Director Service Quality and Communications Jaya Bajpayee (Acting), Assoc. Director for Innovation

Carl Johnson, Assoc. Director for Enterprise Integration Bradford Torain, Associate Director for Operations

Myra Bambacus, Senior Advisor Tonjua Hines-Watts, Center Enterprise Architect

Josh Krage, Center Chief Information Security Officer Dawn McGowan, IT Governance

IT Managers Natalie McMurdy, Administrative Officer

Business & Investment Management Office

Code 703

David Baden, Chief Timothy Dunfee, Assoc. Chief

Strategy & Planning Office

Code 702

Joshua Krage, Chief (acting) Jeannine Shirley, Assoc. Chief

(acting)

Program Integration & Management Division

Code 740

Michele Wockenfuss, Chief Robert Spector, Associate Chief

Enterprise Solutions Division

Code 750

Dwaine Kronser, Chief Caroline Ardolini, Associate Chief

Stephen Naus, Assistant Chief

Communications & Security Services Division

Code 760

Keith Keller, Chief Margarita Penn, Associate Chief

Engineering & Security Services Branch

Code 762

Samuel Ramos, Branch Head

WFF IT & Communications Branch

Code 763

Scott Webb, Branch Head

Communications Services Branch

Code 761

Sergio McKenzie, Branch Head

Core Services Provided by ITCD

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IT Strategy

and Policy

Mission Critical

Network

Services

IT Program

and Project

Management

Applications

Development &

Data Center

Management

Services

Information

Security

Voice, Video,

and Business

Communications

IT Partnering

and Innovation

End-User

Desktop &

Computing

Services

Mission Support Network (CNE)

IT Investment

Management

Enterprise

Architecture

Help Desk

Provides a full range of Information Technology (IT) capabilities and communications support for the Goddard Space Flight Center.


What is New at ITCD

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BMC CLM/VMWare Pilot

IaaS Proof of Concept

Giovanni Experiment

SEWP Data Center Backup Facility

Authority to Operate (ATO)

Reduced Data Center Operating Costs and Supported Federal

Green Mandates

Enhanced vetting of Foreign National logical access controls

IT as a Strategic Asset

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If you could ask your computer a

research question, and within

seconds it could give you an

answer, along with the

probability of accuracy?

If your compute capabilities could scale in real-time

to meet the demand of your

user community?

If your tool crib could anticipate and auto-order parts just when you need them?

If you could order compute—

processing, storage, or

software—and have it ready to use that same

day?

A Smarter Center Through Managing IT as a Strategic Asset

How would your daily work be different…


Newly Published Strategic Plan Establishes Vision

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Volume I: High level Sets strategy and vision

Volume II: Tactical level Defines projects and timelines


Documents are posted on an internal website. For a copy, contact Danielle Moore at [email protected], (301) 286-3364.

Goddard’s Competitive Advantage

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GSFC’s Technical Capability/Competency

Portfolios (CCPs)

• End-to-end mission systems architecture, design, development, and operations

• Large optical and distributed observing systems

• Launch range and research airfield operations

• Science

• Sensors and instruments

• Space communications and navigation

1. Adaptability to change

2. Unique test and launch facilities

3. End-to-end engineering

4. Full life-cycle management of scientific and other data

5. Project management

6. Worldwide collaboration

7. Unparalleled pool of experts

GSFC’s Key Success Factors

1. Increase agility

2. Modernize physical assets

3. Enhance productivity

4. Capture potential of “Big Data”

5. Set the stage for project management success

6. Provide ready access

7. Strengthen expertise across the Center

IT’s Value Contribution: Strategic Goals

IT enables success factors necessary to Goddard’s missions


Major Agency-Wide I3P Contracts

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Contract: EAST Vendor: SAIC Service Office: MSFC

Contract: ACES Vendor: HP Service Office: NSSC

Contract: WEST Vendor: InfoZen Service Office: HQ

Contract: NICS Vendor: SAIC Service Offices: MSFC, GSFC, and ARC

(NSSC)


NASA’s IT Infrastructure Integration Program (I3P) will transform NASA’s IT infrastructure services from a Center-based model to an

enterprise-based management and provisioning model.

Opportunities to Partner

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I3P Services

Other IT Services

Opportunities for Partnering


I3P Impacts to Contractors

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Understand the

impacts to your

organization,

and the

opportunities to

Engage the

appropriate

service

providers


Challenges: Fiscal Environment

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IT as a Strategic

Asset

IT can be an engine that brings momentum, cost savings, and cost avoidance during challenging times—if we use it strategically. How can IT bring more value to the Center?

• Work smarter, more nimbly, and anytime, anywhere

• Realize cost reductions/cost avoidances

• Gain powerful new capabilities

• Reduce environmental footprint

“Build once, use many.”

Challenges: Aging Infrastructure, e.g., CNE FIRENet

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>IT at GSFC >Strategic Planning for the Future >I3P Contracts

>Challenges and Opportunities

Challenges: Securing NASA & Contractor Assets

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Is “more of the same” going to defend the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of GSFC information and information systems?

Increasing economic and

technology competition

Blurred line between partnership and

competition

Theft of design and engineering information

Extended supply chain

*ensuring supply chain risk assessment

Geographic location is no

longer a barrier

More information is online


Opportunity: Our Trust Model Enables Collaboration

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Industry

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Academia

TRUST



…

Opportunity: Drawing from Mutual Knowledge Base

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Exchange of

information

Contractor Community

GSFC

Is G2B/B2G “crowd-sourcing”

an option?


Various Government Sources

• Trade associations

• Industry conferences

• Cross-contractor collaboration

Near-Term Innovation Initiatives

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• Cloud Computing – Public and private clouds (e.g. Amazon, Microsoft)

– Open source community (OpenStack)

– Virtualization • Server virtualization

• Persistent Virtual Desktop (PVD)

• Automation and Integration

• “Big Data” Framework – Serve up data assets to more users

– May serve as an incubator for new businesses

– Data storage cloud

• Storefront (see next slide)

– Streamlined access to IT Services

– Online access to the range of GSFC and NASA computing services

– Intelligent service broker

Contracts in ITCD

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Contractors/Contracts

ASRC/ARTS (PAAC III) HPES Northrup Grumman ASRC/Primus (GUEST) Beacon Associates Inc. SGT (MSES IIA) Frequentis USA Columbus (MSES IIA) INFOTECH Berstein Siemens Harris Corporation Honeywell (MOMS) Networx/Qwest Level 3 AT&T SAIC (NICS) SGT (METS Bridge) Verizon WFF VT Griffin (WICC) IBM

Opportunities for Contractors to Help

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What you can bring

to the table:

• Relevant skills and competencies

• Capabilities that exist in the private sector and apply in government

• Relationships

• Partnerships across Center

Thank you.

We appreciate your support!

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