This document discusses the NRO's plans to transition from a static, mission-specific IT infrastructure model to an application and IT service provider model. It outlines the objectives to first provide infrastructure as a service and then platform as a service through a consolidated computing environment. This will allow the NRO to gain economies of scale, improve continuity of operations, and eliminate redundant IT spending across programs. The strategy is to implement this transition methodically through existing programs and new development programs while maximizing partnerships with mission operations.

1. (U) Application Service Provider-IT Service Provider Transformation (U) Ms Jill Singer Chief Information Officer, NRO

2. 2 18 Feb 2010 (U) Discussion Topics (U) NRO Ground Enterprise Architecture Overview (U) Current High-level Operation View (U) Objectives and Strategy Multi-Functional Compute Environment (MFCE) Program (U) IT Challenges (U) Following Proven Methodology (U) Future Operational View

3. 3 18 Feb 2010 COLLECTION & INFORMATION PRODUCTION INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS USE INTELLIGENCE Mission Management Command & Control Mission Processing SIGINT Copy & Collection (U) NRO Ground Enterprise Architecture TASK ALLOCATION USER REQUEST NATIONAL USERS Overhead GEOINT Requirements NATIONAL USERS SOURCE NSA Intelligence Requirements Collection Strategies & Requirements Center DoD / Services GROUND ARCHITECTURE DoD / Services Overhead SIGINT Requirements NSA CSS Georgia NSA CSS Hawaii NSA CSS Texas Commands DGSOC Commands MSOC Automated Reporting and DDL Collection Emphasis NGA IRG DIA DIA Mission Framework Validated Requests 2nd Party 2nd Party U-2U RC-12 RC-135 EP-3 Graphic is (U)

4. 4 18 Feb 2010 (U) Current Operational View 1 Mission X Production Line (U) Statically Allocated Production Lines S-G Routing Aerospace Data Products Community Gateway Mission Y Production Line S-G Routing Community Networks Mission Interfaces ADF LAN Infrastructure to Community Consumers Inter-ADF Gateway S-G Routing Enterprise Networks Multi-Mission Z Production Line to other ADFs This graphic is (U) Facility Provider (U) Current Growth in IT Infrastructure is not sustainable

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7. GUIsProduction Dataflows Mission Workflows Mission Operators Operators (Enterprise Service Providers) Mission A Operations Center Mission B Operations Center Mission C Operations Center Mission D Operations Center (Internal Service Consumers) (U) ASP/ISP Model Brings Demonstrated Mission Agility, Improved Performance, and Potential for Cost Avoidance Graphic is (U)

8. 6 18 Feb 2010 (U) Objective and Strategy (U) Objective: Infrastructure as a Service…then Platform as a Service Consolidated IT environments for Development, Test, and Ops…gain economies of scale, inherent COOP, improved information assurance Provision factory resources from Mission Ground Stations…eliminate redundant IT standup and capital investment across multiple programs (U) Acquisition strategy in a budget constrained environment Utilize existing pre-planned program of record recaps Leverage new development programs as approved Maximize Mission Operations partnership for Enterprise Management (U) Methodical implementation approach Prototype then dev/test before ops (no change to current practice) Phased approach: build small, evolve conops, scale out (U) ASP-driven definition and migration It all starts with requirements: function, performance, availability, etc Minimizes change to organizational roles & responsibilities