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fielded in milCloud and made available to users worldwide. Users accessing the cloud-based version of the software need only a web browser and an account on the system, and they can access the most up-to-date version of the software available. Te user does not have to download, install or update any software locally, nor does the user’s system administrator, since the software is deliv- ered dynamically as a webpage from a server that is maintained by the program office. Tis speeds user adoption, training and feedback, and gets user feedback back to the developers more quickly, ultimately strengthening user satisfaction.
BETTERING A BAD REPUTATION Te JWARN 1 program of record began more than 10 years ago using the older JCIDS process, which was structured primar- ily to support hardware development. Unfortunately, JWARN 1 developed a dubious reputation in some circles because devel- opment was slow and costly, and didn’t deliver product quickly enough for the return on investment to be obvious to the user.
When JWARN 2 adopted the IT Box concept and Agile develop- ment paradigm, it allowed the user more buy-in with a rapid and more streamlined cycle. Te user sees multiple software builds of incremental capability solutions, the results of the development and a path forward.
Te combination of stakeholder involvement in the require- ments process by the integrated concept team, along with more frequent capability drops, has the operational user community excited about the product again. When the initial capabilities documents for the second increments of JWARN and JEM were being developed, the services were outlining their requirements for the implementations that would be fielded on their particu- lar systems. Te integration with the Army’s Battle Command Common Services servers was the first iteration of JWARN 2 and JEM 2 to be tested, followed closely by a limited deployment on the DISA milCloud, which was the Air Force’s chosen means of accessing the capability.
When the service-specific capability-drop requirements were first being written, the Marine Corps knew it would need a warning and reporting capability in the field. But when it came to the high-fidelity analysis for which JEM was intended, the Marine Corps opted instead to “outsource” its modeling needs to the Defense Treat Reduction Agency rather than having to main- tain and support a modeling application and train its user base. So the Marine Corps did not even levy a requirement to inte- grate the software with their systems in the field.
However, after seeing the success the other services were experi- encing with the new generation of JWARN and JEM, both on battlefield servers and in the cloud, the Marine Corps asked to
“come back in” with JEM integration after all. Furthermore, the services gave unanimous support in August 2018 when the JPEO for CBRN Defense issued a first-of-its-kind multiservice field- ing decision that made the version of the software on milCloud available to all services for operational use and training. Te ubiq- uitous nature of the cloud and the similarity of the software across multiple environments made it possible to field to all services with one fielding decision.
CONCLUSION Tere’s a lot of talk about “acquisition streamlining” lately, and JWARN and JEM have shown just how effective it can be to use Agile development principles to tackle big challenges one little step at a time. By adapting the JCIDS process to allow for a faster, more fluid development approach, developers can provide users with results within a time horizon where individual users see results. When users see results, they buy into the process and the feedback loop gets even stronger. From a program with a reputa- tion for slow development, to a new generation that’s redefining what’s possible by leveraging the cloud, the results have spoken for themselves.
For more information, go to
https://www.jpeocbrnd.osd.mil.
CMDR. J. ALAN SCHIAFFINO, U.S. Navy, serves as acquisition product manager for JWARN in the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND). Before joining JPEO-CBRND, Schiaffino was operational test director for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, a multibillion-dollar Acquisition Category ID program; executive officer and commanding officer of Navy Recruiting District St. Louis; and operations officer on the USS CARL VINSON, planning and executing regional stability operations in the South China Sea and Korean Operating Area.
MARY C. BAKER, an associate at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), provides acquisition and operations support for JWARN. Before join- ing JWARN and as a BAH consultant, she maintained acquisition and program management for shipbuilding programs in the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command in San Diego. Baker is an Army combat veteran and retired as a first sergeant in 2013.
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