networking tools, speeding and simplify- ing communications as compared with email or other methods.
For further efficiencies, MilSpace allows users to customize their interface much like iGoogle does, so they can choose the most mission-essential data feeds and tools to display on one centralized portal. Again, this technology puts the Soldier in the driver’s seat with adaptable tools that allow him or her to meet the com- mander’s intent.
The CERDEC C2D Mission Command Division is also addressing the challenge of integrating CPOF with Microsoft Office, which has a vast user base in both the deployed and garrison environments. Better interoperability between the two would eliminate countless hours of wasted effort in transferring data back and forth.
A software plug-in developed by CERDEC C2D engineers has already allowed users to share information between CPOF and Microsoft Office, enabling real-time, bidirectional data exchanges. While fur- ther maturation and integration are still required to fully realize this capability, CERDEC C2D is positioned to do so using its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Microsoft Corp., only the second joint research proj- ect that Microsoft has within DOD. The initial agreement was signed in 2009 and focused on the applicability of multi-touch technologies to mission command systems. In 2010, the CRADA was extended for three years. It includes research in hand- held devices, applications development, and cognitive-based software.
Cognitive research represents the next frontier in mission command. While pushing more information to lower ech- elons is a fantastic improvement for the Army, simply delivering a vast amount
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MilSpace is a flexible user tool for mission command, combining social networking functions and personalization to allow the sharing of situational awareness and mission information faster than email or other digital methods. (Image courtesy of PEO C3T.)
of data without prioritization or context threatens commanders with informa- tion overload. In cooperation with the RDECOM Army Research Labora- tory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, CERDEC C2D is now leveraging cog- nitive research to determine the best methods of presenting that data to enable decisive mission command. Eventually, it could make the CPOF user interface more intuitive for the Soldier, while high- lighting the most critical information.
To fulfill their potential to be the deci- sive edge, commanders and Soldiers need systems that do not restrict their options or monopolize their time, but instead empower them to adapt to changing circumstances without missing a beat. Through the combination of agile process and advanced technology, and the part- nership between PM MC and CERDEC C2D, the Army is taking mission com- mand from words to reality.
COL JONAS VOGELHUT is the Project Manager Mission Command, assigned to PEO C3T. He holds a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and anM.S. in systems management and acquisition from the Naval Postgraduate School. Vogelhut is Level III certi- fied in program management and in test and evaluation, and Level II certified in information technology and in systems planning, research, development, and engineering. He is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) member.
MICHAEL P. ANTHONY is the RDECOM CERDEC C2D Mission Command Divi- sion Chief and Manager of the COBRA ATO. He holds a B.A. in economics and history from the State University of New York at Oswego and an M.B.A. from Mon- mouth University, and graduated from the National Defense University’s Chief Infor- mation Officer program. Anthony is Level III certified in information technology and in contracting, and Level II certified in pro- gram management. He is an AAC member.
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