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or a member of division staff, these readiness officers are in the field daily, providing crucial technical support and ensur- ing that Soldiers are equipped with the latest patches. As the Army elevates users by integrating them into the development process, SROs stay closely engaged with the user community by supporting the entire software life cycle from development to deployment through ongoing user feedback, maintenance requirements and cyber updates. Tey support Army users and the software centers by ensuring operational readiness, while integrating digital modernization.
CECOM SEC validates that software capabilities are met before release by performing test runs with units in the field. Testing the software from a configuration and interoperability stand- point is key because of the challenges of the units’ extreme environments. Staying informed at the earliest level of develop- ment allows CECOM SEC to make the most informed decisions early, resulting in prioritized fixes and improved user experiences.
In today’s landscape, the Army views readiness partially through a prism of data-centric comprehensiveness that allows units to rely on real-time information for better decision-making. Data integration allows Fry’s team to help units visualize their cyber health. Accessing, aggregating and visualizing it in a way that makes sense to decision-makers is critical for divisions that, for example, need to be prepared to speak to relevant indicators during logistics readiness reviews (LRRs).
CECOM SEC has been working with the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) over the past year to help them create live data for their LRR. Typically chaired by the FORSCOM G-4 and corps and divisional commanders, the LRR is a comprehensive evaluation to assess and improve logistics read- iness across units. For example, SROs embedded at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, work closely with FORSCOM headquarters to ensure that all data is uniform across divisions. Te focus is on key areas such as equipment maintenance, supply discipline, property accountability and overall logistical support to confirm unit preparedness for deployment and sustained operations.
“Our tools are used at echelon, so FORSCOM commanders are leveraged the same real-time authoritative data for software main- tenance accountability as a field maintenance shop,” said Fry.
CECOM SEC’s Data Analytics Readiness Team, in collabora- tion with SEC’s Technical Services Directorate, recently created a Power BI decision support tool that provides senior Army lead- ers with real-time visual representations of critical programmatic
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data. Te tool presents budget allocations, acquisition milestones and equipment deployment timelines in a central and assessable environment.
CONCLUSION “Te data environment in the Army is changing,” said Fry. “We want to engage in and be able to leverage data sources from multi- ple entities, and we have to have a collaborative effort with folks within and external to CECOM to enhance unit readiness.”
Te battlespace evolves, but CECOM SEC sees it keenly. Adapt- ing to Soldiers’ needs—with a strong emphasis on meeting units where they’re at—remains a core focus in the foreseeable future.
For more information, contact John Fry at
john.fry23.civ@
army.mil.
KEVIN DEEGAN provides contract support to CECOM as a strategic communications specialist at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He holds a B.A. in journalism from Temple University and is certified as a Project Management Professional.
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