Department of Defense Net-Centric Data Strategy: Implementation Requires a Joint Community of Interest (COI) Working Group and Joint COI Oversight Council

摘要

In 2003, the ASD(NII) DoD CIO published the DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy providing guidance to DoD Components for the development of policies and practices to improve data sharing throughout the DoD. The objective of this strategy is to make data more visible, accessible, and understandable to users of the Global Information Grid (GIG). The stated goal of the strategy is to empower users through faster access to data by posting data prior to processing. The DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy provides a middle management approach to data management through Communities of Interest (COI), the reuse of discovery and content metadata, and use of GIG Enterprise Services (GES). COIs will be responsible for the development of data sharing capabilities in developing Information Technology programs. COIs are encouraged to reuse metadata previously registered by other COIs. Commonly referred to as 'data tagging,' metadata is the technical link between data stored in the GIG and users searching for data. GES provides the enterprise services for the development of metadata and for data searches. The results of a 2006, Progress and Compliance Report, completed by the ASD(NII) DoD CIO document progress on the part of Mission Areas and DoD Components in creating COIs and establishing data sharing policies. However, in four key findings, the report documented areas that require attention by the DoD to achieve the goals of the DoD Net- Centric Data Strategy. Analysis of the report demonstrates a decentralized approach to developing data sharing policy has emerged and additional guidance is required to ensure DoD Net-Centric Data Strategy goals are met. To effectively implement the strategy, a Joint CIO Working Group and Joint CIO Oversight Council should be established to provide unity of effort to the creation of DoD data sharing policy and the development of discovery and content metadata standards.