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Information Support Plan (ISP) Analysis is concerned with analyzing a program’s information needs and dependencies. This analysis must be considered in the context of the process that is critical to the capability being completed by the system. It examines the critical mission threads associated with a program and compares the operational architecture views to the […]

The Information Technology Acquisition Board (ITAB) is the decision forum for Milestone review of Acquisition Category (ACAT) IAM programs. The ITAB contributes strategic-level insight for net-centric, Global Information Grid (GIG), and Information Technology issues when they cannot be resolved at the Overarching Integrated Product Team (OIPT) level. The ITAB facilitates execution of the Milestone Decision

Information Technology (IT) Maintenance refers to the processes needed to sustain an IT product throughout its operational life cycle. Modifications to the IT product are logged and tracked, an impact analysis performed, code and other parts of the IT system are modified, testing is performed, and a new version of the IT product is released.

Information Resources Management (IRM) is the process of managing information resources to accomplish agency missions and improve agency performance, including reducing information collection burdens on the public. When standardized and controlled, these resources can be shared and reused throughout an agency, not just by a single user or application. [1] Definition: Information Resource Management (IRM)

Information Superiority is the operational advantage derived from the ability to collect, process, and disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information while exploiting or denying an adversary’s ability to do the same. The Department of Defense (DoD) strategic vision for the 21st century is to ensure that U.S. forces have information superiority in every mission area

The Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the DoD is the Global Information Grid (GIG). The GIG is the Department’s globally interconnected end-to-end set of information capabilities for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating, and managing information on demand to warfighters, policymakers, and support personnel. The GIG includes owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software

Every acquisition program should include language in their Request for Proposal (RFP) that addresses Cybersecurity requirements for a contractor. These requirements should be clearly and unambiguously articulated to potential offerors and what is expected from them in terms of compliance and performance. Below is a sample/explanation of Cybersecurity RFP Content that was obtained from the Defense

A DoD program should address Information Assurance (IA) in their Acquisition Strategy if they acquire Information Technology (IT) services by a contractor. The focus should be to ensure IA is implemented in the design, development, test, and production of the system being developed. In the case of an acquisition of IT services, the IA considerations

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the exchange of standardized information between business partners typically communicated electronically between computers. It is used to transfer electronic documents or business data from one computer system to another computer system. EDI also is used within individual organizations that want to transfer data between different divisions or departments, including finance,