New Horizons Dr. Bryant Wysocki Chief Engineer AFRL Information Directorate 13 March 2017
Air Force Research Laboratory 2
Information Technologies....Touch Every Other AFRL Directorate C 4+1 I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Cyber 3
4 AFRL Information Directorate Mission & Vision Mission: To EXPLORE, PROTOTYPE, and DEMONSTRATE high-impact, game changing technologies that enable the Air Force and Nation to maintain its superior technical advantage. Vision: To LEAD the Air Force and Nation in COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I) AND CYBER science, technology, research and development. Information Directorate Focus: Rome = C 4+1 I
RI Leadership 5
World Class Talent 6
Top Source: Dept of Homeland Security Funding Profile FY16 Funds as of 31 Jan 17 Funding Sources For every AFRL dollar invested, RI leverages 5 external dollars. Non-DOD, $17.6M (1%) Top Sources: US Army Intelligence & Security Command National Geospatial Intel Agency Top Sources: AF Life Cycle Management Center Secretary of the AF US Air Forces Central Command Fund Profile ($M) AFRL/RIF Source WebEIS as of 31 Jan 17 Top Sources: US Cyber Command US Central Command Total FY16 Funding as of 31 Jan 17 $1.2 B AFRL S&T 201.6 17% Other AF 412.5 34% Subtotal 614.1 51% Other Customers 596.9 49% TOTAL 1211.0 100% 7
Business Agility Integrated Team Operates at Speed of Need Agile Cyber Technology (ACT II) Increased from $300M to $950M IDIQ Contract Effort set aside for Small Business prime awards Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Non FAR-based contracting vehicle for agile acquisition following Better Buying Power 3.0 goals AFRL FY16 Small Business Metrics Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Service-Disabled Veteran Business Women-Owned Business AFRL & RI GOALS 41.29% 3.94% 1.07% 6.69% 0.58% RI ACTUALS 44.22% 2.79% 1.68% 6.74% 1.12% RI Exceeded 4 out of 5 Goals --- Surpassing AFRL! AFRL ACTUALS 43.33% 5.16% 1.46% 4.51% Hub Zone Business 0.51% (% of $ obligated) 8
Strategic Challenges Shrinking Technological Superiority Growing Sophistication in Adversarial Threats Electromagnetic Spectrum Less Freedom of Movement in Space The U.S. is facing increasing global R&D competition Cyberspace (Threat) Sophistication of near peer and Rogue states 9
STRATEGY to TASK Themes: Affordability Agility Autonomy Cyber Resilience Data to Decisions Multi-Domain Legacy System Interoperability Performance Optimized Teams Time 10
Core Technical Competencies Putting The Right Information Into The Right Hands At The Right Time Communications Dr. Lauren Huie- Seversky RI CTC: Connectivity & Dissemination (CAD) Leveraging And Shaping The Cyber Domain To The Nation s Advantage Cyber RI CTC: Cyber S&T (CYB) Mr. Herb Klumpe Command & Control RI CTC: Autonomy, C2, & Decision Support (AC2) Dr. Lee Seversky RI CTC: Processing & Exploitation (PEX) Computers Intelligence Mr. Matt Kochan Inventing Technologies To Realize Truly Integrated, Resilient, And Robust Command And Control Systems The Computing & Algorithms Transforming Big Data Into Information 11
Moonshot 12
AFRL Information Directorate Moonshots STEPPING STONES TO THE FUTURE A SERIES OF S&T INNOVATIONS WE MAKE TOMORROW S LEGENDARY TECHNOLOGIES TODAY 13
AFRL/RI Moonshots Elastic, Secure 1 2 Information Wingman 3 Information Fabric Decisions at the Speed of Need Global Information Network Anticipatory Situational Awareness Intelligent Planning, Assessment, & Execution 14
Technology Transition Success Integrated Tracking, Analysis, and Discovery (ITAD) Motion Exploitation / AFRL Baseline Road-Assisted Tracker (BRAT) Open Architecture DCGS Proven Capability Results Verified SecureView 2.1 PEO (BM) Enterprise Deployment ADM ($311.8M) Signed Oct 16 Accredited Applications Accredited PaaS Accredited IaaS Cyber-based Mission Assurance on Trust-enhanced Hardware Advanced Technology Demonstration (CMATH ATD) Secure Server Virtualization Special Tactics Tactical Assault Kit ST-TAK 15
Customer Contact Information Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence (C4I) plus Cyber 16
Questions 17