The  Opportunity.  After  being  added  to  the  GAO  high-­‐‑risk  watch  list  and  increased  visibility  from  the  President,  Congress  and  Industry,  the  Department  of  Defense  required  technology,  efficiency  and  strategy  solutions  to  transform  the  Security  and  Suitability  processes  with  a  goal  of  improving  timeliness,  reciprocity,  quality  and  cost  efficiencies.        

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Background  Key process steps required reform, and the legacy JPAS system needed to be replaced with a secure, end-to-end information technology system. The new system (DISS) would electronically collect, review and share relevant personnel data government-wide to deliver and maintain an appropriately-vetted workforce.

The  Acceleration    Celerity developed a robust transformation roadmap that integrated the key lifecycles of acquisition, enterprise architecture and systems engineering. This approach reduced duplication of efforts to meet the technical and acquisition objectives and accelerated delivery. Our contributions included:

• Acquisition Management: Our team helped create the Capability Description Document and Systems Engineering Management Plan, Test and Evaluation Management Plan and Information Assurance Strategy. We defined business usage models, logical data models and technical integration points, and used the EA model to generate documentation.

• Systems Engineering and Enterprise Architecture: For system design, Celerity

worked with our client to define strategy, document processes, select and configure technology, create a SOA program for data management and establish system governance requirements. We used DoD-compliant DoDAF & BMPN 2.0 modeling to create end-to-end operational views, users, activities and processes, and to define business objects, lifecycles and system capabilities and services.

• Technical Management: Overseeing the efforts of service providers and vendors,

teams of technical project managers, business analysts and architects focused on risks, action items, schedules, contracts, budgets, change management and technical requirements. We analyzed alternatives and implemented a project management information system that tracked and documented activity across the enterprise, including dependencies within the portfolio.

• Product Realization: Our integrated test team prepared and executed a test

strategy for a multi-vendor multi-layer system. To ensure full integration, we developed a test harness to validate and simulate the security and data APIs and services.

“I  have  been  very  impressed  with  Celerity’s  staff.  They  are  truly  the  driving  force  that  is  moving  the  reform    effort  forward.”   USD (I) Division Chief

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The  Client.  The DLA Information Operations (J-6) serves as the Agency knowledge broker, providing comprehensive, best practice technological support to the DoD.

   

Technologies  Used

• EA Modeling: System Architect

• Standards: DoDAF 1.5 & 2.0, BPMN2

• Enterprise Integration Patterns: EAI, Veto, SOA, Semantics

• Software Development: Eclipse, Java JEE, jUnit, eclipselink, Oracle Web Center, SOA Suite, XML Spy, .NET, Team Foundation Server, Magic Draw

• PMIS: Serena Dimensions, Serena Requirements Management, JIRA, Project Server, SharePoint

About  Celerity    Celerity is a business acceleration consultancy devoted to helping companies and government agencies break through key stuck points and solve critical problems. We deliver proven solutions in four main areas: technology adoption and integration, business process efficiency, strategy and alignment and talent. LEARN  MORE    by  contacting  Matt  Eanes  VP  Consulting  Services  meanes@celerity.com  and/or  703.848.3746    

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Lasting  Results  Celerity developed a comprehensive enterprise IT vision and strategy for creating a net-centric SOA environment and created a five year transformation roadmap to support the Security and Suitability business and IT objectives.

Our team helped the program deliver:

• Reduced cycle time for granting security clearances, from 129 days to 45 days.

• Removal of the DoD’s Personnel Security Clearance Program from the GAO High Risk list.

• Automation of IT systems through eDelivery, eScreening and eAdudication of

cases to minimize human intervention where supported by policy.

• Advanced fingerprint results as part of the end to end suitability and security process improving timeliness for eligibility and access.

• Queue theory techniques providing transparent efficiency gains for the

adjudication of cases.

• A comprehensive enterprise architecture model integrating the business processes, technical capabilities and to-be architectures.

• A less than 12 month RFP cycle – much more rapid than the industry average for

an ACAT II/MAC II system.

* Security clearance metrics represent the average time to process the 90% fastest    

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“The  Celerity  Team  continually  produced  and  executed  the  technical  vision  of  the  DISS  system  in  support  of  the  DoD  Reform  efforts  as  it  aligned  with  the  DNI  Strategic  Vision  for  the  National  Security.”  

– Chief, DISCO Planning Office