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(U//FOUO) E-Space: A Good Name for a Star Trek Movie?!?!?
FROM: Col.
, USAF
E-Space Program Manager (S1E)
Run Date: 03/10/2004
FROM: Col.
, USAF
E-Space Program Manager (S1E)
(U//FOUO) Ever hear of the Electromagnetic-Space (E-Space) program office? Many haven't. Yet
it is an important, ongoing initiative nestled in the Customer Relationships Directorate (S1)
whose purpose is to stand up an E-Space Analysis Center in support of electronic warfare (EW)
operators, planners, and developers. The program office took shape in August 2002, following
guidance from what is now the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD
(I)). It gained newfound prominence with the 30 October 2003 publication of SECDEF's
Information Operations Roadmap, which states that the E-Space Analysis Center should be
DoD's focal point for intelligence support to EW .
(U//FOUO) One of its primary goals is to provide integrated, full-spectrum views of an
adversary's electromagnetic space to enable the development of capabilities and operational
courses of action to support Information Operations (IO). A key aspect of this effort is to afford
ready access to integrated EW database information via JWICS and SIPRNET portals.
(U//FOUO) Steady progress has been made over the past year and a half, with prototype
development well underway and the selection of a prime development contractor, Booz-AllenHamilton, in September 2003. To stay connected with the end customer, the program office
recently concluded two days of meetings with EW community subject-matter experts. The
standing E-Space Integrated Product Team (IPT) met the first day to elicit user feedback on the
development system (Spiral 1A). Day two consisted of a hands-on demonstration and system
familiarization for designated beta test site representatives. Not all locations were able to
participate, but actual beta testing will entail sending a contractor support team to the sites
listed below in the March/April 2004 timeframe:
USSTRATCOM
USSOCOM
USPACOM
NASIC (National Air and Space Intelligence Center)
JWAC (Joint Warfare Analysis Center)
NAWC (Naval Air Warfare Center)
Air Force's 53rd EW Wing
Air Force's 453rd EW Squadron
(U//FOUO) The operational capability for Spiral 1B (certified and accredited) is set for late
September 2004, at which point all potential users will be able to access the E-Space portals.
This initial effort will allow single-sign-on access to roughly a dozen NSA and non-NSA EWrelated databases and an ability to query across multiple databases. Rollout of Spiral 2 is
anticipated in June 2005. Among other enhancements, Spiral 2 will include access to additional
databases, expanded query capabilities, data visualization tools, and integrated access to opensource reference data. In the meantime, the program office will continue to interact and
dialogue with EW users and producers to optimize in-formation exchange and ensure
development of a system that meets the intended purpose.
(U//FOUO) For more information on E-Space, visit our Webworld site or contact Col.
USAF, E-Space Program Manager, S1E,
,
or
Titan SETA Contractor,
E-Space Program Management Office (S1E)
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