Virtual
Luncheon
Begins 1100 CDT
Connecting People, Ideas and Solutions Globally
Alamo AFCEA Chapter Virtual
Luncheon Program
18 August 2020
Alamo Chapter AGENDA
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Admin
Program Start
Updates
Sponsors
Guest Speaker
Closing Comments
Alamo Chapter Opening Comments
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Alamo Chapter OPENING COMMENTS
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• Rick Lipsey, President
• Rob Licciardi, VP Programs
Alamo AFCEA Gives Back During COVID-19
Wounded Warriors and Military Families• Soldiers Angels Mobile Food Distribution Program
• Reaching low-income veterans
• Wish for Our Heroes
• Food and supplies for WWII, Korean, Vietnam vets
• Warriors Heart Sober Living Program
• Supporting socially isolated post-rehab vets
Volunteers Giving Back >$295,000 in 2020
• San Antonio ISD Foundation
• Wi-Fi to bridge the digital divide for at-home students
• Doubled Teaching Tools Grants for 2020
• Supporting STEM teachers affected by the pandemic
Alamo AFCEA Education Foundation
AFCEA is a Connecting Organization
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Chapter Perspective• The community’s safety and health is our number one priority
• We’re providing education/engagement activities via virtual events
• Bringing you the relevant, up-to-date information that
professionals expect from their professional association
• During the pandemic, chapter online events are free and open to all
• Check out our calendar at www.AlamoAFCEA.org/Events
Questions? Ideas?
Reach us at [email protected]
• Find more free webinars at https://www.afcea.org/content/webinarsonline-events
Alamo Chapter UPCOMING EVENTS
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August 17-20, 2020~11 am – 2 pm daily
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defense-academy-tickets-105201203632
Alamo Young AFCEANs
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Upcoming Events:
• September 25, 2020 – (virtual) Tech on Tap
• October 15, 2020 – (virtual) Mentor Protégé Night
Encourage aspiring young people in your sphere of influence to attend, learn, and network!
• Check out our calendar at www.AlamoAFCEA.org/Events
Alamo Chapter UPCOMING EVENTS
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Alamo Chapter CORPORATE SPONSORS
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Thank you
Chapter Sponsors!
Alamo Chapter PARTNERS
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Alamo Chapter CONTRIBUTORS
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Alamo Chapter FRIENDS
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Alamo Chapter LEAD SPONSOR
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Today’s Virtual
Luncheon is
sponsored by:
Alamo Chapter LevelUP Code Works
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LevelUPCode Works
Register at www.AlamoAFCEA.org
Lt Col John A. Priestly III- PM and Materiel Leader, Unified Platform Program- Director, LevelUP Code Works- San Antonio, TX
Lt Col John PriestlyMateriel Leader
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A F C E A V i r t u a l
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Question: What do these companies have in common?
Answer: Innovation . . . Enabled by the ability to deliver software on demand
• Amazon engineers deploy code every 11.7 seconds, on average—reducing both the number and duration of outages at the same time.
• Netflix engineers deploy code thousands of times per day.
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Question: How has the DoD excelled in the software realm?
Answer: Conducting studies on how to improve software acquisition & practices – 15 Major studies since 1982
Software is Never Done; Refactoring the Software Code for Competitive Advantage
Defense Innovation Board
May 2019
Time Metric Typical DoD Values
Program launch to deployment of simplest useful functionality 3 – 5 years
Field high priority function 1 – 5 years
Fix newly found security hole 1 - -18 months
From code committed to code in use 1 – 18 months
Full regression test (automated) 2 years
Cybersecurity audit/penetration testing 2 years
Competitive Disadvantage – DoD Cycle Time Measured in Years
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Welcome to LevelUP – one of the burgeoning Air Force software houses breaking the mold on software development in DoD
Note: Pictures taken before COVID restrictions
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Innovation and speed are critical – achieved through a three pronged strategy:
Use agile acquisition & close collaboration with our warfighters to rapidly deliver capabilities.
Adopt the latest DevSecOps commercial technology to develop, secure, deploy, and operate applications.
Embrace the culture of a startup – innovation & collaboration reign and bureaucracy is avoided.
Our Strategy
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Our Products
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Unified Platform
“The primary purpose of UP is to integrate disparate cyber capabilities, systems, infrastructure, and data analytics, allowing the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) to conduct integrated cyber processing, analysis, exploitation, and dissemination supporting full spectrum cyber operations.”
- DoD Directive 5101.21E(4 June 2020)
"a comprehensive suite of cyber tools; a 'Unified Platform' for integrating and analyzing data from both offensive and defensive operations with intelligence and partners (including the private sector)"
- General Nakasone (Remarks to Senate Committee
On Armed Services - 14 February 2019)
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Platform OneImplements DoD Enterprise DevSecOps (DSOP) Initiative to provide “Software Factory” automated tools, services, and standards for program offices enabling rapid development and delivery of software capabilities.
• Transforms development/delivery of software
• Greatly increases speed of delivery to warfighter to match technology growth and threat
• Decreases cost for weapon system program offices allowing them to focus on warfighter capes
• Security baked into SW development and integration activity leveraging zero trust principles to achieve C-ATO
Do not pay for the factory every time you need a car!
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Science & Technology
Other Agencies
Software Factories
DoD-wide
Enterprise
Services
Ventures &
Non-Traditional
Start-ups
43 PMOs & PEOs Across Services
AF VenturesDefense
Industrial
Base
Multiple Innovation Hubs – One Platform
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Agile Acquisition
• UP initiated as a Middle Tier Acquisition Rapid Prototyping
• 3 month planning increments . . . continuous delivery
• Strong collaboration with USCYBERCOM and Service cyber components
• Considering the new DoD Software Acquisition Pathway
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LevelUP Culture
Embracing new ideas and technology to better equip the warfighter
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Lessons Learned
• Relationships are critical
• Developing a CI/CD pipeline capability is not trivial
• Talent is hard to find and retain
• Off-base software environment paying dividends
• Rigid adherence to any agile model does not work – tailoring necessary
• Must always be on guard for acquisition old-think, which challenges agile processes
• Open source code works and saves time/resources
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Way Ahead
• Looking forward to continued interaction
• Industry Days
• Alamo ACE in Nov 2020
• Additional information available
• www.software.mil
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Alamo Chapter CLOSING COMMENTS
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• Next Luncheon, 15 September 2020
– Brig Gen Brad Pyburn, 16 AF DCOM
• Tech On Tap (virtual) – September 25, 2020
• Mentor Protégé Night (virtual) – October 15, 2020
• Alamo ACE, 16-19 November 2020
Alamo Chapter CLOSING COMMENTS
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Thank you for attending – have a great week!