This Phase I SBIR Proposal will assess the feasibility of building a fully functional prototype for rapid legacy system integration, Information Assurance at the gateway, and cost effective implementation and maintenance. As a potential use case to study secure legacy application integration with NCES, we would consider the Global Command & Control System (GCCS-M) and NCES with legacy NMCI applications. As an option for $25,000 and three months, work will be undertaken to define an operational transition plan and security accreditation requirements. The base proposal is to expend $65,000 for a six month effort with an option for an additional $25,000 in funding over an additional three months.
Benefit: It is proposed that this Phase I SBIR Proposal be funded to address the feasibility of implementing a generic edge engine for implementing inter-system connections, providing a means of enforcing the boundary policies that apply to the connection, and translating information assurance requirements appropriately. If successful, this project could easily be transitioned into a Phase II demonstration that would greatly reduce costs and delays in implementing system connections, provide an accreditable solution, improve adherence to standards across the Department of Defense and allow NCES to effectively deliver services all the way to the edge (and potentially integrate GCCS-M and NCES with legacy NMCI applications).
Keywords: NCES Services Oriented transactions, NCES Services Oriented transactions, GCCS-M, Navy C2 Systems, Secure Legacy Application Integration, Warfare Modeling & Simulation Systems, ISR, CryptoMod and HAIPE Enhancement, Enhanced Secure Object Messaging
