MDA's IT Priorities

The Missile Defense Agency's major information technology activities in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 "will be concentrated in IT services delivery and support, information assurance support, IT infrastructure recapitalization, and Defense business system migration efforts," according to the agency's FY-13 IT budget request.

Overall, MDA has the following activities planned for FY-12 and FY-13, according to the budget book:

* Implement a more advanced applications interface for mobile devices

* Plan, engineer and buildout IT for the Von Braun IV facility in Huntsville and the P609 Building in Dahlgren, Virginia

* Operate and maintain the classified and unclassified IT infrastructure for all MDA locations

* Field a unified communications collaboration capability that integrates voice, video and documents into a single environment

* Sustain hardware, software and maintenance licenses while focusing on consolidating procurements

* Continue to implement web-based applications to enhance MDA business processes and improve efficiency

* Sustain global classified and unclassified communications to support personnel at all MDA locations

* Operate and maintain general purpose conference rooms and auditoriums Video Teleconferencing (VTC) capabilities in order to minimize travel costs.

As for information assurance in particular, MDA has the following activities planned for FY-12/13:

* Actively monitor MDA test and administrative IT systems via the MDA Computer Emergency Response Center (CERT)

* Continue to test and certify all MDA systems in accordance with DoD Information Assurance policy and instructions

* Provide IA engineering and planning guidance for all MDA IT acquisition programs

* Continue implementation of classified Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

* Upgrade network equipment to comply with DoD Instruction 8500.2 and DoD Global Information Grid architecture plan.

For more coverage of DOD's FY-13 IT budget, check out this story from today's Inside the Pentagon:

DOD Seeks $37B For IT Spending With Goal Of IT 'Anywhere, Anytime'

. . . as well as this related story:

In IT Reform Effort, DOD Touts Acquisition Instruction Revision, Programs

. . . and stay tuned for more coverage in tomorrow's Inside the Air Force.