Introduction

The System of Systems Security Integration Initiate hereafter referred to as SOSSEC is an ARDEC program; which is dedicated to improving, by an order of magnitude, the nation’s ability to detect, intervene in, respond to and recover from any and all attacks on the Homeland. The SOSSEC approach is to facilitate a transformation of how we defend the Homeland: by addressing issues of national interest that have not been effectively solved by the Homeland Defense community. By applying ARDEC’s unique expertise and core competencies to this problem it is able to provide:

• Coordinated Force Protection(FP)/Homeland Defense (HD)/Homeland Security (HS) operations and effective resource sharing demand integration and interoperable, system of systems solutions that support agile, “sense and respond” security and defense capabilities cutting across organizational boundaries and spanning broad geographic areas. System-of-systems integration enables timely access to shared, sensitive information across all levels, maximizing capabilities to: recognize, protect against, prevent, respond to, and mitigate the effects of terrorist attacks; as well as to manage and coordinate remediation and recovery efforts. SOSSEC provides this essential element of integration: weaving together individual FP/HD/HS projects and solutions into a cooperative, inter-networked System of Systems.

• SOSSEC conducts research programs in certain critical areas that the community does not adequately address. The SOSSEC research program focuses on human factors, and the investigation of tactics, techniques and procedures that adapt technology to the needs of the military and responders in the field; in order to: reduce workloads, enable faster responses, enable more focused responses, simplify processes, and reduce maintenance costs. SOSSEC also provides a product “verification” / evaluation service that helps our military and first responders to select products that will meet their needs, and which helps vendors of products to improve the products they offer.

• SOSSEC investigates and identifies approaches to the systematic improvement of the processes used to field systems and capabilities. SOSSEC works with the acquisition community to improve the acquisition processes for Force Protection, Homeland Defense, and Homeland Security. It conducts studies and produces recommendations which are structured to address impediments in the acquisition policies and procedures that restrict rapid deployment of advanced solutions to Force Protection, Homeland Defense, and Homeland Security problems.

• SOSSEC provides an evaluation facility as well as experienced personnel to “evaluate technologies” and establish and develop tactics, techniques and procedures for new and improved FP/HD/HS technologies. The evaluation facility also allows local, state and federal agencies involved in homeland defense to conduct “hands-on” interagency exercises with the latest technologies.

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Background

In the past few years, a number of programs have started addressing Force protection/Homeland Defense/Homeland Security issues. Most have been Congressional mandates and started with a single focus in restricted regions of the country. The SOSSEC Program has identified many of these programs and enlisted the sponsors to become part of the SOSSEC comprehensive strategy.

The SOSSEC program strategy draws upon the unique technological, programmatic, and organization capabilities of the Department of Defense and its partners in Industry and Academia, working in close collaboration with military, national guard and civilian organizations at all levels to meet critical Force Protection/Homeland Defense challenges. The SOSSEC program strategy is centered around six (6) major elements:

A flexible, inherently evolutionary Enterprise Architecture, based on the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) and exploiting commercial standards and practices. This permits “loose” integration of individual capabilities, employing potentially diverse systems and technologies, while preserving essential information sharing and collaboration among diverse communities and across a full operational spectrum. The architecture mirrors and complements the Global Information Grid, and effectively integrates people, processes, information, and technology for maximum effect.
A program plan that achieves early critical mass of integrated capabilities. Spiral development of regional capabilities, punctuated by a series of demonstrations at key milestones, will establish momentum, facilitate and encourage continual expansion of the integration process, and provide a natural path for migration of pilot programs to full implementation.
An operational model that facilitates cooperation among “federated”, yet independent, developers and stakeholders responsible for the individual participating programs. These transformational partnerships will act as a catalyst to accelerate programs addressing Force Protection/Homeland Defense/Homeland Security.
A promotion and outreach campaign to ensure effective application of resources and the incorporation of additional SOSSEC program participants to ensure execution of FP/HD/HS goals and objectives.
Addressing issues of human performance that are not addressed by the industry or the responder community.
Independent product evaluation against rigorous user generated SOSSEC PROGRAM facilitated requirements.
Linking individual projects together within an effective integration framework expands the capacity to mitigate and quickly address terrorist attacks or other disasters having regional or inter-regional impact. Collaboration and cooperation is enabled horizontally, between geographically dispersed peer organizations and vertically, between local, state, regional, and federal/military organizations. Both horizontal and vertical dimensions are critical requirements needed to prepare for and respond to large-scale events. These essential capabilities are addressed in addition to the original individual project goals. The results are greater, more enduring impacts on security and preparedness, higher return on investment, and a clear path for establishment of fully-funded follow-on implementation and operations programs at local, state and federal levels.

Successful execution of the SOSSEC PROGRAM initiative delivers significant benefits to multiple stakeholders:

Military services gain enhanced warfighting and force protection capabilities through readily replicated security solutions.
HD/HS practitioners (e.g., emergency managers, first responders, planners, and follow-on support organizations) gain new levels of operational capabilities to anticipate, protect against, and respond to emergencies resulting from terrorist actions or natural or man-made disasters.
Dual Use: Military and civilian users receive an economic benefit by using state-of-the-art technology at significantly reduced costs.
Enhanced training and preparedness: The ongoing integration process, including conducting demonstrations and training readiness exercises, accelerates identification and adoption of best practices and best of breed technologies.
Industry and Academia benefit from broader exposure and operational application of their products, technologies, and concepts, deeper understanding of operational requirements, and an expanded network of partnerships and alliances to support business and research interests.
Government agencies and political leadership gain benefit from a greater return on investments made in participating programs. As critical mass is achieved, and the integrated regional SOSSEC PROGRAM expands, the transition of pilot/demonstration projects to major, programmed implementation is greatly facilitated.
Spiral development and demonstration provides the forum an opportunity to evaluate what works and assist in defining and establishing a firm set of requirements for system and product development.
Most importantly, the constituents of the served communities benefit from markedly higher security from hostile actions and/or man-made or natural disasters.
Establishes a firm “bottoms up” requirement set engaging Military/National Guard/First Responders.
ARDEC and Homeland Defense

The US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), headquartered at Picatinny, New Jersey, is the Department of the Army’s (DA) "Center of Lethality," a designation that reflects its importance as a developer, manager, and provider of more than 90 percent of the Army's conventional lethality and a substantial portion of other services’ lethality, thus having a considerable impact on joint war fighting, training and readiness. ARDEC’s work is part of the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition framework, and its’ life cycle services are delivered to customers through a team-based approach. Team membership is diverse, consisting of customer representatives, ARDEC employees, military program managers, defense industry partners, and academia. It is within this complex framework that ARDEC supports our customers with armaments research, development and engineering. During the development and refinement of this unique military mission, ARDEC has developed world class competencies that can and have been made available to the Homeland Defense and Homeland Security communities. These competencies include systems engineering; systems integration, a by-product of the engineering and integration accomplished on the Army’s most complex and capable weapon systems; non-lethal systems development; explosives; propellants; pyrotechnics; fire control and command and control; logistics and training. Each of these technologies is being used to enhance the products and services ARDEC is developing and applying to non traditional customers and markets related to support of the protection of our Homeland.

ARDEC explores and exploits innovative dual use technologies and was appointed by the Governor of NJ as a Homeland Defense Technology and Security Readiness Center. The Homeland Defense Technologies Center (HDTC) as the executor of the SOSSEC program and operating through a system of systems integration initiative approach, is coupled to ARDEC’s Strategic Plan for the exploitation of future technological capabilities to secure and defend the Homeland and meets many key objectives of OSD’s the Strategy for Force protection, Homeland Defense and Civil Support.

The mission of the Center is
“identify, develop, evaluate, certify, validate, and integrate comprehensive World-Class? Homeland Defense/ Security technologies and execute world class research to protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation.”
The Center is located within the US Army ARDEC where the numerous centers of excellence provide robust venues for the development and identification of military technologies that are directly applicable to meeting Force Protection (FP), Homeland Defense (HD) and Homeland Security (HS) challenges. Our center and the resident technical experts are exploring technologies that will enhance our force protection posture.
Some major current ARDEC thrusts include:

- to collect, analyze, develop, test, and maintain Homeland Defense (HLD) technologies in a system of system context and to become the US integrator of military/ Homeland Security (HLS) efforts for both customers. - to develop and execute this integration in a the Systems of Systems Integration (SOSSEC) program and partner with other government agencies, industry and academia, which enables the timely access to shared sensitive information across all levels on a regional, and ultimately national, scale that maximizes the combined capabilities to recognize, protect against, prevent, respond to, and mitigate the effects of terrorist attacks and to manage and coordinate remediation and recovery efforts capitalizing on “spin in” technologies and lessons learned. knowledge. - to establish unique HD capable yet DOD relevant testbeds [Emergency Operation Center (EOC), Target Behavioral Response Laboratory (TBRL), Evaluation and Technology Testbed (3500 Area) area, and technologies G2 (Rangesafe Technologies), Secure Wireless Connectivity, Biometrics, etc to demonstrate HLD and layered defense dual use technologies in real time joint military and civilian exercises. The ARDEC Program is an extension of existing facets of Picatinny’s people, programs and infrastructure and is poised to integrate novel competencies and technological advancements of ARDEC. To accomplish the mission and purposes outlined above, the ARDEC has dedicated itself to execution within a system of systems approach. Since each aspect of our program benefits from the results and experiences provided by this diverse portfolio of programs and capabilities, we believe the synergistic effects obtained from a systematic approach to development and execution is the most advantageous to the benefits to FP/HD/HS derived from this program. Our core research program also focuses on research areas not being addressed by industry or the HD/HS community as a whole. Many of these areas are not profitable enough for industry to invest but essential to the complete solution of the HD/HS problem set. In the sections that follow we will develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the full spectrum of related threats from natural disasters to threats against our homeland from all sources. The context will remain constant, that is, each aspect of the ARDEC program will take into account the combined relationships of each element of the program integrated into a comprehensive system solution.

ARDEC Program Summary

The ARDEC Force Protection/Homeland Defense System of Systems Program is managed and executed by a multi-organizational Integrated Product Team (IPT) comprises of comprised of personnel from ARDEC’s three major organizations, Enterprise Management, ASIC and AETC. A diagram of the program follows:



Active, Layered Defense Demonstrations
Layered Defense Demonstration 1
Layered Defense Demonstration 2
Future Layered Defense Demonstrations
Vision and Mission
SOSSEC PROGRAM Vision
SOSSEC PROGRAM Mission
SOSSEC PROGRAM Paradigm
Issue / Scope and Criticality of the Problem
Transformational Approach
The Need
The Structure
Mission Areas
Research
Technology Transition
System Engineering
System Acquisition
Consultation
Awareness
Evaluation and Training
Relationship of the Mission Areas
Strategic Partnerships
Active, Layered Defense Demonstrations
Layered Defense Demonstration 1
Layered Defense Demonstration 2
Future Layered Defense Demonstrations
Strategic Programs
Strategic Opportunity Funding
Draft Goals, Objectives and Action Plans
Goal: Establish a stable and sustainable SOSSEC program funding stream
Objectives:
Action Plans:
Goal: Establish the capabilities to research, develop, consult, test, demonstrate #*and deploy force protection, Homeland Defense, Homeland Security solutions
Objectives:
Action Plans:
Plan of Accomplishment
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