Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System DLIS Information

Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System DLIS – Information Brokers Defense Logistics Information Service Warren M Scott MEDALS Program Manager Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center (269) 961 -5509 74 Washington Ave N, Suite 7 DSN 661 -5509 Battle Creek, MI 49037 -3084 FAX (269) 961 -4715 www. dla. mil/dlis E-MAIL: warren. scott@dla. mil

The Defense Procurement Reform Act of 1984 & Public Law 98 -525 Mandated procedures for developing, to the maximum extent practical, a centralized system to identify the repository within the Department of Defense (Do. D) responsible for technical data relating to an item and the extent of data on file in the repository with respect to that item.

The OSD Directive In October of 1985 the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) was directed to establish, maintain, and operate the DOD central index/locator system called the Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System (MEDALS).

MEDALS CURRENT VIEW YOUR GLOBAL SOLUTION TO TECHNICAL DATA RESEARCH

MEDALS Snap Shot Ø 3400 plus recorded users encompassing DLA, the Service Agencies, DHS, Do. D, Contractors, and Civil Agencies Ø Over 47. 8 million engineering/technical assets indexed from 45 data repositories utilizing JEDMICS and various other PDMs Ø Averaging over 60, 000 queries per month at a 70% plus match rate Ø MEDALS annually supports over 600 K queries and offers over 61 million results Ø MEDALS supports On-Line queries, On. Line High Volume Inquires, Batch Inquiries, and a Web Services interface for XML transactions

Indexing A Family of Systems JEDMICS CENTRA ACMS DBASE ATIS CENTRA ACMS ATIS DBASE

ON LINE RESEARCH Web Based Repository Links In MEDALS Transports Users To The Front Door With Approved Repository Access Engineering/Technical Data Is Availabl To Be Researched Online

The Do. D's Centralized Indexing Authority Ø Directs the Customer to the Desired Repository Faster ØThe MEDALS program supports over 60, 000 queries per month Ø Saves the Repositories Time, Money, and Resources

WHAT THE MEDALS PROGRAM “IS” Ø A tool for the repositories in assisting users in locating digital images/technical data Ø Using MEDALS first alleviates the necessity of the repository to field queries regarding the availability of digital images/technical data Ø A way to reduce infrastructure within a repository: saving time, money, & resources Ø The MEDALS program is always available Ø Globally accessible Ø DLIS staffs a 24/7 customer support center Ø The MEDALS PMO available during business hours for customer support

WHAT THE MEDALS PROGRAM IS “NOT” Ø A repository of digital images Ø Digital images/ technical data are the sole responsibility of the repository Ø A pass through or portal to bypass access and security protocols for digital images/technical data maintained by a repository Ø The repository is responsible for the access and permissions to their digital images/technical data Ø The MEDALS program will not violate intellectual Property or Proprietary Data Ø The owner of the data indexed Ø The MEDALS program is a steward of the repositories indexed data

MEDALS & EIA-859 Ø Where does MEDALS fit with in DM and EIA-859 Ø Contemporary Data Management Model ØThe MEDALS program is a mechanism for first discovery ØThe MEDALS program is available as a tool for customers to verify location prior to repository access. It’s the first step in the process of determining if a repository is maintaining specific data

MEDALS & EIA-859 Ø Principle: Identify Data Products and Views so That Their Requirements and Attributes can be Controlled Ø “Data is of value to the enterprise when it can be located or accessed by users. Metadata, or data about data, is essential for data managers and others to identify, catalog, store, search for, locate, and retrieve data” ØMEDALS is the fundamental nature of this concept

EIA-859 Table 4 -1 Metadata Examples & MEDALS Tables Attribute Ø Author Ø Classification Ø Contract Identifier Ø Date Modified Ø Date Originated MEDALS Attributes Ø Repository Location Ø Repository Information Ø Security Code Ø Distribution statement Ø File Index Date Ø Document Size Ø Ø Ø Document Type Ø Ø Environmental Requirements Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Document Number Ø Document Owner Ø Ø Ø Ø File Format File Size File Type Enterprise Identifier Related Document ID Related Product ID Revision Identifier Document Number Document Size Number of Sheets Document Type Nuclear Hardness Critical Items/Processes (HCI) or (HCP) Yes/No field indicating distribution authorization to Foreign Nationals Level One SUBSAFE File Type CAGE Code Associated Weapons Systems Code Associated Part Numbers Associated NSN’s Revision Level Data Rights Code

MEDALS & INDUSTRY FUTURE

VISION STATEMENT “A collaborative effort to include industry deliverables to the US Government (USG) in the Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System (MEDALS) metadata suite, complete with pointers to portals where industry has stored their delivered data”. OFFERING INDUSTRY Leveraging Of The MEDALS Program As An Enterprise Wide Solution For A Centralized Indexing With A Global Reach

VISION STATEMENT RATIONALE Ø Industry does not have the equivalent to the MEDALS program, where these data assets would be indexed in one place. The result is that industry must redundantly develop a MEDALS-like series of systems, which may not be compatible or interoperable. Ø These systems can consume valuable resources and are not available to users across the same industry enterprise or globally, as are the MEDALS data products, in one indexing system and location. Ø Industry would leverage the MEDALS program and use it as a first discovery mechanism. This would be doing the USG and industry who are consumers of this data a great service by making the associated non-proprietary Metadata available in MEDALS.

MEDALS Companies Already Indexing With MEDALS Ø Bath Iron Works (SUPSHIP BATH) Ø A General Dynamics Company Ø Lead designer and builder of the ARLEIGH BURKE Class AEGIS guided missile destroyer Ø Ingalls Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP GULF COAST) Ø Subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation Ø Amphibious assault ships, cruisers, destroyers, submarine tenders, ammunition ships, as well as

ENTERPRISE SOLUTION

DATABASE STRUCTURE Data can be structured as Company Data “ALL” or by restricted subsets HARPOON F/A-18 ARROW BOEING DATA MART RAPTOR TOMAHAWK HARM RAYTHEON DATA MART PHALANX STINGER TELESAT AEGIS C-5 JAVELIN LOCKHEED DATA MART DLIS MILITARY ENGINEERING DATA ASSET LOCATOR SYSTEM Company Data will contain unique table identifie To ensure accurate scrutiny and segregation

Layered Access Is Controlled By Permissions of Industry Data By Company, Weapon System, Or Contract AEGIS User ID Is The Unique Identifier That Determines What Permissions They Have Access To USER ID LM 0001 ARROWHEAD JAVELIN C-5 GALAXY MEDALS USER ID LM 0002 F-35 JSF HELLFIRE II TELESAT Role Based Access Determines Access To What Data USER ID LM 0003

APPLYING FOR ACCESS STANDARD MISSILE DOD DATA AEGIS TOMAHAWK ARROWHEAD JAVELIN HARM MEDALS PHALANX STINGER EXCALIBUR Company Access Requests Forms Initiated At Company/Repository POC, Application Is Processed Via DLIS Access Control Then Passed To MEDALS Program Office For Validation And Access To Designated Systems. C-5 GALAXY F-35 JSF Application Sent To DLIS Access Control Request For Access Is Initiated HELLFIRE II TELESAT Industry can approve access to any users outside their company if deemed necessary.

ACCESS REQUIREMENT Each user is required to have a DOD recognized External Certificate of Authority (ECA) • Operational Research Consultants, Ins. (OCR) • Veri. Sign, Inc • Iden. Trust, Inc

HAVE A QUESTION OR NEED ASSISTANCE CONTACT Warren Scott (269) 961 -5509 or DSN 661 -5509 Jan Rupert (269) 961 -4647 or DSN 661 -4647 OR EMAIL US AT Warren. Scott@dla. mil Jan. Rupert@dla. mil