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(U//FOUO) SIGINT Directors to Collaborate Virtually
FROM:
Collaboration Project Manager
Run Date: 09/10/2003
(U//FOUO) The Five-Eyes SIGINT Directors will soon be using a
new tool to enhance their collaboration on subjects ranging from
current intelligence objectives to future collection planning. The
tool, InfoWorkSpace (IWS), is a virtual collaborative network
accepted by DOD and the Intelligence Community as the standard
collaboration tool suite of choice. IWS will enable the directors to
communicate from their desktops using VTC, text chat, audio
conferencing, whiteboards, and shared view.
(U//FOUO) IWS Already in Use Among Five-Party
Workforces
(S//SI) NSA'ers and their Second Party counterparts at the
working levels are collaborating hourly via IWS on a number of key
topics including: Operation Enduring Freedom, international
terrorism, real-time collection coordination, SIGINT Development,
and multi-intelligence tasking. Five Party community managers and
analysts are taking advantage of this capability to save time,
establish stronger ties, and provide maximum support to
customers worldwide. Because of the successful use of IWS by
these members of the SIGINT community, the Joint Executive for
SIGINT Interoperability (JESI) has agreed that IWS should be
deployed to the Five-Eyes SIGINT leadership.
(U) SIGINT Directors To Gain Access
(U//FOUO) The SIGINT directors will be given access to one of the
IWS servers managed by NSA, the VOTEDOOR server. They will
have all of the IWS collaborative tools available to them on their
desktops to conduct business at the strategic level, just as over
four thousand members of their respective workforces have used it
for operational purposes. Ultimately, the personal interaction
among the directors that is so vital to our national interests and
those of our partners will be increased; strategic oversight of
operational issues will be facilitated; matters that require
consensus may be resolved expeditiously; and challenges can be
discussed in a collegial setting.
(U//FOUO) How To Get an IWS Account for Yourself
(U//FOUO) You may not be a senior decision maker and your
reason for choosing virtual collaboration may not directly respond
to a crisis, but your collaboration efforts are vital to strengthening
the SIGINT partnership. If you want to save time and resources no
matter what your objectives are, IWS can be the answer. The cost
of participating in IWS collaboration is minimal (a little time and
effort), while the potential benefits are limitless. Interested
personnel can access the Collaboration Station web page for
information on training and accounts.
(U//FOUO) For more information, contact
at
SERIES:
(U//FOUO) Second Party
SIGINT Cooperation
1. SIGINT Directors Set
Strategic Direction
for 5-Eyes SIGINT
Enterprise
2. Communications
Security
Establishment (CSE)
- Our Good Neighbor
to the North
3. JESI: Don't Lose
That Number!
4. How SIGINT's Done
Down Under!
5. SIGINT Directors to
Collaborate Virtually
6. SID 's Antipodal
Colleagues
7. TICKETWINDOW:
Second Party
Collection Sharing
8. The Kiwi Connection
- Fellowship of the
Ring?
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