Department of Defense
UFC 4-021-01
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 4-021-01 The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD 3007 and provides planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and applies to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities. IP-Based network-centric systems are now being implemented to augment the management of existing mass notification systems at DOD facilities.
NOTE: Section C-2.4.2 Targeted Recipients.
Hierarchical organizational structure (as would be imported from an LDAP or Active Directory)
• Organizational roles
• Specific distribution lists (e.g., hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response teams)
• Dynamic groups created through on-the-fly queries of the user directory
• Geographical locations (e.g., entire bases, zones within bases)
• IP addresses (required for targeting devices in specific physical locations)
Regarding: Geographical locations (e.g., entire bases, zones within bases)
Desktop Alert utilizes GIS technology with Microsoft Virtual Earth to adhere to the above requirement. As such, with Desktop Alert Geographical locations can be quickly identified using visually intuitive maps for precise and rapid notification to named areas of interest (NAI). An operator would not need to know the name of a zone or building in order to send out the alert. This eliminates human error and the potential catastrophic consequence of an alert being sent to the wrong set of IP addresses.
With Desktop Alert all IP-connected devices such as workstations and laptops, mobile devices, telephones, cell phones, RF radios, outdoor warning speakers and giant voice are unified into a single web-based management console for operation by administrators and moderators. Desktop Alert is fully compliant with the UFC recommendations for network-centric alerting systems.
DIACAP
DIACAP – The DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) is the United States Department of Defense (DoD) process to ensure that risk management is applied on information systems (IS). DIACAP defines a DoD-wide formal and standard set of activities, general tasks and a management structure process for the certification and accreditation (C&A) of a DoD IS that will maintain the information assurance (IA) posture throughout the system's life cycle.
In 2008 Desktop Alert had DIACAP certification sponsored by CENTCOM for usage in battle zone Tikrit IRAQ. Desktop Alert is currently the only approved IP-Based mass notification in IRAQ delivering alerts to computers.
AFI 10-2501
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 10-2501 This instruction implements Air Force Policy Document (AFPD) 10-2, Readiness; AFPD 10-25, Full-Spectrum Threat Response (to be renamed Emergency Management); AFPD 10-26, Counter-Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Operational Preparedness (to be renamed Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Operations); AFPD 10-8, Homeland Security; Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-1.8, Counter Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Operations; and portions of AFDD 2-4.1, Force Protection.
Desktop Alert compliant with AFI 10-2501 requirements for emergency notification and warning systems.
NFR
National Framework Response
NFR The National Response Framework presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies – from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. The Framework establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response.
Desktop Alert, a leading provider of network-centric emergency notification systems has the next generation mass communications software available now for the new National Response Framework.
NMCI Certification
Currently Underway: Desktop Alert is currently processing NMCI Certification for ongoing opportunities.
NMCI The NMCI Technical Certification attests to the testing and technical approval of the REASON software for installation and access via the global Navy Marine Corps Internet system.
Desktop Alert is a best-of-breed IP-Based alert technology which provides seamless integration with enterprise-class federated environments and shares communications and commands using standardized protocols such as XML and HTML.
