Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07STATE228
2007-01-03 15:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
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UNCLAS STATE 000228
FROM THE CIO JAMES VAN DERHOFF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AINF AADP ACOA ASEC KRIM
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON SMART
REF: A)STATE 188033, B)STATE 86867, C)STATE 28721,
D)05 STATE 219156, E) 05 STATE 152885, F)05 STATE
13048
UNCLAS STATE 000228
FROM THE CIO JAMES VAN DERHOFF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AINF AADP ACOA ASEC KRIM
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON SMART
REF: A)STATE 188033, B)STATE 86867, C)STATE 28721,
D)05 STATE 219156, E) 05 STATE 152885, F)05 STATE
13048
1. Please provide wide dissemination of the
information in this telegram.
2. The SMART Program Office has completed the pilot
phase of Instant Messaging (IM) and will begin
worldwide deployment of IM on OpenNet and ClassNet in
mid-January.
3. The IM application, MS Communicator, was tested
with four user groups to ensure it satisfies
technical and usability requirements. The first two
pilots were conducted among IT professionals within
IRM. The third was conducted in Washington among
small non-technical user groups within 10 bureaus.
The fourth pilot, which ran from December 4 through
December 15, was conducted at ConGen Tijuana.
4. Among the 450 users in the four pilots, 100
responded to a usability survey. 66 per cent rated
the application as "moderately" or "very" useful. IM
will be available to all and we expect useful to
many.
5. The schedule for worldwide deployment of Instant
Messaging is:
January 2007 - Athens, Belgrade, Mexico City, EUR
Bureau (domestic)
February 2007 - WHA, AF, NEA, SA, EAP Bureaus
(domestic only)
Mar-Apr 2007 - All overseas posts
Feb-Apr 2007 - Functional Bureaus, Offices, and other
domestic sites
Deployment plans including information on
establishing SMART Advocacy Teams will be provided by
mid-January.
6. As reported earlier, all SMART applications will
be developed, tested, piloted, and deployed by 2009.
During 2007, the following applications will be
piloted at 12 to 15 posts. Pilot posts are being
identified and will be informed soon. The pilot
period is scheduled to run from August to November
2007. Besides Instant Messaging, pilots will receive
the full SMART suite, which includes:
--SMART Messaging: a custom application built on an
Outlook platform to consolidate e-mails, cables, and
memos. It will be integrated with a searchable
database consisting of a subset of SMART archival
documents subject to Role-Based Access Control
(RBAC).
--Groove: a secure peer-to-peer collaboration tool
for information sharing between State and other
government agencies, NGOs, and other governments.
--SharePoint: a web-based collaboration tool to be
used primarily for information sharing within the
Department of State and also for information sharing
between State and other government agencies, NGOs,
and other governments.
7. In a subsequent phase, connectivity between
OpenNet and ClassNet will be piloted, fail-over
redundancy will be provided, and full production
capability will be enabled.
8. During the worldwide deployment phase (September
2008 to September 2009),all applications will be
made available worldwide. The State Department's
legacy cable system will then be retired.
9. Department employees will continue to be actively
involved and informed. Focus groups, usability
studies, and pilots provide valuable input to system
designers and developers. Employees are invited to
look at the newly designed SMART website
(http://smart.state.gov),which is organized to
support general users, system administrators, and
advocates. Your feedback, which can be offered
through the website, is appreciated.
10. Minimize considered.
RICE
FROM THE CIO JAMES VAN DERHOFF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AINF AADP ACOA ASEC KRIM
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON SMART
REF: A)STATE 188033, B)STATE 86867, C)STATE 28721,
D)05 STATE 219156, E) 05 STATE 152885, F)05 STATE
13048
1. Please provide wide dissemination of the
information in this telegram.
2. The SMART Program Office has completed the pilot
phase of Instant Messaging (IM) and will begin
worldwide deployment of IM on OpenNet and ClassNet in
mid-January.
3. The IM application, MS Communicator, was tested
with four user groups to ensure it satisfies
technical and usability requirements. The first two
pilots were conducted among IT professionals within
IRM. The third was conducted in Washington among
small non-technical user groups within 10 bureaus.
The fourth pilot, which ran from December 4 through
December 15, was conducted at ConGen Tijuana.
4. Among the 450 users in the four pilots, 100
responded to a usability survey. 66 per cent rated
the application as "moderately" or "very" useful. IM
will be available to all and we expect useful to
many.
5. The schedule for worldwide deployment of Instant
Messaging is:
January 2007 - Athens, Belgrade, Mexico City, EUR
Bureau (domestic)
February 2007 - WHA, AF, NEA, SA, EAP Bureaus
(domestic only)
Mar-Apr 2007 - All overseas posts
Feb-Apr 2007 - Functional Bureaus, Offices, and other
domestic sites
Deployment plans including information on
establishing SMART Advocacy Teams will be provided by
mid-January.
6. As reported earlier, all SMART applications will
be developed, tested, piloted, and deployed by 2009.
During 2007, the following applications will be
piloted at 12 to 15 posts. Pilot posts are being
identified and will be informed soon. The pilot
period is scheduled to run from August to November
2007. Besides Instant Messaging, pilots will receive
the full SMART suite, which includes:
--SMART Messaging: a custom application built on an
Outlook platform to consolidate e-mails, cables, and
memos. It will be integrated with a searchable
database consisting of a subset of SMART archival
documents subject to Role-Based Access Control
(RBAC).
--Groove: a secure peer-to-peer collaboration tool
for information sharing between State and other
government agencies, NGOs, and other governments.
--SharePoint: a web-based collaboration tool to be
used primarily for information sharing within the
Department of State and also for information sharing
between State and other government agencies, NGOs,
and other governments.
7. In a subsequent phase, connectivity between
OpenNet and ClassNet will be piloted, fail-over
redundancy will be provided, and full production
capability will be enabled.
8. During the worldwide deployment phase (September
2008 to September 2009),all applications will be
made available worldwide. The State Department's
legacy cable system will then be retired.
9. Department employees will continue to be actively
involved and informed. Focus groups, usability
studies, and pilots provide valuable input to system
designers and developers. Employees are invited to
look at the newly designed SMART website
(http://smart.state.gov),which is organized to
support general users, system administrators, and
advocates. Your feedback, which can be offered
through the website, is appreciated.
10. Minimize considered.
RICE