MULTINATIONAL INFORMATION SHARING (MNIS)
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MISSION
Manage current multinational information sharing efforts. Provide the standard MNIS services and applications for the future Global Information Grid enterprise information environment. Facilitate information sharing among DoD components and eligible foreign nations in support of planning and execution of military operations.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Consolidate and sustain current multinational information sharing systems
- Standardize products and services solution sets
- Provide product improvements to meet essential required capabilities
- Provide enhancements to meet emerging warfighter requirements
MNIS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO)
CENTRIXS supports intelligence and classified operations information exchange and sharing up to SECRET Releasable (REL). CENTRIXS is federated among global and command enterprise environments. The global environment is managed by DISA to serve and interconnect command enterprise elements. The command enterprises consist of servers, applications, and encryption systems that form essentially autonomous service environments interconnecting command enclaves through existing regional communications networks for bilateral or multilateral access among cooperating nations and international organizations.
Griffin provides information sharing between participating nations for planning, implementing and executing multinational planning and operations. Information sharing capabilities requested by the Multinational Interoperability Council Principals through the Combined Communications-Electronics Board, are provided between national SECRET level C2 systems of the participating nations. Services are provided by DISA at regionally located facilities. Current services include email with attachments, sharing (bi-directional) Common Operational Picture (COP), national reachback for liaison officers, directory service. Plans include web services, chat services and exchange of military messages.
CFBLNet provides a year-round network for R&D at a Combined Secret Releasable accreditation level. It supports development of coalition interoperability, doctrine, procedures, and protocols that can be transitioned to operational coalition networks in future contingencies.