News and Press
NEWS 2009
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Kajal Doshi and LT Christopher Tantillo at Exhibit Booth 1518
IDEAMATICS participated in the 2009 Coast Guard Innovation Expo at Virginia Beach, VA, 17th-19th, demonstrating the Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool. Created and supported by IDEAMATICS, the MRTT was highly praised in an article in "The Officer". Read the article here. |
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The U.S. Coast Guard's Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT) has been selected as a Government Security News (GSN) 2009 Homeland Security Award winner!
The award for Most Significant Information-Sharing Program was presented October 28, 2009 at the Honors Reception and Dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The ballroom was packed with officials from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as the CEOs and other executives of prominent companies in the IT Security and Physical Security fields. Summary of the Award Text: The Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT) is recognized for the end-to-end improvements it has facilitated in the Coast Guard's emergency and disaster personnel surge response communications and operations. MRTT is a web based tool that accesses the Coast Guard's electronic data warehouse (EDW) to search out the proper personnel resources needed for the operation. As a web based system, with proper authorization, personnel can utilize the system whether they are at the office, home, or TDY, thereby reducing a unit's response time. The system is also password protected so that unauthorized personnel cannot access MRTT or its host data bases. Requestors (those at the affected units, i.e. Sectors, etc.) enter the requirements (could be individual augmentation, full or partial Contingency Personnel Requirements List - CPRL), forwards the request to an approver, who then forwards it to the appropriate ISC (pre-modernization), where an electronic search for the appropriate personnel takes place. What took, in some cases, hours to research, now takes minutes. Once a match is made, the appropriate steps are taken to issue orders and the individual is ordered to the appropriate site. MRTT is capable of ordering active duty, reserve component, civilians, chaplains, and contractors to duty under this system, and with the proper authorization. Once the surge operation is completed, MRTT is instrumental in demobilizing reserve personnel and sending active duty, civilians, and contractors back to their home units with minimal delay and an assurance that all of the necessary administrative work that is required is completed. |
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The U.S. Coast Guard's Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT) has been selected as a Government Security News (GSN) 2009 Homeland Security Award winner!
The award for Most Significant Information-Sharing Program was presented October 28, 2009 at the Honors Reception and Dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The ballroom was packed with officials from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as the CEOs and other executives of prominent companies in the IT Security and Physical Security fields. Summary of the Award Text: The Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT) is recognized for the end-to-end improvements it has facilitated in the Coast Guard's emergency and disaster personnel surge response communications and operations. MRTT is a web based tool that accesses the Coast Guard's electronic data warehouse (EDW) to search out the proper personnel resources needed for the operation. As a web based system, with proper authorization, personnel can utilize the system whether they are at the office, home, or TDY, thereby reducing a unit's response time. The system is also password protected so that unauthorized personnel cannot access MRTT or its host data bases. Requestors (those at the affected units, i.e. Sectors, etc.) enter the requirements (could be individual augmentation, full or partial Contingency Personnel Requirements List - CPRL), forwards the request to an approver, who then forwards it to the appropriate ISC (pre-modernization), where an electronic search for the appropriate personnel takes place. What took, in some cases, hours to research, now takes minutes. Once a match is made, the appropriate steps are taken to issue orders and the individual is ordered to the appropriate site. MRTT is capable of ordering active duty, reserve component, civilians, chaplains, and contractors to duty under this system, and with the proper authorization. Once the surge operation is completed, MRTT is instrumental in demobilizing reserve personnel and sending active duty, civilians, and contractors back to their home units with minimal delay and an assurance that all of the necessary administrative work that is required is completed. |
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IDEAMATICS chosen by FAA for five year FAA Master Ordering Agreement (MOA) under the new Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST) program. Read more about the MOA and eFast here.
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Mike Schwartz Recognized for Outstanding Service
President and CEO of Ideamatics, Dr. David Danner, presented Mike Schwartz, Vice President, with an Outstanding Service Award. The award recognizes Mr. Schwartz for over a decade of dedicated service at Ideamatics. |
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IDEAMATICS Team Wins Navy Recognition
The Navy-Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System Project Team was selected as a 2009 Department of the Navy (DON) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Information Management/Information Technology Excellence Award winner for their contributions toward transforming the Navy and Marine Corps through information technology. Dr. David Danner, IDEAMATICS, Jaime Wiley, Microsoft Corp., and LCDR Selina Burford, NPC, received the award from Robert Carey, DON CIO, on behalf of the team at a ceremony held in San Diego. --- Positive Information Network (PIN): The Newsletter for BUPERS Millington/NPC Employees (Issue 8) The award was presented in front of hundreds of Navy, other military, and other government agency and contractor attendees at the Navy Honors Reception and Dinner on Wednesday, 11 February 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center. The program was part of the AFCEA/USNI WEST Conference. Summary of the Award Text: The Navy-Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (NMCMPS) Team is recognized for its rapid design, development and implementation of the core system for what has become the US Navy's authoritative Web-based Individual Augmentation tracking system in support of the Global War on Terror. The Development Team, comprised of representatives from several key Navy organizations and small business application software firms, used commercial development tools to create a web-enabled personnel requirements and fulfillment system which operates across Department of Defense secure and non-secure environments using role based permissions to allow use by commands throughout the world. |
NEWS 2008
"Modernizing the Force" article praises the MRTT:
Coast Guard Reserve transitions to a new operational model while carrying out its mission. This is an exciting time for the Coast Guard Reserve Force. As part of a proposed modernization effort within the Coast Guard, we are seizing the opportunity to update our Reserve support organizational structure. Modernizing our Reserve Force begins with implementing the Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS), a system that is designed to provide the best support and ensure the maximum readiness of all Reservists. It's all about placing the right people in the right position to do the right work. It involves placing trained full-time support personnel at the mission execution point of our organization; for the Coast Guard, that is at our sectors, the Deployable Operations Group (DOG), and district offices where our Reservists perform key training and readiness activities. This effort is sometimes referred to as "Integration 2.0" as we make adjustments based on lessons learned since 1995.
To properly staff RFRS, we must re-position many of our full-time support (FTS) billets. Over the past six months we have made significant progress in this effort. In June the commandant approved the RFRS model for the future management of our Reserve Force, and we are currently in the middle of a large-scale effort to re-position the FTS billets that will support RFRS. Additionally, we have proposed to grow our Reserve Force with two new port security units (PSUs) to be requested through the budget process, along with the FTS to support them; and in the future, we are planning to add up to 200 new billets in the field to support our operational commanders. These efforts will ensure that our Reserve Force is properly sized and ready to respond to all threats and all hazards facing our nation.
From an operational standpoint, our Reserve Force is actively engaged in expeditionary and domestic missions in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Our PSUs have deployed to a number of locations in support of these missions, and other mobilized Reservists are assisting with military outload missions and maritime safety and security deployments. Domestically, many of our Reservists were recently activated to support response-and-recovery efforts due to Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike.
We continue to work closely with the Navy and Marine Corps in many of our maritime mission areas. At our Special Missions Training Center at Camp Lejeune, N. C, we train side by side on our small boats with both Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The Coast Guard has just announced that it will provide an opportunity for Coast Guard personnel to train with and become qualified as Navy SEALs. The Coast Guard has been a maritime service for more than 218 years, and our interaction and joint efforts with the Navy and Marine Corps have never been greater than they are today as we respond to the many maritime threats that face our nation.
During this past year, the Coast Guard continued to deploy Reservists to Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Since 2002, the Coast Guard has provided support for numerous roles within the JTF whose mission is to provide for the safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. Coast Guard assets, including PSUs, marine safety and security teams, and other elements, have supported primarily waterside anti-terrorism and force protection security at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Coast Guard currently has 75 Reserve personnel serving in this capacity, with personnel rotations occurring approximately every six to nine months.
For the Coast Guard, operating in a joint arena often includes working with multiple federal and state agencies in response to natural disasters. Earlier this year, when water levels were rising in several Midwestern states, the Coast Guard deployed 18 Disaster Area Response Teams as part of a response coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Each team consisted of three flat-bottom boats and seven Coast Guard crews. These crews of Active and Reserve personnel were part of an effort that included the Army Corps of Engineers, General Services Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, Small Business Association, National Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, and Department of Labor.
Similarly, the Coast Guard Reserve responded to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike by deploying more than 4,000 man-days of support under the Coast Guard's unique Title 14 authority. What made these deployments different was the employment of the newly developed Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT), a web-based solution for tracking and reporting the mobilization and demobilization process for all Coast Guard members. MRTT was modeled after the Navy-Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System, customized for the Coast Guard. Starting Oct. 1, MRTT was also able to track dwell time.
A highlight for the Coast Guard Reserve in 2008 was the advancement of Reserve education. During October, we finalized the acceptance of 120 new distance-learning courses eligible for Reserve Retirement Points. The Coast Guard is an integral part of the national response framework and routinely interacts with other agencies on a daily basis. To bolster the interagency response capability, the Coast Guard has evaluated and approved distance-learning courses offered through National Defense University, Defense Acquisition University, and FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. These courses meet the spirit of the Reserve Policy Statement and assist members in obtaining the technical skills and leadership necessary to support joint and interagency responses during mobilization. Each year, my staff will promulgate a list of approved courses.
Last but not least is the Tricare Reserve Select (TRS) incorporation into the Selected Reserve benefit package and the development of a new physical screening process. As of the September 2008 TRS enrollment report, the Coast Guard Reserve had 540 total plans in effect (253 are member-only; 287 are family plans) for a total of 1,256 "covered lives." This benefit in today's economic environment is vital to ensuring health coverage and helping protect our drilling Reservists from financial crisis. Additionally, the new Periodic Health Assessment is currently being piloted at five Coast Guard clinics. It is an annual physical screening exam that will replace the previous quinquennial (every five years) and triennial (every three years for personnel over age 50) exams. For Reservists, the Reserve Health Readiness Program contract will be used. It is nearly ready for pilot testing with the Coast Guard; full implementation for the Reserve community is slated for January. Further information can be obtained from Coast Guard message ALCOAST 355/08, 251842ZJUL08.
A year in review would not be complete without mention of the operational excellence within our integrated work force. In the mid-1990s, the Coast Guard opted for Reserve augmentation of the Active Duty work force (on-the-job training) as a means to leverage manpower while keeping the Reserve Force current in training and qualifications. This year was highlighted by Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, FIa., earning the ROA Bud Sparks Total Force Award. Sector St. Petersburg's high level of readiness, efficiency, and effective integration is directly attributed to its totally integrated work force, where both the sector and the Coast Guard benefit. The sector's ability to achieve superior integration levels, using a combination of innovative and time-tested leadership methods, epitomized the definition of Team Coast Guard. During this period, Sector St. Petersburg realized a 400 percent increase (from Fiscal ifear 2006) in safety and security evolutions, a grade of 100 percent on the Reserve section of the Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic compliance inspection, and fully incorporated inspections and investigations teams, boat crews, and Vessel Boarding and Safety Teams. Sector St. Petersburg personnel have collectively demonstrated the spirit of the Sparks award: measurably improving readiness and emphasizing integration.
The Coast Guard is a total force organization, and our Reserve Component is critical to the service's ability to meet all the requirements in today's post-9/11 world. Our Reserve Force is ready for the challenge and lives by our motto Semper Paratus every day.
--- May, D. R., The Officer, "Modernizing the Force", Dec 2008
Coast Guard Reserve transitions to a new operational model while carrying out its mission. This is an exciting time for the Coast Guard Reserve Force. As part of a proposed modernization effort within the Coast Guard, we are seizing the opportunity to update our Reserve support organizational structure. Modernizing our Reserve Force begins with implementing the Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS), a system that is designed to provide the best support and ensure the maximum readiness of all Reservists. It's all about placing the right people in the right position to do the right work. It involves placing trained full-time support personnel at the mission execution point of our organization; for the Coast Guard, that is at our sectors, the Deployable Operations Group (DOG), and district offices where our Reservists perform key training and readiness activities. This effort is sometimes referred to as "Integration 2.0" as we make adjustments based on lessons learned since 1995.
To properly staff RFRS, we must re-position many of our full-time support (FTS) billets. Over the past six months we have made significant progress in this effort. In June the commandant approved the RFRS model for the future management of our Reserve Force, and we are currently in the middle of a large-scale effort to re-position the FTS billets that will support RFRS. Additionally, we have proposed to grow our Reserve Force with two new port security units (PSUs) to be requested through the budget process, along with the FTS to support them; and in the future, we are planning to add up to 200 new billets in the field to support our operational commanders. These efforts will ensure that our Reserve Force is properly sized and ready to respond to all threats and all hazards facing our nation.
From an operational standpoint, our Reserve Force is actively engaged in expeditionary and domestic missions in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Our PSUs have deployed to a number of locations in support of these missions, and other mobilized Reservists are assisting with military outload missions and maritime safety and security deployments. Domestically, many of our Reservists were recently activated to support response-and-recovery efforts due to Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike.
We continue to work closely with the Navy and Marine Corps in many of our maritime mission areas. At our Special Missions Training Center at Camp Lejeune, N. C, we train side by side on our small boats with both Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The Coast Guard has just announced that it will provide an opportunity for Coast Guard personnel to train with and become qualified as Navy SEALs. The Coast Guard has been a maritime service for more than 218 years, and our interaction and joint efforts with the Navy and Marine Corps have never been greater than they are today as we respond to the many maritime threats that face our nation.
During this past year, the Coast Guard continued to deploy Reservists to Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Since 2002, the Coast Guard has provided support for numerous roles within the JTF whose mission is to provide for the safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. Coast Guard assets, including PSUs, marine safety and security teams, and other elements, have supported primarily waterside anti-terrorism and force protection security at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Coast Guard currently has 75 Reserve personnel serving in this capacity, with personnel rotations occurring approximately every six to nine months.
For the Coast Guard, operating in a joint arena often includes working with multiple federal and state agencies in response to natural disasters. Earlier this year, when water levels were rising in several Midwestern states, the Coast Guard deployed 18 Disaster Area Response Teams as part of a response coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Each team consisted of three flat-bottom boats and seven Coast Guard crews. These crews of Active and Reserve personnel were part of an effort that included the Army Corps of Engineers, General Services Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, Small Business Association, National Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, and Department of Labor.
Similarly, the Coast Guard Reserve responded to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike by deploying more than 4,000 man-days of support under the Coast Guard's unique Title 14 authority. What made these deployments different was the employment of the newly developed Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRTT), a web-based solution for tracking and reporting the mobilization and demobilization process for all Coast Guard members. MRTT was modeled after the Navy-Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System, customized for the Coast Guard. Starting Oct. 1, MRTT was also able to track dwell time.
A highlight for the Coast Guard Reserve in 2008 was the advancement of Reserve education. During October, we finalized the acceptance of 120 new distance-learning courses eligible for Reserve Retirement Points. The Coast Guard is an integral part of the national response framework and routinely interacts with other agencies on a daily basis. To bolster the interagency response capability, the Coast Guard has evaluated and approved distance-learning courses offered through National Defense University, Defense Acquisition University, and FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. These courses meet the spirit of the Reserve Policy Statement and assist members in obtaining the technical skills and leadership necessary to support joint and interagency responses during mobilization. Each year, my staff will promulgate a list of approved courses.
Last but not least is the Tricare Reserve Select (TRS) incorporation into the Selected Reserve benefit package and the development of a new physical screening process. As of the September 2008 TRS enrollment report, the Coast Guard Reserve had 540 total plans in effect (253 are member-only; 287 are family plans) for a total of 1,256 "covered lives." This benefit in today's economic environment is vital to ensuring health coverage and helping protect our drilling Reservists from financial crisis. Additionally, the new Periodic Health Assessment is currently being piloted at five Coast Guard clinics. It is an annual physical screening exam that will replace the previous quinquennial (every five years) and triennial (every three years for personnel over age 50) exams. For Reservists, the Reserve Health Readiness Program contract will be used. It is nearly ready for pilot testing with the Coast Guard; full implementation for the Reserve community is slated for January. Further information can be obtained from Coast Guard message ALCOAST 355/08, 251842ZJUL08.
A year in review would not be complete without mention of the operational excellence within our integrated work force. In the mid-1990s, the Coast Guard opted for Reserve augmentation of the Active Duty work force (on-the-job training) as a means to leverage manpower while keeping the Reserve Force current in training and qualifications. This year was highlighted by Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, FIa., earning the ROA Bud Sparks Total Force Award. Sector St. Petersburg's high level of readiness, efficiency, and effective integration is directly attributed to its totally integrated work force, where both the sector and the Coast Guard benefit. The sector's ability to achieve superior integration levels, using a combination of innovative and time-tested leadership methods, epitomized the definition of Team Coast Guard. During this period, Sector St. Petersburg realized a 400 percent increase (from Fiscal ifear 2006) in safety and security evolutions, a grade of 100 percent on the Reserve section of the Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic compliance inspection, and fully incorporated inspections and investigations teams, boat crews, and Vessel Boarding and Safety Teams. Sector St. Petersburg personnel have collectively demonstrated the spirit of the Sparks award: measurably improving readiness and emphasizing integration.
The Coast Guard is a total force organization, and our Reserve Component is critical to the service's ability to meet all the requirements in today's post-9/11 world. Our Reserve Force is ready for the challenge and lives by our motto Semper Paratus every day.
--- May, D. R., The Officer, "Modernizing the Force", Dec 2008
DECEMBER 2008 (NMCMPS)
The Navy and Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (NMCMPS) total development team, including NAVY program managers, key Navy Command and staff organizations, system users and contractors led by IDEAMATICS, recently completed its fourth quarter 2008 workshop. Used world-wide, NMCMPS was designed from day one to be able to meet the vast user base's emerging requirements without major modifications to the core software. This design philosophy is known as spiral development. The preplanned workshops, integral to the IDEAMATICS development methodology are a technique for reviewing the current NMCMPS status, identifying the emerging issues and requirements, as well as establishing the Navy's priorities for the next development cycle. Potential requirements are also proposed for future development and testing cycles. In the near future, NMCMPS will provide users with expanded performance metrics, more powerful system wide reporting tools, and the capability for select Navy organizations to use ID card bar code readers for direct input into the system.
The Navy and Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (NMCMPS) total development team, including NAVY program managers, key Navy Command and staff organizations, system users and contractors led by IDEAMATICS, recently completed its fourth quarter 2008 workshop. Used world-wide, NMCMPS was designed from day one to be able to meet the vast user base's emerging requirements without major modifications to the core software. This design philosophy is known as spiral development. The preplanned workshops, integral to the IDEAMATICS development methodology are a technique for reviewing the current NMCMPS status, identifying the emerging issues and requirements, as well as establishing the Navy's priorities for the next development cycle. Potential requirements are also proposed for future development and testing cycles. In the near future, NMCMPS will provide users with expanded performance metrics, more powerful system wide reporting tools, and the capability for select Navy organizations to use ID card bar code readers for direct input into the system.
NOVEMBER 2008
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) conducted a workshop for its new, soon to launch, Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager (JCRM) system. While there was broad based military attendance representing each of the Armed Services and major Combatant Commands (COCOMS), the Navy and Marine Corps Mobilization Processing program manager was one of only two non-USJFCOM systems representatives requested to attend. The IDEAMATICS representative was the only non-JCRM contractor in attendance. The JCRM development team is very interested in coordinating with the IDEAMATICS led NMCMPS team in the areas of inter-Service web services, requirements management metrics, reporting tools and integrated SIPRnet and NIPRnet processing.
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) conducted a workshop for its new, soon to launch, Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager (JCRM) system. While there was broad based military attendance representing each of the Armed Services and major Combatant Commands (COCOMS), the Navy and Marine Corps Mobilization Processing program manager was one of only two non-USJFCOM systems representatives requested to attend. The IDEAMATICS representative was the only non-JCRM contractor in attendance. The JCRM development team is very interested in coordinating with the IDEAMATICS led NMCMPS team in the areas of inter-Service web services, requirements management metrics, reporting tools and integrated SIPRnet and NIPRnet processing.
JULY 2008
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)went live with its new disaster response management system on June 1, 2008 and 91 days later, was successfully used the system to preposition resources and speed the appropriate response team responding to the devastation created by Hurricane IKE. The Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRRT), a system developed by a team led by IDEAMATICS, Inc., performed flawlessly. When new requirements arose during the response to IKE, the IDEAMATICS team was available 24 hours a day to create and integrate the solutions into the system. MRTT also provided managers on the ground and at Coast Guard Headquarters with up-to-date metrics and tabular and graphical reports that were never before possible.
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)went live with its new disaster response management system on June 1, 2008 and 91 days later, was successfully used the system to preposition resources and speed the appropriate response team responding to the devastation created by Hurricane IKE. The Mobilization Readiness Tracking Tool (MRRT), a system developed by a team led by IDEAMATICS, Inc., performed flawlessly. When new requirements arose during the response to IKE, the IDEAMATICS team was available 24 hours a day to create and integrate the solutions into the system. MRTT also provided managers on the ground and at Coast Guard Headquarters with up-to-date metrics and tabular and graphical reports that were never before possible.
NEWS 2007
SEPTEMBER 2007
Under the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) study and concept contract for a Joint Mobilization Processing System (JMPS), IDEAMATICS recently delivered its final report on the identification of all of the U.S. Armed Services authoritative data systems for personnel and readiness data and the barriers to acquiring the approved access to the USJFCOM desired data sets in those systems. Successful completion of the contract also required the design, development and delivery of a working prototype web-based system that could access the desired data without modification of the existing Service systems. Despite the lack of access to the Services' authoritative data systems, IDEAMATICS met the contract objectives by delivering a working prototype of a web-based system that demonstrated the use of web services to access each of the Service systems and data sets. The entire project was delivered on time and on budget.
Under the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) study and concept contract for a Joint Mobilization Processing System (JMPS), IDEAMATICS recently delivered its final report on the identification of all of the U.S. Armed Services authoritative data systems for personnel and readiness data and the barriers to acquiring the approved access to the USJFCOM desired data sets in those systems. Successful completion of the contract also required the design, development and delivery of a working prototype web-based system that could access the desired data without modification of the existing Service systems. Despite the lack of access to the Services' authoritative data systems, IDEAMATICS met the contract objectives by delivering a working prototype of a web-based system that demonstrated the use of web services to access each of the Service systems and data sets. The entire project was delivered on time and on budget.
NEWS 2006
JANUARY 2006
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) web-based Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (MCMPS) originally designed, developed and implemented by IDEAMATICS, was recently integrated into the Navy and Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (NMCMPS) via a web service that allows the exchange of approved personnel requirements between the Navy and the Marine Corps. The new web service nearly eliminates the need for multiple telephone and e-mail coordination efforts to get the right the right people to the right place at the right time.
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) web-based Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (MCMPS) originally designed, developed and implemented by IDEAMATICS, was recently integrated into the Navy and Marine Corps Mobilization Processing System (NMCMPS) via a web service that allows the exchange of approved personnel requirements between the Navy and the Marine Corps. The new web service nearly eliminates the need for multiple telephone and e-mail coordination efforts to get the right the right people to the right place at the right time.