Fedtalks Presentation: Chris C. Kemp, NASA CTO

Driving IT Innovation at NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chris C. Kemp Chief Technology Officer for IT

Innovation translates into Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs Catalyze Breakthroughs for National Priorities Promote Competitive Markets that Spur Productive Entrepreneurship Invest in the Building Blocks of American Innovation National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Then National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Now National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Disconnected pockets of innovation National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Duplicative research, engineering, integration, and procurement efforts. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Disruptive Innovations create more disruption than necessary before being adopted. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

We must innovate… …on how we innovate National Aeronautics and Space Administration

But, what is innovation ? National Aeronautics and Space Administration

“ Innovation can be defined as the task of endowing human and material resources with new and greater wealth-producing capacity” - Peter Drucker National Aeronautics and Space Administration

"Innovation, like many business functions, is a management process that requires specific tools, rules, and discipline.” - Clayton Christensen National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ~20% Self-Directed Projects ~80% Company Projects

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ~20% Research ($10B) ~80% Revenue ~$60B

What can we do to support IT innovation? National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1. Understand tomorrow's workforce. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Today Generation Y represents 23% of the workforce… National Aeronautics and Space Administration 47% Projected to be by 2014.

Connected National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mobile National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Always on National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flexible National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Collaborative

In addition to astronauts, many in tomorrow’s workforce (Generation Y) dreams of becoming the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2. Put a team in Silicon Valley.

3. Change the Culture. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

People, Process, Values & Culture National Aeronautics and Space Administration

4. Appoint a CTO for IT National Aeronautics and Space Administration

CTO for IT Vision
NASA's scientists and engineers have access to the most innovative information technology resources in the world.

CTO for IT Mission
To ensure NASA's CIO and Mission organizations’ investments in information technology maximize productivity and efficiency of scientists and engineers by leveraging the most innovative technology in the world.

CTO for IT Values
Mission-Obsessed
Innovative
Creative
Passionate
Collaborative

The CIO and the CTO National Aeronautics and Space Administration CTO for IT CIO Designing Implementing and Operating Externally and Mission Focused Internally and Customer Focused Future Business Needs Immediate Business Needs Manages Learning Process Manages Execution Process Unknown Customers Known Customers Roadmaps Documentation Long Term Planning Short Term Planning Focus on Unanticipated Successes Focus on Unanticipated Failures Emerging Technologies Proven Technologies Prototypes and Disruptive Innovation Projects and Sustaining Innovation

Design a Repeatable process for evaluating the current state of NASA’s IT infrastructure and articulating our future roadmap . National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Instill a Consistent and repeatable process for introducing new technology into our enterprise. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

IT Labs Enterprise Architecture CIO Projects

Innovation Process Ideas Employees Mission External Center CTOs Scientists Engineers Challenges Future Requirements R&D Industry Academia International Agencies Analyze Results and Document Case Study Present to SIB for CIO Implementation Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas De-allocate resources Help formulate 7120.7, Policy mods or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ideation Process National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Focus of IT Labs National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Stream Search National Aeronautics and Space Administration Holographic storage Nebula Research Cloud Stream Search 100GB Network Testbed Worldwide Telescope A New Function: NASA IT Labs

Stream Search National Aeronautics and Space Administration Security Systems Mobile Applications Location-based Services Chip Technology Human-Machine Interaction A New Function: NASA IT Labs

Goals of IT Labs
Provide support for disruptive innovation projects embedded in “hungry” teams across our Agency

Goals of IT Labs
Accelerate the pace of innovation with open source software development and cost-shared public-private partnerships .

Wireless National Aeronautics and Space Administration

IT Security National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Human-Machine Interaction National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Telerobotics National Aeronautics and Space Administration Hello!

Worldwide Telescope National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collaboration Tools National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Cloud Computing National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Future? National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Chris C. Kemp Chief Technology Officer for IT chris.c.kemp@nasa.gov @chrisckemp National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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