About NCI Agency

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About NCI Agency

To strengthen the Alliance through connecting its forces, NCI Agency delivers secure, coherent, cost effective and interoperable communications and information systems and services in support of consultation, command & control and enabling intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, for NATO, where and when required. It includes IT support to the Alliances' business processes (to include provision of IT shared services) to the NATO HQ, the Command Structure and NATO Agencies.

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https://www.ncia.nato.int/About/Pages/About-the-NCI-Agency.aspx

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Publication Date: 2015-06-03

Submitter:

Email Address:: Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:: NATO Communications and Information
Acronym:: NCIA
Description:: The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency was established on 1 July 2012 as a result of the merger of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A), the NATO ACCS Management Agency (NACMA), the NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency (NCSA), the ALTBMD Programme Office and elements of NATO HQ ICTM.

Stakeholder(s):

Koen Gijsbers: The Agency is led by Major General (ret.) Koen Gijsbers and is part of the NATO Communications and Information Organization.
Contractors: 80% of our work is done through contracts with national Industries.
NATO: Supporting NATO operations is our top priority.

Vision

Team NCI Agency: * Optimises NATO mission success and is recognised as the trusted enabler of information superiority and enterprise excellence. * Uses best practice to develop, deliver, connect and protect capabilities in partnership with other NATO entities, nations and industry. * Earns customers' confidence through agility, innovation and by delivering coherent and cost- effective solutions.

Mission

To strengthen the Alliance through connecting its forces

Values

Optimisation: Optimises NATO mission success and is recognised as the trusted enabler of information superiority and enterprise excellence.

Best Practice: Uses best practice to develop, deliver, connect and protect capabilities in partnership with other NATO entities, nations and industry.

Partnership

Development

Delivery

Connection

Protection

Capability

Customers: Earns customers' confidence through agility, innovation and by delivering coherent and cost- effective solutions.

Confidence

Agility

Innovation

Coherency

Cost-Effectiveness

Interoperability

Certification

Re-Use

Goals

Goal 1: Connection

Connect the Alliance.

Goal 2: Defence

Defend its networks.

Goal 3: Support

Provide rapid support to NATO operations and missions.

Goal 4: Capability

Deliver critical capabilities.

Objective(s):

4.1: Missile Defence

4.2: ACCS

4.3: ISR & FMN

Objective 4.1: Missile Defence

Provide the command and control technology for NATO's ballistic missile defence.

Objective 4.2: ACCS

Support the Air Command and Control System (ACCS).

Objective 4.3: ISR & FMN

Support to NATO's Joint ISR Initiative and Federated Mission Networking (FMN).

Goal 5: C4ISR

Through bilateral and multinational projects assist NATO and Partner Nations in developing interoperable and cost-effective capabilities in the area of C4ISR.

Goal 6: Response Force

Support Nations in cost-effective certification of their NATO Response Force elements by re-using solutions tried and tested in Afghanistan.