Dinna LeDuff Cottrell

Chief Information Officer

Stennis Space Center

August 18, 2010

Stellar Stars: Reflections of a Center CIO

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Records Retention Facility

• 20K Cubic Feet of Records Storage

• Environmentally Protected

• First NASA National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Compliant Facility

• Consolidates all Records and Documentation Management Activities into one Central Location Including:– Storage– Remediation– Scanning – History Office

• Custom Designed Application for

Managing the Inventory

• Re-capitalized a Vacant Warehouse

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Digital Television Implementation

• Fully Implemented the Goals of the NASA Digital Television Transition Plan

• Video Production has full High-Definition (HD) Capability from Capture to Post-Production and Distribution

• Productions can be done in a Variety of Digital Media Including Streaming Formats, DVD, and Blu-Ray

• Digital Cable Television System has full HD Capability & Programming Includes:– Live & Recorded Center Events– Video Bulletin Board– NASA Television– Cable News Networks– Weather Channels– Local Television Stations

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Data Center Storage Area Network

• Mass Data Storage/Archival for Center Program and Institutional Offices

• Extended to Rocket Propulsion Test Complex Area, Multimedia Services Facility, and Scientific Applications Area

• Storage Provided for:– Institutional Applications– Propulsion Test Data Acquisition

System (DAS)– Scientific Imagery and GIS– Video Production

• 200 TB of Online Storage Capacity

Action Tracking System (AcTrak)

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• Custom Designed Web-based Application• Allows Users to Track Action Items from Creation through Completion• Actions can be Organized by an Individual or Groups• Files can be Attached and Encrypted for Each Action• E-mail Notifications can be Sent as Reminders• Custom Reports can be Generated• Data can be Exported into Microsoft Excel