31 March 2006
----------------------------------------------------------------------- R 231806Z APR 03 FM COMNAVSECGRU FT GEORGE G MEADE MD//N00// TO AIG 11030 AIG 23 AIG 245 AIG 270 AIG 331 AIG 358 AIG 371 AIG 383 RUCXSSO/SSO NAVY WASHINGTON DC//JJJ// RUETIAA/NSACSS FT GEORGE G MEADE MD//E131/SLA/E04// RUCBAIE/DIRNAVSECGRULANT NORFOLK VA//N39// RHHMMCD/DIRNAVSECGRUPAC PEARL HARBOR HI//N39// RHHMHBA/DIRNAVSECGRUPAC PEARL HARBOR HI//N39// RHMFISS/DIRNAVSECGRUEUR LONDON UK//N9// RHDLDIR/DIRNAVSECGRUEUR LONDON UK//N9// RHMFISS/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS-408/PERS-4410/N132D8// RUCCBWF/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS-408/PERS-4410/N132D8// RUCTPEG/CENCRYPTOLOGY CORRY STATION PENSACOLA FL//00/50/N0032// PAGE 02 RULKSDF3814 UNCLAS E F T O RUBDPLA/CNET PENSACOLA FL//ETE41/N75// RUCTPOU/NETPDTC PENSACOLA FL//N341// RUERUCA/CENCRYPTOLOGY DET FT HUACHUCA AZ//N00// RHWRGDF/CENCRYPTOLOGY DET GOODFELLOW AFB TX//N00// RUBDPLA/CENCRYPTOLOGY DET MONTEREY CA//N00// RUSFKEG/CRYPSUPPGRU SOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//JJJ// RUETIEI/CRYPSUPPGRU USAFE RAMSTEIN AB GE//JJJ// RUCBAID/CRYPTSUPPGRU JFCOM NORFOLK VA//JJJ// RUCXONI/ONI WASHINGTON DC//JJJ// INFO RHMFIUU/COMNAVRESSECGRUCOM FT WORTH TX//N7// RUSDDME/COMNAVRESSECGRUCOM FT WORTH TX//N7// RULSGME/NAVRESSECGRU RCA CENTRAL FT SHERIDAN IL//JJJ// RUBDPLA/NAVRESSECGRU RCA EAST FORT DIX NJ//JJJ// RUCXPRE/NAVRESSECGRU RCA EAST FT DIX NJ//JJJ// RUSDARC/NAVRESSECGRU RCA WEST SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N20/N132D8// RUWDHFG/COMSPAWARSYSCOM SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ// RULSINP/NCTF-CND WASHINGTON DC//00// BT UNCLAS E F T O //N01500// PAGE 03 RULKSDF3814 UNCLAS E F T O FOUO MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSECGRU/N6// SUBJ/CTO RATING VISION// REF/A/COMNAVSECGRU/061750ZJAN03// AMPN/REF A IS COMMANDER'S THRUSTS FOR 2003// POC1/MR. K.C. CARTER/CNSG N621/CMCL: (240) 373-3316/ NSTS: 962-3316/NIPRNET: KCCARTE(AT)HQCNSG.NAVY.MIL// POC2/CTOCM(SW) S. MENGE/CNSG N6C/CMCL: (240) 373-3603/ NSTS: 962-3603/NIPRNET: SRMENGE(AT)HQCNSG.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. THE NAVAL SECURITY GROUP IS DEDICATED TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF NAVAL CRYPTOLOGY. WE ARE PROACTIVELY ENGAGING THE CHALLENGING ISSUES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE. THIS MESSAGE WILL FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS AS SEEN TODAY AND ITS EFFECT ON THE CTO RATING THROUGH 2008. 2. PERHAPS MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER CT RATING, THE CTO RATING HAS BEEN DRAMATICALLY AFFECTED BY THE EXPLOSION OF TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAWNING OF THE INFORMATION AGE. A SET OF SKILLS THAT DID NOT EVEN EXIST WHEN SOME CURRENT CTO'S ENLISTED IN THE NAVY NOW FORM THE BACKBONE OF THE RATING. COMPUTER AND NETWORKING SKILLS ARE RAPIDLY REPLACING THE TRADITIONAL SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS THAT DROVE THE RATING FOR SO LONG. FURTHER, THE PAGE 04 RULKSDF3814 UNCLAS E F T O CONSOLIDATION OF GENERAL SERVICE AND SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN COMMON NETWORKS IS ERASING THE FORMERLY RIGID BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE IT (FORMERLY RM/DP) RATING AND THE CTO. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSFORM THE CTO RATING TO MATCH THE UNIQUE SKILLS FOUND IN THE RATING WITH THE EMERGING NEEDS OF THE FORCE NET-ENABLED NAVY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. 3. TODAY'S CTO'S WORK IN BOTH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND IN THE MORE TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT. WORK IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WHILE THE DEMAND FOR LEGACY CTO SKILLS CAN BE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER TIME. THE CURRENT CTO BILLET STRUCTURE WILL REFLECT THESE CHANGES. IT IS VITAL THAT THE CTO SKILL BASE CHANGE AS WELL. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH A CTN (NETWORK) RATING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS NEW RATING IS BEING FORMED TO SATISFY EMERGING COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS SKILL REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS. (SEE THE CTN TRANSFORMATION MESSAGE FOR INFORMATION OR THE WEBSITE <a href="http://WWW.HQ.NSG.USN.NSA/CLAIMNET/CTN/INDEX.HTM">WWW.HQ.NSG.USN.NSA/CLAIMNET/CTN/INDEX.HTM</a>). I ANTICIPATE MANY CTO BILLETS BECOMING CTN BILLETS. CTO'S WHO POSSESS THE NECESSARY COMPUTER AND NETWORK SKILLS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CTN AND WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO CROSS-RATE. SOME CTO BILLETS WILL REMAIN TO SUPPORT FRONT LINE SYSTEMS AND INCUMBENTS CAN EXPECT TO RETAIN THEIR CTO RATING THROUGH 2008. ULTIMATELY THIS NUMBER WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN A SEPARATE RATING AND A CROSS-RATE TO THE IT RATING CAN PAGE 05 RULKSDF3814 UNCLAS E F T O BE ANTICIPATED. SOME CTO BILLETS WILL SHIFT TO IT COINCIDENT WITH THE STANDUP OF THE CTN RATING. 4. TO SUMMARIZE, COMPUTER NETWORKING OPERATIONS WILL FORM THE NEW CORE SKILLS FOR THE CTN RATING. NON-CORE CTO FUNCTIONS WILL TRANSITION TO OTHER NAVY RATINGS ALREADY PERFORMING SIMILAR TASKS AND FUNCTIONS. HEADQUARTERS STAFF, RATING EXPERTS AND CTO COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER NAVY COMMUNITY MANAGERS TO ESTABLISH A TRANSFORMATION PLAN. CTO BILLETS INVOLVED IN COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS WILL BE RECODED AS CTN'S AND THE REMAINING WILL BE RECODED INTO OTHER NAVY RATINGS. 5. THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES. LOOK FORWARD TO A DYNAMIC AND CHALLENGING CAREER AHEAD, AND AS ALWAYS, I AM INTERESTED IN YOUR IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS. SO PLEASE FORWARD THOSE TO THE POC'S LISTED ON THIS MESSAGE.// BT #3814 NNNN