Stand-To: Procedure prior to first light to enhance unit security, a daily compendium of news, information, and context for Army leaders.

"A young Soldier asked me how he could become sergeant major of the Army. I told him to focus on being the best Soldier he can be. Your appearance, be on time for duty, be where you're supposed to be, listen to your noncommissioned officers and learn everything you can from your leaders. Strive to be a subject-matter expert in your profession… All those things you learned will make you a great NCO. And then you teach everything you learned back to your Soldiers to make them great Soldiers. This will make you a great teacher. Taking care of your Soldiers will get you promoted and you'll have more responsibility."

- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, at a final bloggers roundtable Feb. 17 before he steps down as the Army chief of staff's personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, shares his belief about three skills for success

SMA Preston reflects on Army's growth

"Warrior Games has proven to be a galvanizing effort that has helped Warrior Transition Unit. Soldiers and AW2 Veterans get excited and motivated about participating and competing in sport. Physical activity has been proven to be important in mental and physical well-being; and, if we can help facilitate Soldiers getting off the couch and away from video games and other sedentary activities, everyone will benefit."

- Master Sgt. James Shiver, Warrior Transition Command non-commissioned officer-in-charge of adaptive sports

Army announces 2011 Warrior Games team

• Early Bird News Site
• Stories of Valor
• Army Public Affairs Portal (AKO log in required)
• 2010 Strategic Communication Resource Guide (AKO log in required)
• 2011 US Army Social Media Handbook
• US Army Social Media (AKO log-in required)

• Community Covenant
• Bloggers Roundtable
• Helmand citizens open 180-student girls' school (The US Army)

2010-2013: 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

2011: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War

February :

African American History Month

Congressional Budget Hearings

Feb 23- 25: CSA to speak Friday at AUSA ILW Winter Symposium & Exposition

• 2011 US Army Social Media Handbook
• Army Social Media: A command information sharing platform
• Facebook: Follow the Army
• Twitter: Army updates
• YouTube: Army videos
• Flickr: Army images
• Army Media Player

CSA to speak Friday at AUSA ILW Winter Symposium & Exposition

Websites of interest:

Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay

African American History Month

• CWST (Combat water survival test)
• "Sir, I just wanted to serve"
• The stars were shining at the Stars and Stripes Dinner
• Whack-a-mole or Taliban
• The world through the eyes of a BRAT!
• DoD rapidly moving ahead to create a relationship with the private sector

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Army Enterprise Collaboration

What is it?

Army Enterprise Collaboration is an effort to improve knowledge management and promote IT efficiency through the delivery of collaboration capabilities as a managed service. The Army will use existing enterprise licenses to provide access to centrally managed versions of Microsoft SharePoint® and IBM FileNet. These products will enable team collaboration, content management, records management and business- process management among all Army users, regardless of location. Importantly, they also will integrate with the systems used by Army forces during training and deployment. While the Army will retain oversight of the Enterprise Collaboration service, its day-to-day management will rest with the service provider, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

Why is it important to the Army?

Today's collaboration environment is limited to local SharePoint® enclaves, making it both difficult and costly to share information across the Army. An enterprise collaboration environment will allow users at different locations to work together easily, improving overall Army productivity and efficiency. It also will help users find and connect with those who have the right expertise, experience and job role. In addition, the Enterprise Collaboration environment will create new opportunities to integrate enterprise information systems the Army already owns into a common set of Army Information Management Services. It also will generate savings; individual Army organizations will not have to take on the extra cost and risks associated with server hosting, operations and maintenance.

What has the Army done?

The Combined Arms Center approved the requirements for Enterprise Collaboration in 2010. The Chief Information Officer/G-6, with help from Army Commands, has developed the initial enterprise collaboration baseline and received a service proposal from DISA. To help smooth the transition, CIO/G-6 also has captured lessons learned by various Army service providers during their implementations of SharePoint® and FileNet.

What does the Army have planned for the future?

The Army intends for the Enterprise Collaboration environment to come online in late fiscal 2011 or early 2012. Over the next several months, the Army will continue to refine enterprise collaboration requirements and will determine the exact suite of capabilities to be offered. CIO/ G-6 will craft a basic plan for organizations to follow in the transition from individual instances of SharePoint® to enterprise services, and will formally update Army-wide policy regarding SharePoint® by 2013. The Enterprise Collaboration Environment is linked to other CIO/G-6 efforts, including Enterprise Email and Active Directory migration.

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