UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NGA, THE CHANTILLY INTEGRATION CENTER (CIC) PROVIDES UNCLASSIFIED INTEGRATION AND DATACENTER SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WITH SPECIALIZED FOCUS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. AT THE CIC, NGA AND ITS PARTNERS CAN INTEGRATE, DEMONSTRATE AND TEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES PRIOR TO MAKING THE INVESTMENT TO BRING THOSE TECHNOLOGIES IN HOUSE. THIS APPROACH ENABLES OUR CUSTOMERS TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CONCEPT VALIDATION AND TIME-TO-MARKET, PRIOR TO EXERCISING THEIR INTERNAL CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARD REVIEW PROCESSES, SAVING TIME AND MONEY WHILE ALLOWING GREATER FLEXIBILITY. IN EFFECT, THE CIC PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO “TEST DRIVE” RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES.

LOCATED ON SITE, THE CIC STAFF CONSISTS OF A POOL OF CONTRACT AND GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS ORGANIZED INTO TEAMS WORKING SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THE MIX OF SKILLS AND BACKGROUNDS ENABLES THE CIC TO AID OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING OF A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS BOTH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE BASED WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON GEOSPATIAL ENABLEMENT AND ENTERPRISE BASED WEB TECHNOLOGIES.