ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 071540Z JUL 03 ZYB MIN PSN 057276J27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00T// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01500// NAVADMIN 181/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL// SUBJ/NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO) UPDATE// REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/212210ZJAN2003// REF/B/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/231833ZJUN2003// NARR/REF A (NAVADMIN 016/03) ANNOUNCED NKO AS THE NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND'S (NAVEDTRACOM) DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING INITIATIVES, PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT. REF B (NAVADMIN 165/03) PROVIDED UPDATE ON THE 5 VECTOR MODEL (5VM).// POC/ERIC MORRIS/LT/NPDC/LOC:NORFOLK VA/TEL:757-444-2996X3109 /EMAIL:ERIC.MORRIS@CNET.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER 100,000 USERS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE REGISTERED ON NKO. DURING OVER A HALF-MILLION LOG-INS, USERS HAVE DOWNLOADED OVER 330,000 DOCUMENTS AND SENT OVER ONE MILLION INSTANT MESSAGES. AS NKO USAGE AND OPERATING EXPERIENCE INCREASES, CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE BOTH TO THE CONTENT AND USABILITY OF THE SYSTEM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NAVADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO REF A AND ONGOING NKO IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING: A. ACTIVATION OF SIPRNET VERSION OF NKO. B. BETA TESTING OF AT-SEA VERSION OF NKO (NKO AFLOAT). C. PROGRESS OF FIVE VECTOR MODEL (5VM) ACTIVATION IN NKO. D. ADDITIONAL NKO CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY. E. CREATION OF OFFICER COMMUNITIES WITHIN NKO. 2. DETAILS OF SPECIFIC NKO IMPROVEMENTS FOLLOW: A. NKO ON SIPRNET: SIPRNET VERSION OF NKO (NKO-S), LOCATED AT HTTP:(DOUBLE SLASH)WWW.NKO.NAVY.SMIL.MIL, WAS ACTIVATED 2 JUN 03. ADMINISTRATORS HAVE BEGUN MIGRATING CLASSIFIED CONTENT TO NKO-S. PRIMARY USER COMMUNITIES OF NKO-S INCLUDE THE SUBMARINE LEARNING CENTER, CENTER FOR NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, AND CENTER FOR CRYPTOLOGY. MEMBERS OF OTHER NKO CENTERS AND COMMUNITIES THAT PERFORM WORK OF A CLASSIFIED NATURE, OR ARE INVOLVED IN OPERATIONS INAPPROPRIATE FOR DISCUSSION IN AN UNCLASSIFIED MEDIUM, ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS OFFERED IN NKO-S. NKO-S USERS MUST HAVE AN ACCOUNT ON THE EXISTING UNCLASSIFIED NKO SITE IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT ON NKO-S. THE NKO-S PORTAL USES AN UPGRADED VERSION OF NKO SOFTWARE THAT INCREASES USABILITY AND DECREASES BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS. B. NKO AFLOAT: RECOGNIZING THAT BANDWIDTH AT-SEA WILL ALWAYS BE A CHALLENGE, AN UPGRADED VERSION OF THE NKO PORTAL FOR USE ON SHIPBOARD SERVERS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE UNDERWAY BETA TESTING OF NKO AFLOAT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER IN CONJUNCTION WITH NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND'S DISTANCE SUPPORT TESTING WHICH IS PART OF A LARGER ROLL-OUT INTEGRATED WITH THE NAVY'S FORCENET PROGRAM. THIS VERSION OF NKO SHARES THE SAME IMPROVEMENTS AS NKO-S AND IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE ASYNCHRONOUSLY (PROVIDE THE CONTENT AND PAGES OF NKO TO AFLOAT USERS WITHOUT REQUIRING DIRECT INTERNET ACCESS). THE KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS FOR THIS BETA TEST WILL BE NKO'S ABILITY TO OPERATE ASYNCHRONOUSLY AND REPLICATE DATA TO AND FROM SHORE. RESULTS OF THESE BETA TESTS, AS WELL AS THE ROAD AHEAD FOR ROLLOUT OF NKO AFLOAT, WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY. C. 5VM STATUS: NAVEDTRACOM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, CONTINUES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN COMPLETING REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY OF THE 5VM TO THE FLEET. PER REF B, WORK ON THE BETA PROTOTYPE MODEL OF THE 5VM IS NEARING COMPLETION AND WILL BE ACTIVATED THIS MONTH FOR MEMBERS OF THE AG, IT, AND MS RATINGS, AS WELL AS SELECTED DETAILERS, CENTER PERSONNEL, AND RESERVISTS. ONCE RESULTS OF THIS BETA PROTOTYPE ARE ANALYZED, WE INTEND TO DEPLOY A WORKING 5VM FOR ALL AVIATION RATINGS IN THE FALL 2003 TIMEFRAME. OTHER RATINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2004. THE 5VM, WHEN MATURE, WILL PROVIDE CAREER ROAD MAPS FOR EVERY SAILOR IN THE NAVY AND: (1) ALLOW SAILORS TO VIEW THEIR CURRENT PROGRESS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL RELATIVE TO SELECTED JOBS. (2) REFER SAILORS TO LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. (3) LET SAILORS SEE HOW THEIR SKILLS MAP TO OTHER RATINGS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN CAREER PLANNING. (4) PROVIDE ACCESS TO A CAREER MAPPER, A TOOL THAT CREATES THE BEST CAREER PATH (SEQUENCE OF JOBS) TO REACH DESIRED CAREER GOALS. D. SIGNIFICANT NEW NKO CONTENT AND CAPABILITIES: NEW CONTENT, APPLICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ARE DELIVERED VIA NKO EVERY WEEK. NKO USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE "WHAT'S NEW" CHANNEL ON THE NKO HOME PAGE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST UPDATES. A SAMPLING OF RECENT AND FUTURE ADDITIONS TO NKO INCLUDE: (1) CONTENT: THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NAVY GENERAL LIBRARY PROGRAM, NKO NOW PROVIDES USERS ACCESS TO THE GALE'S EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP WEBSITE AND THE PETERSON'S COLLEGE RESEARCH WEBSITE. (A) GALE'S EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP AND STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER (COLLEGE EDITION) PROVIDES SAILORS ACCESS TO FULL TEXT RESOURCES, INCLUDING OVER 40,000 PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS IN VIRTUALLY ALL SUBJECT AREAS. A MEMBER OF THE THOMSON CORPORATION, GALE IS A WORLD LEADER IN E-RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOR LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES. (B) PETERSON'S SITE IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CORPORATIONS THROUGH THEIR NUMEROUS ONLINE PRODUCTS. FEATURED ON NKO ARE SAMPLE CLEP/ SAT TESTS AND CLEP STUDY GUIDES. OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL AID, TEST PREPARATION AND CAREER EXPLORATION MATERIALS. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO NKO USERS AT NO CHARGE. (2) CAPABILITIES: (A) MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO NKO'S DISCUSSION BOARDS AND CALENDAR FEATURES. USERS MAY SUBSCRIBE TO ANY DISCUSSION TOPIC OF INTEREST AND CAN RECEIVE E-MAIL NOTIFICATION WHENEVER A NEW POSTING IS MADE. NKO USERS CAN ALSO IMPORT AND EXPORT CALENDAR ITEMS BETWEEN OUTLOOK AND NKO CALENDARS. (B) NKO USERS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO THE ARMY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (AKO) WHITE PAGES, WITH OVER 1.4 MILLION USERS, THROUGH DOD PORTAL INTEGRATION. E. OFFICER COMMUNITIES IN NKO: SEVERAL OFFICER COMMUNITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED A PRESENCE IN NKO, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL, ENGINEERING DUTY OFFICER AND NAVAL SPACE CADRE COMMUNITIES. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE PIONEERING OFFICER PRESENCE ON NKO AND RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR LEVERAGING THE COLLABORATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING FEATURES OF NKO. SEVERAL OTHER OFFICER COMMUNITIES ARE ACTIVELY EXPLORING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SUPPORT WITHIN NKO, AND ALL OFFICER DESIGNATORS/COMMUNITIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO INITIATE SIMILAR COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE TO SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE OFFICER CORPS. 3. AS ANNOUNCED IN REF A, THE LEARNING CENTERS ARE RAPIDLY MATURING WITHIN NKO. THESE CENTERS HAVE POSTED THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS IN THE DON ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION CENTER (ECC) DESIGNED TO DELIVER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE FLEET. MANY CENTERS HAVE BEGUN POSTING VAST AMOUNTS OF COURSE CURRICULUM WITHIN THE ECC, ALLOWING OFFICER AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO ACCESS COURSE MATERIAL ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVED JOB PERFORMANCE. 4. NEW NKO USERS SHOULD LOGIN BY GOING TO HTTPS:(DOUBLE SLASH)WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL AND CLICKING ON THE "REGISTER FOR NKO" BUTTON. FROM THERE, EASY TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS WILL STEP NEW USERS THROUGH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. UPON COMPLETION OF REGISTRATION, NEW NKO USERS COMPLETE A PROFILE FORM AND SELECT ONE OF NAVAL PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT COMMAND'S LEARNING CENTERS AS THEIR CENTER. THIS PROFILE IS BASED ON THE FAMILY OF RATINGS TO WHICH THE SAILOR BELONGS. USERS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT NKO'S FUNCTIONALITIES AND CAPABILITIES BY EXPLORING THE LINKS ON THE NKO HOMEPAGE. ADDITIONALLY, MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND TUTORIALS CAN BE FOUND IN THE NKO USER GUIDE, ACCESSIBLE VIA THE USER GUIDE BUTTON ON THE TOP RIGHT PORTION OF THE HOMEPAGE. 5. RELEASED BY VADM A. G. HARMS, JR., DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, N00T.// BT NNNN