HubCAP

hubCAP

HubCAP…Announcing CAP’s new IT innovation portal!

Civil Air Patrol’s new innovation program is focused on highlighting and scaling innovative solutions that enhance mission execution and/or mission relevance by honoring the contributions to innovation our members make every day. HubCAP was designed by the Technical Advisory Group – your Region IT leadership team. The new vehicle for sharing innovative ideas will serve as an eServices broker for innovation artifacts with other CAP members. All active CAP members will have the ability to submit their innovation artifacts to the portal as well as browse the repository for posted solutions that may meet a local operational challenge they are experiencing. HubCAP will be deployed in two phases:

Phase 1: (Launched on 10 December)

Scope: IT solutions

How it works: Software developers who own a code repository, as are available in services such as GitHub, can submit a request to post a link on HubCAP. Members who submit their ideas will certify that their solution meets CAP regulation requirements and that they agree to allow free use of their solutions to other CAP members. The Technical Advisory Group will do a code review and, if it presents no security concerns, will approve the link. Members will then be able to access the code for reuse to support their local requirements. Members will also be able to rate the repository in order to assist others in identifying high value solutions. It is important to note that the TAG review is only related to security of the code. There is no evaluation of the “goodness” of an idea, no approval gates to pass. The goal is to determine the highest value solutions through crowd sourcing by members via their ratings and the volume of reuse.

Phase 2: (Spring Launch)

Scope: Other Innovation Artifacts

How it works: HubCAP will be expanded beyond IT code, to allow for sharing of other types of innovative solutions. Again, members who submit their artifacts will assert that their solution does not violate CAP regulations and that they agree to allow free use of their solutions to CAP members. Approval for inclusion will be limited to cursory review for safety or security concerns but there will be no approval gates. These artifacts will be evaluated through the same crowd sourcing approach.