About the Security Equipment Integration Working Group
As a permanent working group of the Department of Defense (DoD) Physical Security Enterprise & Analysis Group (PSEAG), the SEIWG's mission is to coordinate and influence system architecture, technical design, and systems integration of all physical security equipment to be used within the DoD. SEIWG's strategy for addressing general and specific Service / Agency Physical Security Equipment (PSE) requirements includes:
- Providing DoDAF Architecture products/views in support of PSEAG initiatives
- Providing Interoperability Standards
- Sharing Information
SEIWG has four (4) main goals for establishing its Service/Agency approach to PSE:
- Provide DoD and its industry partners the means to achieve Physical Security Equipment interoperability
- Coordinate and influence system architecture, technical design, and systems integration of Physical Security Equipment to be used within DoD
- Develop Interoperability Standards to guide the Military services and their industry partners in development of Physical Security Equipment
- Ensure new systems integrate with existing systems and minimize architectural redesign
The SEIWG strives to accomplish a cohesive and collaborative environment. The SEIWG offers Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to aid services/programs who are implementing SEIWG Interoperability Standards and offers the SEIWG Interoperability verification Tool (SIV-T) for the Joint DoD Services' use to determine if their physical security equipment is in compliance with the SEIWG's suite of standards.
To ensure future DoD security systems for all four military services, the SEIWG shares with Services and Agencies: requirements, use cases, capabilities, ideas and lessons learned, and applies them as input to update and improve SEIWG products. In support of this DoD wide effort, the SEIWG has a multi-service membership that includes the US Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. The benefits of such collaboration include:
- Saved time and speed delivery to the war fighter
- Reduced duplicative Research, Development, Test & Environment (RDT&E) costs
- Reduced errors and increased lessons learned
- Increased interoperability
- Advanced goal of "plug and play" solutions
The following products have been produced and are ready for use:
| Accomplishment | Date |
|---|---|
SEIWG 0400 Security Equipment Integration Working Group (SEIWG) Joint Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Technical Standards Profile Technical View 1 (TV-1) |
January 2012 |
SEIWG 0300: Force Protection Systems Command |
January 2012 |
SEIWG 005D Interface Specifications (RF Data Transmission Interfaces) for DoD Base & Installation Physical Security Systems |
January 2012 |
SEIWG Interface Verification Tool (SIV-T) |
January 2012 |
SEIWG ICD-0101B: Force Protection Systems Sensor Information Interchange Information Interchange using XML |
June 2011 |
SEIWG ICD-0101A Command and Control Display Equipment (CCDE) |
April 2011 |
SEIWG Interface Verification Tool (SIV-T) Joint Gatekeeper Services (JGS) ICD 2.0 in support of DIAC II |
February 2011 |
SEIWG-012 Prime Item Product Function Specification for Magnetic Stripe Credentials (MSC) |
February 1994 |
The SEIWG periodically reviews its products for Industry relevance and usage. The SEIWG will sunset, or retire, a product deemed no longer in use by the Industry or has been superseded by an updated version. The following has been sunsetted:
Document |
Sunset Date |
Replaced by |
SEIWG 0100 Standard (2006) |
October 2012 |
Current 0101 Series |
The DoD services and industry are embracing them to design and build a System of Systems cohesive architecture consisting of government platforms and commercial products from many vendors seamlessly exchanging information.
To learn more about gaining access to SEIWG Products: Access to SEIWG Products
Bi-annually the SEIWG also publishes a newsletter highlighting note-worthy SEIWG information such as new releases and current work efforts. To receive a copy of the newsletter, send an e-mail request to SEIWG@hanscom.af.mil or the most recent version can be found at the following link: March 2012 Newsletter
For DoD or Civilian personnel access to the SEIWG SharePoint, the application is available: SEIWG SharePoint Application
To gain access as a non-DoD U.S. Federal Agency, a Trusted Agency Agreement is required and is available at: Trusted Agency Agreement