A User Centered and Adaptive Approach to Sharing Just Enough Data

We propose an innovative approach to filling the need for tools supporting safe sharing in high OPTEMPO situations. A major objective for our Just Enough Data (JED) sharing system is supporting the expression of policy in a form that the user will find natural to the task while also being executable. More specifically, JED will utilize a core (fairly static) policy, as well as a dynamic operational policy which maintains the rules, exceptions, and temporary concepts that facilitate the task of human disclosure officers. Users will be able to specify portions of the executable policy that can be relied upon to make fully-automated information release decisions, as well as control the manner in which this policy will facilitate human review. The user interface will also provide for in-place policy adaptation - allowing users to further optimize sharing as well as provide feedback that can be used to refine certain elements of the policy interpretation logic. This piece-meal and adaptive approach to sharing automation will be key to establishing trust with human users while also increasing the rate of safe sharing. Phase I prototype development will provide a solid foundation for complete implementation in Phase II.