C4I Interoperability
Abstract
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) includes over 1,298 military, civilians, and contractor personnel and nearly 379,772 square feet of Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence (C4I)/Global Information Grid (GIG) testing laboratories. DISA’s MRTFB consists of the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) and the Test and Evaluation Management Center (TEMC), which serve as the only joint element of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) MRTFB. JITC is the sole interoperability certifier for all National Security System/Information Technology (NSS/IT) for DoD. Additional core missions include testing of DoD terrestrial, space, and tactical communications capabilities, supporting warfighters on technical NSS/IT issues, and assisting Combatant Command to Coalition partner interoperability. JITC, as the only Joint Operational Test Agency (OTA), plans and conducts operational tests and evaluations (OT&E) for DISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), military services, and other DoD agencies. TEMC supports agile acquisition and rapid fielding of DISA net-centric capabilities by improving DISA Test and Evaluation (T&E) processes and gaining efficiencies, investigating innovative methodologies and tools, and continuously enhancing the posture of the T&E infrastructure for its customers. These efforts support the testing area of the DISA Campaign Plan. In FY 2012, to ensure its relevancy to DoD and the warfighter community, JITC and TEMC will continue to manage and maintain its current capability base to provide efficient, responsive test, evaluation, and certification (TE&C) services, as well as continue to: • Integrate evolving Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) concepts into DoD interoperability certification testing, enhancing JITC operationally realistic test capabilities and reducing warfighter program risk. • Expand its test operations capability to provision, federate, and monitor TE&C environment by providing enhanced virtualization required GIG Test and Evaluation capabilities. • Coordinate and manage functional area products required for Joint T&E of Intelligence, Warfighting, and Business capabilities supporting Joint and Combined warfighting effectiveness. • Provide consistent, repeatable test capabilities ensuring DISA and other DoD Agency acquired capabilities are operationally effective and suitable; certifying Joint Warfighter capabilities are interoperable with the currently fielded systems. • Provide T&E guidance/oversight to DISA acquisition programs • Operate, manage, and maintain a state-of-the-art test facility to support development and testing of DISA capabilities
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0208045K_7_0400_PB_2012
- Change Summary Explanation
- The reduction of -$0.112 in FY 2010 is due to efficiencies achieved by delaying infrastructure replacement and improvement requirements (i.e., UPS upgrades, HVAC upgrades/replacement, and Electrical system upgrades) coupled with replacing temporary Trailer Unit structures which are approaching end of life cycle. The reduction of -$4.586 in FY 2012 is due to delaying infrastructure replacement and improvement requirements, general adjustments for Economic Assumptions and reduction in contractor support which is in response to the SECDEF initiative on improving DoD operations.
- Service Agency Name
- Defense Information Systems Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Information Systems Agency
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