Global Combat Support System

Abstract

The Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) program has two components; a functional component titled GCSS-Army and a technology enabler component provided by the Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program (AESIP) Hub. The GCSS-Army program, coupled with AESIP, are information and communications technology investments that will provide key enabling support to the transformation of the Army into a network-centric, knowledge-based future force. The GCSS-Army approved Capability Development Document and Capability Production Document require an enterprise approach to replace current logistics and maintenance Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS). GCSS-Army provides the Army's sustainment support for the soldier with a seamless flow of timely, accurate, accessible, and secure information management that gives combat forces a decisive edge. The AESIP program provides the system's enterprise hub services, centralized master data management and cross-functional business intelligence/analytics. GCSS-Army implements best business practices to streamline supply, accountability, maintenance, distribution, and reporting procedures in support of the future force transition path of The Army Campaign Plan. GCSS-Army Increment 1 is now in the Capability Support phase, but requires continuous enhancements and will have a large increase in FY 2021 for particular enhancements for ground disconnected operations (wartime requirement) and enhanced audit initiatives.. Building on the foundation of the GCSS-Army Increment 1, Increment 2 will provide the Army Enterprise Aviation maintenance, enhanced Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse (BI/BW) and Army Pre-Positioned Stock (APS) functional capabilities to deliver greater efficiencies and to improve information flow and accuracy in real time to decision makers. Upon the completion of Increment 2, the Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation (Enhanced) (ULLS-A(E)), Unmanned Aircraft System-Initiative (UAS-I), and Army War Reserve Deployment System (AWRDS) will be eligible for retirement since the necessary functionality will have been replaced by capabilties implemented in GCSS-ARMY, AESIP, and the Logistics Modernization Program. The FY 2020 funding provides for the blueprinting, design, engineering, integration, and testing of the GCSS-Army Enterprise Aviation software enhancement Release 2. It continues work on the change requests for the baseline system, build out the BI/BW capability, enhance Army logistics common operating picture capability, and continue development of the APS capability in both GCSS-Army and the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0303141A_7_2040_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2020 -+$35.346 million adjustment to 0303141: $30.561 million increase to Project EK2 (GCSS-A Increment 2) for acceleration of program; $4.785 increase to Project 083 to support system change request enhancements.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Cyber
• Human Systems
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Business Intelligence
• Combat Forces
• Combat Support
• Cost Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Deployment
• Developmental Tests
• Fabrication
• Information Systems
• Logistics
• Maintenance
• Manufacturing
• Product Development
• Software Development
• Test And Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Systems

Readers

• Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs