Global Combat Support System

Abstract

The Global Combat Support System (GCSS) is an information technology (IT) application that continues to evolve to a service oriented architecture delivering asset visibility to the joint logistics warfighters. These warfighters are the planners, executers, and controllers of the core logistics capabilites, and facilitates information interoperability across and between Combat Support and Command and Control functions. In conjunction with other Global Information Grid elements including Global Command and Control System-Joint, Defense Information Systems Network, Computing Services, and Combatant Commands/Services/Agencies information architectures, GCSS provides the IT capabilities (i.e., WatchBoards, Joint Decision Support Tools, and mapping capabilities) to ensure forces are physically available and properly equipped to move and sustain joint forces throughout the spectrum of military operations. The Combatant Command and Joint Task Force Commanders and their staffs are the primary GCSS customers. GCSS enables the joint logistics warfighter to conduct operations in a complex, interconnected, and increasingly global operational environment. The joint logistic warfighters are responsible for planning, executing, and controlling core logistics capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0303141K_5_0400_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
The decrease in FY 2010 is due to distributed congressional adjustments and results in a reduction in the scope of development, integration, testing and analysis of data, at the current velocity which in turn results in reduction of functionality to the warfighter and scaling back on training. The DoD did not estimate FY 2011 cost when the FY 2010 President’s Budget was prepared.
Service Agency Name
Defense Information Systems Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Information Systems Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Program Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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