Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence for the Warrior (C4IFTW)

Abstract

The Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence for the Warrior (C4IFTW) vision evolved into the Department’s Global Information Grid (GIG) as a means to achieve Information Superiority. The GIG is the globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities, associated processes, and personnel for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and managing information on-demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. The GIG includes all owned and leased communications and computing systems and services, software (including applications), data, security services, and other associated services necessary to achieve Information Superiority. It also includes National Security Systems as defined in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. The GIG supports all DOD, National Security, and related Intelligence Community missions and functions (strategic, operational, tactical and business), in war and in peace. The GIG also provides capabilities from all operating locations (bases, posts, camps, stations, facilities, mobile platforms, and deployed sites). Finally, the GIG provides interfaces to coalition, allied, and non-DOD users and systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0303149J_7_0400_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
In FY2011, Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) program transfers from the Joint Staff to Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Navy for USJFCOM consistent with program management responsibility. The DoD did not estimate FY2011 cost when the FY2010 President's Budget was prepared.
Service Agency Name
The Joint Staff

Entities

Organizations

  • Joint Chiefs of Staff

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Networks
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Global Information Grid
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Community
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Knowledge Management
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Security
  • Social Networking Services
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

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

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