Defense Spectrum Organization

Abstract

The Defense Spectrum Organization (DSO) provides a full array of electromagnetic spectrum services and capabilities, ranging from short notice on-the-ground operational support at the forward edge, to long range planning in pursuit of national strategic objectives. These services/capabilities are in direct support of Combatant Commanders, the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer, Military Services, and Defense Agencies. The DSO is the focal point for electromagnetic spectrum analysis and the development of integrated spectrum plans and strategies to address current and future needs for DoD spectrum access. In addition, DSO serves as DoD's spectrum advocate at national and international forums and conducts extensive outreach to both industry and government. DSO also implements enterprise spectrum management capabilities to enhance spectrum efficiency and agility to improve spectrum-dependent capabilities in support of United States and Coalition operations. This includes acquiring, implementing and sustaining the Global Electromagnetic Spectrum Information System (GEMSIS) which provides an integrated catalog of joint net-centric spectrum management tools and services. Electromagnetic Spectrum Management enables information dominance through effective spectrum operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0303153K_7_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
The decrease of -$0.373 in FY 2018 reflects a transfer of funding to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (-$0.259), a congressional general reduction for the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) of -$0.044, and decrease of -$0.070 that will result in fewer Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) electromagnetic environmental effects surveys conducted. The decrease of -$0.113 in FY 2019 is due to a congressional general reduction (FFRDC). The increase of +$12.000 in FY 2020 is to begin foundational efforts in support of electromagnetic (EM) battle management (EMBM) to enable effective joint electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) operations. The funds support the integration of data feeds and analytics with the Joint Spectrum Data Repository (JSDR) to provide holistic spectrum situational awareness and are critical to understanding the EM operating environment and to inform military decision-makers. Spectrum maneuverability will be critical to future military operations engaging near-peer adversaries and will be dependent on a clear understanding of the spectrum operational environment.
Service Agency Name
Defense Information Systems Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Information Systems Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Emerging Technology
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

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