Information Technology Development

Abstract

DCMA is currently engaged in several major initiatives to improve our information technology environment. Information technology is the primary enabling capability our acquisition workforce is reliant upon to communicate with contractors, the DoD acquisition community and our customers. These initiatives are driven by the National Defense Strategy business reform line of effort. On December 21, 2017, the Reform Management Group directed the Information Technology (IT) and Business Systems Reform Lead to review Fourth Estate IT networks, policies, business processes, functions, costs and Chief Information Officer (CIO) organizational structures and manpower requirements. In support of this directive, DCMA is structuring its information technology investments to be in synchronization with the vision of the DoD guidance. One early result of this review is the decision to transfer commodity information technology administrative control to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in FY 2022. DCMA's IT investment strategy is being driven by the Director's initiatives to: 1) Develop Mission Business Systems; 2) Leverage Commodity IT Buying Power Through DISA; and 3) Focus On The Last Tactical Mile. These initiatives directly align and support the Optimization and Modernization efforts of the DoD CIO, which include: 1) Network Optimization; 2) Data Center Optimization; 3) Mission Partner Engagement; 4) Defense Travel Modernization ; 5) Enterprise Collaboration; 6) Consolidation of Cyber and IT Responsibilities; 7) Rationalize Business Systems; 8) Streamline IT Commodity Purchasing. Development and research initiatives are a core component in DCMA’s ability to align efforts appropriately to the DoD CIO IT Reform Initiative. In order to meet the needs of the DoD community, DCMA's current efforts are focused on the development of investments in two core areas: 1) Modernization and Analytics Initiative (formerly called DCMA App Store) and 2) Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) (hosts Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF)). These initiatives will empower mobile and fixed users' ability to utilize DoD enterprise capabilities with the same level or better efficiency and effectiveness. DCMA also has a mandate to align with DoD strategy for digital modernization of enterprise capabilities. This involves migrating DCMA application infrastructure to enterprise hosting environments and modern technology platforms, rationalizing existing applications to ensure capabilities align with mission requirements, and adopting new DoD strategies for modern software development methodologies. These solutions will improve process gaps in order to streamline/simplify automated contract administration, provide real-time data visibility, eliminate manual intervention and provide effective, regulatory based tools for use across the Department.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
0605013BL_5_0400_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Defense Contract Management Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Contract Management Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber

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