Systems Engineering

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) establishes the dedicated funding line to carry out the mission integration and systems engineering duties as described in Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, "Establishment of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment," July 13, 2018. In alignment with the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Systems Engineering (SE) PE supports a more lethal force by analyzing near-, mid-, and long-term approaches to realizing mission capability, assessing that capability against anticipated adversaries in relevant operational environments, and determining revised system, architectural, tech surprise opportunities to maintain tactical edge, insert technology, improve interoperability and formulate long-term strategies to retain or improve our capabilities against our adversaries. Deputy Director, Engineering (DD, Eng) oversees, initiates, and recommends opportunities to align technology investments to accelerate capability delivery, or modifying existing systems. This program supports: (1) Reforming the Department for greater performance and affordability by maintaining visibility into major programs and conducting independent technical risk assessments (ITRAs) to advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) and Milestone Decision Authorities on progress towards achieving key performance parameters, technology maturation, interoperability, and cyber security posture; (2) Modernizing key capabilities and mission priorities through technical support for mission engineering and establishing budget priorities; and (3) Cultivates workforce talent by both developing engineering methods, policies, processes, and tools that are cross cutting technologies and integrating technical disciplines to advance DoD engineering practices and providing advocacy and oversight for the Department's engineering workforce to build a capable, current, and innovative engineering workforce. In FY 2019, this PE began activities to carry out responsibilities described in the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 855 titled Mission Integration Management (MIM). In FY 2020, funding from Project Code 143, Program Protection, was re-aligned to a new Maintaining Technology Advantage Program Element (PE) 0605797D8Z, to support efforts which have transitioned to the Deputy Director, Strategic Technology Protection and Exploitation (STP&E). Beginning in FY 2021, DoD Modeling and Simulation Management Office (MSMO) funding, Engineering Resilient Systems (ERS), and Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) activities aligned with the national defense modernization priorities and transitioned from Engineering Science and Technology (PE 0603833D8Z) to Systems Engineering (PE 0605142D8Z). Additionally, the Test & Evaluation Policy Workforce is transferred from Development Test & Evaluation (PE 0605804D8Z) to Systems Engineering (PE 0605142D8Z).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0605142D8Z_6_0400_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2021 base increase of $7.770 million is the net sum of: a transfer of Test & Evaluation Policy Workforce ($1.850 million) from Development Test & Evaluation (PE 0605804D8Z) to support proper alignment/execution; a resource realignment of $11.531 million from Engineering Science & Technology (Program Element 0603833D8Z) to support enhanced engineering expertise and assessments for priority mission oriented modernization prototypes; a $1.993 million funding increase to enhance Integration, Technology and Tools; a $0.054 million reduction for economic assumptions; and a $7.550 million reduction where funds are realigned to higher priority DoD missions resulting from Defense Wide Review.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Configuration Management
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Engineering
  • Emerging Technology
  • Engineering
  • Military Acquisition
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • National Security
  • Open System Architecture
  • Risk Analysis
  • Supply Chain
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber

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