Systems Engineering

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build a Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. This program funds advancement of the engineering practice across the Department of Defense (DoD), conduct of mission engineering/mission integration activities to support the joint warfighting concepts, and program engagements/independent assessments for major defense acquisition programs in accordance with the National Defense Strategy and in support of the critical technology areas advanced by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Specific activities include: 1.Systems Engineering (P142): Advance engineering practice by developing the DoD-wide policy, guidance, and standards for engineering and test & evaluation; cultivating workforce talent and providing advocacy and oversight for the Department’s engineering and test & evaluation workforce; and establishing and maintaining active engineering communities of practice to solve cross-cutting engineering challenges and share best practices. 2.Mission Engineering (P842): Analysis of approaches to realizing mission capabilities vs. anticipated adversary capabilities in relevant operational contexts. This analysis leads to the development of government reference architectures for achieving mission capability, identification of opportunities to align technology investments to accelerate capability delivery or modify existing systems, and recommendations for adjustments to joint warfighting concepts. 3.Program Engagement and Independent Assessments (P144): Conduct of independent technical risk assessments (ITRAs) and other program assessments to advise the DoD leadership (including Milestone Decision Authorities) on progress towards achieving key performance parameters, technology maturation, interoperability, and cyber security posture.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0605142D8Z_6_0400_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• 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
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Best Practices
• Command And Control
• Community Of Practice
• Department Of Defense
• Digital Engineering
• Engineers
• Knowledge Management
• Model Based Systems Engineering
• Open System Architecture
• Organizational Structure
• Reliability
• Software Development
• Software Development Tools
• System Of Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Unified Combatant Commands

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Defense Acquisition Program Management
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Cyber