Support Systems Development

Abstract

Logistics, Installations and Mission Support - Enterprise View (LIMS-EV) capability provides a Business Intelligence (BI) and Decision Support (DS) solution for the A4 community. USAF decision-makers, maintainers and planners require increased access to comprehensive data related to platform mission, operational status, support equipment availability and parts. This data is required to be accessible in a number different configurations ranging from preformatted executive dashboards to highly customizable ad-hoc reporting to enable improved decision making based on accurate, near-real-time data available in a simple self-service environment that provides detailed supply chain data from lowest levels all the way up to operational planners and senior leadership. By aggregating and exposing data from over 130 data sources, LIMS-EV provides warfighters with timely, authoritative information to make informed decisions. The LIMS-EV capability is migrating, along with the rest of AF Data Services, from GCSS-AF heritage to a commercial government cloud-configured environment. That move will result in improved performance, greater scalability and reliability, enhanced ability to leverage Software as a Service (SAAS), and reduced operational costs from utilization of common infrastructure. This move will also result in implementation of new system engineering processes based on agile software development/rapid prototyping via the CCE 2.0 dev/test/production environments and Data Services development laboratories and will leverage cloud best practices including streamlined promotion and deployment processes, automating previously manual code reviews, security testing, and deployment. LIMS-EV funding supports the ability to more effectively work in the cloud environment and to exploit emerging technology to enhance existing capabilities, extend access to mobile users, expand the amount of data accessible, and incorporate more predictive capabilities into the current reporting capability. This will extend existing BI capabilities to provide configurable alerting, predictive/what-if analysis, mobile applications and better integrate functionality based on priority requirements as defined/approved by the A4 governance bodies. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver our integrated logistics capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605898F, and 0605833F. The FY 2019 funding request was reduced by $5.034 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0708611F_7_3600_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY18 MRK-Investment Mark for Vehicle View lower-carbon solutions effort $2.000M
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Agile Software Development
• Air Force
• Best Practices
• Big Data
• Business Intelligence
• Contracts
• Data Analysis
• Deployment
• Emerging Technology
• Engineering
• Logistics
• Mobile Application Software
• Software Development
• Software Prototyping
• Supply Chain
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.