GIG Evaluation Facilities (GIG-EF) and GIG Enterprise-Wide Systems Engineering Advisory Activities
Abstract
This program element provides systems engineering and technical analysis of the DoD Information Technology (IT) portfolio containing over 600 programs valued at over $180B. The Primary Staff Assistant advises OSD leadership on end to end warfighter communication capabilities to include portfolio management, developmental support responsibilities on numerous programs, synchronization, and interoperability efforts and issues. Emphasis is placed on the information transport, information assurance, net and spectrum management, command and control (C2), space, and enterprise services activities focused on the development, integration, testing and technical assessment of capabilities and applications in joint and coalition warfighter support environments. Resources support collaborative efforts to demonstrate the interoperability and performance requirements of acquisition programs. The PSA develops portfolio-wide guidance and provides technical analysis to enable the warfighter, intelligence, and business communities to meet their respective mission requirements. This program is funded under Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development, and it supports system definition, development, testing, and program analysis of major acquisition programs engineering development and synchronization activities. This project provides the resources necessary for the Deputy of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Communication, C2, Space, and Spectrum to implement net centric processes and authoritative analytical methods that provide the capability to synchronize interdependent capabilities across all layers (ground, air, space) of the net-centric architecture, to forecast and achieve a balance in supply and demand for network capacity, and field net centric capabilities more rapidly as an enabler for C2 capabilities and applications. Resources are required to transform current networks into an operationally unified and architecturally diverse joint network that will provide end-to-end communications transport layer capabilities that are optimized and integrated with all other joint capability areas with a focus on the tactical edge faced with disconnected, intermittent, and latency (DIL) environments. There will be technical assessments, modeling and simulation, and analysis of the Joint space communications layer, Joint aerial network layer, and contested communications on the move capabilities. These funds develop the capability for the warfighter to manage and deconflict radio frequencies through ground, air, and space communication networks. The funds will be used to develop and synchronize information assurance capabilities with other net centric capabilities to provide secure access to information and services (e.g. Cryptographic Modernization Management plan). Note that FY10/11 funding disconnect resulted from duplicate cuts to a program titled Horizontal Fusion (HF) formerly part of this PE to support priority net centric transformation.. These cuts not only zeroed out the HF funding but also cut deeply into the GIG Evaluation Facility and GIG End-to-End Systems Engineering Activities in FY2010.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 199_0305199D8Z_7_0400_PB_2012
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- Child Accomplishment: Net Centricity Plans and Accomplishments