Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-N) Inc 2

Abstract

DCGS-N Inc 2 is the Navy Service component version of the DCGS Family of Systems (FoS) and is deployed on force level platforms and ashore nodes, delivering Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T) capabilities to the warfighter. DCGS-N afloat and ashore systems interface across other service DCGS and Intelligence Community (IC) architecture via the DCGS-N enterprise and ashore cloud node. DCGS-N will operate during peacetime, crisis, and war in afloat and shore-based operational configurations, sharing information and intelligence between the Navy, DoD, IC, and serving and IC. It will serve as a tactical gateway to share Navy-unique sensor data (e.g., MQ-25, RAQ-35, MQ-4, and P-8, etc.) across the IC. DCGS-N will enable users to identify, locate, and confirm threats and targets using the all-source data store, support Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment, battle management, target nomination, and execute collection planning and requests. The program will integrate this data with available Command and Control systems, weapons, combat, and Meteorological and Oceanographic forecast and sensor data. DCGS-N will provide situational awareness to the operational decision-maker. DCGS-N Inc 2 will decompose the validated Information Systems Capability Development Document (IS-CDD) requirements into six modular capability areas (CA) and implement agile development processes to incrementally deliver capability through the entire life cycle of the program. The decomposed requirements will be prioritized through the DCGS-N Requirements Governance Board (DRGB) and documented through the Requirement Definitions Package (RDP) to scope DCGS-N Inc 2 development priorities and inform near-term programmatic planning. PMW 120 will incorporate user feed back at each iterative release (IR) through a robust requirements process characterized by annual Fleet User Symposiums and consistent action officer coordination. The DRGB Charter further describes the requirements process for DCGS-N Inc 2 Both near-term and long-term implementation will maximize use of government off-the-shelf (GOTS) and commercial software tools and standards. DCGS-N will implement an enduring Adopt-Buy-Create (ABC) methodology to identify and integrate mature GOTS and commercial items currently in use with the Defense Intelligence Security Enterprise, the DCGS FoS, broader IC Information Technology Enterprise, and existing Joint and Navy Science and Technology efforts. The program will employ an agile approach to requirements management, new software development, commercial items, GOTS integration, testing, and delivery of incremental functionality aligned to user priorities. Features will be completed within the financial resources allocated to the program, with less important features deferred and prioritized based on user requirements FY 2022 will focus on the development and integration of the knowledgebase foundational layer upon which future capabilities will integrate with for data access. FY 2022 will also support the initial application deployment modernization utilizing containerization and Agile Core Services to provide more frequent application updates.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 2227_0304785N_5_1319_PB_2022

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control