SSC Developmental IT Infrastructure
Abstract
SSC Developmental IT Infrastructure supports the SSC Chief Information Office by implementing cybersecurity integration, a Cybersecurity Operations Center, Authorizing Official and Risk Management Framework cyber assessment team, Zero Trust, and supply chain risk management capabilities; and supports USSF with the Integrated Operations Network (ION) effort. SSC efforts focus on developmental cybersecurity and supports cybersecurity policies and guidance, cyber resiliency capability development, vulnerability management, and program protection. SSC Developmental Cybersecurity helps assess technical risks associated with use, by understanding the System and Enterprise-level risks posed by threats based on deployment and gathered intelligence. The effort includes implementation of DoD cybersecurity policies and guidance such as DoD's Cyber Strategy, Zero Trust (ZT) Strategy, and other directives. This includes Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts for enabling ZT capabilities in Space Systems and implementation of SSC ZT Guidance and Policy via pilot programs for both legacy and future ground and space systems in accordance with Executive Order 14028 Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, which requires federal agencies to establish plans to drive adoption of ZT Architecture. Additionally, the SSC Developmental Cybersecurity will deploy and enhance SSC's Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) capabilities through development of SCRM Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) tools that will illuminate and monitor the Space Defense Industrial Base and provide real-time risk analysis to the Program Executive Offices. The SSC Developmental Cybersecurity will analyze emerging Commercial Satellite Communication threats and provide publications to SSC, enhance the Infrastructure Asset Pre-Approval (IA-Pre) program which conducts on-site cyber compliance assessments, improves the security posture of commercial satellite communications services that SSC procures, and explore Space Spectrum sharing with commercial partners for added resiliency and cost reduction. The SSC Developmental Cybersecurity will stand up and bolster SSC's Approving Official and Risk Management Framework (RMF) capabilities, cybersecurity integration), and other vulnerability management and program protection efforts. The SSC Developmental Cybersecurity also furnishes internal management of requirements, funding, contract actions, and PM support/training relating to the SSC Chief Information Office. USSF's ION will reduce technology debt and provide a secure, reliable, multi-classification data transport backbone across critical kill webs designed to defend against adversary operations. This ION communications backbone will provide high bandwidth with low latency for data transport. This effort will connect with the data platform, Unified Data Library, to ensure data exposure and dissemination occur using ION's resilient connectivity from sensors to C2 centers and tactical units. ION will integrate commercially-available IT capabilities to minimize government-unique tools. This effort will be resilient and agile against cyber threats to reduce attack vectors against multiple kill webs. FY25 efforts set conditions to scale and accelerate classified cloud infrastructure expansion in anticipation of projected threat timelines. This program element may include necessary support required to ensure a cyber-secure and resilient IT infrastructure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 646017_1203010SF_4_3620F_PB_2025
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