COMSATCOM
Abstract
The subject Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds will be executed from Headquarters Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and will be used to advance mission-critical COMSATCOM capabilities, thereby enabling transformation of AFSPC's SATCOM enterprise by ensuring RDT&E investments have utility and portability between Military SATCOM (MILSATCOM) and COMSATCOM requirements. These three activities include: COMSATCOM financial and customer tools development and migration from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to Air Force systems; development of enhanced COMSATCOM acquisition capabilities; and enterprise innovation development activities focused on transforming and integrating the four principle layers of a SATCOM service - space, terminal, network, and management and control - as well as governance structures needed to normalize enterprise capabilities. The Air Force has determined that an enterprise approach to the procurement, delivery, and management of its SATCOM capabilities is the best means to create an environment that is responsive to Combatant Commanders and other users across the spectrum of conflict. In addition, an enterprise approach will improve affordability and mission assurance. The COMSATCOM PE will start this process. COMSATCOM Integration will establish an Enterprise Program of Record (POR) that incorporates COMSATCOM, MILSATCOM, and International partners into a hybrid architecture. Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. AFSPC is transforming the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, maximizing innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships, and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, AFSPC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or repurpose capabilities. This PE may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute and deliver Commercial SATCOM in a single Enterprise architecture. The use of such funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in PEs 1206392F and 1206398F. 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 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 650140_1206445F_5_3600_PB_2020
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