Electronic Combat Spt, C3 Protection/Multi-Mission, Technology and Spt
Abstract
The Rapid Cyber Acquisition (RCA) initiative is a materiel (hardware, software, and tool development) and non-materiel (technical support) effort to enable delivery of new cyber capabilities at the pace of warfighting relevance. Combatant and Joint Force Commanders require up-to-date, tailored cyber capabilities to meet the continuously evolving threat in 0-60 day timeframes to provide the nation's ability to win in the highly-dynamic cyberspace domain. The RCA initiative expedites cyber development and modifications of USAF cyber capabilities through the integration with and technical support to other Service and Government Agency activities to leverage select Air Force-developed technologies and/or operational capabilities. RCA develops material or non-material cyber solutions and the tools and environment necessary to conduct rapid prototyping, integration, and transition activities of cyber capabilities. Activities include but are not limited to development of software/hardware systems, integration and transition of lab-developed cyber capabilities, developmental testing, operational evaluation, manpower, studies, analysis, pilots, demonstrations, and risk reduction efforts for emerging technologies. This program element may include necessary emergent or unanticipated civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Rapid Cyber Acquisition capability for emergent or unanticipated weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY21 $0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY22 $ 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. The FY23 funding request was reduced by $0.818M to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. 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
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 670374_0305881F_7_3600_PB_2023
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