Foundational Efforts
Abstract
Unified Platform provides the Cyber Mission Forces, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), AF Major Commands, and Service cyber components a Joint cyber operations infrastructure enabling full spectrum cyberspace operations at the operational through tactical levels of warfare as part of USCYBERCOM (JCWA) Joint Cyber Warfare Architecture. The DoD, AF, and the Cyber Mission Force require an interconnected and interoperable cyber infrastructure to conduct integrated planning and execution of cyberspace operations to meet Combatant Commander requirements. Unified Platform delivers this capability through the integration of disparate firing platforms, existing or evolving systems, infrastructure, mission capabilities, data analytics, and programs used for military cyber operations to build interoperable and scalable network for cyber capabilities. A common, Unified Platform allows the DoD to achieve and maintain decision and operational superiority, the key to successful cyber operations within the highly dynamic cyberspace domain. Foundational Efforts provide for the research, development, prototype maturation, integration, enhancement, delivery, and enduring product support of the Unified Platform capability to ensure responsiveness to warfighter requirements within operationally relevant timeframes. With the government as the lead integrator, Unified Platform Foundational Efforts provide a flexible—yet disciplined—agile development/security/operations (DevSecOps) capability to generate new capabilities, integrate existing and emerging technologies, incorporate rapid prototyping efforts, and evolve the Unified Platform baseline on an agile basis. Foundational efforts include both the management of the DevSecOps capabilities including systems engineering, risk management, contracting, test, and program management as well as the active research and capability development to be conducted for the Unified Platform baseline. Foundational efforts are informed in part by Unified Platform prototyping efforts (BA 4, PE 0208099F Unified Platform, BPACs 646504 AF Prototyping and 646505 USCYBERCOM Prototyping. The Secretary of the Air Force leads the Unified Platform effort as Executive Agent on behalf of the Department of Defense. Unified Platform directly supports the Joint Network Attack Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), the National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations (NMS-CO), USCYBERCOM operational directives, the latest MAJCOM Offensive Cyberspace Operations System Flight Plan, and other formal requirements documents. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Unified Platform weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F 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, 2021
- Source ID
- 672281_0208099F_7_3600_PB_2021
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