Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES)
Abstract
The FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (Sections 873/874) directed the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to streamline software development. The OSD pilot initiative authorized all programmatic lifecycle funding to be tracked utilizing Budget Activity 08 (BA08) Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs, beginning in FY 2021. Pilot programs enable the execution of modern software development practices encompassing development, procurement, modification and maintenance activities. The Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES) entered into the pilot program in FY 2022. SMPES, PE 0608158F, includes Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF), and Operation and Maintenance (O&M), Air Force funds transferred from the following program elements (PE): 0303255F, O&M, Nuclear Planning and Execution System (NPES) Legacy sustainment; 0301112F, OPAF and RDT&E, NPES; 0101318F, O&M, Mission Planning & Analysis System (MPAS) sustainment and Global Adaptive Planning - Collaborative Information Environment (GAP-CIE); 0101313F, OPAF, Integrated Strategic Planning & Analysis Network (ISPAN); and 0101324F, RDT&E, ISPAN Increment 5. SMPES programmatic capabilities include: Integrated Strategic Planning and Analysis Network: ISPAN provides full-spectrum global strike, and coordinated space, missile defense, and information operations capabilities to meet both deterrent and decisive national security objectives. ISPAN is one of the most complex classified computer systems in the Department of Defense (DoD), and the only national force level planning system. Located at U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), ISPAN develops and delivers software for nuclear strategic deliberate and adaptive planning, as well as, supports the Nuclear Posture Review and Unified Command Plan. In coordination with other Combatant Commands, Services, and appropriate U.S. Government agencies, USSTRATCOM provides operational space support, integrated missile defense, global command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), and specialized planning expertise to the joint warfighter to deter and detect strategic attacks against the U.S. and its allies. ISPAN Increment 5 (INC5): ISPAN INC5 conducts continuous, ongoing agile software development activities to foster a secure software development environment. INC5 funding enables the program office to purchase software licenses for developer tools and development environments for unclassified, secret, and top-secret agile software development. The agile software development staff maintains hardware, system configuration, storage, back-up and recovery for contractor development and systems integration. INC5 supports agile processes including code repositories, configuration management, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, automation testing, automation validation and delivery. The agile developer environment meets classified, security regulations/criteria and promotes competition. Mission Planning and Analysis System: MPAS consists of 17 separate subsystems that enable USSTRATCOM to accomplish its unique mission of developing Joint Staff Level I through Level IV nuclear and conventional attack options for national and theater requirements. ISPAN Increment 4 modernized MPAS software and enabled program users to complete planning requirements in a more agile and timely manner. ISPAN INC5 succeeded ISPAN Increment 4 and provides new capabilities of resilience and consequence of execution analysis. Global Adaptive Planning Collaborative Information Environment: GAP-CIE is a web-based, collaborative, and joint operation planning (JOP) application that enables combatant commanders and strategic leaders to rapidly integrate course of action development. GAP-CIE supports strategic and operational situational awareness of global events, crisis action planning, and campaign/contingency plan development for DoD planners. Through GAP-CIE, combatant command staffs, subordinate commands, and other agencies work in partnership to plan operations, develop orders, and share awareness dashboards online. GAP CIE includes two functional components: GAP-CIE planning environment; and the Global Situational Awareness Tool (GSAT). The planning environment provides deliberative planning, crisis action planning, and decision support tools. GSAT allows commanders to view geospatial, temporal, and relational planning data. Collectively and collaboratively, the planning environment and GSAT within GAP-CIE enable subject matter experts to instantaneously share situational awareness perspectives. Nuclear Planning and Execution System: NPES develops and delivers a software system to conduct nuclear command and control (NC2) adaptive planning and execution at fixed and mobile sites in real time. NPES an automated information system that supports all phases of nuclear conflict and provides for various levels of support of all command and control software engineering (C2SES) projects. NPES Legacy encompassed cyber related investments necessary for a successful operational application/system delivery, for fixed command centers, distributive sites and mobile platforms. NPES Recapitalization (Recap) succeeded NPES Legacy and provides communication interfaces with software development, data management, software re-engineering and operations to include requirements validation and training. NPES Recap modernizes decision support, knowledge management, information visualization, an integrated-fused depiction of global battle space, and common missile event picture. Decision Support System (DSS): DSS will develop and deliver software that directly supports POTUS. DSS will improve situational awareness, aggregate strategic-level information, and provide a common visual display that is resilient and mobile. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon systems capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605830F. This program is in Budget Activity 8, Software and Digital Technology Pilot Program because this budget activity includes funding provided for expenses necessary for agile development, test and evaluation, procurement, production and modification, and the operation and maintenance of these programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 685029_0608158F_8_3600_PB_2023
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