Distributed Testing: A Significant Tool in the Program Managers Arsenal
Abstract
Despite our successes over the last decade in fielding dramatic increases in joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities and compressing the find-fix-target-engage-assess timeline, we continue to have many challenges in the joint interoperability regime. That was the reason the 2004 Testing in a Joint Environment Roadmap recommended establishing a DoD-wide distributed test infrastructure. That recommendation led to the establishment and subsequent rapid growth of the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC), a distributed test program launched in fiscal year 2007 that is designed and funded to support Department of Defense programs. However, many program managers and systems engineers in the DoD acquisition community may be unaware of JMETC, and that lack of awareness results in a lost opportunity because well-planned and well-executed distributed testing can significantly reduce program risk and increase operational effectiveness. This article will provide program managers and systems engineers with an introduction to the advantages of distributed test and the benefits JMETC can provide to their program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- AD1015978
Entities
People
- Bernard Ferguson
- Vincent P. Difronzo
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense