Space Command and Control: Comprehensive Planning and Oversight Could Help DOD Acquire Critical Capabilities and Address Challenges

Abstract

The Air Force has been working to develop a single modernized computer system to enable more effective operations of military and other government satellites and space systems. Such a system could better respond to threats ranging from jamming attacks to space debris. The past three programs to attempt this have ended up significantly behind schedule and over budget. The programs also deferred more difficult work.The Air Forces latest effort takes a new approach to development. We recommended the Air Force ensure that this includes independent software development reviews and other steps to improve its acquisition strategy

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1152996

Entities

People

  • Cristina T. Chaplain

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Risk
  • Software Development
  • Space Command And Control
  • Space Systems
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space