C4ISR Architecture Working Group (AWG)
Abstract
In order to achieve the dominant battlespace awareness called for in Joint Vision 2010, today's fragmented Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) development processes must become more focused, efficient, and effective. The objective must be a joint C4ISR capability that is integrated, interoperable, efficient, and meets today's demanding mission needs. Many aspects of today's environment place a premium on achieving the objective C4ISR capability outlined above. coupled with the information explosion enabled by the rapid emergence of information technology (e.g., the Internet), require that DoD put in place a means to acquire and implement C4ISR capabilities that are "born joint," interoperate across all boundaries at the levels of sophistication necessary to meet the mission need, provide an integrated, interactive "picture" of the battlespace, and can rapidly accommodate integration of emerging technologies and capabilities (e.g., computer processing, precise global positioning, telecommunications). Furthermore, recent government legislation (e.g., the Information Technology Management Reform Act ITMRA, also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 GPRA) is placing more emphasis on the need to pursue interoperable, integrated, and cost-effective business practices and capabilities within each organization and across DoD, particularly with respect to information technology. Together, the ITMRA and UPRA serve to codify the efficiency, interoperability, and leveraging goals being pursued by the Unified Commands, Services, and Agencies of DoD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 14, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA348567
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense