The DII COE: Basic Principles and Future Challenges

Abstract

While not a silver bullet, the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating Environment (COE) is a measured, pragmatic approach to software development and integration that is tailored to the Department of Defense. The four basic principles of COE -- interoperability, security, customer focus, and best value -- are what drives the COE as it responds to past successes and seeks to embrace evolving open frameworks and object technology. This article entails a description of how these principles are addressed in the COE development process. This is critical to understanding the goals of the COE environment: how it is used and how it should be used. Also discussed are the challenges facing the COE as a result of decreasing commercial product life cycles, rising customer expectations, and increased demand to support new communities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA486911

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  • Doug Gardner

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  • Defense Information Systems Agency

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  • C4I
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  • Command And Control
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  • Computers
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  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
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  • Information Systems
  • Jet Propulsion
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