Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
Abstract
In Iraq and Afghanistan, the most effective weapon employed against coalition forces during 2008 continued to be the Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Except when disrupted by U.S. or coalition operations to attack their IED networks, the enemy continued to adapt and produce IEDs with readily available, inexpensive, and evolving commercial technologies. During 2006 and 2007, our first two years of operation, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) learned that we must adapt and innovate faster than a resourceful enemy who is capable of continuously leveraging the $3 trillion commercial technology investments made globally each year. In 2007, we formalized our rapid development and acquisition procedures by creating a transparent, analytically driven, rapid acquisition process called the Joint IED Defeat Capability Approval and Acquisition Management Process (JCAAMP). Through 2008, JCAAMP continued to be enabled by Congressionally directed financial agility, accommodating a necessarily high degree of technical risk and uncertainty. With the support of the Combatant Commanders, the Department of Defense (DoD) decided in May 2008 to continue JIEDDO and our unique capabilities into the future. Internally, JIEDDO initiated a bottom-up review of the organization to ensure that the staff and components were appropriately tasked and aligned to accomplish an enduring mission. The structure of the organization was fine-tuned in July 2008. DoD now possesses a mature rapid acquisition organization that delivers counter-IED (C-IED) solutions to warfighters in months, versus the years associated with the conventional acquisition system. This report summarizes JIEDDO's activities and accomplishments for FY 2008.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA502251