Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J)
Abstract
Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J) is the DoD Joint Command and Control (C2) system of record that provides information integration and decision-support capabilities that enable the exercise of authority and direction over assigned and attached forces, operating in a net-centric, collaborative information environment. As part of the GCCS Family of Systems (FoS), GCCS-J will migrate to a more sophisticated “n-tier” architecture supporting dynamic infrastructure resources, thin browser-based clients, and net-centric enterprise services. N-tier architecture is a way of organizing and decomposing system components into multiple logical tiers with each tier of this architecture, and the components of which it is comprised, focusing on a broad aspect of the system (e.g. presentation logic, business logic, data services). Web standard-based, or other types of services are used to enable communication between components in the various tiers as well as external service consumers. This capability, when fully implemented, brings tremendous robustness and agility that cannot be matched by client/server or monolithic architectures. When implemented on a standards-based Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software, it provides scalability and prevents the Program Management Office (PMO) from getting “locked in” to a particular vendor. This system organization is key to enabling GCCS-J deployments that support enterprise-wide user communities. High priority services identified for early inclusion are identity management via Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), directory services, portal framework, and publish and subscribe capability. These services provide a stronger security mechanism than user name and password approach. To achieve these services, GCCS-J will fully implement a new interface capability using XML to provide the flexibility to support independent version changes and improved availability to enterprise data. In FY 2011, funding will be transferred from the Net-Enabled Command Capability (NECC) to GCCS-J to meet the DISA priority and commitment to fully fund development activities required to provide a robust and secure GCCS-J system to the users, to include Global and the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES). Updates to GCCS-J will be done on a limited basis to allow access to next generation services or capabilities made available during this time period. Funding will also provide for the evolution of new command and control capabilities within the Department of Defense (DoD). While sustaining and synchronizing currently fielded systems, DISA will modernize and enhance current capabilities to support both the DoD Components (e.g., Service, Combat Support Agency) and Joint warfighter as part of a synchronized, orchestrated DoD-wide effort that will transition the current GCCS FoS into a more agile, net-centric, services-oriented environment. The GCCS FoS will adopt and adapt to the on-going changes in the information technology acquisition process, as described in the March 2009 Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on DoD Policies and Procedures for the Acquisition of Information Technology (and as referenced in Section 804 of Fiscal Year 2010 NDAA), and be designed to include (a) early and continual involvement of the user; (b) multiple, rapidly executed increments or releases of capability; (c) early, successive prototyping to support an evolutionary approach; and (D) a modular, open-systems approach. As part of these changes, the GCCS FoS will take advantage of streamlined processes within the requirements community, such as the “IT Box”.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- CC01_0303150K_7_0400_PB_2011
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