Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J)

Abstract

Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J) is DOD’s Joint Command and Control (C2) system of record and provides the foundation for migration of service-unique C2 systems into a Joint, interoperable environment. GCCS-J incorporates the core planning and assessment tools required by combatant commanders and their subordinate the Joint Task Force (JTF) Commanders while meeting the readiness support requirements of the Services. Adaptive Planning and Execution Joint Planning Services are being developed to modernize the adaptive planning functions in a net centric environment. GCCS-J is focused on funding a portfolio of C2 activities within DISA in support of the overall Department. Additionally, DISA continues to provide support for the operational system to ensure continued access to information integration and decision-support capabilities that enable the exercise of authority and direction over assigned and attached forces, while operating in a net-centric, collaborative information environment. DISA, through its Joint C2 entities, continues to provide critical C2 capabilities to the Commander-in-Chief, Secretary of Defense, National Military Command Center, Combatant Commands (COCOMs), Joint Force Commanders, and Service Component Commanders. The DISA portfolio includes funding in support of GCCS-J, Joint Planning and Execution Services (JPES), and the development and sustainment of the Joint C2 Architecture. Based on the termination of the Net Enabled Command Capability (NECC) Program and the renewed focus on the existing Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J), this budget submission reflects the shift in the GCCS-J program element from funding only the GCCS-J Program Management Office (PMO) activities to sustaining a portfolio of Joint Command and Control (C2) activities within DISA in support of the overall DoD. These Joint C2 activities include GCCS-J, Joint Planning and Execution Services (JPES), and the support to the development and sustainment of the Joint C2 architecture. GCCS-J. The GCCS-J suite of mission applications/systems provides critical joint warfighting C2 capabilities by presenting an integrated, near real-time picture of the battle space for planning and execution of joint military and multinational operations. GCCS-J is used by all nine combatant commands at sites around the world, supporting joint and coalition operations. Additionally, through the continued evolution of the GCCS Family of Systems (FoS), the Services utilize components of the GCCS-J infrastructure to build their Service unique variants thus reducing the number of unique components. Funding will be used to evolve existing capabilities within the GCCS-J operational baselines with the goal of reducing cost to the field through the use of enterprise hosting and increasing data sharing through the availability of common services, while enhancing the existing functionality available to the user today. JPES. JPES is a set of capabilities that address components of the DOD’s Adaptive Planning Roadmap (13 December 2005) and Adaptive Planning Roadmap II (5 March 2008). JPES produces enhancements to the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES), focused adaptive planning capabilities, and provides a set of core infrastructure services necessary to provide the warfighter a fully interoperable environment where functionality can be easily added as mission needs dictate. Joint C2 Architecture. The Joint C2 Architecture is a foundational element of the Joint C2 capabilities for the Department, containing a set of net-centric tenets associated with data, functional service and the C2 infrastructure that is based on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design pattern. Each year, the DISA architecture team produces a transitional architecture that documents the current state of C2 capabilities, anticipated changes/enhancements either in progress or planned by the C2 community. The yearly updates document the use of enterprise services and standards in the development, integration and implementation of Joint C2 capabilities across the Department. The GCCS-J Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) for Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (I3) provides operational enhancements to the existing GCCS-J I3/Common Operating Picture (COP) baseline in direct support of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) identified requirements. This includes access to additional data sources or tracks, ensures visualization of this intelligence data on the COP, and enhancements to capabilities unique to the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
CC01_0303150K_7_0400_PB_2013

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Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Technology Areas

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

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