Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
Abstract
JITC coordinates with Military Services and Combat Support Agencies (CSA) to conduct DCGS Family of Systems (FoS) and follow-on capabilities testing and analysis, including event coordination, configuration, and instrumentation through the operation of the Enterprise Integration and Test Capability (EITC) and the Test and Evaluation Focus Team (TEFT). The TEFT predominantly executes three functions: • The EITC Focus Function (Lab), which provides and sustains DIE T&E requirements analysis to advance instrumentation and automation of metrics collection. • The Strategy Focus Function, which evaluates DIE T&E methods and capabilities to meet modern software acquisition practices development, integration, and continuous delivery of capabilities. • The Execution Focus Function, which supports DIE demonstration events, such as ENTERPRISE STORM (aka Enterprise Challenge, STORMFORCE), which is the DIE demonstration series to promote joint interoperability and integration between the Military Services, Defense Intelligence Agencies, Five Eye (FVEY) Allies and select Coalition Partners. Additionally, the TEFT: • Advocates, coordinates, and synchronizes with Military Services and CSAs for the use of existing DoD test facilities, such as the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), to advance common science, technology, modeling, and simulation that improve DIE test capabilities, capacity, and integration. • Supports data collection activities on secret, top-secret, and Coalition and Partner networks to characterize the state of DIE capabilities. • Teams with JITC DCGS FoS, ISR Platforms, and Command and Control (C2) interoperability testers to advance integrated data collection for DIE capabilities. • Supports DIE-wide acquisitions to advance digital transformation objectives and integrate with Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiatives. • Supports ENTERPRISE STORM T&E. These efforts help close Joint capability gaps, promote enterprise interoperability, and enable DCGS and like capabilities integration. This enables improved data sharing between DIE components. • Supports demonstrations and evaluation of capabilities relying on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s data broker (known as the Common Data Fabric, or CDF). The CDF is an enterprise modernization initiative to enable automated machine-to-machine transactions in accordance with data sharing policies to increase the speed of delivery via one-to-many sharing agreements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- NF1_0305208K_6_0400_PB_2025
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