Coalition Secure Management and Operations System (COSMOS)
Abstract
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) validated the multinational information sharing requirements and capabilities to be delivered by COSMOS. The COSMOS ACTD began in FY 2005. The COSMOS ACTD outcome was to be a pilot implementation of the Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP) specifications for C2 data sharing (specifically the Command and Control Information Exchange Data Model (C2IEDM) and the associated Information Exchange Mechanism (IEM)) in the Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS) coalition network environment. COSMOS conducted a final demonstration of foundational capability in CY 2008. The expected output was identification of necessary and sufficient conditions for implementing the MIP specifications with policy-based information sharing operational rules and security enforcement. COSMOS was expected to lead to rapid, secure protected sharing of critical C2 information to and among coalition partners’ organic command and control (C2) systems on a single and secure integrated coalition network. The projected efficiencies included substantial reduction of textual message exchange needed for shared situational awareness among coalition commanders, improved collaborative decision making, reduced confusion, uncertainty and delay in combat and crisis operations, and effective bridging of coalition sourced information with US Global Information Grid (GIG) Network Centric Enterprise Services (NCES). Transition to programs of record was planned for FY 2009, targeting the emerging Multinational Information Sharing (MNIS) initiatives. Projected sustainment of the demonstrated capabilities by DISA beyond FY 2009 was not achieved because maturity of the operational concepts and technologies required did not evolve as rapidly as expected. COSMOS was to be a multi-year ACTD co-sponsored by U. S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and U. S. European Command (EUCOM). The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) was the lead agency.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- e3405bee86183a38ea18b0071617cf85