Strategic Multi-Layered Assessment (SMA) Cell
Abstract
The SMA Cell provides planning support to Combatant Commands (CCMDs) and U.S. Government agencies, along with actionable assessments for complex operational and technical challenges to help maintain our competitive advantage in an increasingly complex global environment. Challenges addressed with SMA efforts require multi-agency, multi-disciplinary approaches that are not within the customer organization’s core competency. The SMA Cell identifies options from across the U.S. Government, academia, and the private sector. SMA efforts are facilitated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-3 Operations and are executed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering. In FY 2017, the SMA Cell focused on questions and challenges posed by U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command. Specifically, SMA established a community of over 200 subject matter experts and responded to 53 separate U.S. Central Command priority questions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- e94780433ceeb20dc2bd72cc187bae95