Concepts & Capabilities (C&C) Portfolio Development Initiatives (PDI)
Abstract
Continually-funded effort. This funding allocation is to provide future funding for in- and out-year new-start C&C projects. Through the C&C PDI effort, OUSD(R&E) sponsors efforts to address the Department’s most pressing operational capability gaps and accelerate new capability development in collaboration with the Joint Services and Combatant Commands (CCMD). OUSD(R&E) executive leadership will endorse and make final recommendations for Congressional approval in accordance with H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, Section 8061. Selected projects leverage multicomponent agencies within the global research and engineering enterprise, to include government labs and integration agents, depots, academia, and commercial defense industrial base (DIB) providers. As provided by the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission Capabilities (DCTO(MC)), operational prototyping activities utilize best practices to satisfy joint and crosscutting needs and work collectively to streamline transition and scale-up into joint Service acquisition systems where appropriate. Current developmental portfolios are designed for, but are not limited to, addressing critical capabilities gaps in battle-space management; cyber; command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (C5ISRT) and Counter-C5ISRT; resilient communications; unmanned and autonomous systems; deception and decoys; electronic warfare and sensors; weapons and platforms; space-based capabilities; and logistics and sustainment. This fiscal year’s funding includes a number of projects submitted in a Congressional new-start report. Projects identified for funding this fiscal year will be included on future R2 exhibits while projects that are more than the $5M threshold will be included in congressional new start notification packages. In future fiscal years, this report will be submitted earlier in the fiscal year and include those projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- fe34991778bcd467dc49095898d17eb9