Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)Integration.

Document Title : Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)Integration.

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AD Number: ADA326142
Subject Categories: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Corporate Author: OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY) WASHINGT ON DC
Title: Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Integration.
Descriptive Note: Final rept. 1996,
Personal Authors: Hermann, Robert; Welch, Larry
Report Date: FEB 97
Pages: 28 PAGES
Monitor Acronym: XD
Monitor Series: XD
Descriptors: *MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, *COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, *INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, *TASK FORCES, *REPORTS, *RECONNAISSANCE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, INTEGRATION.
Identifiers: C4ISR(COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTERS INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONAISSANCE)
Abstract: The Deputy Secretary of Defense, in an effort to accelerate the development of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) integration and architecture efforts in the Department of Defense, directed that a DoD-wide Integration Task Force (ITF) be created. He designated Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) to sponsor, organize and manage this effort. The Defense Science Board (DSB) was requested then to establish a Task Force on C4ISR Integration to assist this internal DoD process by providing: Advice to the ITF chairman on all aspects of C4ISR integration. Separate reports of its judgments on these matters to the Department. The Terms of Reference for this Task Force are attached as Appendix A and the list of members as Appendix B. The DSB Task Force met four times with the leaders of the ITF. During each meeting, the ITF leaders described the process, organization and results of the ITF efforts to date. Based on these interactions, the DSB Task Force formulated a set of inputs for consideration by the ITF. Two letter reports were submitted by the DSB Task Force during the course of its deliberations. The Task Force discussed the Department's ITF efforts with regard to DoD-wide C4ISR integration. Although the Task Force was impressed by the size and scope of the ITF effort and the dedication and quality of people involved, the Task Force concluded that the Department's ITF efforts were overly broad and complex. The ITF tasks were made very difficult to accomplish by the fractionated and 'stovepiped' nature of the C4ISR stakeholder community, particularly with regard to programmatic and fiscal responsibilities.
Limitation Code: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Source Code: 428032