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By   Theresa Hitchens on May 11, 2021 at 5:02 PM WASHINGTON: The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), led by Joint Chiefs Vice-Chairman Gen. John Hyten, is asserting new powers to direct how the services fulfill Combatant Commanders’ needs to ensure the future Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) is not undercut by competing service imperatives and parochial rivalries. This represents “a little bit of a different take on how the JROC has been run before,” said Brig. Gen. Rob Parker, deputy director of the Joint Staff J6 directorate for Command, Control, Communications, & Computers...

Gunsmoke-J experimental satellite, Army image WASHINGTON: The Army is negotiating with the Intelligence Community and Space Force about ensuring operational control of any future Army-built ISR payloads hosted on DoD, IC and/or commercial satellites, says Willie Nelson, the de facto head of Army space programs. “This is a watershed,” said Doug Loverro, former head of DoD space policy and a long-time player in space intelligence operations. “It represents the increased importance of tactical overhead support to Army forces for long range fires.” Why? If the service wins even a modicum ...

Army approves rapid development of Tactical Space Layer 3 hours ago The Army continues to make progress in utilizing satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targeting. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army recently approved rapid experimentation and prototyping to develop a new Tactical Space Layer that will enable the service to use overhead satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targets. The Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team is leading the Army’s efforts to develop a new tactical geospatial intelligence capability, leveraging commerc...

What is the Business Case process? The purpose of this process is to provide a clear understanding of the projects being requested and provides a mechanism for understanding effort and value and prioritizing the project in the context of information technology needs. Transformation Managers are available to provide support for business case development and help in assessing specialized information or interacting with stakeholders. It is important that stakeholders understand they are supporting you in developing a business case which may include determining the need for a competitive procurem...

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