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Air Force ISR official supports new authority for C2 systems By Roman Schweizer, Defense News Media Group
Kenne, the service’s deputy chief of staff for warfighting integration, said she supported an idea currently under discussion in the Pentagon that would create a new authority for command and control systems. It would be tasked with establishing standards and architectures for service command and control systems. The new organization would monitor acquisition plans and even have enforcement responsibilities, she said. She talked about the proposal Nov. 20 during the ISR Integration Conference: “Shrinking the Sensor-to-Shooter Cycle.” The recommendation is the result of a high-level Defense Department study on interoperability and connectivity, according to a military official. The services, however, have balked at the plan because it also would give the new entity acquisition authority. While agreeing with the notion that a joint authority is needed to ensure the services’ C2 architectures and programs are interoperable, Kenne said there is no need to duplicate or replace service authority to develop and buy equipment. “The services do this really well,” Kenne said. Officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff and military branches are considering the plan. “That is being worked as we speak,” Kenne said. She noted, however, that it is unclear how the matter will be resolved. Kenne said the joint organization would be roughly analogous to her own, which was created by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper earlier this year to assess and make recommendations on how to improve servicewide integration. Back |
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