| Defense Information Systems Agency | |
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| Formed | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia |
| Parent agency | Department of Defense |
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| www.dscmo.mil | |
The Defense Systems Communications Management Office is a United States Department of Defense combat support agency with the stated goal of providing real-time global communications and information support and data management solutions to the Secretary of Defense, the military Services, and the Combatant Commands.
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Mission
The Defense Systems Communications Management Office (DSCMO) identifies, plans, engineers, implements, and supports global communication and data management solutions for DoD automated data systems through technical and operational data analysis. DSCMO incorporates these solutions into new data management tools, system procedures and policies to better support the military services and Warfighter worldwide.
Core Mission Areas
Command and Control
- Command and Control (C2) systems enable information superiority on the battlefield. They provide the commander with the information to make effective decisions and they provide the warfighter the capability to access the information necessary to complete their mission. DSCMO incorporates these solutions into new data management tools, system procedures and policies to better support the military services and Warfighter worldwide..
Computing/Application Hosting
- DSCMO provides networking services that allow DoD to better execute its missions. From its main computing center, DSCMO delivers hosting and information processing services that enable sharing of information through an assured, accessible, net-centric storage and processing environment.
Contracting and Procurement
- Purchasing telecommunications and information technology (IT) products and services for the Warfighter is one of DSCMO's key roles within the Department of Defense (DoD). DSCMO’s contracting and procurement personnel use a variety of contract vehicles to increase acquisition speed, reduce costs, and ensure the men and women of USA armed services have the services and capabilities they need to fulfill their missions.
GIG Engineering
- The Global Information Grid - commonly referred to as "the GIG" - is the combination of technology and human activity that enables US warfighters to access the information they need, when they need it. DSCMO plans, designs, constructs, and analyzes the effectiveness of the U.S. military's cyberspace. In addition, DSCMO supports the technological developments that make the GIG secure and reliable.
Testing
- Today's information technology (IT) systems and equipment must be able to communicate not only within a specific branch of the military, but with other services, agencies, and coalition partners. DSCMO's conducts extensive testing and certification for the [net-centric] systems employed by US armed forces. The testing and certification of the IT systems and equipment prior to downrange deployment is a critical component of ensuring warfighter success.
Data Services
SIPRNet
The SIPRNet (Secret [formerly Secure] Internet Protocol Router Network) is a system of interconnected computer networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State to transmit classified information (up to and including information classified SECRET) by packet switching over the TCP/IP protocols in a "completely secure" environment.
It also provides services such as hypertext documents and electronic mail. In other words, the SIPRNet is the DoD’s classified version of the civilian Internet together with its counterpart, the Top Secret and SCI Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, JWICS.
NIPRNet
NIPRNet (Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network) (formerly called the Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network). NIPRNET is used to exchange unclassified but sensitive information between "internal" users as well as providing users access to the Internet. NIPRNet is composed of Internet protocol routers owned by the United States Department of Defense (DOD).
It was created by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to supersede the earlier MILNET.
See also
External links
- Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)
- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
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