DCGS-A and I2WD Industry Day

The 2015 Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) and the Intelligence & Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) Industry Day, 20 January, is an opportunity for current and potential industry partners to learn about the technologies currently under development within the DCGS-A and I2WD framework. This document does not contain proprietary information, does not fully detail all DCGS-A and I2WD technologies or configurations employed, and should not be considered comprehensive.

DCGS-A is an evolving program made up of a foundational network, hardware, software, sensors, people, and processes. It is comprised of an extensive network architecture that enables distributed processing and information sharing of data from sensors and other sources across the globe; software tools to help the users perform the analyses, update, and share intelligence products; servers that store data and collected intelligence; and alignment to a set of common standards that enable integration of new technology, processes, and ideas. As technology evolves and new warfigthing requirements emerge, the DCGS-A capability set needs to be updated to meet the user needs.

DCGS-A Increment 2 will provide additional capabilities to enhance the Intelligence processing and fusion capabilities across Intelligence domains (Imagery, Human Domain, Weather, etc.) to assist the operational Commanders’ access to information, task organic sensors, and synchronize non-organic sensor assets with their organic assets.

I2WD has established a development and test environment to facilitate integration of new capabilities. This environment is the Tactical Capabilities Innovation Lab (TCIL) which focuses on identifying, integrating, and evaluating relevant capabilities by “bridging” developers, vendors, and solutions with operational users in a government-managed, isolated test environment. Industry partners, internal research and development (IRAD) projects, and other research and development (R&D) efforts work with the TCIL team to integrate capabilities in the lab in order to present new capabilities to end users as part of the user feedback process. This environment will help close the technology gaps that exist in the current system while expediting the ability to meet the needs if analysts in theater.