DCGS-A Program Update
Stephen Morton
DPdM DCGS-A Increment2
19 May 2015
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DCGS-A System Overview
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DCGS-A is Fielded to INSCOM and every Corps, Division, and Brigade across
the globe
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Is a ‘System of Systems’ that includes Fixed Sites, deployable ground stations,
and organic headquarters and unit equipment (servers/laptops)
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Provides ~60 intelligence analysis tools and access to ~700 data sources,
which deliver actionable information to Warfighting Commanders
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Weather, Terrain, Link Analysis, etc.
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Access to Army/Joint ISR and sensor data
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Full Domain support for HUMINT, SIGINT,
GEOINT, COMINT, ELINT
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Supports Full Spectrum Operations
(Low and High Intensity)
Robust Multi-INT Tools
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Capabilities are commercial products and solutions (hardware and software)
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Builds to open architecture and compliant with Intelligence and Army standards
The Army’s ‘Flagship’ Intelligence System for analysis and fusion
UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY/ Pre-Decisional/DAB
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DCGS-A ‘System of Systems’
Intelligence Community
Germany
Fort Gordon
Hawaii
Warfighter Information
Network – Tactical /
Trojan (Ku/Ka)
Korea
Fort Sam Houston
Theater Intelligence Brigades
(Fixed Site)
Shadow, Predator, Hunter,
Grey Eagle, Raven (FMV)
Guardrail, EMARSS,
Global Hawk, U2
Element
Description
Fixed Site
5 regional intel centers
GWS
Geospatial Workstation;
imagery intelligence
IFS
Intelligence Fusion Server
IPC
Intelligence Processing
Center
Laptop
All Source Laptop with 129
analysis tools (Weather, ISR
Synch, HUMINT, SIGINT)
OGS
Operational Ground Station;
strategic sensor collection
JSTARS, ARL, VADER,
Sentinel (MTI)
OGS shelter
IFS &
Laptops
TGS
Ground Based
Sensors (Prophet,
UGS, Reporting, etc)
GWS
Prophet Control
IPC
Corps/Division
TGS
GWS
IFS &
Laptops
IPC
Prophet
Control
Tactical sensor data
processing and collection
TGS
Tactical Ground Station,
tactical sensor collection
Brigade
IFS &
Laptops
Battalion
UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY/ Pre-Decisional/DAB 3
Program
Overview/Status
DCGS-A Program
Overview
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Overarching Acquisition Strategy/Status
– Iterative increments, with multiple software releases per increment
– Achieved 2 Major Acquisition Milestones in 2012 (Inc 1 MS C and FDD)
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Inc 1 Program
– Release 1 is in Post FDD Fielding
– Release 2 is in Testing (Field DT 2 in Sep 14 & LUT in May 2015 at NIE 15.2)
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Inc 2 Program
– Initial funding for program started in FY15
– Converted IS CDD in staffing and is the foundation for the Inc 2 Requirements
Definition Package (RDP)
• Includes new KPPs and KSAs
– Iterative RFI process to obtain Industry feedback prior to RFP
– Focus on Data Integration, Analytics, and Visualization capabilities
– Milestone documentation development and acquisition planning effort underway
UNCLASSIFIED/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY/ Pre-Decisional/DAB
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DCGS-A Inc 2 – Timeline
 An iterative RFI approach to adopt inputs and Industry feedback
FY
Effective dialogue with Industry to ensure alignment on overall approach
05/10/2014
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Summary
 DCGS-A is a robust ‘System of Systems’ and intelligence capability
 Inc 1 Release 1 is fielded across the Army
 Inc 1, Release 2 FOT&E at NIE 15.2 completed 14 May 2015
 Inc 2 will continue to address user feedback with Industry input,
leading to a Contract award in FY16.
The Army’s ‘Flagship’ Intelligence System for analysis and fusion
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