
The Defense Department also transferred various items for developing cyber equipment for Cyber Command from the Air Force budget to the Army Joint Common Access Platform program office.
BUDGET PLANNING TOOLS SOFTWARE
ManTech announced in late December it secured $265 million contract to support the program under a 42-month award.įinch said the software acquisition approach for the Joint Common Access Platform is a “godsend” because “it allows us to have freedom to continue to iterate and provide additional capability over time to the system.” The system gets quarterly updates to add new capabilities. Kevin Finch, program manager for electronic warfare and cyber within Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, told C4ISRNET.

The Army-run Joint Common Access Platform, another key piece to the architecture that will allow DoD’s cyber operators to connect to their targets beyond friendly firewalls, has a classified budget item, Col. The Air Force, which is running the program, asked for $101.8 million in research and development funds for FY22 compared to a projected $106.5 million for FY22 in last year’s budget. Unified Platform that will integrate and analyze data from offensive and defensive operations with partners.The Army, which is running the program, asked for $52.9 million in research and development funds for FY22 compared to a projected $48.6 million for FY22 in last year’s budget. The Persistent Cyber Training Environment, which will provide individual and collective training as well as mission rehearsal.Sensors that support defense of the network and drive operational decisions.Common firing platforms for a comprehensive suite of cyber tools.Other elements of the architecture include:

JCC2 is one piece of what Cyber Command calls the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, which guides the command’s acquisition and equipping priorities.
