General Support to OUSD(Intelligence and Security)

Mission— General Support to USD(I&S)

Intelligence Activities require expert engineering and technical assessments on a wide range of classified ISR operational capabilities that directly support NDS priorities. Further, senior-level education is provided for a better understanding to make informed decisions on ISR operations related initiatives, platforms, sensors, and force structure. This PE: 1) Establishes and assesses oversight of the DoD ISR enterprise; 2) Evaluates ISR enterprise performance and effectiveness in terms of strategic sufficiency and alignment to the NDS and monitor allied and partner ISR contributions; 3) Provides expertise on matters of technical collection and operational employment; 4) Provides ISR guidance, counsel, and options to national leaders on improving the near-term efficiency and effectiveness of ISR capabilities by spearheading the expedited delivery of ISR systems, technologies, policies, and processes in support of warfighter operations around the globe; and 5) Conducts research and evaluation of global ISR topics to modernize key capabilities. Security Activities require coordinated, technology advancements to Personnel Vetting, Physical Security, Industrial Security, Critical Technology Protection, and Law Enforcement that secure the Department and Defense Industrial Base. Activities within this PE include proof of concept and application development related to enabling process improvement, efficiencies, and innovation.

Mission— General Support to OUSD(Intelligence and Security)

This RDT&E program supports the Department's initiatives to Defend the Homeland, Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, and Taking Care of People. Funding enables oversight and advances intelligence and security innovation, develops Artificial Intelligence (AI), and enables technical analysis & assessments. Some initiatives span multiple fiscal years, whereas some are one-year initiatives. The interim National Defense Strategy (NDS) describes an efficient and effective Department with an ability meet U.S. policy goals and objectives. It supports the NDS line of effort to build a more lethal force by conducting research and evaluation of global Defense Intelligence & Security Enterprise (DISE) topics to modernize key capabilities and develop AI. This innovation effort is closely coordinated with other Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) organizations, enabling efficiency and reformation of outdated business processes, sustaining security “best practices”, and minimizing risk. This PE provides guidance, counsel, and options to national leaders on improving the near-term efficiency and effectiveness of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities by spearheading the expedited delivery of ISR systems, technologies, policies, and processes in support of warfighter operations around the globe. Funding promotes technology research and development across the DISE. Intelligence research activities support ISR efficiency, advance AI, and proliferate the usage of intelligence data. Activities also include proof of concept and application development related to enabling process improvement, efficiencies, and innovation. Funding also supports activities that support testing and evaluation across the DISE. Intelligence research activities support ISR efficiency, advance AI, and proliferate the usage of intelligence data. Activities also include proof of concept and application development related to enabling process improvement, efficiencies, and innovation. Funding also supports activities that support testing and evaluation across the DISE.

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