Army Modeling & Sim X-Cmd Collaboration & Integ

Mission — Army Modeling & Sim X-Cmd Collaboration & Integ source

This Program Element (PE) promotes the Army's Modeling and Simulation (M&S) strategy, defined by five guiding priorities: (1) formulate Army M&S policies; (2) develop and employ management processes for models, simulations and data; (3) develop M&S standards, architectures, networks and environments; (4) develop/employ new M&S tools and simulation technology; (5) develop an M&S workforce. Specifically, this PE focuses on priorities 3 and 4 to include the modernization of the Center for Army Analysis (CAA) models, simulations, and analytic capabilities. M&S Standards, Architectures, Networks and Environments: The consistent use of standards, architectures, networks and environments advances the goal of interoperability. The Army coordinates with Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) partners along with industry and academia to develop/employ standards that promote collaboration and facilitate the sharing of tools, data and information. The Army oversees procedures and processes for the appropriate use of standards to foster common formats and increase M&S and data reuse. The Army ensures these standards, architectures, networks and environments are readily accessible and can be reliably applied by users. M&S Tools and Simulation Technology: The Army must have credible M&S tools and data to support the full range of Army organizational missions and functional responsibilities. M&S results that are timely and credible enhance decision making. The Army must develop and accredit reliable M&S tools so that decision makers and senior leaders benefit from the results and thus support the continued development, integration and use of such tools. To ensure credibility and reliability of results, M&S managers, developers and users must make the capabilities, constraints, limitations and assumptions of their M&S tools readily accessible. PE 0605718A provides for the development and employment of tools in the form of models, simulations and data that support the full range of Army missions and deliver timely information to Army senior leaders. Moreover, these tools can be documented, verified, validated and accredited for their intended purpose in order to provide timely, credible results. This program element supports modernization of the analytic tools utilized by Center for Army Analysis. CAA conducts analysis of senior-level decisions for current and future national security issues. The suite of models, simulations, and analytic tools must remain relevant, current, and responsive to the ever-changing Operational Environment in order to support effectively the Army's analytic requirements. This program element supports the Center for Army Analysis (CAA) mission to conduct decision support analysis across the spectrum of conflict in joint and multinational contexts for the purpose of supporting senior level decisions on current and future national security issues. In partial furtherance of this mission, CAA leverages a theater campaign model representing joint and combined operational maneuver that requires updating to suitably reflect emerging operational concepts such as Multi-Domain Operations. This program element enables realization of a modernized theater campaign analysis model that provides a tractable, flexible, and extensible representation of Army capabilities and their effects on major combat operations in crisis and conflict. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.668 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.015 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative."

Mission — HQDA DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS & SERVICES source

HQDA Decision Support Tools and Services assesses existing modeling and simulation tools, available data sources, and completed and ongoing research in order to implement adapt, and/or create algorithms and software that improve the accuracy and relevance of theater campaign analysis performed in joint and combined multi-domain contexts.

Mission — Analysis M&S Tools and Services source

This Project has two functions: Function 1 (Priority 3 of the "Army Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Strategy") -- Develop M&S standards, architectures, networks and environments that promote sharing, interoperability, access, and reliable application of tools, formats, data and information among/for users. Function 2 (priority 4 of the "Army M&S Strategy") -- Develop and improve tools and technology in the form of models, simulations and data that support the full range of Army interests and deliver timely information to enhance effective decision making. These tools can be documented, verified, validated and accredited for their intended purpose. Resources under Project S03 support the M&S communities (Acquisition, Analysis, Experimentation, Test & Evaluation, Training, Intelligence) at the enterprise level through enabling efforts. These efforts include the following: (a) design models, simulations, data and tools that are resident within one organization but reusable and trusted by M&S users and specialists across the Army M&S enterprise; (b) leverage industry and academia; (c) promote interoperability within M&S and between M&S and operational capabilities.

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