SSC Enterprise Engineering & Integration

Enterprise Mission Integration and Analysis assesses and validates the USSF's ability to close on mission threads and kill chains to achieve space superiority and provide space support to the joint force. This effort executes end-to-end mission thread analysis on 4+ operational scenarios needed for mission effects as identified in Combatant Commanders' Operational Plans using System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) processes. This includes aligning cross-program interfaces, system-of-systems tests, multiple program schedules, identifying gaps and driving integration requirements with the Chief Strategy and Resourcing Officer (CSRO) for PEO acquisitions to meet warfighter needs. This synchronizes the USSF's existing, programmed, and objective architectures to provide combat capabilities. It includes modeling and simulation tools, multi-level security data architecture, and subject matter expertise for analysis, communication, and collaboration across the space enterprise. This includes rapid response to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. Activities may include, but are not limited to program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, risk reduction, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial, U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility. This effort also supports the integration and modifications of USSF capabilities to realize the DAF Battle Network, enabling space support to the joint fight, and increasing interoperability to achieve sensor-to-shooter effects. It includes the collection and analysis of programmatic data to identify efficiencies and provide prioritization recommendations to USSF leadership. It also identifies and advocates for critical technologies, industrial base capabilities, and active supply chain risk management. This effort provides requirements and governance to maintain an integrated USSF Digital Ecosystem (interoperable and networked cloud, tools, data, machines, and users) in partnership with USSF programs, which is essential to execute the above activities.

Space Futures supports the definition of the future operating environments for selected and relevant time epochs, supports development of Operational and Functional Concepts and leads development of Enabling Concepts to inform future architectures and force designs, prioritizes Science & Technology (S&T) initiatives and activities across mission areas to align to the Objective Force, and informs and identifies prototype and experimentation activities to pursue. This work includes supporting wargaming initiatives for future concept employment to refine concept required capabilities based on findings and the emerging warfighter needs to address evolving threats.

SSIO is the integrator of the space warfighting enterprise, in order to increase resiliency, interoperability, and affordability. Enterprise Technical Governance and Requirements coordinates and executes Configuration Control Boards using a SoSE process to set and enforce enterprise standards, system-to-system interfaces, and requirements to efficiently and effectively integrate the USSF space and ground architectures and enable rapid integration of innovative commercial, international, and allied technologies and capabilities into an open systems architecture. This includes integrating the space component of the C3BM program. This also includes end-to-end testing, assessment and evaluation. This process demands a continuous cycle of developing and refining requirements—spanning individual missions to cross-cutting programs—informed by mission thread analysis findings and the evolving needs of warfighters facing emerging threats.