unclassified - Air Force Financial Management & Comptroller

BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (EXHIBIT P-40)
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE:
FEBRUARY 2002
APPROP CODE/BA:
OPAF/ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
P-1 NOMENCLATURE:
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Description (continued):
2. AIR FORCE TACTICAL EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL CAPABILITIES (AF TENCAP): This program was established in 1977,
based on a Congressional mandate, to improve AF tactical warfighting operations through effective use of national space system resources. It
accomplishes this through three specific endeavors: a) rapid-prototyping of new and unique methods with potential for improving
tacticalwarfighting operations, then exploiting the true utility of the prototyped methods through one-to-two year demonstrations; b) influencing
the design and operation of future space systems for tactical applications through close involvement with those government agencies
andcommercial companies who design, build, and operate US space systems; and c) developing and implementing educational and training
programs that inform Combat Air Forces (CAFs) how to use and benefit from available space-based resources. FY01-03 funding continues
procurement of the AF TENCAP LAN equipment.
3. SPACE WARFARE CENTER (SWC): The SWC, located at Shriever AFB, CO, develops, evaluates, and tests space application and
utility concepts, new technologies, and tactics that enable AF Warfighters to realize the full potential of existing and planned space-based
resources and to better defend against hostile space activities. FY01-03 funding continues procurement of equipment for implementation of the
SWC LAN Upgrade (SLU), and to accommodate the increases in SWC personnel computer network and telecommunication system
requirements. The primary focus of the SLU is to improve user accessibility to the SECRET level networks; establish connection with existing
high speed development networks available in the Joint National Test Facility (JNTF); and continue the consolidation of backbone
infrastructure to improve reliability, reduce maintenance costs, optimize available in-place cabling use, and simplify communications
infrastructure.
4. AIR NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC SUPPORT: FY01 funding integrated eight Tasking, Exploitations,
Processing, and Dissemination (TPED) positions using the Air Force SENIOR YEAR Gateway (SYGATE) system. This real time SIGINT
exploitation and processing capability provides the AF Distributed Common Ground Stations (DCGS) access to the linguistic resources
available in the 169th Intelligence Squadron located in Salt Lake City, UT. FY02 funding provides an additional three TPED positions for
initial operations. FY03 funding will provide for final four TPED positions for the ANG DCGS remote system.
5. EAGLE VISION IV: No FY03 funding is requested.
6. INFORMATION ASSURANCE: Information Assurance (IA) is the operations that protect and defend information and information systems
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