AMERICA’S ARMY WINNING IN A COMPLEX WORLD

ACAT III
Global Command and Control System –
Army (GCCS-A)
PEO Command, Control and Communications – Tactical | Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
WARFIGHTING
FUNCTION
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Maneuver Support
and Protection
Engagement
ACQUISITION
LIFECYCLE PHASE
Materiel Solution Analysis
Technology Maturation &
Risk Reduction
Engineering & Manufacturing
Development
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
MILESTONE DECISION
AUTHORITY
Defense Acquisition Executive
Army Acquisition Executive
Program Executive Officer
DESCRIPTION
Global Command and Control System – Army (GCCS-A) is the Army’s
strategic, theater and tactical command, control and communications
system. It provides a seamless link of operational information and critical
data from the strategic GCCS – Joint (GCCS-J) to Army theater elements
and below through a common picture of Army tactical operations to the
Joint and Coalition communities.
GCCS-A strategic tools for readiness reporting were modernized
and replaced with the Defense Readiness Reporting System – Army
(DRRS-A), a suite of Web-based applications for Army Readiness, Force
Registration and Force Projection.
BENEFIT TO THE WARFIGHTER
GCCS-A provides critical automated command and control tools
for strategic Army Commands (division and above) to enhance the
warfighter’s ability to plan and execute missions throughout the spectrum
of conflict during Joint and Combined operations and to provide interface
between Joint and Combined Forces and tactical Army Mission Systems.
GCCS-A provides situational awareness to the operational and tactical
levels throughout the Theater/Joint Task Force area of operations. The
system also facilitates data exchange between Joint and Army systems.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Correlates Unique Identifier, Unique Reference Number and Unit
Identification Code information to maintain persistent data across
the forces
• Improves the Army’s ability to analyze course of action, develop and
manage Army forces and execute war plans
• Provides the Authoritative Army Common Operational Picture and
links the strategic GCCS-Joint Common Operating Picture with the
Army’s Tactical Mission Command systems
PROGRAM STATUS
• 2QFY13-4QFY14: Development of DRRS-A for continuing Global
Force Management Data Initiative efforts
• 2QFY13-2QFY15: Development of GCCS-A and DRRS-A
software enhancements in support of the Command Post
Computing Environment under the Common Operating
Environment implementation plan
• 2QFY13–2QFY15: Continued development in support of GCCS-A
Modernization Bridge Effort and DRRS-A 2.4 requirements
PROJECTED ACTIVITIES
• 2QFY16: Operational Test
• 3QFY16: Network Integration Evaluation 16.2
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