MCLEAN, Va., April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded $53 million to continue modernizing and
sustaining the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) command and control
(C2) system used to plan, execute and manage joint and
multinational military operations. The award is an option exercised
on the Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J) contract
first announced in March 2013.
The contract extension for the GCCS-J program was issued by the
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) under the Encore II
contracting vehicle. GCCS-J provides worldwide connectivity with
all levels of command and integrates systems for situational
awareness and intelligence.
"As part of DISA's modernization plan, we are optimizing GCCS-J
for the joint and coalition environment, designing a globally
accessible C2 data fabric and streamlining the system," said
Mike Twyman, vice president and
general manager, defense systems division, Northrop Grumman
Information Systems. "The effort will continue to enhance the value
and operations of this critical component of the nation's
defense."
Over the past year, Northrop Grumman completed crucial modules
to allow appropriate information sharing across multiple security
levels. The company strengthened system protection to address an
increasingly hostile cyber environment. Working with DISA, initial
software was piloted to provide the foundation for the Joint C2
data fabric concept.
Joint C2 doctrines aim to deliver dynamic, customizable and
user-driven capabilities that are secure, interoperable and
responsive to current and future warfighter requirements.
Northrop Grumman continued with system migration to open
architectures for reduced operational costs and increased
flexibility. Collaborating with DISA, GCCS family of systems leads
and warfighter representatives, the company also began to identify
and eliminate lower priority modules to save costs and modernize
priority functions to improve performance.
"In 2013, the program again successfully completed CMMI Level 5
assessment and recertified its AS9100 registration, maintaining our
commitment to engineering and quality excellence," said
Winter McCall, director, Joint C2
business unit, Northrop Grumman Information Systems.
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development
model is used to appraise and recognize best practices in software
and systems engineering. AS9100 is an international quality
standard signifying a commitment to meet or exceed stringent
industry requirements.
Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, including tactical to strategic C2,
for the DOD. The company has pioneered open systems standards for
30 years including the development of the Agile Client and the
Modular Open Systems Approach – CompetitiveTM model.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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