Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Preliminary Observations on DOD's Approach to Managing Requirements for New Systems, Existing Assets, and Systems Development

As operations overseas continue, the Department of Defense (DoD) is experiencing a growing demand for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to provide valuable information in support of military operations. While the 2006 Quadrennial Review emphasized the need for the ISR commu...

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Main Authors: D'Agostino, Davi M, Pickup, Sharon L, Sullivan, Michael J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration and Management
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EFFICIENCY
INTEGRATION
INTELLIGENCE
INTEROPERABILITY
INTERVIEWS
ISR(INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE)
JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
LIMITATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Military Forces and Organizations
MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
Military Intelligence
MILITARY PROCUREMENT
OBSERVATION
OPTIMIZATION
RECONNAISSANCE
REQUIREMENTS
SURVEILLANCE
SYNERGISM
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Summary:As operations overseas continue, the Department of Defense (DoD) is experiencing a growing demand for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to provide valuable information in support of military operations. While the 2006 Quadrennial Review emphasized the need for the ISR community to improve the integration and management of ISR assets, DoD plans to make significant investments in ISR capabilities for the future. Congress has been interested in DoD's approach for managing and integrating existing assets while acquiring new systems. This testimony addresses preliminary observations based on GAO's ongoing work regarding the following: (1) the status of DoD initiatives intended to improve the management and integration of ISR requirements and challenges DoD faces in implementing its initiatives, (2) DoD's approach to managing current ISR assets to support military operations, and (3) the status of selected ISR programs in development and the potential for synergies between them. GAO's ongoing work included document review, interviews with officials at relevant organizations, observations of some U.S. Central Command operations, and review of 13 airborne ISR development programs. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.