New legislation introduced this week seeks to speed up the Pentagon’s ongoing effort to streamline information-sharing across its military domains, with a specific focus on prioritizing enhanced capabilities across the Indo-Pacific region.
The proposal — introduced in the House on Nov. 27 by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. — attempts to improve the rollout of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control — or JADC2 — initiative by assigning components of the department “certain responsibilities for the delivery of essential integrated joint warfighting capabilities.”
JADC2 is focused on combining information from disparate military environments — including those across air, land, sea and cyberspace — into one cohesive network.
The legislation — known as the Joint All-Domain Command and Control Implementation Act — would give specific DOD officials “the authority and resources they need to prototype cutting-edge technology and put it straight into the hands of front-line operators,” according to a press release from Issa’s office.
Issa said in a statement that the legislation “enables the right people and programs at the Pentagon to deploy needed strategies in a transformative way.” …read more…