Satisfying warfighter information imperatives across security domains

The modern war fighters require information sharing systems that are simple, secure, agile, flexible and robust in order to achieve their mission. This often includes the requirement to share information across a variety of networks with different security domains. The technology needed to meet this requirement is known as a cross domain solution (CDS). Modern war fighter requirements and legislative mandates for information sharing have increased demand for a simple, secure, agile and robust CDS to support the war fighter COCOMs, services, and intelligence agencies and pushed them to coordinate efforts as part of a larger cross domain community. This paper focuses on the goals and objectives within the cross domain community to satisfy war fighter information sharing requirements, reduce duplication of effort and ensure CD capabilities are available when needed. The methodology used to address existing gaps between current solutions and desired capabilities is discussed, with specific emphasis on the war fighterpsilas Top 5 priorities. Also discussed is the unified cross domain management office (UCDMO) approach to improve CD technologies and identify modular components, technologies, and capabilities needed to meet unified requirements, to include those of the emerging enterprise service (ES) architectures.