scope:

Purpose

This instruction establishes:

Responsibilities for the Joint Staff, Services, Department of Defense agencies, combatant commands, and other activities regarding DOD Command and Control (C2).

A governance structure with assigned responsibilities for DOD C2.

C2 governance and management is revised to reflect:

The transition of C2 at-large from a program-centric management construct to a capability-based governance and management approach. This includes the C2 capability transition from current Global Command and Control System (GCCS) Family of Systems (FoS) to the future Net Enabled Command Capability (NECC).

The changes in C2 roles and responsibilities under references a and b, and the Capability Portfolio Management process.

The transfer of functional joint command and control requirements and capability needs management process from the Joint Staff to USJFCOM.

The relationships between existing C2 management forums and established DOD C2 governance, to include the Deputy Secretary of Defense Advisory Working Group (DAWG), the Command and Control Capability Integration Board (C2CIB), and the C2 Senior Warfighter's Forum (SWarF).

Applicability.

This instruction applies to the combatant commands, Joint Staff, Services, and DOD agencies.