scope:

Purpose.

This instruction:

Establishes policies and procedures for developing, coordinating, reviewing, and approving Information Technology (IT) and National Security System (NSS) Interoperability and Supportability (I&S) needs.

Establishes procedures to perform I&S Certification of Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs/systems (references a and b).

Establishes procedures to perform I&S Certification of Information Support Plans (ISPs) and Tailored ISPs (TISPs) for all ACAT, non-ACAT and fielded programs/systems (references c and d).

Defines the five elements of the Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP).

Provides guidance for NR-KPP development and assessment.

Establishes procedures for the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Joint Interoperability Test Certification.

Adds the requirement from Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM) 010-08, 14 January 2008, "Approval to Incorporate Data and Service Exposure Criteria into the Interoperability and Supportability Certification Process" for reporting of data and service exposure information as part of I&S submissions.

Applicability.

This instruction applies to:

Joint Staff, Services, combatant commands, defense agencies and joint and combined activities. This instruction also applies to other agencies preparing and submitting JCIDS documents IAW references a and b.

All IT and NSS (systems or services) acquired, procured or operated by any component of the Department of Defense (DOD), to include:

All programs of record, regardless of ACAT, require I&S certification. I&S certification authority is delegated to C/S/As for ACAT II and below programs of record without joint interface requirements. ACAT programs include all DOD 5000-Series (references e and f) and post-acquisition/ procurement (fielded) IT and NSS acquisition systems.

Non-ACAT activities and procurements, and fielded systems. Non- ACAT activities and procurements include all defense IT and NSS projects, IT and NSS pre-acquisition demonstrations such as Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTD), Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATD), Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrations (CWID) when selected for acquisition or procurement, joint experimentations, Joint Tests and Evaluations (JTE); non-DOD 5000 Series IT and NSS acquisitions or procurements including the Combatant Commander Command and Control Initiative Program (C2IP), Combatant Commander Initiatives Fund (CCIF), Combatant Commander Field Assessments, Military Exploitation of Reconnaissance and Technology Programs, and Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Programs; government off the shelf (GOTS) software, and post-acquisition (fielded) IT and NSS.

All inter- and intra-component IT and NSS that exchange and use information to enable units or forces to operate effectively in joint, combined, coalition, and interagency operations.

All IT and NSS acquired, procured, or operated by DOD intelligence agencies, DOD component intelligence elements, and other DOD intelligence activities engaged in direct support of DOD missions. This instruction recognizes that special measures may be required for protection and/or handling of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence information, or other sensitive information. Accordingly, implementation of this instruction must be tailored to comply with Director of National Intelligence (DNI) directives and intelligence community policies.

All DOD IT and NSS external information exchange interfaces with other U.S. government departments and agencies, combined and coalition partners, and multinational alliances (e.g., North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

All component IT and NSS supporting business areas and domains within DOD.

Any organization that supports the J-6 in its role to perform I&S Certification of IT and NSS.