DISA to enhance command-and-control software

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has selected GemFire solution to enhance the delivery of command-and-control software to the Global Command and Control System–Joint Program Office (GCCS-J). Through a partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, GemFire is providing best-of-breed data management capabilities to arm agencies with up-to-the-minute visibility and situational awareness of military actions wherever they occur. The U.S. military relies on data to make the decisions that impact the American people. To make these crucial security decisions, the military requires immediate and ongoing access to the maximum amount of information possible. Any downtime or delay in obtaining vital security data may lead to a slowdown in military response time and, consequently, the compromise of missions and operations necessary to ensure national well-being. Northrop Grumman, in support of the DISA GCCS-J Program Office, is working to provide command-and-control software to the U.S. Military Commands, Joint Task Forces, the Pentagon and other vital information-reliant agencies. The Agile Client, an alternative to the standard GCCS-J client, provides three-dimensional views of geographic referenced data. The GemFire data fabric, with its robust, built-in distributed data management functionality, provides lightning-fast caching, support for disconnected operations, continuous querying and real-time analysis to speed the delivery of this vital data to users’ desktops anywhere, at any time. (Brian LaRoche, Director of Joint Command and Control Programs for Northrop Grumman Information Systems sector’s Defense Systems Division.)