Industry IT Standards in DoD

Greg SaundersDirector, Defense Standardization

Program Officegregory_saunders@hq.dla.mil

DoD Supports P. L. 104-113 Goals

• DoD Policy - Use Non-Government Standards In Lieu of Military Standards Whenever Feasible. – “Non-Government” rather than “Voluntary

Consensus”– Use Standards that Reflect Commercial

Marketplace

DoD NGS Policies Flow from Public Law

Public Law 104-113

“National TechnologyTransfer Act”

OMB Circular A-119

“Federal Participationin the Development &

Use of VoluntaryStandards”

DoD 4120.24-M

“Defense Stdz ProgramPolicies & Procedures”

• Use NGS Instead of Govt Stds Unless Impractical• Participate in Development of NGS if in Interest of Public and Agency

• Implements Public Law Approved

• Contains DoD Adoption Procedures

Specs and Standards Infrastructure

NGS39%

FedSpecs & Stds8%

CIDS21%

Handbk2%

DoD Std3%

Perf Spec11%

Dtl Spec16%

DoD Adopted NGS

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DoD Adopted NGS

• 8981 NGS adopted by DoD.• NGS bodies with largest number of adopted

documents: ASTM 2784 SAE 2052 AIA 1147 ANSI 425 UL 223 EIA 160

Joint & Coalition WarfareDoD 5000.2-R, “Mandatory Procedures for Major Defense & Major Automated Information System Acquisition Programs”

All acquired systems shall be interoperable with other U.S. and allied defense systems, as defined in the requirements and interoperability documents.

The Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) is required for all new, or changes to existing, information technology. Implementation of the JTA is the use of applicable standards cited as mandated in the JTA.

The Program Manager shall identify any International Standardization Agreement or U.S. implementing documents that apply to the program early in the design process, and thereby ensure interoperability with allied systems and equipment.

Types of Standards Mandated in DoD Joint Technical Architecture, Version 3.1

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MilSpecs & MilStds Other Gov't Docs NATO StdsNon-Govt Stds Consortium Stds Company StdsFed Stds

DoD NGS Participation

• 870 DoD personnel participate in NGS body activities.

• NGS bodies with the largest DoD participation: SAE 364

ASTM 238

EIA 46

IEEE 25

ASME 23

Summary

DoD pioneered use of NGS and advocates reliance on these documents.

DoD will continue to aggressively pursue all types of NGS development and use.

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