43:(GAO) assessments which found that, while the Department of Defense maintains military forces with unparalleled capabilities, the department "continues to confront organizational and management challenges that hinder collaboration and integration across the department.". As such, it was determined that CFTs could fill a key role in addressing and resolving critical objectives and other organizational outputs that span multiple functional boundaries.
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joint electromagnetic spectrum operations in all domains across the
Department of Defense; and (2) ensure that such processes and procedures provide for integrated defense-wide strategy, planning, and budgeting with respect to the conduct of such operations by the Department, including activities conducted to counter and deter such operations by malign actors".
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Established in August 2017, the PVT CFT was tasked with examining all aspects of the enterprise-wide security, suitability/fitness, and credentialing mission, including a greater alignment and integration of insider threat and adjacent missions. The PVT was disestablished in
January 2019, with its
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February 2019, the EMSO CFT was established specifically within Section 1053 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The EMSO CFT was tasked to "(1) establish processes and procedures to develop, integrate, and enhance the electronic warfare mission area and the conduct of
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Section 918 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress required the Secretary of Defense to issue criteria that differentiates the CFTs created in accordance with the FY17 NDAA section 911 from other types of working groups, committees, integrated product teams, and task
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Established in April 2017, the AWCFT is chartered to accelerate DoD's integration of big data and machine learning. The AWCFT's objective is to turn the enormous volume of data available to DoD into actionable intelligence and insights at speed. The AWCFT will also consolidate existing
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October 2018, the PCTTF was tasked with examining and identifying solutions to "ensure the integrity and security of classified information, controlled unclassified information, and key data," and to prevent the loss of intellectual property and data.
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algorithm-based technology initiatives related to mission areas of the
Defense Intelligence Enterprise, including all initiatives that develop, employ, or field artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision algorithms.
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Additionally, the CFTs may also (when authorized or approved by the
Secretary of Defense) "make decisions on cross-functional issues on behalf" and "supervise the implementation of policies, strategies, plans, and resourcing decisions."
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is the Senior
Designated Official (SDO) for the EMSO CFT. The Deputy Director of the EMSO CFT is Maj Gen Lance Landrum, who also serves as the Deputy Director for Requirements and Capability Development (J8) on the Joint Staff.
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Secretary of Defense (OSD) Principal Staff Assistant (PSA)";
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to provide oversight for and, as directed by the Secretary, supervise the implementation of approved policies, strategies, plans, and resourcing decisions approved by the Secretary.
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to develop, at the direction of the Secretary, recommendations for comprehensive and fully integrated policies, strategies, plans, and resourcing decisions;
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to provide for effective collaboration and integration across organizational and functional boundaries in the Department of Defense;
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against pacing threats and strengthen the combat, lethality, survivability, resiliency, and readiness of infantry squads."
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Report directly to the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense and are to provide routine updates directly;
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forces of the DoD. In a memo dated 2 December 2019, the Secretary of Defense established the following criteria:
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Sydney Freedberg. (18 December 2019) Who’ll Fix EW? Task Force Gropes For Answers. Breaking Defense.
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Brad Williams (5 Aug 2021) Secretary Austin Approves Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan
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SECDEF Memorandum. Guidance on Secretary of Defense-Empowered Cross-Functional Teams. 2 December 2019
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Support "comprehensive and fully-integrated policies, strategies, plans, and resourcing decisions";
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Terri Moon Cronk. "Defense Secretary Asks DoD to Seek Organizational Efficiencies." DOD News.
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Work on "areas where they can enrich collaboration and integration across the Department";
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Organizational structure of the United States Department of Defense
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