{"id":30133,"date":"2018-12-18T14:17:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/18\/ocx-still-behind-but-lord-sees-dramatic-improvement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:29:26","slug":"ocx-still-behind-but-lord-sees-dramatic-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2018\/12\/18\/ocx-still-behind-but-lord-sees-dramatic-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"OCX still behind, but Lord sees \u2018dramatic\u2019 improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Raytheon-made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/2018\/04\/16\/ocx-at-an-inflection-point-says-pentagons-top-weapons-buyer\/\" target=_blank>Next Generation Operational Control System<\/a> (OCX) program is running behind, but the Pentagon\u2019s top acquisition official says the company has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2016\/08\/11\/raytheon-touts-progress-on-ocx-program\/\" target=_blank>positive steps<\/a> that are helping to get the program back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters Monday that Raytheon has \u201ctotally changed how they develop software\u201d for the program, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2016\/10\/17\/raytheon-s-ocx-offering-survives-nunn-mccurdy-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\">2016 Nunn-McCurdy breach<\/a> that threatened the future of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s a program that is not where we want it to be right now, but one which has improved tremendously, especially over the last six months. And that\u2019s because leadership right at the top of Raytheon, Tom Kennedy, is personally involved,\u201d Lord said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the 2017 split of the legacy Acquisition, Technology and Logistics office, Lord <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2017\/10\/11\/pentagon-to-shift-bulk-of-major-defense-programs-to-services-and-people-may-go-too\/\" target=_blank>made an effort<\/a> to push the management of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2018\/04\/03\/pricetag-for-pentagons-major-weapon-systems-grows-by-10-percent\/\" target=_blank>89 major defense acquisition programs<\/a> being run out of the Pentagon down to the service level. However, she retains oversight on nine of those programs, including OCX:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2018\/08\/15\/us-armys-future-missile-defense-battle-manager-put-to-test-in-multidomain-operations\/\" target=_blank>Integrated air and missile defense<\/a> (Army)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/08\/22\/newly-reorganized-littoral-combat-ship-program-faces-its-first-big-test-in-2019\/\" target=_blank>Littoral combat ship seaframe<\/a> (Navy)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/07\/29\/the-us-navys-columbia-class-submarines-could-squeeze-general-dynamics-profits\/\" target=_blank>SSBN 826 Columbia-class submarine<\/a> (Navy)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/10\/10\/spacex-left-out-of-next-stage-in-air-forces-next-generation-rocket-program\/\" target=_blank>Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle<\/a> (Air Force)<\/li><li>OCX (Air Force)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/02\/27\/trump-boeing-reach-handshake-agreement-to-cap-air-force-one-program-at-39b\/\" target=_blank>VC-25B presidential aircraft recapitalization<\/a> (Air Force)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/14\/audit-finds-cyber-vulnerabilities-in-us-missile-defense-system\/\" target=_blank>Ballistic missile defense system<\/a> (Office of the Secretary of Defense)<\/li><li>Chemical Demilitarization-Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (OSD)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/09\/28\/f-35-price-falls-before-90m-for-first-time-ever-in-new-deal\/\" target=_blank>F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter<\/a> (OSD)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the three Air Force-specific programs, Lord was clear that OCX is the \u201ckey\u201d program she closely watches. The program will provide a next-generation control station for America\u2019s GPS constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon and Air Force leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/farnborough\/2016\/07\/12\/official-cyber-requirements-remain-complex-for-ocx\/\" target=_blank>have previously claimed<\/a> that the problems with OCX originated from the complexity of requirements and speed of change in the software world. In essence, software developers at OCX manufacturer Raytheon couldn\u2019t keep pace with the rate at which that cyberthreats evolve, at least if they were forced to stick to traditional processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve embraced DevOps, they\u2019re doing automated testing every night. When we throw the flag down and say, \u2018Time out, we need to talk about something,\u2019 they all come to the table and they listen. So I think OCX is one that we will still manage from this level, but I think we\u2019ve seen significant improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first GPS III satellite, which OCX was supposed to control, was scheduled to launch Dec. 18, but has been postponed until the next day due to a sensor reading from the rocket\u2019s first stage that prompted SpaceX to change the launch date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As to what could improve in the future, Lord\u2019s wish list will come as no surprise for those tracking the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d like to see software coding and testing that\u2019s one for one, so we are testing everything and finding all the errors and fixing them in a rapid basis. I would like us continue to come down on cost. And I would like to see us continue to improve scheduling,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Valerie Insinna in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus, a list of which program Ellen Lord still 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