{"id":41137,"date":"2018-02-13T12:33:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T12:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/13\/army-kills-off-network-integration-evaluations-in-fy19-budget-request\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:23:19","slug":"army-kills-off-network-integration-evaluations-in-fy19-budget-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/02\/13\/army-kills-off-network-integration-evaluations-in-fy19-budget-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Army kills off Network Integration Evaluations in FY19 budget request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army has killed off its means for testing acquisition programs particularly focused on tactical mission command networks \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/it-networks\/2017\/08\/01\/us-army-drives-toward-lighter-smaller-mobile-systems-at-network-integration-evaluation\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) held at Fort Bliss, Texas <\/a>\u2014 in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2016\/03\/15\/army-tinkers-with-nie-s-future-as-budget-force-size-shrinks\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Joint Warfighting Assessments <\/a>(JWA) designed to evaluate more emerging capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeginning in FY2019, in accordance with readiness demands and the Army\u2019s new modernization approach, the mission will shift to only support Warfighter Assessment events with focus on Joint Multination Interoperability and concept development,\u201d according to the Army\u2019s FY19 budget request justification documents released Feb. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis change will affect associated integration and management processes by reducing the formal rigor associated with [program of record] testing and shifting to an experimentation model, with prototype-level designs and increased unit ownership of preparation tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army will still hold an NIE 18.2, but they will be eliminated after that, the budget documents make clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service has held 11 NIEs since its inception, but as optempo has increased in theaters like Europe, it could no longer keep a dedicated test unit at Fort Bliss to conduct the evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So for the first time, the NIE was conducted by a non-dedicated unit, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/it-networks\/2017\/07\/28\/light-infantry-unit-changes-game-at-network-integration-evaluation\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Light infantry unit changes game at Network Integration Evaluation<\/a><\/i>]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army had also decided to only hold one NIE a year, after customarily running two evaluations in order to accommodate its new form of evaluation \u2014 the JWA \u2014 beginning in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The writing was on the wall in a report on network modernization from the director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&amp;E) released earlier this year, when the Pentagon\u2019s chief weapons tester Robert Behler wrote in a report that in order to \u201cprovide realistic assessments of new capabilities, the Army should maintain a robust threat during network experimentation and testing.\u201d Behler suggested in the report that \u201cthe shift from a single annual NIE event to multiple smaller events will increase resources required to bring these enablers to each venue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4151\" height=\"2767\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg 4151w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3567924.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4151px) 100vw, 4151px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers, all assigned to B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), set up AN\/PRC-155 (Manpack) radios at Fort Bliss, Texas, on July 13, 2017, during NIE 17.2, an annual exercise that provides a test-bed for emerging concepts and capabilities in an operationally realistic and rigorous environment. (Spc. Jordan Buck\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Behler\u2019s biggest issues with having a non-dedicated unit at the NIE was the difficulty in building a robust opposition force to really test the capability. He noted the dedicated test brigade had been \u201cvery proficient\u201d in creating such a force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGood operational testing requires an aggressive, adaptive threat unit intent on winning the battle in order to adequately stress the system under test and to fully understand its capabilities,\u201d the report states. \u201cA realistic demanding [Opposing Forces] requires capabilities that are not easily assembled and integrated. These capabilities include electronic warfare and cybersecurity threats as well as a mix of heavy and light forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OPFOR unit for the most recent NIE \u2014 the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment deployed from Fort Campbell, Kentucky \u2014 was able to \u201covercome these challenges due to the discipline, skill, and motivation of its soldiers and leaders and the presence of an exceptionally competent electronic warfare non\u2011commissioned officer in their tactical operations center (TOC),\u201d Behler writes. \u201cHowever, it was not until the middle of the record test that the majority of TOC personnel had a full understanding of all the systems, their capabilities, and how to effectively integrate them into both current and future OPFOR operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/it-networks\/2017\/07\/27\/interview-us-army-gen-perkins-talks-nie-battlefield-networks\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Interview: US Army Gen. Perkins talks NIE, battlefield networks<\/a><\/i>]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the 2nd BCT, 101st AD provided frank feedback on the systems under test and in certain cases, a dedicated test unit\u2019s experience was not required. Yet, it had recently returned from deployment and had finished its reset so many were new to the unit and less familiar. Behler suggests sending units to the NIE after their combat training center rotation to mitigate the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army also decided to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/it-networks\/2017\/09\/27\/battlefield-network-backbone-takes-hit-in-armys-effort-to-reboot-strategy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> make major changes in its network architecture<\/a> going forward and how it procures future network capability, which could have influenced its decision to back away from the NIE as a means to test systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the service is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/01\/05\/new-army-secretary-committed-to-designing-fresh-future-readiness-blueprint\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">embracing more rapid prototyping and experimentation<\/a> in a new culture of trying out capability before deciding to buy, which is more conducive for inclusion in JWAs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2017\/03\/15\/army-renames-experimental-and-prototyping-exercise-heads-to-europe-in-2018\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">renamed the Army Warfighting Assessment<\/a> to the Joint Warfighting Assessment and announced it was heading to Europe \u2014 where the service is heavily engaged \u2014 in 2018 for the exercise to include joint and international partner elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JWA is scheduled to be held in late April or early May in Germany this year, where the Army has robust training facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army is eliminating its means for testing tactical mission command networks in favor of Joint Warfighting 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