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DELIVERING MISSION ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Institute for Solutions Generation


SCRA helps solve interoperability challenges.

ISG Leveling interoperability barriers to help organizations become more effective.

Solving Complex Command and Control (C2) Interoperability Challenges

ISG provides technical and strategic services to DoD’s Joint Systems Integration Command (JSIC), located in Suffolk, Virginia. ISG successfully manages and executes interoperability-related R&D activities and provides unbiased evaluations of existing and emerging C2 capabilities. In addition, ISG leverages relationships and knowledge to develop long-term collaborations and projects to support DoD transformation, net-centric operations, and emerging technologies, such as Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). This improves the Joint warfighters’ ability to plan and execute military operations. Examples of services provided include:

  • Developing an effective translation of highly technical Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) architecture products for an audience unfamiliar with C4ISR terminology.
  • Accelerating development of the Joint perspective of operational objectives within the Net Enabled Command Capability’s (NECC) provisioning activities to ensure improved, useable, interoperable capabilities through focused reporting.
  • Drafting and promoting the Joint perspective and engagement roles in the NECC’s development oversight and evaluation processes and charters.
  • Developing detailed architectural products for describing the operational processes for Joint missions, supporting the technical interoperation of as many as 30 different C2 systems.
  • Developing and implementing an effective approach for incorporating Joint operational perspectives within the NECC’s piloting concept, including establishing joint criteria, plan formats, and operational mission threads-driven objectives.
  • Identifying critical metrics to objectively assess immediate Close Air Support capability, including scenario dependency, repeatability, and continuous improvement.
  • Developing and fostering strong partnerships and alliances in the DoD to leverage joint interoperability and assessment environments, collaborative knowledge, shared information, results, and experiences in responding to joint challenges.


Offering a breadth and depth of expertise in both operational mission execution and delivering communication/computer system architectures to successfully address Joint warfighting needs

Successfully migrating organizational relationships into long-term collaborations that effectively support DoD’s ongoing transformation

Maintaining the Health and Effectiveness of the Warfighter

ISG and its partner, Milliken & Company, continue to support the Army’s Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center by researching the application of antimicrobial chemicals and electro-textiles to achieve sustained soldier health and improve performance during environmentally stressful conditions. Such improvements can have dramatic effects on overall unit performance. This program provides a better understanding of the influence technology and related improvements have on soldier performance.


Military Garments for Health Benefit

Using proven and emerging commercial technologies, ISG and its partner, Milliken & Company, successfully prototyped and demonstrated the potential benefits of antimicrobial fabrics for significantly reducing microbes in military apparel. Phase I of the program successfully concluded with a U.S. Army field test of antimicrobial treated uniforms, T-shirts, and socks in order to assess the health benefits provided to the soldiers. Approximately two-thirds of the test group concluded that the antimicrobial products were effective, particularly in situations with minimal opportunities to maintain proper hygiene.

As a result of the Phase I findings, a Phase II effort has been launched to focus on expanding the antimicrobial capabilities to the flame retardant fabrics used in Army combat vehicle crew members’ uniforms and undergarments. During the upcoming Army wear trials, prototypes of these garments will be demonstrated and evaluated to further assess the health benefits of antimicrobial-based fabrics.