Command and Control Research Program
About the program
The Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII) focuses upon (1) improving both the state of the art and the state of the practice of command and control and (2) enhancing DoD's understanding of the national security implications of the Information Age. It provides "Out of the Box" thinking and explores ways to help DoD take full advantage of Information Age opportunities. The CCRP bridges the operational and technical communities and enhances the body of knowledge and research infrastructure needed for future progress.
The CCRP pursues a broad program of research and analysis in command and control (C2) theory, doctrine, applications, systems, the implications of emerging technology, and C2 experimentation. It also develops new concepts for C2 in joint, combined, and coalition operations in the context of both traditional and non-traditional missions (OOTW). Additionally, the CCRP supports professional military education in the areas of C2, Information Superiority, network-centric operations, and related technologies. To complement its own program of research, the CCRP provides a clearinghouse and archive for other C2 research, publishes books and monographs, and sponsors workshops and symposia.
The CCRP program serves as a bridge among the operational, technical, analytical, and educational communities. It focuses on emerging requirements and mission areas where new concepts are needed. Combined and coalition operations constitute one of these areas. The evolution of Mission Capability Packages (MCPs) is the CCRP's approach to transforming new and promising concepts into real operational capabilities through the judicious blending of new C2 technologies and the essential elements of all related capabilities needed to field C2 mission capabilities.
About the director
Dr. David S. Alberts is currently the Director of Research for OASD (NII) / DoD CIO. Prior to this he was the Director, Advanced Concepts, Technologies, and Information Strategies (ACTIS), Deputy Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies, and the executive agent for DoD's Command and Control Research Program. This included responsibility for the Center for Advanced Concepts and Technology (ACT) and the School of Information Warfare and Strategy (SIWS) at the National Defense University. He has more than 25 years of experience developing and introducing leading edge technology into Private and Public Sector organizations. This extensive applied experience is augmented by a distinguished academic career in Computer Science and Operations Research and Government service in senior policy and management positions.
Publications
The CCRP has been publishing works on military science, theory, and history since 1994 (at that time, the CCRP published through the National Defense University, or NDU). Most of these works may be downloaded in PDF format from the organization's website, www.dodccrp.org.
Recent works include:
The Logic of Warfighting Experiments by Richard Kass (2006)
Complexity, Networking, and Effects-Based Approaches to Operations by Edward Smith (2006)
Understanding Command and Control by David S. Alberts and Richard E. Hayes (2006)
Campaigns of Experimentation by David S. Alberts and Richard E. Hayes (2005)
The Agile Organization by Simon Reay Atkinson and James Moffat (2005)
Other prominent titles include:
Power to the Edge by David S. Alberts and Richard E. Hayes (2003)
Complexity Theory and Network Centric Warfare by James Moffat (2003)
Lessons from Kosovo by Larry Wentz (2002)
The NATO Code of Best Practice for C2 Assessment (2002)
Understanding Information Age Warfare by Alberts, Garstka, Hayes, and Signori (2001)
Network Centric Warfare by Alberts, Garstka, and Stein (1999)