SI International will provide system engineering assistance by developing, testing, and maintaining space situational awareness operational architectures for the SSAIO. The one and one-half year contract is valued at over $1 million.

Under the supervision of the Air Force Space Command, the SSAIO works with a variety of U.S military and government agencies to capture, analyze, and optimize system requirements and architectures for U.S. space situational awareness information.

Space situational awareness includes the surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence, weather, command, control, and communications required for operating in space.

The operational architecture tasks to be performed by SI International will help integrate the command and control architectures of all current and future terrestrial and space-based sensors.

"The space control mission is rapidly growing and is a critical component of our country's defense strategy," said Ray Oleson, Chairman and CEO of SI International.

"We are extremely proud of being selected to assist the SSAIO in developing a system that provides the data and analysis necessary for ensuring our space situational awareness force structure is fully integrated and serves the needs of the warfighter."

Operational Architecture Expertise SI International has extensive experience in delivering object-oriented operational architectures compliant with the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Architect Framework. As a result of its capabilities, SI International has engaged in a number of military space community architecture efforts.

• SI International had a key role in building an operational architecture that is the foundation for the NORAD/USSPACECOM Warfighting Support System, an integrated command and control systems for missile warning, air defense, and space control that is currently under development. The NORAD/USSPACECOM Warfighting Support System Unified Modeling Language (UML) based operational architecture was the first successful implementation of the C4ISR Architect Framework using industry open standards.
• SI International was selected to develop the operational architecture for the Space Based Radar, the program focuses on developing an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system capable of providing ground moving target identification and elevation data.
• SI International worked with a government client to develop the operational architecture for the Laser Clearinghouse, operational requirements surrounding the de-confliction of laser firings and space-borne assets.
• SI International is assisting the Shared Early Warning project, modeling the capabilities needed to share missile warning information with coalition warfare partners, with operational architecture.
• In addition, SI International was recently awarded an Information Enterprise Services Infrastructure contract. SI International will assist the Air Force Space Command in developing an operational analysis of the future communications and information operations including the operational interfaces to the U.S. Space Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Object-oriented Organizational Architecture Approach SI International's object-oriented approach to architecture development allows complex problems to be broken down into understandable pieces.

The use of the UML assures the unambiguous articulation of desired capabilities, such as behaviors, features, and functions, in a manner that facilitates complete understanding by all stakeholders.

The result is an operational architecture that can readily be reviewed, changed, and evolved over time. Using a single suite of software tools from requirements definition through system development, SI International ensures its clients a smoother integration from concept to acquisition.

"SI International is excited about bringing this unique capability to another client in the military space community," said Oleson.

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