Review of Study Panel Recommendations for Defense Modeling and Simulation

摘要

This paper reviews the recommendations made by senior study panels, such as thoseof the Defense Science Board, the Army Science Board, and the General Accounting Office, concerning Defense modeling and simulation. A total of 179 recommendations were identified, made by 25 different study panels over a period of about 16 years. Overall they provide a foundation for the work of the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) which was established in 1991. In this review, each recommendation was categorized with regard to which DMSO General Objective, Functional (Application) Areas, and Technical Objective it addresses. Each recommendation was also categorized with regard to what action (application, targeted research and development, technical improvement, modeling and simulation development, management improvement, and coordination) it advocates. Common themes found in the recommendations concern opportunities and needs for improved coordination, increased involvement and responsibility of higher management, more systematic and comprehensive planning, improved technology, improved technical quality, increased information sharing and feedback, broadened perspective, and new and extended opportunities for modeling and simulation, including increased application in system acquisition, test, and evaluation.