Inefficient Battle Command Results From Unique Commanders Solutions

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to assess the strategic impacts of unit procured Information Technology (IT) in support of Battle Command (BC) and assess the Army major acquisition programs ability to support urgent warfighter needs. Today's selection and use of BC systems is a highly competitive process and extremely leader centric. Unit commanders and their staff outside of the Army's acquisition process, expend unit funds to purchase or create BC systems that meet their specialize approach to BC. Training and information is not available to commanders that describe the impacts of pursuing their own. BC solutions to meet individual preferences Army acquisition programs are at a competitive disadvantage in meeting urgent warfighter needs and therefore users circumvent the system rather than use it. The result is duplicative and inconsistent unit solutions that reduce the effectiveness of BC and the efficiency of resources. Unity of effort is needed to balance warfighter innovation manage the impact of these innovations and the ability to incorporate successful innovations into army acquisition programs for long term sustainment.