SECURE TRANSMISSIONS
U.S. Navy LT Reginald Dagsa, Civil Affairs Officer, uses the SKL to fill the Army Navy/Portable Radio Component-152 (AN/PRC-152) in March 2011 at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, IN. The fill loaded by the SKL allows the AN/PRC-152 to transmit and receive sensitive information, ensuring communications security. (Photo by SSG Jocelyn Ford.)
integration challenges and lessons learned. Industry is also leveraging these forums to present the future objectives in their plans.
At the forums, PD COMSEC is articu- lating innovative, cost-effective commu- nications security approaches to Army platform integrators. The integrators can use this information as they determine the most effective ways to build COMSEC features into their future capabilities.
Along with fostering greater dialogue, we are taking decisive action on streamlining COMSEC procurement.
Before the establishment of PD COMSEC, the Army lacked a holistic approach to replacing legacy crypto equipment in the field with new, modernized equip- ment. Individual units and system owners instead would request devices as needed, identifying equipment by type rather than quantity. This approach was often inefficient with regard to providing the
right number of systems to the right units at the right time.
We are now pursuing a new strategy involv- ing a more detailed, Armywide equipment assessment in order to plan COMSEC purchases over several years. By tapping into the reserve of COMSEC equipment that has already been manufactured, PD COMSEC will fulfill troops’ needs for modernized devices, while at the same time aligning future purchases so that they meet the Army’s longer-term priorities.
This effort will better align system deliv- eries with mission requirements and will significantly lower the overall fund- ing needed. In many cases, units will no longer have to set aside their own operational dollars in order to meet their COMSEC requirements.
The initiative has a projected cost avoid- ance of nearly $47 million during the next three years. It has already yielded benefits
to the field: PD COMSEC has used new equipment in stock at Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA, to supply several units that initially had planned to use their own funds to order more equipment.
While initially focused on the operational force, the effort ultimately will stream- line COMSEC procurement for the generating force and Army installations as well. This situation illustrates how the Army can benefit from the partnership of COMSEC experts, project managers, and units to make informed decisions about how best to secure their systems.
IMPROVING DELIVERY Aside from the cost efficiencies yielded by these efforts, PD COMSEC is improving COMSEC delivery to the field. In the past, COMSEC keys had to be received from a physical workstation. Soldiers traveling to deploy those keys in Iraq and Afghanistan were exposed to dangers, such as impro- vised explosive devices.
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