MISSION
To provide premier communication systems that enables the president to lead the nation effectively.
FUNCTIONS
- Provide premier communications systems which support the Commander-in-Chief in times of peace or crisis.
- Modernize and integrate COTS, GOTS, and legacy communications systems to meet the communications requirements of the Commander-in-Chief.
- Ensure telecommunications and related support to the president, vice president, White House Senior Staff, National Security Council, US Secret Service and others as directed by the White House Military Office.
- Establish and employ life cycle modernization initiatives for all presidential communications support capabilities.
- Instill a systems engineering discipline into project acquisition efforts.
- Establish an operational, systems and technical architecture.
- Support WHCA's input into the PPBE process in order to ensure requirements are appropriately prioritized and funded based on established goals.
- Advise DISA, OSD, and WHCA senior leaders of status of acquisition projects.
- Identify promising leading edge technologies that may be used to provide effective, efficient, and innovative solutions.
- Monitor and leverage technology infusion efforts of DISA, other agencies, and MILDEPs as appropriate.
- Ensure system security and accreditation actions for new systems as required.
- Ensure operator training occurs for new systems as required.
- Ensure new systems have received thorough operational utility assessments prior to acquisitions.
- Ensure logistics planning adequately supports operations and maintenance prior to transitioning systems to WHCA.
- Manage contracts as required to ensure available operational capability.
- Manage and execute budgets as required at the project and portfolio level.