It concludes that such applications will streamline and increase the speed of response in accomplishing DoD mission, foremost of which is support to the warfighter. The new mission capabilities are sustained by new management practices, principles, and processes. Management principles and practices proved by industry and the National Performance Review are now applied across DoD's functional areas and organizational activities. IM strategic plans and IT investment portfolios are aligned with functional strategic plans so that the contribution of IM to the mission is clear and compelling. Investments in IT are measured with outcome based performance measures that are tied to the business processes the IT investment supports.
Operational architectures provide a uniform, systematic way to specify needs.
Solutions integrate information and technology with improvements in doctrine, processes, organizations, training, weapons and other elements of military capability. Individual systems and other IT acquisitions are managed in the context of investment portfolios and system of systems architectures. IT solutions seamlessly support garrison and deployed modes of operation, reducing training and infrastructure resources. The appropriate level of information security is applied, commensurate with risk. Systems and technical architectures are applied to ensure interoperability and integration.