Ms. Quinlan currently serves in the Director, Joint Interoperability, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics). She attended the Pennsylvania State University and is an alumnus of the University of Virginia. Ms. Quinlan graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Systems Engineering and is licensed by the Virginia State Board of Architects and Engineers.... :: Read More

The Joint Interoperability Office is focused on reduced fratricide, increased force effectiveness, and decreased taxpayer cost through fully interoperable systems down to the lowest tactical level of engagement.

The I/O mission is intended to fully exploit our costly weapon systems at the full kinematic range, and make full use of assets in theater, the results of which are lower costs to taxpayers by paying once vs. many times.

Goals:

• Math Challenge
• Complex Systems Interoperability Technology
• Combat ID, Blue Force Tracking & Personnel Recovery Technology
• Coalition Interoperability

Focus Areas:

• Advance Math Program
• Single card solution
• Interoperability Technology Enablers
• Personnel Recovery
  • Demand Assigned Multiple Access-Compatible (DAMA-C)
• Combat Identification (CID)
  • Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
  • Joint Cooperative Target Identification-Ground (JCTI-G)
  • Blue Force Tracking (BFT)
• Joint Close Air Support (JCAS)/Joint Fires
• Coalition Interoperability
  • Capability Development Framework (CDF)
• Sensor Signature Program (SSP)
• Low/Slow Air/Joint Interoperable Test Environment (JITE)
  

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