Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office (M&S CO)

Mission Statement

The M&S CO performs those key corporate-level coordination functions necessary to encourage cooperation, synergism, and cost-effectiveness among the M&S activities of the DoD Components. The M&S CO is the Executive Secretariat for DoD M&S Management in fostering the interoperability, reuse, and affordability of crosscutting M&S to provide improved capabilities for DoD operations.

Lead Standardization Activity:
The M&S CO is DoD's lead standardization activity (LSA) for managing modeling and simulation standards and methodologies (MSSM). On behalf of the USD(AT&L) and the DoD M&S SC, responsibilities are to coordinate:

• DoD standardization documents in the MSSM area
• Adoption of non-government standards for DoD use
• VV&A policy and best practices
• Comments on standardization documents from other defense standardization program (DSP) areas that affect M&S
• Responsible for the development, coordination, promulgation and upkeep of NATO M&S Standardization Agreements (STANAGS)