The Navy Modeling and Simulation Office (NMSO) is now operating as the “action arm” of the Navy Modeling & Simulation Governance Board (GB).
For over a decade, the Navy's M&S office has operated via OPNAV N6 or N6/N7 in a collaborative manner with the numerous functional constituents utilizing M&S. As a result of recent DON M&S assessments, conducted by Task Force SIM, and others, the Corporate Business Council (CBC) has established an SES level, M&S Governance Board (GB) to aid in the oversight of M&S activities for the enterprise. In the spirit of organizational spiral development and transformation, the GB builds upon existing policies and organizational structures. The GB is chaired by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Chief Engineer (ASN RDA CHENG).
The GB consolidated the twelve M&S functional areas into four SES Community Leads (CLs) consisting of:
- RDA CL (ASN RDA)
- Analysis CL (OPNAV N8)
- Training CL (U.S. Fleet Forces Command)
NMSO will function as the GB’s “action arm" by implementing policy guidance, and providing:
- Administrative support for CLs and the M&S community of users.
- Core services and products to improve M&S within, between, and across organizations in the community of users.
- Assistance to promote and implement cross cutting M&S projects that improve the Navy’s M&S capabilities
