DISAWERX is an innovation environment for us – a place where we can collaborate and experiment with new ideas and technologies in conjunction with partners from industry and academia. It will provide a physical facility providing both an open lab environment and conferencing center, where we can work with commercial and academic partners to pursue novel and innovative solutions to DISA’s biggest technical challenges. DISAWERX will provide onsite unclassified computing and networked environments allowing commercial and academic partners to bring their best ideas and capabilities to DISA where they can be demonstrated, examined and evaluated. The objective is to make it much easier and faster to bring in, integrate and explore new IT tools and services – avoiding the logistical and security challenges of doing so in our governmental facilities. DISAWERX will provide a place where government, commercial and academic groups can come together to learn from each other, conceive new, innovative approaches to our most pressing problems and rapidly experiment with new, innovative solutions to those problems.

• TEMs are weekly events established and hosted by the DISA Emerging Technology Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia.
• TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations.
• The primary interest areas for TEMs include:  Assured Identity, Automation, Browser Isolation, Development, Security & Operations, Fifth Generation Wireless, Gateway Evolution, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Mobile/Desktop Convergence, Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Wireless Transport, Zero Trust.

• A CRADA is a quick, flexible research and development agreement which allows us and DOD to partner with industry, academia, federal laboratories, and government agencies to solve complex technical problems or focus on technology innovations that advance both our and the CRADA partner's missions throughout the research and development, testing and evaluation lifecycle.

• CRADAs fall within the purview of our Technology Transfer program. Our Office of Research and Technology Applications, located within the DISA Emerging Technology Directorate, is responsible for the administration, facilitation and management of DISA's T2 Program.

The Joint Interoperability Test Command is our operational test agency, DOD’s joint interoperability certifier and manages our test infrastructure as a member of the Major Range and Test Facility Base. JITC is the premier test and evaluation organization advancing global net-centric testing in support of warfighting capabilities. As a "one-stop systems testing center," JITC provides a full range of rapid, standardized, and customized test, evaluation, and certification services to support global net-centric warfighting capabilities under the conditions of peace and war. Specific services provided include:

Assesses a product's ability to perform within the parameters defined in policies, procedures, and control mechanisms. Successful completion of the compliance testing will provide valuable insight into the capabilities and limitations of control mechanisms and product performance.

Assesses the seamless integration of voice, video, and data applications services delivered ubiquitously across a secure and highly available Internet Protocol infrastructure. UC integrates standards-based communication and collaboration services including, but not limited to, the following: messaging; voice, video and web conferencing; presence; and UC clients.

Assesses a product’s adherence to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction , Military Standards MIL-STD), NATO Standardization Agreements , and Department of Defense prescribed standards. Assessments analyze the products ability to achieve the result identified in the test parameters. Standards Conformance Testing serves as a foundation for overall joint interoperability and should be conducted prior to Joint Interoperability Certification testing.

Evaluates system compatibility and interoperability approved Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter and supporting architectures between DOD and multi-national information systems. JIOP assesses the system's ability to successfully exchange mission critical data between DOD and multi-national mission partners.

For more information about testing with JITC, visit http://www.disa.mil/Mission-Support/Testing.