Vendors (large and small) are being contracted to develop novel training applications leveraging the latest technologies. Because of the current siloed nature of acquisitions and program management many departments across the USAF are paying for models and training applications that have already been developed by other departments. Compounding this issue, there are serious limitations with confirming assets/models are accurate, up-to-date, and certified. The USAF, and the DoD writ large, need a common standard for authoritative source of truth for engineered data models to maintain a digital thread wherein all training applications are leveraging the most current, up-to-date, and certified models. There is an opportunity to develop digital asset certification, tracking, and remix capabilities wherein a DoD-approved user could store an authoritative model or simulation, assert permissions on who is allowed to discover, use, and modify, and then track all the uses and approved remixes of the original authoritative source all within a one-stop shop for discovery and distribution of training applications.
