History
JCIDS was developed under the direction of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to address shortfalls in the DoD requirements generation system identified by the US joint chiefs of staff. These shortfalls were identified as: not considering new programs in the context of other programs, not sufficiently considering combined service requirements and effectively prioritizing joint service requirements, and not accomplishing sufficient analysis. The drive to create JCIDS was born out of a memo in March 2002 from the Secretary of Defense to the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff requesting a study on alternative ways to evaluate requirements. The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) approved the new JCIDS on 10 January 2012. CJCS Instruction (CJCSI) 3170.01H provides a top-level description and outlines the organizational responsibilities. The JCIDS Manual defines performance attributes, key performance parameters, validation and approval processes, and associated document content.
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