CDM Technologies, Inc.

     The Joint Forces Collaborative Toolkit (JFCT®) is a distributed operational assessment software application that utilizes artificial-intelligence principles and techniques to assist in the rapid development of courses of action, translation of those courses of action into supporting logistic plans, and assessment of resulting supportability. It includes expert agents with knowledge in specific domains to evaluate and propose planning alternatives and recommendations. JFCT® supports joint and coalition warfare and has a strong application to seabasing and similar expeditionary operations.
 
     Since development began in 1999, CDM Technologies, Inc. has completed four versions of the JFCT®, formerly known as SEAWAY. Initial versions of the system were sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL). The most recent version of the system was sponsored by the Joint Staff J8, and was renamed the Joint Forces Collaborative Toolkit (JFCT®) to more adequately represent its joint nature and the current scope of functionality.
 
     Through intelligent decision aids, rapid operational planning and assessment capabilities, and its distributed nature, JFCT® can accelerate decision tempo, improve accuracy, and assist in supplanting sequential activities with parallel replacements. JFCT® has been designed to assist Joint Task Forces (JTFs) and Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) to rapidly adapt to change, exploit opportunities, assess risk, and quickly implement new courses of action (COAs). In addition, JFCT® integrates with existing information management systems, such as the Integrated Computerized Deployment System (ICODES), the Global Transportation Network (GTN), and, through a connection to the SharedNet, Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC), and the Global Command and Control System (GCCS).
 
     JFCT® is based upon the Integrated Cooperative Decision Making (ICDM) framework.