DOD maps out plan for new enterprise command-and-control program office, C2 suite

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Maura M. Hennigan, 2nd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, left, gives feedback to Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, Combat Development and Integration deputy commandant, on the performance of the Maven Smart System at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Nov. 20, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

By Brandi Vincent • Jan 07, 2026

The Pentagon is looking to launch a new Enterprise Command and Control Program Office in a move that would consolidate and refresh its long-standing efforts to provide common operating panes and user-specific AI tools to track and target enemies in real time.

This envisioned hub would combine and expand the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Maven Smart System (MSS) and Edge Data Mesh capabilities into the “Enterprise C2 Suite” — a new platform and program of record for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control and Al-enabled warfighting options, according to sources familiar with the plan who requested anonymity to discuss it ahead of a forthcoming, official announcement.

Internal guidance regarding a new EC2 Program Office suggests that its establishment would ensure that the Defense Department has the “authority, resources, and accountability to deliver capability at the speed of relevance.”