3.3  Progress toward Initial Operational Capability

Item

Original Planned

Achieved/Forecast

Variance (Months)

Variance Explanations/ Implications

IOC - Core System

Nov 01

Nov 04

36

Delays due to Contractor delays with software development and system instability.

Core System supported operations until IOC of Final System. No formal Operational Release, leading to FOC, was conducted on the Core System.

IOC - Final System

May 04

Oct 09

65

Contractor delays with software development and system instability. Deferral of operational capability.