Interoperability Test Waiver Request Process: C/S/As and Program Managers (PMs) may request relief from the above requirement via the Joint Interoperability Test Waiver process. All requests should be sent to your applicable COCOM/Service/Agency Interoperability Steering Group (ISG) representative (REP) for their review and concurrence (COCOMs will contact the STRATCOM representative for assistance). Refer to the URL: for a listing of the ISG REPs and copies of these request forms. If the form is not completed, the request will be returned for completion. ISG REPs will ensure requests are complete and valid, to include verifying the system is registered in the Department of Defense Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR). If the request is not complete and valid, the ISG REP will return it to the PM. Once completed and validated by the ISG REP, the ISG REP will send the request via e-mail to the DoD CIO and the JITC Waiver Recommendation mailbox (). The JITC will review all waiver requests received in the JITC Waiver Recommendation mailbox and provide a recommendation to the ISG REP and DoD CIO. DoD CIO will approve or disapprove the waiver. If approved, system version will be waived from joint interoperability testing and certification. The waiver expires if the system undergoes changes that affect joint interoperability, e.g. the system has been upgraded and interfaces have been changed. The request will include: the program’s name, the capability(ies) it provides, the existing program funding, the identification of key connectivity requirements, joint interfaces/joint information exchanges, and an OV-1 and SV-1. DoD CIO will respond to the waiver request via e-mail reporting concur or non-concur with request within thirty (30) days after receiving JITC’s recommendation. The entire process normally takes approximately sixty (60) days from the time the request is sent to JITC.
Interoperability Test Waiver Request Process: C/S/As and Program Managers (PMs) may request relief from the above requirement via the Joint Interoperability Test Waiver process. All requests should be sent to your applicable COCOM/Service/Agency Interoperability Steering Group (ISG) representative (REP) for their review and concurrence (COCOMs will contact the STRATCOM representative for assistance). Refer to the URL: for a listing of the ISG REPs and copies of these request forms. If the form is not completed, the request will be returned for completion. ISG REPs will ensure requests are complete and valid, to include verifying the system is registered in the Department of Defense Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR). If the request is not complete and valid, the ISG REP will return it to the PM. Once completed and validated by the ISG REP, the ISG REP will send the request via e-mail to the DoD CIO and the JITC Waiver Recommendation mailbox (). The JITC will review all waiver requests received in the JITC Waiver Recommendation mailbox and provide a recommendation to the ISG REP and DoD CIO. DoD CIO will approve or disapprove the waiver. If approved, system version will be waived from joint interoperability testing and certification. The waiver expires if the system undergoes changes that affect joint interoperability, e.g. the system has been upgraded and interfaces have been changed. The request will include: the program’s name, the capability(ies) it provides, the existing program funding, the identification of key connectivity requirements, joint interfaces/joint information exchanges, and an OV-1 and SV-1. DoD CIO will respond to the waiver request via e-mail reporting concur or non-concur with request within thirty (30) days after receiving JITC’s recommendation. The entire process normally takes approximately sixty (60) days from the time the request is sent to JITC.