Standardized Documentation for Verification, Validation, and Accreditation- A Status Report to the Systems Engineering Community

ABSTRACT: Using models and simulations that provide credible results in the systems engineering process is crucial to fielding defense weapon systems more effectively to the warfighter. Employing distributed, live-virtual-constructive synthetic environments that produce results that can be used with confidence is essential to support development and testing of interoperable systems for joint capabilities. Credibility and confidence in the use of modeling and simulation (M&S) results can be achieved only through the implementation of standard Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) processes. M&S is a key enabler for systems engineers throughout the acquisition process. VV&A is critical for ensuring an M&S is correct, is used correctly, and can produce results