There are some similar capabilities and limitations within the communities of practice for Digital Engineering and Modeling and Simulation. GS15/O-6 leadership representatives from the Services, MDA, and OSD (Research and Engineering) have begun technical exchanges about the overlaps, gaps, and support between these two communities of practice to explore opportunities for collaboration. This panel will further those discussions within a broader audience and welcome participation and questions from the IITSEC attendees.

The moderator will provide basic context for a general understanding of the terms and definitions and developing capabilities. Both Digital Engineering and Modeling & Simulation share the basis of definitions of models, data, architecture and validation. Using this baseline, how can each body of knowledge inform the other community of practice?  Panelists will give a brief overview from their organizational perspective of the touchpoints and linkages for the relationship between Digital Engineering and Modeling & Simulation. This will be followed by a moderated discussion with the panelists and questions from the audience.