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SECNAVINST 5200.46
ASN (RD&A)
7 Mar 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5200.46
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MODELING, SIMULATION,
VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, AND ACCREDITATION MANAGEMENT
Ref: See enclosure (1)
Encl: (1) References
(2) Definitions
(3) Responsibilities
1. Purpose
a. To implement the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and
Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) management
policies and procedures established in references (a) through
(k) in the Department of the Navy (DON).
b. To provide DON specific guidance for M&S, representation
data, and VV&A management.
c. To assign responsibilities and prescribe policy.
d. To ensure that common and cross-cutting enterprise
approaches for M&S tools and data accurately represent platforms
and systems, predict outcomes, and provide inputs to naval
decision makers and operational users in support of numerous
areas, including acquisition, analysis, training, and
experimentation. Acquisition includes all Science and
Technology (S&T), Research and Development (R&D), and Test and
Evaluation (T&E) activities as well as the Materiel Solution
Analysis, Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction, Engineering
and Manufacturing Development, Production and Deployment, and
Operations & Support phases for acquisition programs. Analysis
includes planning, programming, and budgeting system support,
campaign/force structure analysis, fleet and mission operational
assessments, etc. Training includes individual skills level
instruction, mission preparation, battle group/force staff
training, etc.
