Joint Interoperability Test Command

The Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) is the United States Department of Defense (DoD)Joint Interoperability Certifier and only non-service operational test center for Information Technology (IT) and National Security Systems (NSS). JITC is the organization that tests technology that pertains to multiple branches of the armed services and government. JITC has facilities in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Fort Meade, Maryland and in Indian Head, Maryland. JITC's vision is to be an important test and evaluation organization that advances global net-centric testing in support of warfighting capabilities. JITC's mission is to provide a full range of rapid, standardized and customized test, evaluation, and certification services to support global net-centric warfighting capabilities under all conditions of peace and war.

Various JITC Certifications

There are many testing, certification and accreditation programs at the JITC:

1. Joint Interoperability Certification on DoD Programs of Record (PoRs)
2. Defense Switching Network Special Interoperability Certification
3. DoD IPv6 Product Certification
4. National Imagery Transmission Format Standard
5. Interoperability (IO) and Information Assurance (IA) certification. Once this has been passed the products are added to the UC Approved Products List