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SE has evolved to include consideration for not only the technical/technology aspects of complex problems, but also the organizational, managerial, human, social, policy, and political dimensions. As systems engineering (SE) has evolved, so have the types of problems considered. The holistic nature of the SoS discipline.It is critical to understand how these fields intersect in an effort to identify the most superior methods for the management of technology. As these two distinct fields of engineering have evolved there is overlap and lessons learned that can be applied within both disciplines. The intersection and relationships between Engineering Management and System Engineering.The goal of the special issue is to advance the use of technology and engineering management in the Military and Government domain by exploring applications and novel approaches for addressing the following suggested topics: Smart infrastructure systems require the selection of operating systems, platforms, and collaborative partners that enable monitoring, measuring, analysis, communication, and use of data to improve decision-making (Gang-Hoon et al., 2014). Continued development of military and government systemsвЂ™ capabilities is built on the application of innovative technologies to solve the challenges of complex systems problems (Ahram et al., 2017). This dimensional knowledge is necessary for the development of rigorous solutions to advance an organizationвЂ™s capacity to deal with multidimensional complex problems (Parraguez, Eppinger, and Maier 2015).

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Complex systems or SoS have both technical (technology) and non-technical (culture, human/social, policy, politics, power, etc.) aspects and an attempt to address complex systems problems requires a set of tools and models that focus on both the technical as well as the full spectrum of nontechnical dimensions. Because these conditions impose challenges for professionals and practitioners responsible for managing and designing complex systems, there is an apparent need for more systemic methods and techniques to enhance SoS (Krygiel, 1999 Kossiako, Sweet, Seymour and Biemer, 2011). SoS employed by defense forces operate in environments and under conditions of uncertainty, including 1) incomplete knowledge casting doubt for decision/action consequences, ambiguity, 2) lack of clarity in understanding, emergence, 3) unpredictable events and system behaviors, complexity, 4) systems so intricate that complete understanding is not possible, and 5) evolutionary development or dynamically changing over time (Jaradat, Keating, and Bradley, 2018 Rai and Bolia, 2014). 2016).Д®ngineering Managers and Systems Engineers are faced with having to integrate multiple complex systems, in which different constituents and configurations, both legacy and new, are integrated to accomplish emergent national security and humanitarian missions, as well as delivery of citizen-centered services (Buede and Miller, 2016 Flood and Jackson, 1991 Nam and Pardo, 2014). Due to advances in technology and engineering and the proliferation of available information, the complexity of systems continues to increase (Bondavalli, et al. These complex systems are referred to as System of Systems (SoS) and are defined by internal and external integration of individual systems and subsystems working together to create new capabilities that could not otherwise be achieved by individual systems (Jamshidi, 2009 Gorod, Sauser, and Boardman, 2008 Hitchins, 2003 Ramirez-Marquez, Sauser 2009). Military and Government organizations seek to stay on the leading edge of warfare, communications development, smart infrastructure configuration, and efficient and effective service delivery through the design of complex systems. Megan Fillinich вЂ“Vice President of Engineering at е…ѓ Technologies Zuhal Tompkins вЂ“ President and CEO of T.C. Michael Hamilton вЂ“ Institute for Systems Engineering Research, Mississippi State University Army Engineer Research and Development CenterД¬hristina Rinaudo вЂ“ U.S. Buchanan вЂ“ Institute for Systems Engineering Research, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Goerger вЂ“ Institute for Systems Engineering Research, U.S. Matthew Tompkins вЂ“ Office of Naval Research (ONR), Arlington, VA Raed M Jaradat вЂ“ Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Mississippi State University Including Big Data Analysis and Visualization, Smart Infrastructure, Sustainment and Reliability, and Systems Engineering Education and Skills Special Issue: Military and Government Systems Applications

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