Community FAQs
Join the Forge.mil Community
The Forge.mil Community consists of project/program managers, software developers, testers, warfighters, and other stakeholders responsible for the acquisition of Information Technology. Forge.mil provides capabilities where community members can collaborate on open source and DoD community source software. Forge.mil also provides tools to improve the communication between teams and individuals working to solve similar problems and/or discuss similar issues. The following capabilities are available only to U.S. military, DoD government civilians and DoD contractors for Government authorized use. Access to Forge.mil capabilities requires a valid DoD Common Access Card (CAC) or a PKI certificate issued by a DoD approved External Certificate Authority (ECA) with a DoD government sponsor. Once you are registered with Forge.mil, you have access to all available capabilities. Learn more.
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Available Capabilities
Forge.mil Community
Community.forge.mil is a social network for the Forge.mil community to connect and share information.
SoftwareForge
Software.forge.mil is the place to host public projects for software re-use/collaborative development.
ProjectForge
Project.forge.mil provides a place for private, hosted project collaboration.
Emerging Capabilities
TestForge
Test.forge.mil will provide hosting space for the development of testing tools and environments.
CertificationForge
Certification.forge.mil will provide a collaborative space for managing the certification of net-centric enterprise services.
StandardsForge
Standards.forge.mil will provide a collaborative space for developing and reviewing standards programs.
DoD Enterprise Tools Initiative
The DoD Enterprise Tools Initiative is an effort under the direction of the Enterprise Guidance Board (EGB) to promote the adoption and on-going enhancement of software that is of particular value to the DoD Enterprise.
