1. An apparatus for facilitating adaptation of at least one software-controllable communications network comprising: a translation module, the translation module operative to translate at least one mission goal statement to a policy statement; a controller, the controller operative in response to the policy statement to configure the software-controllable network; a first workflow-locked loop between the translation module and the controller, the first workflow-locked loop processing mission level exceptions based on information from the controller, the first workflow-locked loop responsive to the mission level exceptions to change at least one policy statement; and a second workflow-locked loop between the controller and the software-controllable network, the second workflow-locked loop gathering data from the field and processing network level exceptions based on the data gathered from the field, the second workflow-locked loop responsive to the network level exceptions to cause the controller to reconfigure the software-controllable network.