| MyWIDA: Weather Impacts and Data Base for Weapon Systems |
14 Jan 2010 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
R C Shirkey; J Brandt; L Dawson; D Marlin; R Padilla; D Sauter; R Szymber; S Zeng; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM BATTLEFIELD ENVIRONMENT DIV
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 | T-IWEDA stands for the Tri-Service Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid An application for aiding in the selection of platforms, systems or sensors, based on system rules with critical values, using forecast weather. Results are displayed on a red/yellow/green weather effects matrix (WEM) and overlaid on a background map. |
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| An Intelligent Theater |
Jan 2010 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
James G Stavridis; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Operationally, the U.S. military is essentially organized geographically. The world is divided into six combatant commands with wide-ranging responsibility for Department of Defense (DOD) activity across a defined theater. At U.S. European Command, for example, our area of focus is the 51 countries that make up the European continent, stretching from the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean to the far Pacific shores of Russia. Our area runs from ... |
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| Adapting America's Security Paradigm and Security Agenda |
Jan 2010 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Roy Godson; Richard Shultz; Querine Hanlon; Samantha Ravich; NATIONAL SECURITY TRAGEDY CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| As this report documents, one key factor in the evolution now under way is that half of the nearly 200 countries in the world are weak, failing, or failed states. These states often have little control over major parts of their territory. They cannot provide security or deliver major services to large segments of their population. They are vulnerable to whoever can mobilize the population and armed groups-terrorists, criminals, insurgents ... |
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| State Defense Force Journal. Volume 5, Issue 1, Winter 2009-2010 |
Jan 2010 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
James Eder; Eugene Romanick; Ronald Scott; Alan D Preisser; STATE DEFENSE FORCE GERMANTOWN MD
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| To accomplish one of its primary missions the Maryland Defense Force (MDDF) Engineer Corp must train its personnel to be qualified and skilled in performing disaster assessments for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). In the event of a natural or man-made disaster the MDDF Engineer Corps could be called on by MEMA to perform damage assessment of buildings, roads, and other infrastructure. In support of this mission the MDDF ... |
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| Technology Assessment: Democracy's Crucible, the Future of Science and Technology, and Implications for Our Defense in the Twenty-first Century |
Jan 2010 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Robert McCreight; GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| Technology assessment (TA) has been known by different definitions down through the years, and it is possible that the failure to secure a uniform definition lies in the differences which social scientists, classical scientists, and the general public have about its core elements. Another key issue is that open and democratic societies seem to favor the practice of technology assessment despite variable ideas about what it means, while more restrictive ... |
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| Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China |
Jan 2010 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| Over the past 30 years, China has made great progress in its pursuit of economic growth and development, which has allowed China to achieve higher living standards for the Chinese people and has increased China's international profile. These economic achievements, combined with progress in science and technology, have also enabled China to embark on a comprehensive transformation of its military. The pace and scope of China?s military modernization have increased ... |
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| The European Union and the Comprehensive Civil-Military Approach in Euro-Atlantic Security: Matching Reality to Rhetoric |
Jan 2010 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Darrell Driver; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV WASHINGTON DC SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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| When the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) was founded just over a decade ago, it was to be one of the crown jewels in the European Union's emergence as a new, soft civilian-superpower. The ESDP was erected on the premise that the future security environment will be defined less by traditional, state-centric military threats and more by a wide range of diverse challenges that are transnational and complex in ... |
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| Real-Time Targeting for Network Enabled Weapons |
Jan 2010 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Scott R Frame; AIR FORCE TEST WING (46TH) EGLIN AFB FL
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| The continual movement within the Department of Defense to advance net-centric warfare capabilities in operational environments has presented new challenges for test and evaluation of network enabled weapons. The Network Enabled Weapon Real-Time Targeting Tool (NEWRTTT), developed by the 46th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, was created to combine real-time time-space-position information (TSPI) with user-specified test parameters into a targeting message that can be relayed to a network ... |
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| Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense |
Jan 2010 |
162 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES-NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
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| The Committee for Advancing Software-Intensive Systems Producibility was appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) and convened under the auspices of the NRC's Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) to assess the nature of the national investment in software research and, in particular, to consider ways to revitalize the knowledge base needed to design, produce, and employ software-intensive systems for tomorrow's defense needs. The statement of task is provided in ... |
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| Developing a Combined Lethal and Non-Lethal Capability for the Individual Marine |
Jan 2010 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory T Polland; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING
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| The United States Marine Corps should research, develop, and field a new weapon that provides both a lethal and non-lethal capability for the individual Marine. Discussion: The future of military conflict will include a cluttered battlefield mixed with both enemy combatants and civilian non-combatants. The United States has achieved dominance in weapons development and conventional fighting capabilities, but has uncovered a dilemma when facing enemies in a complex irregular warfare ... |
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| Defense Sector Assessment Rating Tool |
Jan 2010 |
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| Authors:
RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has a number of assistance programs to build the capacity of foreign partners in order to promote a variety of different U.S. security goals. One overall goal could be to support a country in its efforts to reform its defense institutions and processes in ways to reflect what the United States views as important for effective military planning and operations, e.g. civilian control of ... |
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| Developing a Defense Sector Assessment Rating Tool |
Jan 2010 |
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| Authors:
Agnes G Schaefer; Lynn E Davis; Ely Ratner; Molly Dunigan; Jerimiah Goulka; Heather Peterson; K J Riley; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. government spends billions of dollars annually on foreign assistance. Foreign assistance programs span many agencies, including the U.S. Department of State (DoS), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). There is currently a variety of assessment tools and frameworks to assist in the design of foreign assistance programs and allocation of resources.1 However, there is no comprehensive tool to assist policymakers ... |
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| Korean Conflict 60th Anniversary |
Jan 2010 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Rosenstein; ARMY SIGNAL CENTER AND FORT GORDON GA
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| From the beginning of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, the U. S. Army Signal Corps was responsible for providing tactical and strategic communications to commanders throughout the Korean theater of operations. Signalmen, as they were known at that time, reconnoi- 4 Winter - 2010 tered and surveyed the highest elevations reachable by foot, vehicle and air to develop a functional microwave radio backbone that would provide communications to ... |
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| Accelerating our Second Transformation. 2010 Annual Report |
2010 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| In 2010, DAU accelerated our second transformation by developing and deploying exciting new learning assets to enhance the skills of the Defense Acquisition Workforce and improve acquisition outcomes for the warfighter. From an intensive 4-week immersion into the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to simulation-based team training, to collaborative classroom technologies, to engagement with major defense acquisition programs, DAU continued to accelerate learning and performance for the workforce. |
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| Defense: FY2010 Authorization and Appropriations |
23 Dec 2009 |
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| Authors:
Pat Towell; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| For the Department of Defense (DOD) in FY2010, the Administration requested a total of $663.8 billion in discretionary budget authority. This includes $533.8 billion for the so-called base budget-all DOD activities other than combat operations?and $130.0 billion for overseas contingency operations, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Administration also requested $75.9 billion in supplemental DOD appropriations for FY2009 to cover war costs. The Administration's DOD request, made public May ... |
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| Oil and Conflict: Fatal Attraction? A Correlational Examination of Oil Resources and Armed Conflict |
Dec 2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
James E McGinley; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
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| A concern over the potential for resource competition to serve as a driver for conflict has established the need to more fully examine the relationship between energy resources and conflict. This exploratory correlational study examined the relationship between oil resources, armed conflict and stability. The ability of abundant oil resources to attract conflict and the ability of oil resource deficits to compel participation in armed conflict abroad were both explored. ... |
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| The Major Causes of Cost Growth in Defense Acquisition, Volume II: Main Body |
Dec 2009 |
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| Authors:
Gene Porter; Brian Gladstone; C V Gordon; Nicholas Karvonides; Kneece; R R Jr; Jay Mandelbaum; William D O'Neil; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This study examined major causes of Defense acquisition cost growth by in-depth investigation of cost growth for 11 key Major Defense Acquisition Programs. The programs were: Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD-17), Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Future Combat System, Global Hawk, Joint Air-to-Surface Strike Missile, Joint Strike Fighter, Joint Tactical Radio System, Littoral Combat Ship, Space-Based Infrared System, and Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. The paper describes the history of the eleven ... |
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| Forecasting Science and Technology for the Department of Defense |
Dec 2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
John W Lyons; Richard Chait; James J Valdes; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Since World War II, predictions of science and technology for military applications have occurred periodically. A study chartered by the Army Air Force predicted in 1947 a broad range of developments in aeronautics and air power and has been a model for such forecasts ever since. Projections in science and technology have been issued for many years by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, which publishes decadal ... |
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| Defense Business Transformation |
Dec 2009 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
Jacques S Gansler; William Lucyshyn; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest organization in the world, with operations that span a broad range of agencies, activities, and commands. With an annual budget over $500 billion, DoD employs millions of people that operate worldwide and maintains an inventory system that is an order of magnitude larger than any other in the world. However, the business systems used to manage these resources are outdated and inefficient. ... |
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| Annex to the Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services |
Dec 2009 |
131 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY SERVICES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Not later than 12 months after the date on which all members of the task force have been appointed, the task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report recommending ways by which the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy may more effectively address matters relating to sexual harassment and violence at the United States Military Academy and the ... |
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| Future Combat System Spinout 1 Technical Field Test - Establishing and Implementing Models and Simulations System of Systems Verification, Validation and Accreditation Practices, Methodologies and Procedures |
24 Nov 2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Debra C Ridgeway; Peggy Dymond; ARMY EVALUATION CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| As our Armed Forces transform, assisted by the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Modernization effort, the use of Models and Simulations (M&S) becomes more crucial in supporting major Department of Defense and Congressional decisions, given limited resources and strategic constraints. The Army's program leading the transformation from 2003 to 2009 was Future Combat Systems (FCS) with 14 systems + The Soldier + their network. For Phase 1 (IP1) Spinout 1 (SO1) ... |
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| Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress |
05-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mark A Randol; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The 2004 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) cited breakdowns in information sharing and the failure to fuse pertinent intelligence (i.e., connecting the dots) as key factors in the failure to prevent the 9/11 attacks. Efforts undertaken since 2001 to tackle these issues include the following: Congress mandated the creation of an information-sharing environment (commonly known as the ISE? that would provide and facilitate ... |
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| Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended |
03-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kevin R Kosar; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Largely prescribed in a series of successive presidential executive orders issued over the past 50 years, security classification policy and procedure provide the rationale and arrangements for designating information officially secret for reasons of national security, and for its declassification as well. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first executive order (E.O. 8381) in 1940. Current security classification policy may be found in Executive Order 12958, which was signed by ... |
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| The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management. Volume 31, Number 3, November 2009 |
Nov-2009 |
218 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE INST OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| A few years ago DISAM decided to actively solicit more articles on process improvement for publication in the Journal. We have had a few articles over those years, but I am proud of this edition as we feature process improvement throughout the Security Assistance/ Cooperation environments of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency as well as and each of the Services. The section is kicked off by Ms. Freda Lodge the ... |
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| India's Strategic Defense Transformation: Expanding Global Relationships |
Nov-2009 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Brian K Hedrick; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Following India's independence in 1947, then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru embarked on a foreign policy that was based on principles of socialism and remaining noncommittal to the emerging struggle between the Soviet Union and the countries forming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the post-World War II period. Eventually, this policy led to India becoming one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 1955. In practical ... |
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| High Frontier - The Journal for Space, Cyberspace & Missile Professionals. Volume 6, Number 1, November 2009 |
Nov 2009 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND PETERSON AFB CO
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| High Frontier, Air Force Space Command's space professional journal, is published quarterly. The journal provides a scholarly forum for professionals to exchange knowledge and ideas on space-related issues throughout the space community. The journal focuses primarily on Air Force and Department of Defense space programs; however, the High Frontier staff welcomes submissions from within the space community. |
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| ManTech Affordability for Defense Weapon Systems |
Nov 2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
DIRECTOR DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING WASHINGTON DC
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| The DOD Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program anticipates and closes gaps in manufacturing capabilities for affordable, timely, and low-risk development, production and sustainment of defense systems. An important focus of ManTech is on the technologies, processes, and enabling manufacturing capabilities that reduce the acquisition and sustainment cost of weapon systems and provide direct benefit to the Warfighter. Measures of effectiveness include Return-On-Investment, improved mission capability, improved readiness, and reduced mission/Warfighter workload. ... |
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| The Critical Role of Science and Technology for National Defense |
Nov 2009 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Zachary J Lemnios; Alan Shaffer; OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING WASHINGTON DC
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| We are embarking on a new era in Defense research. Over the past decade we have seen remarkable progress from the computer science research community spurring growth in the fields of robotics, learning and reasoning, language understanding, collective intelligence and other related technologies. These advances are beginning to find their way into new products and are redefining the human-machine interface. At the same time, industry, academia and the federal government ... |
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| Platforms for Persistent communications Surveillance and Reconnaissance - II |
Nov 2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| This report provides an assessment of multiple aerial platform and payload combinations that could be employed to conduct persistent communications, surveillance, and reconnaissance (PCSR) missions in current conflict scenarios. It summarizes the results of a two phase Army Science Board Summer Study. Phase I of the study, conducted in 2008, evaluated 12 classes of unmanned aerial platforms. Phase II of the study, conducted in 2009, identified payloads for potential deployment ... |
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| NORAD Maritime Warning Mission |
29 Oct 2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt Salchert; NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND PETERSON AFB CO
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| Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness |
27 Oct 2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
George E McCarthy; NATIONAL MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS COORDINATION OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Hybrid Orgs for Hybrid Wars: The Story of AFRICOM's New Hybrid and Why Other CCDRs Should Want One, Too |
23 Oct 2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
JohnDavid W Willis; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| When U.S. Africa Command was established in 2008, its manning and organizational structure looked very different from that of most other geographic combatant commands. USAFRICOM's key staff structure contained numerous interagency manpower positions, to include a State Department Ambassador as one of two Deputy Commanders. This was due to the advent of hybrid security challenges, for which the U.S. Government had found itself inadequately prepared. A host of alternative recommendations ... |
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| Cyberwarfare and Our Allies: The Importance of Theater Security Cooperation |
23 Oct 2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher V Greene; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The cyber attacks on the countries of Estonia and Georgia have galvanized the realization that state and non-state actors will exploit vulnerabilities in the information environment to influence national leadership and their critical command and control capabilities. This has serious implications across the globe, and specifically within the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of operations. Russia's future use, either state sponsored or through proxies, of cyber attacks to influence NATO ... |
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| Space-based Solar Power: Possible Defense Applications and Opportunities for NRL Contributions |
23 Oct 2009 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
W N Akins /Jill Johnson; Keith /Dahlburg; Robert Bartolo; Mark Dorsey; Donald Gubser; Philip Jenkins; Nathan Smith; Wayne Boncyk; Michael Brown; David Huber; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC SPACE SCIENCE DIV
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| The principal objective of this Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) SBSP study was to determine if NRL can offer a unique, cost-effective, and efficient approach to supplying significant power on demand for Navy, Marine Corps, or other Department of Defense applications by employing a space-based solar power system. This study was initiated by and prepared for top NRL management in part as result of the publication of the National Security Space ... |
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| Secure Document Storage Facility Baghdad, Iraq |
20-Oct-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin O'Connor; Shawn Sassaman; Yogin Rawal; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) is assessing projects funded under the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) program to provide real-time information on relief and reconstruction to interested parties to enable appropriate action, when warranted. |
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| Global Sensor Management: Military Asset Allocation |
06 Oct 2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Thom J Hodgson; Johnathon L Dulin; Kristin Arney; Ben J Lobo; Curtis M Mears; Reha Uzsoy; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV AT RALEIGH OFFICE OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
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| The USAF maintains a network of sensors for a variety of purposes including detecting threats, collecting intelligence, and monitoring space. Because of its nature, the network must be able to complete all its varying missions with consistently high probability. Thus, there is a need to assign the sensors to tasks and functions so as to maximize the network's capability to meet its objectives. While it is possible to determine the ... |
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| Ensuring Biologics Advanced Development and Manufacturing Capability for the United States Government: A Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions |
06 Oct 2009 |
180 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Fuerst; Kim Wallace; Phillip Gomez; Philomena Gambale; Andrew Baird; Stryk Thomas; PITTSBURGH UNIV MEDICAL CENTER PA
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| Medical countermeasures (MCMs) are urgently needed to protect military and civilian populations against a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attack and naturally occurring outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. However, the United States Government (USG) does not have the capability to rapidly develop, license, and manufacture MCMs and many USG requirements for MCMs remain unmet. Ensuring the rapid development, licensure, and cost-effective production of MCMs especially biologics-based vaccines and therapeutics, ... |
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| Impacts of Climate Change on Colombia's National and Regional Security |
Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ralph H Espach; David M Jr; Catarious; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This study examines the projected impacts of climate change on the nation of Colombia and explores their implications for its future national and regional security. It argues that many of Colombia's existing security threats, which stem from internal problems of poverty, social inequality, and persistent levels of organized violence, will likely continue in the future and be affected by climate change. The most likely climate-driven effects with security implications are ... |
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| The Defense Identity Crisis: It's a Hybrid World |
Oct-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Freier; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The defense enterprise is abuzz with lively debates on hybrid threats and hybrid war. Yet, newly emergent defense trends do not automatically merit exquisite definitions, new doctrine, or new operating concepts. As Frank Hoffman implies, such a caveat might be true of hybrid warfare. Hybrid war may not yet be reducible to a pristine, doctrine-ready definition. Continued efforts by Hoffman and others to describe it, however, remain invaluable.2 This trend ... |
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| Non-Lethal Weapons Effectiveness Assessment Development and Verification Study (Etude d'evaluation, de developpement et de verification de l'efficacite des armes non letales) |
Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| Whether you're in the operating forces making decisions about weapon selection and employment, a planner addressing capability requirements, a modeller analyzing systems or tactics, a system developer working on new weapons, or an acquisition official making program funding decisions, being able to assess weapon effectiveness is of great importance. As a result of SAS-060, there is now a developed and tested methodology for assessing NLW effectiveness. SAS-060 received the 2008 ... |
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| Cybersecurity: Current Legislation, Executive Branch Initiatives, and Options for Congress |
30-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
John Rollins; Catherine A Theohary; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Increasing focus on current cyber threats to federal information technology systems, nonfederal critical information infrastructure, and other nonfederal systems has led to numerous legislative cybersecurity proposals and executive branch initiatives. The proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 both contain provisions that would affect programs and funding for current and future cybersecurity-related programs. In May 2009, the Obama Administration ... |
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| MAP-PF Detection and Tracking of Underwater Acoustic Targets |
30 Sep 2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Kristine L Bell; GEORGE MASON UNIV FAIRFAX VA
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| The goal of this project was to develop an automated detection and tracking algorithm for broadband targets using complex hydrophone data from a passive acoustic array. The algorithm is an integral part of a larger Coherent Automated Multi-Target Tracker (CAMTT) system under development by Metron, Inc. for Detection, Classification, and Localization (DCL) for passive Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). The algorithm integrates the Maximum a Posteriori Penalty Function (MAP-PF) tracking algorithm with ... |
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| Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990 |
24-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report, updated as warranted, discusses U.S. security assistance to Taiwan, or Republic of China (ROC), including policy issues for Congress and legislation. Congress has oversight of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), P.L. 96-8, which has governed arms sales to Taiwan since 1979, when the United States recognized the People's Republic of China (PRC) instead of the ROC. Two other relevant parts of the one China policy are the August ... |
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| Air Force Science & Technology Issues & Opportunities Regarding High Performance Embedded Computing |
23 Sep 2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Linderman; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| Challenges by Domain * Air: Persistent air dominance is at risk * Increasingly effective air defenses * Proliferation of 5th generation fighters, cheap cruise missiles, and UASs * Light-speed war possibilities are terrifying * Space: Now a contested domain * Increasingly important * Increasingly vulnerable * Cyber: Cyber warfare has begun * We don't control the battlespace * We rely on it more and more * We can't find the ... |
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| A Comprehensive Approach to Improving U.S. Security Force Assistance Efforts |
Sep-2009 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Theresa Baginski; Curt A Walle; Sean P Van De Swindell; Simon D Roach; Richard A Lacquement; John S Kolasheski; Karma Job; Francis Donovan; Brian J Clark; Michael J McMahon; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Current operations, demands of persistent conflict, and enduring U.S. national security interests underscore the immediate and continuing need to improve U.S. Security Force Assistance (SFA) efforts. The frequency and importance of such activities throughout U.S. history demonstrate that the current requirements are not anomalies. Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been challenged to accomplish key national security goals due to a lack of capability and capacity to effectively ... |
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| National Security Strategy Reform: Rebalancing the President's Agenda |
Sep-2009 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Robert H Dorff; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The common wisdom about presidential success in achieving major goals is simple: Focus on only one or at most two major initiatives. Presidents who try to accomplish too much risk accomplishing nothing, and multiple agenda items distract the team from staying on message providing ample opportunity for opponents to undermine the efforts. While this may be true as a general rule, there is a risk that this strategy places an ... |
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| A Recommended Framework for the Network-Centric Acquisition Process |
Sep-2009 |
148 pages |
| Authors:
Gustavo J Vergara; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) is a theory of war in the information age that hypothesizes that forces, which exploit networked conditions better than their adversaries will achieve tactical advantage. Understanding how Network-Centric Systems (NCS) that support NCW are acquired is essential for the continued development and delivery of systems that are affordable, meet end-user requirements, and that can be fielded quickly. The Network-Centric Acquisition Process (NCAP) will enable the DoD to ... |
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| Reengineering of the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) Equipment Tracking Database |
Sep-2009 |
210 pages |
| Authors:
W T Young; Dalton H Clarke; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) manages the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS). DBIDS captures personal and biometric information to manage DoD-wide access, control, and personnel accountability. DBIDS equipment is installed globally, and managed by a central office on the Monterey peninsula. Program managers track data about the numbers and type of equipment installed at each site. Program managers were tracking DBIDS data using a single Microsoft Excel workbook comprised ... |
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| An Exploratory Analysis of the U.S. System of Major Defense Acquisition Utilizing the CLIOS Process |
Sep-2009 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer Foil; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| For decades, the United States' major defense acquisition system has been under scrutiny and undergone much reform. Groups have researched the issues, publishing hundreds of reports identifying various problems and solutions. Yet, many major weapon systems continue to be well over budget and schedule. Major weapon systems are increasing in size, scope, and complexity. Technology is rapidly changing. Customer expectations are rising. Societal concerns, such as workforce and economic development, ... |
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| The Collins Center Update. Volume 11, Issue 4, July-September 2009 |
Sep-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| This issue contains articles on topics such as: Economic Impacts of Defense Strategy Development: Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College; Preparing for NATO Missions: Integrated Forces Planning in the Albanian Armed Forces; Welcome to the Information as Power Blog; and Closing the Seams: Total Force Solutions for Defense Support of Civil Authorities. |
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