| Dynamic Channel Allocation in Wireless Networks Using Adaptive Learning Automata (Preprint) |
Mar-2009 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Behdis Eslamnour; Maciej Zawodniok; S Jagannathan; MISSOURI UNIV-ROLLA DEPT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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 | The bandwidth utilization of a single channel-based wireless networks decreases due to congestion and interference from other sources and therefore transmission on multiple channels are needed. In this paper, we propose a distributed dynamic channel allocation scheme for wireless networks using adaptive learning automata whose nodes are equipped with single radio interfaces so that a more suitable channel can be selected. The proposed scheme, Adaptive Pursuit Reward-Inaction, runs periodically on ... |
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| Diversified Submarine Weapon Suite: A Systems Engineering Approach |
Dec-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Steven A Dawley; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis presents the conceptual design of a submarine weapon system using systems engineering methods and analysis. To ensure mission success and submarine survivability a weapons system is required that is capable of engaging targets across the range of threats. The development of this system is demonstrated by deriving system requirements from high-level stakeholders, developing alternative designs that meet these requirements, and selecting the alternative that delivers the greatest performance. ... |
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| Agent-based Approaches to Dynamic Team Simulation |
01-Sep-2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Lewis; Katia Sycara; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA
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| The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has recently funded the Personnel Integration of Selection, Classification, Evaluations, and Surveys (PISCES) effort. One of the products of the PISCES effort involves creating a virtual environment to enable team simulations. This report defines the capabilities required to develop Test Simulator (TESTOR), an experimental agent-based virtual simulation for a distributed team. These capabilities are organized around the technologies of agent-based approaches, simulation, and optimization ... |
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| A Dynamic Model of the Work Force at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake |
01-Sep-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
William H Spearow; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Outsourcing entered the lexicon during the 1980s and today is a standard practice in the Department of Defense. Contractors are now filling jobs that traditionally have been held by government employees. As yearly budgets change, the decision to outsource or not outsource government jobs has placed a significant burden on project managers. This thesis focuses on the dynamic modeling of a work force labor mix consisting of civilian and contractor ... |
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| Optimization of Combat Logistics Force Required to Support Major Combat Operations |
01-Sep-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Troy C Morse; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Military requirements development involves operational commanders conducting analyses of a variety of combat scenarios to assess force structure and material requirements to meet their military objectives. The naval component of each command determines the number of Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships necessary to keep combatant vessels on station. Without sufficient CLF ships, naval forces are unable to sustain continued presence in theater, hampering their ability to support combat operations. Current ... |
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| Performance of Improved Channel Allocation for Multicarrier CDMA with Adaptive Frequency Hopping and Multiuser Detection |
29-Aug-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Alexandra Duel-Hallen; Tao Jia; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV AT RALEIGH OFFICE OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
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| Subchannel allocation for the reverse link of multicarrier code-division multiplex-access (MC-CDMA) system with adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) is investigated. An efficient allocation method that can be employed with the matched filter (MF) receiver as well as with multiuser detectors (MUDs) by exploiting the appropriate signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) analysis is described. It is demonstrated that combined improved subcarrier allocation and the linear decorrelating detector (LDD) are very ... |
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| Modeling the Effects of Maintenance Capabilities on Aircraft Operations |
Jul-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony Antoline; Jennifer G Walston; Scotty Pendley; Frank Iubelt; AIR FORCE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT AGENCY GUNTER AFB AL
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| Presentation outline: 1. Background: Aircrew/Aircraft Tasking System (AATS), AFLMA Study; 2. Modeling Maintenance Capabilities: Net Effective Personnel (NEP); 3. What is the effect? |
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| Does a Promise to Join or Joining NATO Impact Military Spending Patterns of Countries |
01-Jun-2008 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Martins Paskevics; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this thesis is to find similarities and analyze the changes in military spending (patterns and its structure) of the countries that joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the past 15 years. The thesis will address the following issues: 1. Whether NATO membership, or a promise to join NATO, impact a country's budgetary behavior and its defense resource allocation the same for all countries, or whether ... |
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| Homeland Defense. U.S. Northern Command Has Made Progress but Needs to Address Force Allocation, Readiness Tracking Gaps, and Other Issues |
APR 2008 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| It has been 5 years since the Department of Defense (DOD) established U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to conduct homeland defense and civil support missions in the United States. Planning operations in the United States poses unique challenges for traditional military planning. GAO was asked to assess (1) the status of NORTHCOM's plans and the challenges it faces in planning and conducting operations, (2) the number, experience, and training of planning ... |
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| Paying for the War on Terror: Process and Budget Impacts |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Denise Atkins; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States is engaged in a long war against terror as a top national security priority. While initial response to the unexpected on September 2001 (9/11), terror attacks was clearly unfunded, the U.S. is still using "emergency" appropriations to fund ongoing operations as well as other non-emergency defense requirements. Since 2001 over $500B has been infused into defense programs and operations through supplemental appropriations, separate from funds provided through ... |
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| Radio Resource Allocation and Multiuser Detection in Very Large Scale Wireless Multiple Access Networks |
MAR 2008 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
H. V. Poor; Sharon Betz; Stefano Buzzi; Valeria Massaro; Giacomo Bacci; Marco Luise; PRINCETON UNIV NJ
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| This study was concerned with the use of game theoretic principles for radio resource management in wireless multiple-access networks. Our progress on this problem is described in detail in publications listed in the technical report, for each of which a link to the full document is provided. These documents examine a number of resource-allocation issues wherein the primary performance criterion is optical energy efficiency. Specific contributions include receiver designs and ... |
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| Using the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Auction Mechanisms for Enhanced Bandwidth Allocation in Tactical Data Networks |
JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Mark Klein; Daniel Plakosh; Kurt Walnau; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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 | A mechanism is an institution such as an auction, voting protocol, or a market that defines the rules for how humans are allowed to interact, and governs the procedure for how collective decisions are made. Computational mechanisms arise where computational agents work on behalf of humans. This report describes an investigation of the potential for using computational mechanisms to improve the quality of a combat group s common operating picture, ... |
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| Alternative Salary Auction Mechanisms for the Navy: An Experimental Program |
DEC 2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Nils A. Resare; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| An experimental program was developed to test the impact of bidding behavior on two matching mechanisms proposed by prior research for use in the U.S. Navy's Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) program AIP is one compensation program used by the Navy to encourage sailors to volunteer for less desirable assignments. Unlike other compensation programs, sailors negotiate AIP rates through an auction-like system. Previous research has proposed new mechanisms to effectively match ... |
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| An Examination of the Relationship between Usage and Operating and Support Costs for Air Force Aircraft |
01-Sep-2007 |
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| Authors:
Eric J Unger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This research examines the relationship between operating and support (O&S) costs and usage of Air Force aircraft to improve resource allocation. Currently the Air Force uses an average cost metric to forecast costs related to flying hours. Problems arise with the accuracy of the cost per flying hour (CPFH) factors when the relationship between cost and usage is either nonlinear or includes nontrivial fixed costs. Superficially, it may seem reasonable ... |
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| Enlisted Personnel Allocation System (EPAS) Enhancements to the Recruit Quota System (REQUEST) - A Simulation Evaluation |
SEP 2007 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Sticha; Tirso E. Diaz; Peter M. Greenston; Peter B. McWhite; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The Enlisted Personnel Allocation System (EPAS) is an automated classification methodology that allocates applicants to jobs so as to maximize predicted performance while meeting accession requirements. It is designed to work as a subsystem of the Recruit Quota System (REQUEST). For this project the "operational" EPAS implemented an EPAS-enhanced REQUEST (EER) procedure in which MOS opportunities identified by REQUEST are reordered by EPAS optimization results. Although previous evaluations provided evidence ... |
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| Dynamic Resource Allocation and Adaptability in Teamwork |
31 AUG 2007 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Steve W. Kozlowski; Richard P. DeShon; Guihyun Park; Paul Curran; Goran Kuljanin; Brady Firth; MICHIGAN STATE UNIV EAST LANSING DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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| Prior research in this program established that team performance is a consequence of how individuals allocate resources to accomplish multiple goals. This project extended that work around two primary research foci. The first focus built on our prior research on feedback as a means to influence dynamic resource allocation and adaptation. Resource allocation is a promising mechanism to explain performance adaptation to unexpected environmental perturbations. In general, the findings indicate ... |
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| Assessing the Impact of Rotation Policy - Individual Sailor Assignment Model (ISAM) |
12-Jun-2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Rafael E Matos; David K Hegland; WBB CONSULTING RESTON VA
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| Researchers were tasked to assess the impact of alternative sea/shore rotation schemes on a sailors professional development, career progression and quality of life. |
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| Using Performance Measures to Allocate Consumable Funding |
01-Jun-2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
David Fulk; Douglas Blazer; Deborah Hileman; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST (LMI) LANGLEY AFB VA
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| This presentation will show the how the Air Force can use performance measures to allocate funds for consumable items. Often times, funds are allocated to individual bases using past usage, regardless of the performance achieved. Further, funding cuts are often peanut butter spread evenly across bases regardless of the performance impacts. The Air Force is now using the Customer Oriented Leveling Technique (COLT) to determine levels for consumable items at ... |
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| Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq. Conditions in Iraq are Conducive to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse |
23 APR 2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
David M. Walker; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| This testimony, by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, discusses some of the systemic conditions in Iraq that contribute to the fraud, waste, or abuse of U.S.-provided funds. Since 2003, the Department of Defense (DoD) has reported total costs of about $257.5 billion for military operations in Iraq; these have increased from about $38.8 billion in fiscal year 2003 to about $83.4 billion in fiscal year 2006. ... |
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| The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2007 |
APR 2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| This presentation updates the analysis of current defense plans contained in the Congressional Budget Office's Jan 2006 document "The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans and Alternatives: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2006" to account for changes incorporated in the President's budget for fiscal year 2007 and in the 2007 Future Years Defense Program. The briefing provides additional data not found in CBO's Oct 2006 publication "Long-Term Implications of Current ... |
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| FY2007 Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Other Purposes |
28 MAR 2007 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Amy Belasco; Pat Towell; Susan B. Epstein; Connie Veillette; Curt Tarnoff; Rhoda Margesson; Bart Elias; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On March 23, by a vote of 218-212, the House approved H.R. 1591, a bill providing $124 billion in supplemental appropriations for FY2007 and requiring the redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq. The bill's rule allowed no amendments and opponents did not offer a motion to recommit. The Senate Appropriations Committee marked up and reported its version of a supplemental appropriations bill, S. 965, on March 22, and floor ... |
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| Risk-Informed Resource Allocation at the Department of Homeland Security |
FEB 2007 |
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| Authors:
Henry H. Willis; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Since the formation of DHS in 2003, Congress and DHS have made continuing progress in incorporating risk analysis into decision making about homeland security policy and programs. For example, shortly after September 11, 2001, decisions about how to make grants to protect localities from terrorism were dominated by the use of crude indicators, such as population, which was intended to serve as a surrogate measure of the consequences of terrorist ... |
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| Modeling the Adoption Process of the Flight Training Synthetic Environment Technology (FTSET) in the Turkish Army Aviation (TUAA) |
DEC 2006 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Omer Boztas; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The motivation for using Flight Training Synthetic Environment Technology (FTSET) in military aviation is to create a cost-efficient and a risk-managed training environment. However, deciding on the appropriate mix of synthetic versus actual flight training remains a great unresolved issue. Further, FTSET usage and its adoption level may vary across the aviation community and flight training curricula. Turkish Army Aviation (TUAA) has employed FTSET in helicopter flight training since 1990. ... |
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| Quantitative Risk Analysis for Homeland Security Resource Allocation |
DEC 2006 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S. Reifel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Defense against terrorism both at home and abroad has become a priority in the United States. As a result, resource allocation has also increased. However, even as resources increase, they are still finite. So the dilemma becomes how to efficiently allocate these limited resources. Currently the data, while abundant, is confusing. One suggested method is to allocate resources based on risk. However, there is virtually no guidance on how that ... |
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| FY2007 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security |
06 OCT 2006 |
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| Authors:
Shawn Reese; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report is an overview of the FY2007 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations (P.L. 109-295); the Administration's budget request, and the House- and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 5441 (FY2007 DHS appropriations) for the following seven homeland security programs designed to provide assistance to state and local first responders -- firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency managers, and law enforcement officers: State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Targeted Infrastructure Protection Program ... |
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| The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 |
22 SEP 2006 |
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| Authors:
Amy Belasco; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Through FY2006, Congress has appropriated a total of about $437 billion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans health care for the three operations initiated since the 9/11 attacks: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) covering Afghanistan and other Global War on Terror (GWOT) operations, Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) providing enhanced security at military bases, and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Iraq. In the last week of September ... |
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| Evaluation of Fleet Ownership versus Global Allocation of Ships in the Combat Logistics Force |
SEP 2006 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
David E. Doyle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Military Sealift Command (MSC) introduced its new Dry Cargo and Ammunition Ship (T-AKE) in June 2006, to replace its retiring ammunition and fast combat stores supply ships. MSC seeks new ways to use T-AKEs, fleet replenishment oilers, and fast combat support ships to better support the U.S. Navy. The author evaluates two alternate ways to manage these ships, one in which each ship operates under a particular "fleet ownership," and ... |
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| Resource Allocation and Cross Layer Control in Wireless Networks |
25 AUG 2006 |
146 pages |
| Authors:
L. Georgiadis; M. Neely; L. Tassiulas; THESSALY UNIV VOLOS (GREECE) DEPT OF COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
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| Information .ow in a telecommunication network is accomplished through the interaction of mechanisms at various design layers with the end goal of supporting the information exchange needs of the applications. In wireless networks in particular, the di erent layers interact in a nontrivial manner in order to support information transfer. In this paper we will present abstract models that capture the cross layer interaction from the physical to transport layer ... |
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| Multiple UAV Task Allocation for an Electronic Warfare Mission Comparing Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing (Preprint) |
AUG 2006 |
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| Authors:
Marjorie A. Darrah; William Niland; Brian Stolarik; INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FARIMONT WV
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| This paper compares two algorithms applied to the task allocation of multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for an electronic warfare mission. The electronic warfare mission scenario is discussed and a review of both the genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithm is given. The encoding of the problem and the functions and operations needed to implement each algorithm is outlined and compared. The algorithms were implemented and tested in Matlab. A ... |
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| Governance and Foreign Aid Allocation |
01-Jul-2006 |
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| Authors:
Kamiljon T Akramov; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This dissertation examines whether aid allocation patterns affect the outcomes of foreign aid in promoting economic growth. Specifically, the study explores how different categories of aid affect economic growth, whether the quality of governance is significant in explaining differences in economic growth, and whether the interaction of different levels of governance with different categories of aid flows is significant in promoting growth. The study also explores whether the quality of ... |
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2007 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress |
23 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Daniel Morgan; Carl E. Behrens; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducts U.S. civilian space and aeronautics activities. Its FY2006 appropriation was $16.623 billion. For FY2007, the Administration has requested $16.792 billion, a 1% increase (or a 3.2% increase if one-time FY2006 funding for hurricane recovery is excluded). The NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-155) authorized FY2007 funding of $17.932 billion. The House Appropriations Committee recommended $16.709 billion. The key issue for Congress ... |
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| U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial |
13 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Patricia M. Figliola; Carl E. Behrens; Daniel Morgan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The 109th Congress is addressing a broad range of civilian, military, and commercial space issues. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducts the most visible space activities. For FY2006, NASA received $16.623 billion when adjusted for two rescissions and an augmentation for hurricane recovery. The FY2007 request is $16.792 billion. The future of the U.S. human space flight program is dominating debate about NASA. The space shuttle returned to ... |
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| Planning with Imperfect Information: Interceptor Assignment |
JUN 2006 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel B. McAllister; ALFRED P SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE MA
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| The author considers the problem of assigning a scarce number of interceptors to a wave of incoming atmospheric re-entry vehicles (RVs). In this single wave, there is time to assign interceptors to a wave of incoming RVs, gain information on the intercept status, and then, if necessary, assign interceptors once more. However, the status information of these RVs may not be reliable. This problem becomes challenging when considering the small ... |
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| Improving the UPT Student Follow-On Assignment Selection Process |
JUN 2006 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G. Messer; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program at Sheppard AFB conducts Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) for 13 NATO nations with a focus on producing premier fighter pilots. As ENJJPT transitions to the new T-6 Texan II, leadership is examining if the current assignment model meets the needs of the U.S. Air Force for the U.S. students. To assign U.S. students, the Senior National Representative uses the Merit Assignment Scoring ... |
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| UAV Mission Planning under Uncertainty |
JUN 2006 |
210 pages |
| Authors:
Philemon Sakamoto; ALFRED P SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE MA
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| With the continued development of high-endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) that are capable of performing autonomous functions across the spectrum of military operations, one can envision a future military in which Air Component Commanders control forces consisting exclusively of unmanned vehicles. To properly manage and fully realize the capabilities of this UAV force, a control system must be in place that directs UAVs to ... |
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| Explicit Solutions for a Class of Nonlinear PDE that Arise in Allocation Problems |
12 MAY 2006 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Dupuis; Jim X. Zhang; BROWN UNIV PROVIDENCE RI DIV OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
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| To exploit large deviation approximations for allocation and occupancy problems one must solve a deterministic optimal control problem (or equivalently, a calculus of variations problem). As this paper demonstrates, and in sharp contrast to the great majority of large deviation problems for processes with state dependence, for allocation problems one can construct more-or-less explicit solutions. Two classes of allocation problems are studied. The first class considers objects of a single ... |
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| Control Allocation for Overactuated Systems |
APR 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W. Oppenheimer; David B. Doman; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH AIR VEHICLES DIRECTORATE
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| Much emphasis has been placed on overactuated systems for air vehicles. Overactuating an air vehicle provides a certain amount of redundancy for the flight control system, thus potentially allowing for recovery from off-nominal conditions. Due to this redundancy, control allocation algorithms are typically utilized to compute a unique solution to the overactuated problem. Control allocators compute the commands that are applied to the actuators so that a certain set of ... |
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| U.S. Occupation Assistance: Iraq, Germany and Japan Compared |
23 MAR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Nina Serafino; Curt Tarnoff; Dick K. Nanto; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides aggregate data on U.S. assistance to Iraq and compares it with U.S. assistance to Germany and Japan during the 7 years following World War II. U.S. aid allocations (all grant assistance) for Iraq appropriated from 2003 to 2006 total $28.9 billion. About $17.6 billion (62%) went for economic and political reconstruction assistance. The remaining $10.9 billion (38%) was targeted at bolstering Iraqi security. A higher proportion of ... |
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| Salary Auctions and Matching as Incentives for Recruiting to Positions that are Hard to Fill in the Norwegian Armed Forces |
MAR 2006 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Henning H. Homb; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A significant number of positions in the Norwegian Armed Forces that are open for assignment are not filled because they do not receive any qualified applicants. Over the last five years, more than 30 percent of the announced job vacancies have been unfilled. This thesis explores two different areas of research to help remedy this situation: auction theory and assignment market mechanisms. Auction theory and assignment market theory and practice ... |
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| A Review of Acquisition for Transformation, Modernization, and Recapitalization |
08 JAN 2006 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Jody J. Daniels; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense requires an integrated process to determine how/when to make decisions about transformation modernization and recapitalization. Arbitrary timelines are an inadequate approach. Future Force capabilities should be incorporated into the force as they are operationally required technologically feasible and fiscally affordable. Such decisions are directly related to the modernization and recapitalization of extant systems. Additionally these decisions are affected by the budgeting process force structure changes and ... |
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| The Soft Constraints Hypothesis: A Rational Analysis Approach to Resource Allocation for Interactive Behavior |
2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne D. Gray; Chris R. Sims; Michael J. Schoelles; Wai-Tat Fu; RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST TROY NY
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| Soft constraints hypothesis (SCH) is a rational analysis approach that holds that the mixture of perceptual-motor and cognitive resources allocated for interactive behavior is adjusted based on temporal cost-benefit tradeoffs. Alternative approaches maintain that cognitive resources are in some sense protected or conserved in that greater amounts of perceptual-motor effort will be expended to conserve lesser amounts of cognitive effort. One alternative, the minimum memory hypothesis (MMH), holds that people ... |
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| Multi-Node Cooperative Resource Allocation to Improve Coverage Area in Wireless Networks |
NOV 2005 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Ahmed K. Sadek; Zhu Han; K. J. Liu; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| It is of great importance for service providers to improve the coverage area without cost of more infrastructure in wireless networks especially in rural areas. Recently, cooperative communication has brought a new communication paradigm. In this paper, multi-node cooperative resource allocation is studied to schedule the transmission time slots so as to maximize the network overall rate "or the coverage area" under the Quality of Services constraints. To optimize the ... |
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| Using Cyclic Memory Allocation to Eliminate Memory Leaks |
26 OCT 2005 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Huu H. Nguyen; Martin Rinard; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB
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| We present and evaluate a new memory management technique for eliminating memory leaks in programs with dynamic memory allocation. This technique observes the execution of the program on a sequence of training inputs to find m-bounded allocation sites, which have the property that at any time during the execution of the program, the program accesses at most only the last m objects allocated at that site. The technique then transforms ... |
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| The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and Enhanced Base Security Since 9/11 |
07 OCT 2005 |
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| Authors:
Amy Belasco; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, CRS estimates that the Administration has allocated a total of about $357 billion for military operations, reconstruction, embassy costs, and various foreign aid programs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for enhanced security at defense bases. This total includes $45 billion in war-related "bridge" funding for the Department of Defense (DoD), based on the House-passed level adopted in a FY2006 continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 68 /P.L.109-77). In ... |
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| Correlation Among the Army Combat Identifier, Personality Type, and Career Satisfaction |
07 SEP 2005 |
88 pages |
| Authors:
Laura J. Garren; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Retaining quality officers in today's volunteer Army is critical. Personality should be considered during the selection process to assist in placing officers in a career branch suited to their character. The Army accessions board looks at several things when selecting a lieutenant for his or her initial branch. One thing that is overlooked during this process is personality. The senior leader in the officer-producing program will submit his or her ... |
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| Combinatorial Market Processing for Multilateral Coordination |
SEP 2005 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Rahul Jain; Pravin Varalye; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| We study a classical question in a modern context. There are a number of buyers and sellers of a number of distinct goods. Each participant is selfish- It cares more for its own benefit than of the social welfare. Each good is indivisible. It must go completely to one of the participants. Moreover, the participants are not passive' as Smith 157 and Walras 167 believed, but actively' take actions to ... |
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| Optimizing the Distribution of United States Army Officers |
SEP 2005 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy S. McElroy; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The U.S. Army distributes its 51,000 competitive category officers among manning targets specified by location, rank, and skill that change over time in response to changing requirements. The officer inventory also changes over time and does not exactly match the manning target requirements. The Army responds to imbalances by redistributing officers to provide each location with the minimum required officers while minimizing the number of unfilled targets and excess officers ... |
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| Type-Directed Continuation Allocation |
31 AUG 2005 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Zhong Shao; Valery Trifonov; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Suppose we translate two different source languages, L(sub1) and L(sub2), into the same intermediate language; can they safely interoperate in the same address space and under the same runtime system? If L(sub1) supports first-class continuations (call/cc) and L(sub2) does not, can L(sub2) programs call arbitrary L(sub1) functions? Would the fact of possibly calling L(sub1) impose restrictions on the implementation strategy of L(sub2)? Can we compile L(sub1) functions that do not ... |
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| Building Certified Libraries for PCC: Dynamic Storage Allocation |
31 AUG 2005 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Dachuan Yu; Nadeem A. Hamid; Zhong Shao; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Proof-Carrying Code (PCC) allows a code producer to provide to a host a program along with its formal safety proof. The proof attests a certain safety policy enforced by the code, and can be mechanically checked by the host. While this language-based approach to code certification is very general in principle, existing PCC systems have only focused on programs whose safety proofs can be automatically generated. As a result, many ... |
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| Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Analysis of Issues for the 109th Congress |
29 AUG 2005 |
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| Authors:
Shawn Reese; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Conferees are expected to meet in late August or early September to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the fiscal year FY2006. The House version would appropriate $2.365 billion for state and local homeland security assistance programs in FY2006; the Senate version would appropriate $2.283 billion. The House and Senate also take different approaches to ... |
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