| Defense Science Board 2005 Summer Study on Transformation: A Progress Assessment. Volume 2. Supporting Reports |
APR 2006 |
298 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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 | One of the truly incredible benefits of Society in the United States has been the ability to create, stimulate, and propagate the continued efficiency and productivity of the industrial and business community in the private sector to power the economy. The Department of Defense (DoD) has a great opportunity to capitalize on the practices of this community. The Business Management processes of the Department are complicated and conflicting and the ... |
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| Acute Toxicity of the Lampricides TFM and Niclosamide to Three Species of Unionid Mussels |
APR 2006 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Boogaard; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LA CROSSE WI UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER
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| The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), a jawless parasitic eel-like fish native to the Atlantic Ocean (fig. 1), was accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes in the early 20th century through the construction of shipping canals. A member of the Petromyzonidae family, the primitive parasite has been identified as a major cause of the collapse of the Great Lakes fishery in the 1940s and 1950s. The lampricides 3 trifluoromethyl 4 nitrophenol ... |
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| Nuclear Iran: Framing the U.S. Response Using a Scenario-Based Approach |
APR 2006 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
John E. Vaughn; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Iran will have nuclear weapons. Diplomatically, the United States is unable to stop it. Economically, the United States is unable to stop it. If the United States attacks Iran pre-emptively, Iran will use its oil reserves as leverage to cripple the United States economy, damaging global economies in the process. The international community at large would then pressure the United States to cease all operations against Iran. This paper looks ... |
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| Deployment Support - Strength through Partnership |
APR 2006 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Colleen Calvert; G. Switzer; HALIFAX MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE (NOVA SCOTIA)
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| The Halifax Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) in conjunction with the Department of Military Family Services (DMFS) presentation is an overview of the Family Separation and Reunion Program, including how this program is implemented to meet the needs of the Canadian Forces community. The Family Separation and Reunion Program is provided to family and military members when Canadian Forces members deploy for 30 days or more on exercise, or on ... |
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| A New KFOR: Changes for International Security in Kosovo |
15 MAR 2006 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Rudolf Honzak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The International Community in Kosovo has taken responsibility for security and further development of the entire Kosovo province since 1999. The cause of the conflict - Kosovar Albania's struggle for final status of independence hasn't been solved yet. On the contrary economic stagnation and frustration from an uncertain future deepened animosity between Kosovar Albanians and Kosovar Serbs. "UNMIK's structure and mandate have been exposed as inappropriate to prepare Kosovo for ... |
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| Universal National Service Policy |
15 MAR 2006 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Otis L. Brown II; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| See attached. Demands on the nation%s military forces for overseas operations for homeland secunty and as first responders to national disasters have been growing. Increased operational tempo- driven primanly by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and recent national disasters has led to more frequent and lengthy deployments of units throughout the entire U.S. military force. Responding to these increased demands for our military personnel many national and local leaders ... |
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| The Elephant in the Room: Religious Extremism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |
MAR 2006 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Christian J. Lingenfelder; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Successive U.S. administrations have mired themselves in fruitless attempts to arrive at a peaceful conclusion to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jewish and Islamic extremist groups have both been complicit in the delay, complication and derailment of peace efforts undertaken by regional moderates and the international community. Whatever the ancillary secular motivations of these factions have been, both sides also lay claim to profound religious reasons for their opposition to peace. Israeli ... |
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| The National Response System: The Need to Leverage Networks and Knowledge |
MAR 2006 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Barry A. Compagnoni; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Hurricane Katrina highlighted serious deficiencies in America's national approach to emergency management of Incidents of National Significance (IoNS). Although Homeland Security Presidential Directive Five identifies a broad, unified effort to respond to domestic incidents, barriers to the achievement of this goal exist in our culture, policies and processes. When viewing our national response from the perspective of network theory and knowledge management, specific gaps are identified in doctrine, organizational composition ... |
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| Enhancing Homeland Security Efforts by Building Strong Relationships between the Muslim Community and Local Law Enforcement |
MAR 2006 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis L. Jensen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Following the events of September 11, 2001, federal and local law enforcement agencies struggled to gather the investigative information necessary from the Muslim community to assist in efforts to follow up on the incident and to prevent future attacks. It is undeniable that building a strong relationship between the local police and the Muslim community is essential in defending America against acts of terrorism. Key to this relationship is trust ... |
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| A Graph Theoretic Analysis of the Effects of Organizational Structure on Employee Social Networks |
MAR 2006 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
John R. Hutzel; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| A simulation technique was used to investigate the impacts of organizational structure on an organization's social network. By simulating personnel in an organization as vertices in a graph and the aging of the corporation as the aging of the same graph, the maturation of an organization was realized. The characteristic path length of the graph was measured after each year returning an optimistic average organizational distance. Results include the finding ... |
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| Analysis of Bacterial Population and Distribution in the Developing Strata of a Constructed Wetland Used for Chlorinated Ethene Bioremediation |
MAR 2006 |
220 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Clausen Milton J.; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| United States. These compounds attack the central nervous system in animals and can affect the photosynthesis of plants. These compounds are also resistant to degradation in the environment and, because of this, pose a risk to any ecosystem in which they are present. This study identified the dominant microbial species in a constructed treatment wetland at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio using l6S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Samples were taken from ... |
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Coastal Inlets Research, With Special Reference to Shore Bird Habitat |
MAR 2006 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Julie D. Rosati; Nicholas C. Kraus; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS
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| The Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP) has the mission to advance knowledge and predictive technology to reduce the cost of dredging, promote navigation channel reliability, and quantify the sediment-sharing interactions between inlets and adjacent beaches. Guidance, numerical models, and desktop tools developed by CIRP can be applied to better understand and predict the ecologic viability of the inlet system for the shore bird population. This technical note is directed towards ... |
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| BDA Enhancement Methodology Using Situational Parameter Adjustments |
MAR 2006 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Carras Michael V.; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| In the context of close ground combat, the perception of Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) is closely linked with a soldier?s engagement decisions and has significant effects on the battlefield. Perceived BDA is also one of the most complex and uncertain processes facing the soldier in live combat. As a result, the modeling and simulation community has yet to adequately model the perceived BDA process in combat models. This research effort ... |
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| Combating Terrorism: Research Priorities in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences |
10 FEB 2006 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
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| The knowledge and tools of the social, behavioral and economic (SBE) sciences are immediately applicable to the construction of strategies that can enhance the Nation's capacity to predict, prevent, prepare for and recover from a terrorist attack. Our capacity to predict future terrorist attacks depends in part on our ability to identify and understand those factors that underlie the formation and maintenance of both domestic and international terrorist groups. Prediction ... |
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| Expeditionary Fire Support System |
06-Feb-2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Steven A Philipp; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Since the early 1970's, mortars have not complemented the Marine Corps Artillery Table of Equipment (TE). Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) program will acquisition a mortar into service within the Marine Artillery community. This is not a new concept, but one that the Marine Artillery units will revisit. Thirty years ago 107mm Mortar, Whiskey Battery's supported Marine infantrymen in the close fight. In Fiscal Year 2006, Marine artillerymen will assume ... |
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| Geochemical Tools and Paleoclimate Clues: Multi-Molecular and Isotopic Investigations of Tropical Marine Sediments and Alpine Ice |
FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
Matthew C. Makou; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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 | South American climate has undergone dramatic changes since the last glacial period, as evidenced from Cariaco Basin (Venezuelan coast) and Peru Margin marine sediment biomarker records. Compounds derived from vascular plant leaf waxes and delivered to the marine sedimentary environment, including long-chain (C24-C32) n alkanoic acids, were used as proxies for terrestrial vegetation type, aridity, and atmospheric circulation. Marine biomarkers, such as sterols and phytol, were used to reconstruct productivity ... |
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| Baltimore City Faith-Based Prostate Cancer Prevention and Control Coalition |
FEB 2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Keith O. Plowden; MARYLAND UNIV BALTIMORE
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| African American men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer. In order to positively impact this disease, early interventions that encourage early detection and treatment are essential. The primary purpose of this study is to test an investigator developed community-based intervention that explores the impact of peer-outreach workers on prostate cancer knowledge, perceived benefit and barriers, and overall screening behavior. The target sample for this study will be Black men over ... |
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| Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq |
FEB 2006 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| This report to Congress on measuring stability and security in Iraq is submitted pursuant to section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2006, Public Law 109-148 The Secretary of Defense submitted two reports on the same subject in July and October of 2005; however, this is the first report required by Public Law 109-148 The report is divided into two sections corresponding to the indicators and measures identified ... |
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| Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues |
20 JAN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Carl E. Behrens; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has been a leader of worldwide efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. To this end, the international community and many individual states have agreed to a range of treaties, laws, and agreements known collectively as the nuclear nonproliferation regime, aimed at keeping nations that do not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them. The nonproliferation regime has also been concerned with preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear ... |
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| Ignoring the Innocent: Non-combatants in Urban Operations and in Military Models and Simulations |
01-Jan-2006 |
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| Authors:
Yung H Wong; RAND GRADUATE SCHOOL SANTA MONICA CA
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| Non-combatants have become an important aspect of U.S. military operations in urban areas. Recent experience shows how non-combatants can affect the United States ability to meet tactical and strategic objectives in engagements across the spectrum of warfare. However, there is currently little systematic research on civilian behavior within the defense community, including the military modeling community. As the policy questions about dealing with civilians continue to gain in importance, further ... |
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| Technology Transition: A More Complete Picture |
01-Jan-2006 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
John B Wissler; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This article explores the current view of technology transition, why that view can be considered too narrowly focused, and how we can look at it in a broader, more holistic way. Technology transition is the process of inserting technology into military systems so the military can perform its missions. Most of the time, the focus is on incorporating technology into a system, preferably through an interaction between the science and ... |
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| Port and Supply-Chain Security Initiatives in the United States and Abroad |
Jan-2006 |
239 pages |
| Authors:
Leigh B Boske; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN LYNDON B JOHNSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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| Between 1990 and 2004, the value of U.S. international trade increased from $889 billion to nearly $2.2 trillion. Roughly two-thirds of this total value of trade passed through U.S. freight gateways (primarily ports) to and from countries other than Canada and Mexico. The top 50 U.S. ports accounted for about 90 percent of all maritime cargo tonnage; and 25 U.S. ports accounted for 98 percent of all container shipments. In ... |
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| Children's Hospice |
JAN 2006 |
170 pages |
| Authors:
Cheryl M. Naulty; JACKSON (HENRY M) FOUNDATION ROCKVILLE MD
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| The goal of this program is to develop and recommend a model of care that enhances the of life for DOD children with life-threatening conditions and their families. Our strategy is to maximize current benefits and coordinate medical care with existing community resources and services, tailored to support the family's specified needs and requirements. The first year of work focused on a feasibility study to gather data on the intent, ... |
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| A Partnership for Modeling the Marine Environment of Puget Sound, Washington |
Jan-2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Mitsuhiro Kawase; Randy Shuman; Skip Albertson; Frederick R Stahr; P F Wang; Robert K Johnston; Jan Newton; William Winn; Mark Warner; Miles Logsdon; Allan Devol; Bruce Nairn; WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| Puget Sound, Washington, is both the largest fjord in the lower forty-eight states and closest to the substantial urban centers of Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and surrounding communities. The sound has seasonally high annual phytoplankton standing stock and primary production, and they support several economically valuable fisheries. Our long-term goals are to develop quantitative understanding of the Sound's circulation and marine ecosystem, and of the sensitivity of the physical and the ... |
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| Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Merrimack County, New Hampshire |
2006 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Robert H. Flynn; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON DC
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| This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire/VermontWater Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Merrimack County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018. This section of the report explains the objective of the task and the purpose of the reports. |
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| Airborne Demonstration of Milstar and GBS Receive Capability Using a Sinlge Antenna |
2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel J. Raponi; Paul J. Oleski; Kevin Loucks; Dave J. Cobb; MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA
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| The military community currently uses the Milstar satellite system for low data rate (i.e. 75 to 2400 bps) two-way communications using the 44 and 20 GHz frequency bands. Development and installation of the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) is currently underway providing high data rate (i.e. up to 23.5 Mbps) broadcast service using the 30/20 GHz frequency bands. Interest has been expressed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in demonstrating an ... |
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| Reduction of Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer |
01 DEC 2005 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Nicholas A. Daniels; CALIFORNIA UNIV SAN FRANCISCO
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| To describe the prevalence of symptoms of prostatitis; their distribution by race/ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status; and their association with urinary tract infections in the Boston Area Community Health survey (BACH). Methods. A racially and ethnically diverse community-based survey of adults aged 30-79 years in Boston, Massachusetts. The BACH survey has recruited adults in three racial/ethnic groups: Latino, African American, and White using a stratified cluster sample. The target sample size ... |
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| Taming the `Wild West' - Integrating the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan |
DEC 2005 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Mateen A. Mirza; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Pakistan's tribal areas have become a refugee for Al-Qa'ida terrorists and other criminals. Criminal elements have been able to take advantage of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) because these lands enjoy a unique legal status dating back to the British Empire. The influx of Afghan refugees following the Soviet invasion has likewise provided fertile soil for religious extremism. Religious extremists and hardliners continue to be educated, trained, and sheltered ... |
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| Center for Navy Business Excellence: A Catalyst for Business Transformation |
DEC 2005 |
235 pages |
| Authors:
III Meek Gordon E.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| To remain relevant in the face of both national and global challenges, the U.S. Navy must recognize that its once useful organizational constructs and business operations that fought the Cold War must be supplanted by significantly more nimble and effective organizations and business models. To realize the Force Transformation vision as outlined by Sea Power 21, the Navy must be aggressive in transforming its business operations. The Navy has devised ... |
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| Information Operations and Winning the Peace: Wielding the Information Element of Power in the Global War on Terrorism (CSL Issue Paper. December 2005, Volume 14-05) |
DEC 2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis Murphy; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The workshop's objective was to define and analyze how IO influences both adversaries and internal and external actors in order to better contribute to a positive end state. Participants used the case study to drive critical discussions of the interplay between the tactical, operational, and strategic dimensions of IO in a complex conflict/stability and reconstruction environment. The workshop brought together an international audience of military, national security community, and intelligence ... |
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| Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup |
15 NOV 2005 |
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| Authors:
David M. Bearden; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On September 15, 2005, President Bush submitted a list of military installations recommended for a 2005 round of closures and realignments. Congress did not pass a joint resolution of disapproval to halt the 2005 round within the statutory 45-day time frame allotted for legislative review, permitting the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement the 2005 round. The planned closure of additional bases has stimulated interest among potentially affected communities in ... |
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| Military Base Closures and the Impact Aid Program for Education |
04 NOV 2005 |
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| Authors:
Rebecca R. Skinner; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress authorizes the Department of Defense (DoD) to realign or close military installations to meet the changing military requirements facing the United States and to reduce the costs of maintaining excess military infrastructure. DoD compiles a list of recommended Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions that is then submitted to an independent BRAC Commission to review. The Commission subsequently submits its list of recommended actions to the President. The most ... |
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| Tax Deductions for Catastrophic Risk Insurance Reserves: Explanation and Economic Analysis |
02 SEP 2005 |
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| Authors:
David L. Brumbaugh; Rawle O. King; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina which struck along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast on August 29, 2005, highlights the fact that the United States continues to be subject to natural hazard risks, primarily weather-related risks such as hurricanes and windstorms, but also seismic risk (earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions) and flood hazard risks. Such natural disaster risks result in deaths, property damage, and economic dislocation. Federal outlays for ... |
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| Homeland Security Knowledge Management for Local Law Enforcement in the National Capital Region |
SEP 2005 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Deirdre I. Walker; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Within the last three years, Homeland Security (HLS) has emerged as a new focus for local law enforcement agencies throughout the nation. While local police must effectively address community needs associated with crime and quality of life, they are also now on the front lines of the nation's battle against the forces of international terrorism. Using existing knowledge (derived primarily from the emergency management field), police agencies have worked to ... |
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| Common Chemicals as Precursors of Improvised Explosive Devices: The Challenges of Controlling Domestic Terrorism |
SEP 2005 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
James I. Rostberg; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| During the past decade the world has witnessed an increase in the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Explosives in the hands of terrorists continue to pose a significant threat. Lessons learned indicate that when traditional explosives become difficult to obtain, bomb makers turn to common chemicals as precursors to manufacture explosives. Only the imagination and the availability of certain chemicals limits the number explosives which can be manufactured with ... |
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| Citizen Involvement in Disaster Management |
SEP 2005 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Michael M. Gonzalez; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Responding and recovering from large scale disasters is extremely labor intensive. Unfortunately, a problem confronting all communities is inability to employ on a regular basis the large number of personnel needed to effectively manage large scale disasters. One possible solution to increase workforce capacity during times of critical need is for emergency managers to integrate a volunteer component into their existing disaster management plan. The federal government is assisting local ... |
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| Floristic Inventories of Confined Disposal Facilities in the Great Lakes Area of Concern |
SEP 2005 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A. Price; Gerould Wilhelm; Pam Horner; Robert M. Engler; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS
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| This technical note describes vegetation characteristics and implications for management of confined disposal facilities (CDFs) in the Great Lakes Area of Concern (GLAC). This is the first technical note for the Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Program research task "Effects of Plant Species on the Transfer of Contaminants to CDF Animals." This DOER research task will evaluate the effect that various plant species/ communities have on the fate of ... |
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| Military Intervention in Intrastate Conflicts in West Africa: Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group as a Case Study |
31 AUG 2005 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
William Agyapong; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The end of the Cold War witnessed intensification of intrastate conflicts in the West African subregion. Prior to this era, the West African subregional body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had used traditional conflict resolution mechanisms to resolve conflicts. These notwithstanding, with the outbreak of conflict in Liberia in November 1989, ECOWAS employed ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), a military intervention force, in August 1990 as another conflict ... |
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| Military Base Closure: Socioeconomic Impacts |
17 AUG 2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Tadlock Cowan; Baird Webel; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| Congress has authorized the U.S. Department of Defense to begin its fifth round of military base realignment and closing since 1988. A list of bases that the department recommends closing or aligning was presented to the recently established Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission for its consideration on May 13, 2005. The department - generated list recommends 33 major closures and 29 major realignments by 2011. In addition, 48 bases ... |
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| The Darleen Druyun Debacle: Procurement, Power, and Corruption |
AUG 2005 |
88 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Branstetter; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH
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| The U.S. government contracting system has seen its share of corruption dating back to the nation's inception. "The farmers were probably ripping off the Patriots as they marched off to battle." As dramatic as the World War II defense scandals that first thrust Truman onto the national stage, perhaps the apex of corruption in government contracting in the modern age was reached in the early 1980s, resulting in Operation III ... |
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| Reinforcing the First Line of Defense: The Role of the National Guard in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 12-05, August 2005) |
AUG 2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bert B. Tussing; James O. Kievit; Richard W. Dillon; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support asserts that one of the most essential and promising areas of employment for the National Guard in defense of the homeland is Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). The strategy's authors believe that the comprehensive assessment of critical infrastructure sites (both DoD and non-DoD), and the protection of those sites as required, are both areas in which the Guard could ... |
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| Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation |
12 JUL 2005 |
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| Authors:
John D. Moteff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The nation's health, wealth, and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, processes and organizations across which these goods and services move are called critical infrastructures (e.g. electricity, the power plants that generate it, and the electric grid upon which it is distributed). The national security community has been concerned for sometime about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to both ... |
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| Information Technology Management: Report on Defense Property Accountability System Controls Placed in Operation and Test of Operating Effectiveness for the Period September 1, 2004 Through April 30, 2005 |
07 JUL 2005 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Granetto; Patricia A. Marsh; Addie M. Beima; Kenneth H. Stavenjord; Yolanda C. Watts; Shurman Vines; Jackie J. Vos; William Zeh; Charles Dekle; Kimberly D. Brothers; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence designated DPAS as a migratory system in Fiscal Year 1995 to bring DoD real and personal property assets under proper accountability and financial control. At that time, DoD real and personal property were considered high-risk areas by the audit community. DoD activities began migrating data to DPAS in 1995. By 2001, DPAS ... |
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| Gangs, "Coups D' Streets," and the New War in Central America |
JUL 2005 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Max Manwaring; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A new kind of war is being waged in Central America and elsewhere around the world today. The main protagonists are what have come to be called first, second, and third generation street gangs. In this war, gangs are not sending conventional military units across national borders, or supporting proxy forces in an attempt to conquer territory or bring down governments. Rather, these nonstate actors are more interested in commercial ... |
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| Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup |
27 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
David M. Bearden; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The upcoming 2005 round of military base closings has stimulated interest among potentially affected communities in how the bases to be selected for closure might be economically redeveloped to replace lost jobs. Environmental contamination can present a challenge to economic redevelopment, if funding or technological constraints would limit cleanup of the land to a degree that would be safe for its intended use. Most of the lands on bases closed ... |
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| Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation |
10 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
John D. Moteff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The nation's health, wealth, and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, processes and organizations across which these goods and services move are called critical infrastructures (e.g. electricity, the power plants that generate it, and the electric grid upon which it is distributed). The national security community has been concerned for sometime about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to both ... |
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| Kosovo and U.S. Policy |
09-Jun-2005 |
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| Authors:
Steven J Woehrel; Julie Kim; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 1998 and 1999, the United States and its NATO allies attempted to put an end to escalating violence between ethnic Albanian guerrillas and Yugoslav/Serb forces in Yugoslavia's Kosovo province. These efforts culminated in a 78-day NATO bombing campaign (Operation Allied Force) against Serbia from March until June 1999, when then-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic agreed to withdraw his forces from the province. Since then, Kosovo has been governed by a ... |
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| Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues |
03 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Carl E. Behrens; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has been a leader of worldwide efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. To this end, the international community and many individual states have agreed to a range of treaties, laws, and agreements known collectively as the nuclear nonproliferation regime, aimed at keeping nations that do not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them. The nonproliferation regime has also been concerned with preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear ... |
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| Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action |
02 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
David M. Bearden; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Several environmental statutes contain national security exemptions, which the Department of Defense (DoD) can obtain on a case-by-case basis. Since FY2003, DoD has sought broader exemptions that it argues are needed to preserve training capabilities and ensure military readiness. There has been disagreement in Congress over the need for broader exemptions in the absence of data on the overall impact of environmental requirements on training and readiness. There also has ... |
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| A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Version 2 |
01-Jun-2005 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
William C Skamarock; Joseph B Klemp; Jimy Dudhia; David O Gill; Dale M Barker; Wei Wang; Jordan G Powers; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH BOULDER CO MESOSCALE AND MICROSCALE METEOROLOGY DIV
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| The development of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modeling system is a multiagency effort intended to provide a next-generation mesoscale forecast model and data assimilation system that will advance both the understanding and prediction of mesoscale weather and accelerate the transfer of research advances into operations. The model is being developed as a collaborative effort ort among the NCAR Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology (MMM) Division, the National Oceanic and ... |
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