| Analysis of a Cyber Defense Exercise using Exploratory Sequential Data Analysis |
JUN 2011 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis Andersson; Magdalena Granasen; Thomas Sundmark; Hannes Holm; Jonas Hallberg; SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY LINKOEPING
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 | Baltic Cyber Shield 2010 (BCS), a multi-national civil-military cyber defense exercise (CDX), aimed to improve the capability of performing a CDX and investigate how IT attacks and defense of critical infrastructure can be studied. The exercise resulted in a massive dataset to be analyzed and many lessons learned in planning and executing a large-scale multi-national CDX. A reconstruction & exploration (R&E) approach was used to capture incidents such as attacks ... |
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| Lexical Link Analysis for the Haiti Earthquake Relief Operation Using Open Data Sources |
JUN 2011 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Ying Zhao; Shelley P. Gallup; Douglas J. MacKinnon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| In the wake of the Haiti earthquake disaster, civil and military organizations engaged in vigorous relief operations to achieve rapid deployment of logistics, transport, security and medical supplies. Organizations involved in the operation collaborated with the expectation of effectiveness. To know that operations were effective - or understanding how to improve their effectiveness - would require sifting through large volumes of communications to understand how various organizations collaborated and to ... |
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| Ensuring Agile Power to the Edge Approach in Cyberspace |
JUN 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Hiroshi Yamaguchi; Yuko Mori; Chitoor V. Ramamoorthy; CHUO UNIV TOKYO (JAPAN)
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| With the advent and growth of global network, the term 'cyberspace' has entered into everyday parlance and conventional means to define more by the social interactions involved rather than its technical implementation. The core characteristic of cyberspace is that it offers an environment that consists of many participants with the ability to affect and influence each other. In this paper, first we introduce a new methodology for the cyberspace management ... |
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| Examining the Statistical Rigor of Test and Evaluation Results in the Live, Virtual and Constructive Environment |
JUN 2011 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
James G. Wilson; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF OPERATIONAL SCIENCES
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| The Department of Defense has mandated that weapons systems undergo persistent and realistic testing in a joint operational environment. Testing for new weapons systems is to occur early and often, in an operationally realistic environment, in order to identify and correct problems before resolution options become technically infeasible and/or cost prohibitive. Executing the appropriate fidelity of testing solely in the live environment is not always a viable course of action. ... |
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| C-5 Channel Delays: Analysis of Potential Causal Factors |
JUN 2011 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew T. Vann; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF OPERATIONAL SCIENCES
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| The C-5 Galaxy is a key contributor to channel mission success, but delays have plagued operations and reduced the effectiveness and efficiency of deliveries to the warfighter. Inappropriate manning levels and performance measurement techniques have hampered maintenance efforts at home-station and enroute locations. Additionally, current mission management practices increase the perception of unreliability in the C-5. However, even when considering only new and unique situations, the Galaxy has an inordinate ... |
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| Value Focused Thinking Analysis of the Pacific Theater's Future Air Mobility En Route System |
JUN 2011 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Peter G. Axtell; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
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| Proper optimization in number, location, and function of supply chain nodes to reduce costs with simultaneous improvements in distribution effectiveness is a key goal for United States Transportation Command (USTC) in its execution of the National Defense Strategy. As the distribution process owner (DPO) for all things transportation, USTC ensures America's ability to project power rapidly and sustain operations globally. Studies such as the Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Studies (MCRS) ... |
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| Maintainability Data Decision Methodology (MDDM) |
Jun 2011 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Nierwinski John; ARMY MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACTIVITY ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Organizations within the U.S. Army [i.e. Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)] and other government organizations have the need to evaluate Maintenance Manpower requirements for systems (i.e. Power Generators, etc.) where fully developed maintenance data is NOT available. Maintenance Manpower requirements are computed by multiplying an estimated maintenance ratio (man-hours per usage) by a one year wartime usage, which results in a total number of recommended maintenance man-hours. Army organizations need to know ... |
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| Continuous Mission-Oriented Assessment (CMA) of Assurance |
Jun 2011 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick Hurley; Partha Pal; Mathew T Creti; Amy Fedyk; RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CAMBRIDGE MA
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| This paper reports on ongoing work on a novel mission-oriented information assurance (IA) assessment approach that contrasts runtime measurements and observations against user-specified requirements. We present the initial results of our ongoing work to develop a continuous assessment framework focused on the assurance of mission operations. In this context, a mission refers to a specific set of tasks being executed by an information system to support a group of users ... |
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| Considerations for Adaptive Tutoring Within Serious Games: Authoring Cognitive Models and game Interfaces |
Jun 2011 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Sottilare; Stephen Gilbert; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ORLANDO FL HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| In reflecting on a recent emphasis on self-directed learning using game-based simulations and virtual worlds, the authors considered key challenges in transforming serious games and virtual worlds into adaptive training tools. This article reflects specifically on the challenges and potential of cognitive modeling techniques for game-based tutors and game integration with computer-based. Finally, as we integrate tutors and games, a rubric is offered to identify some of the salient characteristics ... |
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| Preliminary Investigation of Profiling Tools and Methods |
Jun 2011 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes; Quan Lam; Karen Richards; Andrea Hawton; Christina Powlesland; Peter Kwantes; Debbie Kerrigan-Brown; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| The purpose of this technical memorandum is to outline the proposed component of project 15AG: Canadian Forces (CF) Enhanced Influence Operations and the preliminary investigation of profiling tools for CF application and purposes. There are several different types of profiling, each with its various uses, unique foci, tools, methods, and skill sets. In this report, we focus on three classes of profiling: Criminal, Geographic, and Leader. A team of six ... |
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| Incompatible Systems of Logic: Why Design Should Integrate the Mechanistic, Reductionist, and Linear Logic of Military Detailed Planning |
19 MAY 2011 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Ben E. Zweibelson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph addresses how humans think and make sense of the world, and whether the current logic used by the U.S. military is still useful for understanding and influencing a world where complexity continues to increase. Drawing from elements of organizational theory, general systems theory, political science, and post-modern philosophy, this monograph presents a logic model to explain how the military currently makes sense of the world, and how Design ... |
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| The Enemy Objectives Unit in World War II: Selecting Targets for Aerial Bombardment that Support the Political Purpose of War |
19 MAY 2011 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Brian P. Ballew; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In June of 1942, Eighth Air Force deployed to Great Britain and began preparation for a bombing campaign. However, during the initial planning efforts it became apparent the staff lacked the expertise needed to analyze and recommend bombing targets. Colonel Richard Hughes, the Chief Planner for American Air Forces in Europe, recognized this deficiency and requested a team to assist with target selection. The Enemy Objectives Unit (EOU), a team ... |
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| Hybrid Threat Concept: Contemporary War, Military Planning and the Advent of Unrestricted Operational Art |
19 MAY 2011 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Brian P. Fleming; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Hybrid threat actors seek to master unrestricted operational art in order to reconcile overmatch and protect or advance their interests. As interest-based rational actors, hybrid threats translate strategic intent into unrestricted distributed operations. The hybrid threat concept represents the evolution of operational art and a potential paradigm shift as a doctrinal and organizational Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). Baptized in its modern form after the 1991 Gulf War, the hybrid ... |
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| OSD Product Support BCA Guidebook |
09 May 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph Murphy; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL READINESS WASHINGTON DC
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| Introduction: Product Support BCA Guidebook, Draft document, Final review phases within Materiel Readiness. Purpose of brief. Explain the PSM need for standardized, transparent, and defendable decision making process. Present an overview of the BCA guide, context, and application, Product Support Background. Assessments of DOD Product Support Actions, Product Support Strategy, Product Support Business Model, Product Support BCA Guidebook, Definition, Structure, Delivery, Other considerations. What is BCA? A (Product Support) BCA ... |
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| Biological Aerosol Test Method and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Decon |
MAY 2011 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Steven H. Hinrichs; Michael B. Lore; TeAnne L. Brown; NEBRASKA UNIV MEDICAL CENTER OMAHA
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| Capability to simulate surface deposition of contagious droplets from human respiratory secretions, developed for use in a BSL3 laboratory at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), was used to quantitatively assess the effects of three decontamination methods [microwave/steam, moist heat, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation] on viable infectious influenza virus A/H5N1. This report describes this capability, including laboratory techniques and methods used to test and analyze samples. UNMC will use this ... |
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| Uncovering the Hidden Molecular Signatures of Breast Cancer |
May 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Lesurf; MCGILL UNIV MONTREAL (CANADA)
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| It is well understood that breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, consisting of at least five transcriptional subtypes described by distinct, but poorly understood, molecular profiles. As the cause, aggressiveness, and outcome vary greatly between patients, it is essential to characterize the different ways in which the disease can grow and spread. Transcriptional subtyping operates by capturing the loudest molecular events within a tumor. While these events are both biologically ... |
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| Using Expressiveness to Increase Efficiency in Social and Economic Mechanisms |
May 2011 |
214 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Benisch; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Mechanisms for facilitating people's interactions with businesses, their governments, and each other are ubiquitous in today's society. One emerging trend over the past decade, along with increasing computational power and bandwidth, has been a demand for higher levels of expressiveness in such mechanisms. This trend has already manifested itself in combinatorial auctions and generalizations thereof. It is also reflected in the richness of preference expressions allowed by businesses as diverse ... |
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| ConfidenceSets for Network Structure |
May 2011 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Edoardo M Airoldi; David S Choi; Patrick J Wolfe; HARVARD UNIV CAMBRIDGE MA OFFICE FOR RESEARCH CONTRACTS
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| Latent variable models are frequently used to identify structure in dichotomous network data, in part because they give rise to a Bernoulli product likelihood that is both well understood and consistent with the notion of exchangeable random graphs. In this article we propose conservative confidence sets that hold with respect to these underlying Bernoulli parameters as a function of any given partition of network nodes, enabling us to assess estimates ... |
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| Multi-perspective Automated Analysis |
May 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Martin; Sean Barnum; MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA
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| Improving Performance of Your CMMI Mature Organization Through Lean and Agile Techniques |
May 2011 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Paul E McMahon; PEM SYSTEMS BINGHAMTON NY
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| Marine Corps Inventory of Small Arms Was Generally Accurate but Improvements Are Needed for Related Guidance and Training |
22 APR 2011 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our objective was to determine the accuracy of the Marine Corps Small Arms Registry (Registry) data. Specifically, we reviewed controls over weapons held at 22 III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) activities relocating as part of the Defense Posture Review Initiative (DPRI). See Appendix A for a discussion of our scope and methodology and prior coverage related to the objective. See Appendix B for a description of our statistical sampling methodology. ... |
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| A Simulation and Optimization Methodology for Reliability of Vehicle Fleets |
13 Apr 2011 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Zissimos P Mourelatos; Jing Li; Vijitashwa Pandey; Amandeep Singh; Matthew Castanier; David Lamb; ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| Overview of the briefing charts: what is reliability? Basics of reliability ethods for repairable and non-repairable systems. Estimation of PDF of Time Between Failures (TBF) using limited, censored data. |
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| Dim Object Detection and Characterization Through Multi-frame Imaging |
05 APR 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Szymon Gladysz; EUROPEAN OFFICE OF AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT APO AE NEW YORK 09421
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| The researcher made a breakthrough in attempts to explain theoretically peculiar behavior of adaptive-optics (AO) speckle, and subsequently developed a theory applicable to all frequently-encountered types of speckle, with or without AO, occurring on small, or large-diameter telescopes, and for small or significant optical aberrations. They continued the work on image reconstruction after AO. Where they tested and published results of accuracy of five algorithms. The results show, among other ... |
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| Physical, Nutrient, and Biological Measurements of Coastal Waters off Central California in July 2010 |
APR 2011 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas A. Rago; Reiko Michisaki; Baldo Marinovic; Marguerite Blum; Katherine Whitaker; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| The results of analyses of hydrographic, nutrient, and biological data collected in coastal ocean waters off Central California in July 2010 aboard the NOAA Ship McArthur-II are presented in both tabular and graphical form. The cruise departed from San Francisco, California, and proceeded offshore along CalCOFI Line 60 to station 90, thence southeastward to CalCOFI Line 67 at station 90, and finally shoreward along CalCOFI Line 67 to Moss Landing, ... |
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| 2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members. Tabulations of Responses |
APR 2011 |
630 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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| This report provides the results for the 2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (2010WGRA). The overall purpose of the WGRA2010 is to document the extent to which active duy members reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact in the 12 months prior to filling out the survey, the details surrounding those events, bystander intervention, and the members' perceptions of the effectiveness of sexual assault policies, training, and programs. ... |
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| 2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members. Administration, Datasets, and Codebook |
APR 2011 |
401 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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| The 2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA2010) was designed to research the extent to which active duty members experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 12 months prior to filling out the survey, the details surrounding those events, bystander intervention, and the members' perceptions of the effectiveness of sexual assault policies, training, and programs. This codebook documents the administration and variable construction to support reports. |
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| Appraisal Requirements for CMMI (Registered Trademark) Version 1.3 (ARC, V1.3) |
Apr 2011 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Mary Busby; Palma Buttles-Valdez; Paul Byrnes; Will Hayes; Ravi Khetan; Denise Kirkham; Lisa Ming; Charlie Ryan; Kevin Schaaff; Alexander Stall; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| This report, the Appraisal Requirements for CMMI, Version 1.3 (ARC, V1.3), defines the requirements for appraisal methods intended for use with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI (Registered Trademark)) and with the People CMM. The ARC may also be useful when defining appraisals with other reference models. The ARC defines three appraisal classes distinguished by the degree of rigor associated with the application of the method. These classes are intended primarily ... |
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| Earned Value Management: Making it Personal; Making it Work!!! |
Apr 2011 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Judy Bamberger; PROCESS SOLUTIONS CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| Defence, government, and commercial organisations have used earned value management (EVM) techniques for years - with varying degrees of success. The Australian Ministry of Defence has required its suppliers use EVM for decades and industry has complied; some organisations use EVM to manage the project (internal-looking) and to coordinate effectively with stakeholders (external-looking) others find little value, bogging down in numbers, reporting, and bureaucracy. This paper presents the work of ... |
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| Measuring Effects and Success in Influence Operations: Challenges, Limitations and Opportunitites |
Apr 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Krystel Carrier-Sabourin; ROYAL MILITARY COLL OF CANADA KINGSTON (ONTARIO)
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| Little research in either the military or civilian sphere has attempted to assess the effects, degree of effects, and success of influence operations, particularly in hostile environments in which it may prove both difficult and unreliable to conduct traditional interviews and opinion polls. Yet it has been asserted that the decisive effects of influence operations are apparent, and can therefore be measured. This report examines the challenges, limitations, and opportunities ... |
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| Methodology for Variable Fidelity Multistage Optimization under Uncertainty |
31 MAR 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Eric J. Paulson; Ryan P. Starkey; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EDWARDS AFB CA PROPULSION DIR/SPACE AND MISSILE PROPULSION DIV
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| A new methodology for solving optimization under uncertainty problems with multi-objective function, variable-fidelity, mixed-variable characteristics is proposed. Quantifying uncertainty in the design, analysis, and optimization of high cost complex systems such as launch vehicles promises significant payoffs in understanding and reducing system development costs and risk. However, the characteristics of these complex systems during the early research and development stage pose several challenges to current optimization methodologies. These unique characteristics ... |
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| Estimation of the Joint Patient Condition Occurrence Frequencies from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Volume I: Development of Methodology |
28 Mar 2011 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
James Zouris; Edwin D'Souza; Trevor Elkins; Jay Walker; Vern Wing; Carrie Brown; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Medical planners often use modeling and simulation programs to obtain statistically valid estimates for medical services, equipment, and supplies. The Joint Services Capabilities Plan requires that each Service provides, and periodically updates, their respective patient condition occurrence frequency (PCOF) tables that are used for requirements estimation. Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD/HA), Force Health Protection & Readiness (FHP&R), commissioned the development of Joint PCOF tables to ... |
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| Situational Awareness |
24 MAR 2011 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Patricia A. Hickman; SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX
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| PURPOSE/FOCUS. Purpose: * Define the problems and approaches in greater fidelity based on input from panels * Develop courses of action or methodologies to reconcile issues identified * Develop recommendations for DoD leadership on the process/steps needed to develop the structure for and methodology to perform cyber SA assessments. Focus: * Develop potential characteristics of an initial framework that will enable the scoping and prioritization of cyber SA assessments * ... |
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| Working Group 2: Establish & Expand the Network |
24 MAR 2011 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Fred Hollingsworth; Jeffrey Geroso; AIR FORCE NETWORK INTEGRATION CENTER SCOTT AFB IL
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| Work Group purpose & focus: To discuss initial steps necessary for how we can jointly establish and extend cyberspace capabilities in land, air, sea, and space environments in a standard and consistent fashion for the joint warfighter to ensure mission assurance. |
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| Methodology Plan for Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference (MRTD) Testing of Aircraft Installed Sensors |
23 Mar 2011 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
REDSTONE TEST CENTER REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| The development, modernization, and integration of electro-optical sensors into U.S. Army aviation weapon systems necessitate a conclusive strategy for evaluating system level performance. While most sensors are tested in a laboratory environment, consideration must be given to the possible degradation in performance after installation on an aircraft. The following test procedures, data reduction and performance analysis will be applicable to MRTD testing of electro-optical sensors installed on an aircraft inside ... |
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| Can't Count It, Can't Change It: Assessing Influence Operations Effectiveness |
14 Mar 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher R Rate; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The effectiveness of strategic influence operations is often the subject of considerable debate, simultaneously coming under fire by skeptics of the general effectiveness of influence operations, and by those who would provide direction and resources for influence activities. Its future is dependent on practitioners' abilities to demonstrate its effectiveness in influencing the attitudes and behaviors of intended audiences. However, if you can't count it, you can't change it. This paper ... |
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| Hypersonic Laminar-Turbulent Transition on Slender Cones at Zero Angle of Attack: Measurements in Support of Mechanism-Based Models for Scaling Ground-Test Data to Flight |
04 Mar 2011 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Steven P Schneider; PURDUE UNIV LAFAYETTE IN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
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| Maintaining low laminar heating may be critical to hypersonic gliding reentry vehicles such as the several which have been proposed for the Prompt Global Strike (PGS) mission. However, no single ground test can duplicate the Mach number, Reynolds number, enthalpy, surface temperature, scale, roughness, ablation and freestream noise of flight; thus, ground-test measurements oflaminar-turbulent transition must be compared and extrapolated to flight using analysis. Fortunately, the first mechanism-based prediction methods ... |
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| New Media Analysis: The Effects of Peer Influence and Personality Characteristics Through the Stages of Trial, Adoption, and Continued Use of Video Sharing Websites |
MAR 2011 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph L. Hicks; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| New Media technologies have evolved at a rapid pace and have changed the way people communicate in the digital world. These changes are apparent in practically every type of application, including business, leisure, and the way people socially interact. The primary goal of this research was to contribute to the current breadth of knowledge and understanding regarding how, why, and under what conditions people interact with New Media technologies. In ... |
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| Standard CMMI (Registered Trademark) Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI (Service Mark)) A, Version 1.3: Method Definition Document |
Mar 2011 |
276 pages |
| Authors:
Mary Busby; Palma Buttles-Valdez; Paul Byrnes; Will Hayes; Ravi Khetan; Denise Kirkham; Lisa Ming; Charlie Ryan; Kevin Schaaff; Alexander Stall; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) is designed to provide benchmark quality ratings relative to Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) models and the People CMM. The SCAMPI Method Definition Document (MDD) describes the requirements, activities, and practices associated with the processes that constitute the SCAMPI method. The MDD also contains precise descriptions of the method's context, concepts, and architecture. |
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| Trusted Computing in Embedded Systems Workshop |
Mar 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Archie Andrews; Jonathan McCune; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| This report describes the November 2010 Trusted Computing in Embedded Systems Workshop held at Carnegie Mellon University. This workshop brought together various groups concerned with advancing research into improving the trustworthiness in embedded systems. The workshop format provided the opportunity to focus on embedded systems while examining the application of related trust technologies to foster collaborative approaches and information exchange in this area. Presentations and discussions addressed the capabilities and ... |
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| Issues and Opportunities for Improving the Quality and Use of Data in the Department of Defense |
Mar 2011 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Kasunic; David Zubrow; Erin Harper; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of data quality to its operations, leading to an interest in methods and techniques that can be used to determine and improve the quality of its data. The Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OSD [AT&L]), Director, Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E) sponsored a workshop to bring together leading researchers and practitioners to ... |
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| Image-Based Biomarker of Breast Cancer Risk: Analysis of Risk Disparity Among Minority Populations |
Mar 2011 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Fengshan Liu; DELAWARE STATE UNIV DOVER
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| With this funded project, we will enhance DSU breast cancer research resources. We will train a cadre of DSU faculty to study breast cancer and establish an independent breast cancer research program at DSU by performing a joint DSU UPENN research project focused on breast cancer risk disparity in minority populations. During last year, we focused on joint training and research activities. We completed the transfer of clinical data from ... |
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| Analysis of Multi-Scale Phenomena in Heterogeneous Materials |
22 Feb 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Robert P Lipton; LOUISIANA STATE UNIV AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLL BATON ROUGE
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| A new variational methodology is developed for computing optimal bounds on the stress inside thermoelastic composites. The method also provides tight bounds on the strength domains for random two phase elastic plastic composites. A second effort develops a global local infinite element method for problems with multiple length scales such as functionally graded thermal barrier coatings. The method consists of a global Galerkin scheme based upon the use of a ... |
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| Volumetric Collection Efficiency and Droplet Sizing Accuracy of Rotary Impactors |
FEB 2011 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley K. Fritz; W. C. Hoffmann; Jane A. Bonds; Muhammad Farooq; SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER COLLEGE STATION TX AREAWIDE PEST MANAGEMENT RESEARCH UNIT
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| Measurements of spray volume and droplet size are critical to evaluating the movement and transport of applied sprays associated with both crop production and protection practices and vector control applications for public health. Any sampling device used for this purpose will have an efficiency of collection that is a function of the sampling device itself, the droplet size of the spray being sampled, and the airspeeds under which the sampling ... |
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| An Analysis of Technical Observations in Insider Theft of Intellectual Property Cases |
Feb 2011 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Hanley; Tyler Dean; Will Schroeder; Matt Houy; Randall F Trzeciak; Joji Montelibano; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| Since 2001, the Insider Threat team at the Software Engineering Institute's CERT(Registered Trademark) program has built an extensive library and comprehensive database containing more than 550 cases of insider crimes. More than 80 of those crimes involved the theft of an organization's intellectual property (IP) by a malicious insider. These crimes can be particularly damaging to an organization because it is often difficult or impossible to recover from a loss ... |
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| A Robust Method to Estimate Instantaneous Heart Rate from Noisy Electrocardiogram Waveforms |
Feb 2011 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Andrei V Gribok; Xiaoxiao Chen; Jaques Reifman; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND FORT DETRICK MD
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| We propose a new algorithm for real-time estimation of instantaneous heart rate (HR) from noise-laden electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms typical of unstructured ambulatory field environments. The estimation of HR from ECG waveforms is an indirect measurement problem that requires differencing, which invariably amplifies high-frequency noise. We circumvented noise amplification by considering the estimation of HR as the solution of a weighted regularized least squares problem, which, in addition directly provided analytically ... |
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| TARGET Overview: TARDEC Gated Evaluation Track for Technology Development |
14 Jan 2011 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Heather Molitoris; ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| DOD's 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan Addressed Statutory Requirements, But Faces Implementation Challenges |
07 Jan 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions of dollars to purchase, manage, store, track, and deliver spare parts and other supplies needed to keep military equipment ready and operating. Given the need to support ongoing U.S. military operations, DOD reported that it currently manages more than 4 million secondary inventory items valued at more than $91 billion as of September 2009. However, DOD reported that $10.3 billion (11 percent) of ... |
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| A Methodology for Implementing the Department of Defense's Current In-Sourcing Policy |
Jan 2011 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Jessie Riposo; Irv Blickstein; Stephanie Young; Geoffrey McGovern; Brian McInnis; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Identifying the appropriate balance between contractor and government staff is not a new challenge for the government. However, recent direction from Department of Defense (DoD) leadership has led to increased awareness of the importance of finding this balance. In his fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget message, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates called for growing the civilian workforce by replacing contractors with DoD civilian personnel. In the 2010 Quadrennial Defense ... |
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| Targets for Marine Corps Purchasing and Supply Management Initiatives: Spend Analysis Findings |
Jan 2011 |
164 pages |
| Authors:
Nancy Y Moore; Clifford A Grammich; Mary E Chenoweth; Judith D Mele; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| A growing body of research is documenting how innovative commercial firms are better managing their suppliers, supply base, and supply chain and applying a number of best purchasing and supply management (PSM) practices. These firms report that these practices have helped them improve performance, reduce total costs, and limit risks to operations. Recognizing the applicability of these practices to some of its own supply and logistics practices, the United States ... |
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| A Study of Parallel Software Development with HPF and MPI for Composite Process Modeling Simulations |
Jan 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
D Shires; R Mohan; A Mark; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| High performance and parallel computers have greatly increased the feasibility of performing large-scale analysis for engineering applications. However, it does take some effort to effectively use these high performance computing (HPC) resources. Appropriate parallel algorithms must be developed, tested, and optimized. The investment in time and resources required to accomplish this task is most often substantial. Therefore, developments should take place in a framework that is reasonably portable with minimal ... |
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