| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities-Background and Issues for Congress |
08 Feb 2012 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The question of how the United States should respond to China s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. The question is of particular importance to the U.S. Navy, because many U.S. military programs for countering improved Chinese military forces would fall within the Navy s budget. Two DOD strategy and budget documents released in January 2012 state that ... |
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| Proposed Leadership Structure for Joint Acquisition Programs |
Jan 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Howard Harris; Mark Lewis; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs are becoming more joint, and joint acquisition programs are critical to mission success. In the current DoD acquisition and requirements structure, joint programs are usually assigned to one of the Component Acquisition Executives (CAEs). This causes or exacerbates some of the shortfalls of the existing joint acquisition process. This article investigates the benefits and difficulties of one specific organizational change: creating a Joint Acquisition ... |
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| Quantitative Tractography and Volumetric MRI in Blast and Blunt Force TBI: Predictors of Neurocognitive and Behavioral Outcome |
Oct 2011 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa Delano-Wood; VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (VETERANS AFFAIRS) SAN DIEGO CA
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| Our primary aims have been to determine whether frontal WM microstructural integrity accounts for disparate cognitive outcomes in executive function following mild TBI (mTBI) and to determine if injury severity, as measured by loss of consciousness (LOC), is related to neuropsychological outcome and WM microstructural integrity. We examined a subgroup of mTBI participants with executive dysfunction and compared them to a group with intact executive functioning on DTI measures. Results ... |
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| Improved Pricing and Oversight Needed for the Afghan Air Force Pilot and English Language Training Task Order |
30 Sep 2011 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our audit objective was to determine whether the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) obtained fair and reasonable prices for the goods and services on the Afghan Air Force pilot and English language training task order and appropriately defined contractor surveillance and oversight processes and procedures for the task order. This audit is the second in a series of audits relating to the Warfighter ... |
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| Study for Air Vehicles at High Speeds, Identifying the Potential Benefits to Transport Aircraft of a Continuously Variable Geometry Trailing-Edge Structure that can be Utilized for Aircraft Control, Trim, Load-Alleviation, and High Lift |
Aug 2011 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
Raj K Nangia; NANGIA AERO RESEARCH ASSOCIATES BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| One of the technologies emerging in recent years concerns variable aerofoil shaping (or morphing), using clever internal mechanisms. Previous studies have noted potential aerodynamic efficiency gains, gust loads alleviation, stagnation point control for laminar flow onset or Shock position / strength control. Previous work along some of these lines has also been in TACT & MAW programs. Although such mechanisms may provide a lower sectional Clmax, compared with a point ... |
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| Coalition Interoperability Measurement Frameworks Literature Survey |
Aug 2011 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Philip Bury; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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| This paper is the report of a review of selected works that were referred to in a 2007 survey of methods to measure interoperability between military forces. It forms part of an effort to develop a framework for assessing interoperability in command, control, computers, and communications. The framework is being developed by the Joint Studies Operational Research Team, and is sponsored by Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management). For the framework, ... |
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| Guidelines for the Prevention of Infections Associated With Combat-Related Injuries: 2011 Update (Executive Summary) |
Aug 2011 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Duane R Hospenthal; Clinton K Murray; Romney C Andersen; R B Bell; Jason H Calhoun; Leopoldo C Cancio; John M Cho; Kevin K Chung; Jon C Clasper; Marcus H Colyer; SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Despite advances in resuscitation and surgical management of combat wounds, infection remains a concerning and potentially preventable complication of combat-related injuries. Interventions currently used to prevent these infect ions have not been either clearly defined or subjected to rigorous clinical trials. Current infection prevention measures and wound management practices are derived from retrospective review of wartime experiences, from civilian trauma data and from in Vitro and animal data. This update ... |
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| Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: DOD Needs a Strategic, Risk-Based Approach to Enhance Its Maritime Domain Awareness |
JUN 2011 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Davi M. D'Agostino; Joseph Kirschbaum; Alisa Beyninson; Christy Bilardo; Stephen Caldwell; Gina Flacco; Brent Helt; Greg Marchand; Timothy Persons; Steven Putansu; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since September 11, 2001, the federal government has emphasized the need for a coordinated response to maritime threats. In December 2004, the White House issued National Security Presidential Directive 41 (NSPD- 41)/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 13 (HSPD-13), Maritime Security Policy, defining maritime domain awareness as the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of the United States. NSPD-41/HSPD-13 ... |
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| Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) Guidance |
13 May 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING) WASHINGTON DC
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| A Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) is a systematic, metrics-based process that assesses the maturity of, and the risk associated with, critical technologies to be used in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). It is conducted by the Program Manager (PM) with the assistance of an independent team of subject matter experts (SMEs). It is provided to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) and will provide part of ... |
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| Brain Biology Machine Initiative: Developing Innovative Novel Methods to Improve Neuro-Rehabilitation for Amputees and Treatment for Patients at Remote Sites with Acute Brain Injury |
Oct 2010 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Richard W Linton; Scott Frey; OREGON UNIV EUGENE
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| As described in the 2008-2009 proposal, UO researchers articulated two related aims: 1) neurorehabilitation and 2) neuroinformatics and telemedicine. The activities and goals described here are a continuum of those proposed and executed under award W81XWH-07-2-0092. In aim one, we applied existing fMRI methods to rehabilitation of injuries that directly (e.g., traumatic brain injury) or indirectly (e.g., spinal cord injury or limb amputation) affect the organization of brain functions. Our ... |
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| Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress |
23-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Consistent with a proposal announced by the Navy in July 2008, the Administration's FY2010 defense budget proposed ending procurement of DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) class destroyers with the third ship, which was authorized and partially funded in FY2009, and restarting procurement DDG-51 (Arleigh Burke) class Aegis destroyers, which were last procured in FY2005. The proposed FY2010 defense budget requested procurement funding to complete the cost of the third DDG-1000 and to procure ... |
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| Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended |
03-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kevin R Kosar; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Largely prescribed in a series of successive presidential executive orders issued over the past 50 years, security classification policy and procedure provide the rationale and arrangements for designating information officially secret for reasons of national security, and for its declassification as well. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first executive order (E.O. 8381) in 1940. Current security classification policy may be found in Executive Order 12958, which was signed by ... |
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| Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress |
22-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Administration?s FY2010 defense budget proposes to end the procurement of DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) class destroyers with the third ship, which was authorized and partially funded in FY2009, and restart procurement DDG-51 (Arleigh Burke) class Aegis destroyers, which were last procured in FY2005. The Administration?s budget is consistent with a proposal for stopping DDG-1000 procurement and restarting DDG-51 procurement that the Navy announced in July 2008. The Navy's plans for destroyer ... |
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| Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress |
17-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Administration's FY2010 defense budget proposes to end the procurement of DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) class destroyers with the third ship, which was authorized and partially funded in FY2009, and restart procurement DDG-51 (Arleigh Burke) class Aegis destroyers, which were last procured in FY2005. The Administration's budget is consistent with a proposal for stopping DDG-1000 procurement and restarting DDG-51 procurement that the Navy announced in July 2008. The Navy's plans for destroyer ... |
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| Missile Defense: The Need for a Single Development Process |
06-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Disinger; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With the announcement of the National Security Presidential Directive -23, the United States was committed to produce a set of initial missile defense capabilities by 2004. This was achieved. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is charged with developing and deploying a layered Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) in capability blocks to defend the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, friends, and allies. The MDA in concert with USSTRATCOM developed a Warrior Involvement ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Perspectives on Potential Changes to Department of Defense Acquisition Management Framework |
27-Feb-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008 directed GAO to report on potential modifications of the organization and structure of the Department of Defense (DOD) for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP). In preparing the report, the review was required to include the feasibility and advisability of seven potential modifications of DOD's organization and structure for MDAPs.1 We were charged with reporting on the feasibility and advisability of ... |
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| DHS' Role in State and Local Fusion Centers is Evolving |
Dec-2008 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| Improving intelligence gathering and information sharing at all levels of government has been a major concern and priority since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. To promote greater information sharing and collaboration among federal, state, and local intelligence and law enforcement entities, state and local authorities established fusion centers throughout the country. These centers are a collaborative effort of two or more agencies that provide resources, expertise, and information ... |
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| Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: a Possible Role for Congress |
07-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Raymond J Ahearn; Vincent Morelli; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States and the European Union (EU) share a comprehensive, dynamic, and mutually beneficial economic relationship. Transatlantic markets are among the most open in the world and are deeply integrated. However, the existence of regulatory barriers limits an even more integrated market from materializing. The United States and the EU have engaged in a number of attempts to reduce remaining non-tariff and regulatory barriers to trade. In the most ... |
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| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress |
21-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Harold C Relyea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Enacted in 1966 after 11 years of investigation, legislative development, and deliberation in the House and half as many years of such consideration in the Senate, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) displaced the ineffective public information section of the Administrative Procedure Act. The FOIA was designed to enable any person - individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship - to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, ... |
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| Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq |
16 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
R. C. Mason; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has been party to multilateral and bilateral agreements addressing the status of U.S. armed forces while present in a foreign country. These agreements, commonly referred to as Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs), generally establish the framework under which U.S. military personnel operate in a foreign country, addressing how the domestic laws of the foreign jurisdiction shall be applied toward U.S. personnel while in that country. In light ... |
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| Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) - Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
06 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Valerie B. Grasso; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some in Congress have expressed concern about the government's use of private-sector lead system integrators (LSIs) for executing large, complex, defense-related acquisition programs. LSIs are large, prime contractors hired to manage such programs. Supporters of the LSI concept argue that it is needed to execute such complex acquisition efforts, and can promote better technical oversight and innovation. Two LSI- managed programs the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) and the ... |
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| Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals |
27-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Frederick M Kaiser; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The protection of classified national security and other controlled information is of concern not only to the executive branch which determines what information is to be safeguarded, for the most part1 but also to Congress, which uses the information to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities. It has established mechanisms to safeguard controlled information in its custody, although these arrangements have varied over time between the two chambers and among panels in ... |
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| Defense Space Activities: National Security Space Strategy Needed to Guide Future DOD Space Efforts |
27 MAR 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Bill Nelson; Jeff Sessions; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States depends on space assets to support national security activities as well as civil and commercial activities. The Department of Defense (DOD) depends on space assets to support a wide range of military missions to include intelligence collection; battlefield surveillance and management; global command, control, and communications; and navigation assistance. This operational dependence on space has placed new and increasing demands on current space systems and organizations to ... |
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| DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Departmentwide Direction is Needed for Implementation of the Anti-tamper Policy |
JAN 2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| To protect its critical assets, DOD has established several protection measures for weapon systems. These measures include information assurance to protect information and information systems, software protection to prevent the unauthorized distribution and exploitation of critical software, and anti-tamper techniques to help delay exploitation of technologies through means such as reverse engineering3 when U.S. weapons are exported or lost on the battlefield. Examples of anti-tamper techniques include software encryption, which ... |
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| The Norwegian Decision-Making Process and Ways to Improve It |
01 DEC 2007 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Stein-Fr Kynoe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In Norway, there has been an absence of discussion concerning the distribution of responsibilities and relations between the policy-makers and their intelligence supporters. The public and political focus has been primarily on the intelligence community's execution of their missions and on ensuring that there is an established legal authority with political oversight and control. This thesis discusses Norway's foreign and security policies and their relation to the Norwegian political system. ... |
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| CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION: Additional Management Actions Needed to Meet Key Performance Goals of DoD's Chemical Demilitarization Program |
DEC 2007 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIV
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| In 1985, Congress directed DOD to destroy the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in the United States. DOD designated the Department of the Army as its executive agent for the program, and the Army established the Chemical Demilitarization Program, which was charged with the destruction of the original stockpile at nine storage sites. Figure 1 shows the locations of the nine storage sites; the number of items, ... |
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| Reliable Replace Warhead Executive Summary |
07 SEP 2007 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA
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| NNSA tasked JASON to conduct a technical review of the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW), with a focus on the LLNL/Sandia design, now calledWR1. This report summarizes our ndings and recommendations. The design of a new warhead, without new nuclear explosive tests, relies on the scienti c connections and traceability of that design to (1) the legacy nuclear explosive test data, (2) established physics, and (3) new and ongoing experiments. The ... |
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| Political and Budgetary Oversight of the Ukrainian Intelligence Community: Processes, Problems and Prospects for Reform |
SEP 2007 |
190 pages |
| Authors:
Oleksii Petrov; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis addresses the problem of providing policy and budget oversight of Ukrainian intelligence organizations in accordance with norms and practices developed in contemporary Western democracies. As Ukraine continues the process of democratic consolidation, the issue of intelligence oversight remains vital, to ensure political accountability and financial efficiency. Oversight of intelligence is also important to the political initiatives Ukraine has undertaken to improve ties to NATO and the EU. Official ... |
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| Quantifying "Persistence" In The Context Of Find, Fix, Finish |
15-Jun-2007 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Roy E Rice; TELEDYNE BROWN ENGINEERING HUNTSVILLE AL
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| Partial contents:Set the Stage, Define the problem, Probability derivation, Limits, Derivatives to show rate of change, Persistent ISR Ratio (PIR), Examples. |
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| Navy Acquisition Executive's Management Oversight and Procurement Authority Category I and II Programs |
09 MAR 2007 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Civil service and military personnel involved in the management oversight and procurement authority for Navy acquisition programs should read this report. It discusses program management oversight issues that the Navy should address to improve how acquisition officials manage and acquire weapon systems. This is the third in a series of reports that discusses the Service Acquisition Executives management oversight and procurement authority for Acquisition Category IC and II programs. This ... |
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| The Sandbox Strategy: The Why and How of Federal Law Enforcement Integration |
SEP 2006 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory R. Mandoli; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| This thesis examines the interoperability of federal law enforcement's Big Six investigative agencies, to include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administration, Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service-CID and the United States Secret Service-Investigations. The main issue is whether in the post-9/11 environment of transnational and terrorist criminal threats the current administrative and jurisdictional configuration of the Big Six within three executive departments ... |
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| Static Analysis of Executables to Detect Malicious Patterns |
2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Mihai Christodorescu; Somesh Jha; WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES
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| Malicious code detection is a crucial component of any defense mechanism. In this paper, we present a unique viewpoint on malicious code detection. We regard malicious code detection as an obfuscation-deobfuscation game between malicious code writers and researchers working on malicious code detection. Malicious code writers attempt to obfuscate the malicious code to subvert the malicious code detectors, such as anti-virus software. We tested the resilience of three commercial virus ... |
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| Flexible Policy-Directed Code Safety |
2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
David Evans; Andrew Twyman; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE LAB FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| This work introduces a new approach to code safety. We present Naccio, a system architecture that allows a large class of safety policies to be expressed in a general and platform-independent way. Policies are defined in terms of abstract resource manipulations. We describe mechanisms that can be used to efficiently and conveniently enforce these safety policies by transforming programs. We are developing implementations of Naccio that enforce policies on JavaVM ... |
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| Psychological and Neuropsychological Predictors of Non-Compliance to Mammography Screening Among High-Risk African American Women |
APR 2005 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon L. Steele; Ometha Lewis-Jack; HOWARD UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| The breast cancer death rate is high for African American women compared to U.S. national figures and an explanation is that African American women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer disease. Regular mammography screenings reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer by helping to detect the disease at an early stage. Although effective, the number of women engaging in repeat screenings is low, and this ... |
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| Selected Federal Homeland Security Assistance Programs: A Summary |
25 MAR 2005 |
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| Authors:
Shawn Reese; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress has supported a limited number of assistance programs specifically designed to assist state and local governments with homeland security activities. Some programs assist first responders with preparing for terrorist attacks, particularly those involving weapons of mass destruction. In addition, Congress has authorized several general assistance programs that states and localities may use for terrorism preparedness. The Department of Homeland Security administers most of the assistance programs. In addition, other ... |
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| Petroleum Executive Agency - A Forcing Function for Jointness |
18 MAR 2005 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Dan D. Jennings III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Jointness is the essential capability that sets the U.S. military apart from all others. Interoperable and interdependent Services enable the Combatant Commander to choose from a vast array of capabilities to achieve the desired effects. This is true in Combat, Combat Support as well as in Combat Service Support roles. The National Military Strategy states that Defeating adaptive adversaries requires flexible, modular and deployable joint forces with the ability to ... |
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| Air Force Service Procurement. Approaches for Measurement and Management |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Laura H. Baldwin; John A. Ausink; Nancy Nicosia; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| To satisfy requirements in the fiscal year 2002 National Defense Authorization Act (U.S. Congress, 2001) to improve the acquisition of services by the Department of Defense, the Air Force established a Program Executive Officer for Combat and Mission Support (AFPEO/CM) who is responsible for management and oversight of a well-defined portfolio of Air Force services acquisition activities. This office is the single point of contact for Air Force services acquisition ... |
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| Asia's Bilateral Relations |
OCT 2004 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
H. C. Stackpole; ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES HONOLULU HI
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| This assessment looks at the influence of Asia's bilateral relations in a highly charged and greatly changed world on the cusp of the twenty-first century. Relationships between China and India, China and Japan, and Russia and Japan, will have important implications for the region s overall strategic picture in the decades ahead. Two common elements emerge in this march through a seeming maze of bilateral relations between highly diverse nations ... |
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| Investing in the Future by Learning from the Past: Developing a Survey Tool to Gather Feedback from Deployed Army Forward Surgical Team |
25 JUN 2004 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Morton; BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FORT CAMPBELL KY
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| The purpose of this Graduate Management Project (GMP) was to develop a validated survey instrument to gather crucial feedback from deployed Forward Surgical Teams (EST) for use by the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDD C&S) in the developmental evolution of the Program of Instruction (POI) for the Army Trauma Training Center (ATTC), currently operating out of Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, Florida. Three critical processes or phases were used ... |
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| Transportability Testing of the Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Resupply Vehicle (RSV) and Resupply Trailer (RST), TP-94- 01, "Transportability Testing Procedures" |
MAY 2004 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER MCALESTER OK VALIDATION ENGINEERING DIV
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division (SJMAC-DEV), was tasked by the Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HI MARS) Liaison Officer to the Program Executive Officer (PEO) Precision Fire Rocket Missile System (PFRMS) to conduct transportability testing on the Marine Corps HIMARS Resupply System (RSS). The RSS consists of the HI MARS Resupply Vehicle (RSV) and the HIMARS Resupply Trailer (RST). The testing was conducted ... |
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| Decide Now - Ditch Decision Making |
MAY 2004 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
John Campion; TANGLEWOOD, HEADLEY ROAD GRAYSHOTT, HINDHEAD SURREY (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| The paper was motivated by the following dissatisfactions: 1. The failure of mainstream academic psychology to have anything interesting or useful to say about people in the real world. 2. The separation of psychology into sub-disciplines or paradigms that don't talk to one another. 3. The failure to distinguish between technical and common language usage when dealing with concepts such as decision making and command. 4. Partly as a consequence ... |
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| Psychological and Neuropsychological Predictors of Non-Compliance to Mammography Screening Among High-Risk African American Women |
APR 2004 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon L. Steele; HOWARD UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| The breast cancer death rate is high for African American women compared to U.S. National figures and an explanation is that African American women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer disease. Regular mammography screening reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer by helping to detect the disease at an early stage. Although effective, the number of women engaging in repeat screening is low, and this ... |
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| Computational Modeling of Human Multiple-Task Performance and Mental Workload |
08 MAR 2004 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
David E. Meyer; David E. Kleras; MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR DIV OF RESEARCH
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| This report summarizes the results of an extended project in which a computational modeling system for human cognition and performance, named EPIC (Executive-Process/Interactive Control) was developed, applied to several types of tasks to accurately represent human performance, and inspired to collection of new data that cast new light on the scientific analysis of key phenomena in human performance and cognition. The report summarizes the accomplishments of the project, and includes ... |
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| Business Plan for the JABEZ Records |
DEC 2003 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Dimitrios Kalosakas; Anastasios Karakasis; Evangelo Morris; Konstantinos Mousonis; David Rhone; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this MBA Project was to provide a formal business plan for JABEZ Records of Vallejo, California. This project was conducted with the sponsorship and assistance of Cal-Precisions General Contractors, a residential and commercial general construction and contracting company of Vallejo, California. Special assistance was from Mr. Learinza Morris, the Chief Executive Officer of JABEZ Records and Mr. Eugene Cole, part owner and singing artist of JABEZ Records. ... |
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| Acquisition: Acquisition Management of the Army's All Source Analysis System (D-2004-006) |
10 OCT 2003 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Who Should Read this Report and Why? DoD acquisition executives, program managers, and independent testers and evaluators should read this report because similar management control issues may apply to other weapons and information technology acquisitions. The All Source Analysis System (ASAS) is an Army Acquisition Category II, mission-critical weapon system that has been in development since 1979. It is a family of systems being acquired and deployed by evolutionary blocks ... |
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| Analysis of Workplace Transport Accidents |
14 MAY 2003 |
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| Authors:
Nicholas Dickery; HEALTH AND SAFETY LAB SHEFFIELD (UNITEDKINGDOM)
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| Every year 70 people are killed and a further 1000 are seriously injured through workplace transport accidents in the UK. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of the United Kingdom have commissioned the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) to undertake a scoping study to identify causal factors in workplace transport accidents and to suggest possible areas where intervention might be effective. Based on the analysis of 246 accident report forms ... |
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| Air Force Space Education: Transforming For Joint Operations |
APR 2003 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Scott W. Beidleman; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| In response to the Space Commission Report, each of the military Service departments are evaluating how they develop their respective cadre of space professionals. Further, each Service s space cadre focuses on integrating space with Service-specific capabilities to support individual Service missions. However, space is inherently joint, 1 supporting all military Services, and must be integrated into joint operations, because the days of single Service warfare are gone forever. 2 ... |
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| Federal Register: The President. Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection with the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security. Part 4 |
05 MAR 2003 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
George W. Bush; EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON DC
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| Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 296) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to reflect the transfer of certain functions to, and other responsibilities vested in, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the transfer of certain agencies and agency components to the Department of Homeland Security, and the delegation of appropriate responsibilities to the Secretary of Homeland Security. |
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| The Relationship Between Social Discomfort and Executive Functioning |
2003 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Ashburn John R.; UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD F EDWARD HEBERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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| Introversion and behavioral inhibition are stable individual characteristics associated with an over aroused central nervous system and have been associated with relative executive functioning deficits. The specific relationship between non-clinical levels of social anxiety and executive functioning has yet to be evaluated. The present study evaluated these factors in 29 high-functioning, psychiatrically normal volunteers using three tests of both simple and complex executive functioning. Using a multivariate regression analysis with ... |
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| The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Can Regional Economic Integration Lead to Greater Cooperation on SecurityNULL |
DEC 2002 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas M. Sandoval; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The purpose of this thesis is to assess U.S. policies favoring the passing and implementing the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and its impact on cooperative security in the Western Hemisphere. Similar to the l990s, when the U.S. government debated the pros and cons of the NAFTA, the United States now faces a debate over passage and implementation of the FTAA. With many U.S. and Latin American citizens' ... |
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