| Air Force C-17 Aircraft Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress |
27-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jeremiah J Gertler; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | A total of 213 C-17s have been procured through FY2009, including eight that were procured in the FY2009 supplemental appropriations act (H.R. 2346/P.L. 111-32 of June 24, 2009). The Administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget proposed to end C-17 procurement and did not request any funding for the procurement of additional C-17s. The Administration argues that enough C-17s have now been procured to meet future operational needs. Supporters of procuring additional ... |
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| Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress |
25-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jeremiah J Gertler; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Tactical aircraft are a major component of U.S. military capability, and account for a significant portion of U.S. defense spending. In early 2009, the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps collectively had an inventory of about 3,500 tactical aircraft. Current efforts for modernizing U.S. tactical aircraft center on three aircraft acquisition programs - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the Air Force F-22 fighter program, and the Navy F/A-18E/F ... |
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| Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress |
19-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Tactical aircraft are a major component of U.S. military capability, and account for a significant portion of U.S. defense spending. In early 2009, the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps collectively had an inventory of about 3,500 tactical aircraft. Current efforts for modernizing U.S. tactical aircraft center on three aircraft acquisition programs - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the Air Force F-22 fighter program, and the Navy F/A-18E/F ... |
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| Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress |
07-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Tactical aircraft are a major component of U.S. military capability, and account for a significant portion of U.S. defense spending. In early 2009, the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps collectively had an inventory of about 3,500 tactical aircraft. Current efforts for modernizing U.S. tactical aircraft center on three aircraft acquisition programs - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the Air Force F-22 fighter program, and the Navy F/A-18E/F ... |
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| Medical Equipment Used to Support Operations in Southwest Asia |
30-Sep-2009 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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 | The objective of the audit was to determine whether controls were in place for acquiring mission-essential medical equipment and whether the recording and reporting of medical equipment was accurate and complete. We evaluated medical equipment accountability, inventory, maintenance, and procurement information at six military treatment facilities and five medical logistics activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Qatar. At those 11 locations, we analyzed and compared information to determine whether controls and ... |
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| Afghanistan Security Forces Fund Phase III - Accountability for Equipment Purchased for the Afghanistan National Police |
22-Sep-2009 |
38 pages |
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INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| We determined whether the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) could account for equipment purchased with the Afghanistan Security Forces (ASF) Fund to support the Afghanistan National Police (ANP). We also determined whether CSTC-A properly transferred accountability for the equipment to the ANP. What We Found We identified internal control weaknesses in accounting for equipment provided to the ANP. Specifically, CSTC-A did not have adequate receiving and inventory controls and could ... |
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| Landforms and Surface Cover of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground |
08-Sep-2009 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Eric V McDonald; Steven N Bacon; Graham K Dalldorf; DESERT RESEARCH INST RENO NV
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| This report is part of a tiered series of reports that began with a general overview of Global Military Operating Environments (GMOEs) of interest to the U.S. military, particularly deserts of the world. In the first tier of these studies, U.S. military controlled properties were categorized in terms of landforms and surface cover characteristics. The second tier of studies compares characteristics of these properties to Global Military Operating Environments (such ... |
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| A Manpower Comparison of Three U.S. Navies: The Current Fleet, a Projected 313 Ship Fleet, and a More Distributed Bimodal Alternative |
Sep-2009 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Juan L Carrasco; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| A study conducted by the faculty at Naval Postgraduate School entitled The New Navy Fighting Machine (NNFM) proposes a new fleet design with 677 ships. The study speculates that the manning would not be greatly different from the present Navy of 280 ships or the planned fleet of 313 ships. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether the study's conjecture is true, by comparing the manpower requirements of ... |
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| Contracting for Transportation Services for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division |
29-Jul-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our overall audit objective was to determine the effectiveness of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division contracting for nontactical vehicles and transportation services in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This audit is in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008. We found that the Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division (GRD) did not effectively administer the task order for transportation services because it did ... |
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| Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress |
09-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides an overview discussion on the modernization of U.S. military tactical aircraft, meaning fighter aircraft, strike-fighters, and attack planes. Tactical aircraft are a major component of U.S. military capability, and account for a significant portion of U.S. defense spending. In early 2009, the Air Force, Navy, and Marine collectively had an inventory of about 3,500 tactical aircraft. Current efforts for modernizing U.S. tactical aircraft center on three aircraft ... |
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| Defense Logistics: Observations on Army's Implementation of the Logistics Modernization Program |
08-Jul-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Evelyn Logue; Nabajyoti Barkakati; Darby Smith; William M Solis; David Schmitt; Asif A Khan; J C Martin; Jim Melton; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In February 1998, the Army Materiel Command began the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) to replace its existing material management systems the Commodity Command Standard System and the Standard Depot System. These systems have been in operation for more than 30 years. LMP is intended to transform logistics operations in six core processes: order fulfillment, demand and supply planning, procurement, asset management, material management, and financial management. When fully implemented, LMP ... |
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| Mammalian Survey Techniques for Level II Natural Resource Inventories on Corps of Engineers Projects (Part 1) |
Jul-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Chester O Martin; CORPS OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON DC ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
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| This technical note is a product of the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program (EMRRP) work unit titled Natural Resource Inventories for Special Status Species on Corps Operating Projects. The objective of this note is to provide information on methods for conducting inventories of mammalian species to satisfy the requirements of Level II Natural Resources Inventories for Corps of Engineers operating projects. General information is provided on survey methodologies for ... |
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| Controls Over Contract Obligation Data in the Logistics Modernization Program |
15-Jun-2009 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard R Montford; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our audit objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of controls over the recording and reporting of contract obligations in the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) system. See Appendix A for a discussion of the scope and methodology and prior audit coverage related to the objective. See Appendix B for a glossary of common terms used in the report. LMP represents the Army?s business system modernization effort to provide an integrated logistics ... |
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| Military Training: DOD Needs a Strategic Plan and Better Inventory and Requirements Data to Guide Development of Language Skills and Regional Proficiency |
Jun-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory Marchand; Chad Reed; MacKenzie Cooper; Gabrielle A Carrington; John Bumgarner; Patricia Lentini; Catherine H Brown; Jay Smale; Kathryn Smith; Joanne Landesman; Sharon Pickup; Traye Smith; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Violent extremist movements and ongoing military operations have prompted the Department of Defense (DoD) to place greater emphasis on improving language and regional proficiency, which includes cultural awareness. GAO was asked to assess the extent to which DoD has done the following: (1) developed a strategic plan to guide its language and regional proficiency transformation efforts, and (2) obtained the information it needs to identify potential language and regional proficiency ... |
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| Alternatives for Modernizing U.S. Fighter Forces |
May-2009 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps maintain an inventory of approximately 3,500 fixed-wing fighter and attack aircraft that provide unsurpassed air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities. Most of those aircraft were purchased at high annual rates during the 1980s, however, and are expected to reach the end of their service life at similarly high rates over the next decade. To counteract those impending retirements and simultaneously modernize their ... |
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| Security Forces Logistics Contract Experienced Certain Cost, Outcome, and Oversight Problems |
26-Apr-2009 |
35 pages |
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Kenneth J Bowen; Walter J Franzen; Paul J Kennedy; Richard R Kusman; Nancee K Van Needham; Jack A Meter; Jason Venner; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| This report discusses one of the largest Department of Defense contracts funded by the Iraq Security Forces Fund. The contract was awarded to AECOM Government Services (AECOM) for Global Maintenance and Supply Services in Iraq (GMASS). This contract supports a Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) program to assist the Iraqi Army develop a logistics capability so that it can be self-sufficient. SIGIR reviewed three task orders under the contract; Task ... |
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| Efficacy of Armodafinil for Maintaining Vigilance Among Navy Air Traffic Controllers Eight to Twelve Hours Post-Dose |
12-Apr-2009 |
40 pages |
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Rita G Simmons; Jeffrey B Phillips; Richard D Arnold; Melissa Stompolis; NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB PENSACOLA FL
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| This study is designed to measure the efficacy of armodafinil as a fatigue countermeasure during military air traffic control (ATC) operations. ATC operations require extended periods of sustained attention without room for error. Military ATC crews accommodate shift schedules unique to demands of military operations which often exceed FAA regulations. Armodafinil, a slow-release form of modafinil, improves wakefulness and alertness without affecting normal sleep patterns making it an ideal fatigue ... |
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| The CH-53K: Are We Purchasing the Right Amount? |
Jan-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Brett Giordano; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| If the Marine Corps continues to move forward with the purchase of heavier equipment, they must increase the number of CH-53K's purchased in order to allow the MV-22B's and CH53K's to efficiently conduct Ship to Objective Maneuver (STOM) forcible entry (FE) mission criteria to a distance of 110 nautical miles. The U.S. Marine Corps is in the process of modernizing the aircraft in its inventory with next generation capabilities. These ... |
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| Development of an Item Unique Identification Strategy for the Legacy Components of the US Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank |
03-Dec-2008 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Edward Y Blakiston; Carl J Punzel; Richard A Jennings; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has mandated that every component that meets certain cost and management criteria in the Department of Defense's (DoD) tangible inventory must have a valid Item Unique Identification (IUID) mark by December 2010. The IUID program is expected to increase force readiness, enhance the life cycle management of assets, and provide more accurate asset valuation to achieve unqualified audit opinions on DoD financial ... |
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| Validation of Scales from the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory in a Sample of Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans |
Dec-2008 |
14 pages |
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D S Vogt; S P Proctor; D W King; L A King; J J Vasterling; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA MILITARY PERFORMANCE DIV
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| The Deployment Risk and Resiliency Inventory (DRRI) is a suite of scales that can be used to assess deployment-related factors implicated in the health and well-being of military veterans. Although initial evidence for the reliability and validity of DRRI scales based on Gulf War veteran samples is encouraging, evidence with respect to a more contemporary cohort of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans is not available. Therefore, the primary goal of ... |
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| Inventory of Materials to be Used in Explosive Effects Mitigating Structures (Inventarisatie van materialen te gebruiken in constructies ter afscherming van explosie-effecten) |
Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
van der; O C Jagt; TNO DEFENCE SECURITY AND SAFETY RIJSWIJK (NETHERLANDS)
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| Recent developments in material science may lead to better mitigating structures for the disposal of UXOs and IEDs. Within the framework of Work Package 4000 of the MOD program V701, a new concept mitigating structure will be developed. The goal of this literature study is to survey recent developments in material science and especially if any new material has the potential to be used successfully in explosive effects mitigating structures. ... |
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| Vision-Based Interest Point Extraction Evaluation in Multiple Environments |
01-Sep-2008 |
207 pages |
| Authors:
Zachary D McKeehan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Computer-based vision is becoming a primary sensor mechanism in many facets of real world 2-D and 3-D applications, including autonomous robotics, augmented reality, object recognition, motion tracking, and biometrics. Vision's ability to utilize non-volatile features to serve as permanent landmarks in motion tracking provides a superior basis for applications such as initial self-localization, future re-localization, and 3-D scene reconstruction and mapping. Furthermore, the increased reliance of the United States armed ... |
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| A US Army Reserve (USAR) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Tacit Knowledge Inventory: Flexible Structure for Squad-Level Leader Self-Development |
01-Jun-2008 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Teresa Z Taylor; Linda Higley; David Grabarczyk; Lincea Ruth; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ARLINGTON VA
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| Because the development of adaptive leaders is a top priority for the U.S. Army, the Army continuously seeks ways to improve its leader development programs. One way is by sponsoring research programs aimed at finding strategies to enhance leader competencies by examining the degree to which knowledge, particularly tacit knowledge (TK), contributes to a leader's effectiveness. TK is informal knowledge (not taught in institutions), accrued during the experience of operational ... |
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| Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
06 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some Members of Congress this year have expressed interest in the option of procuring a 10th San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ship in FY2009, so as to help meet the Marine Corps goal for amphibious lift capability. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget does not request funding for a 10th LPD-17 and instead proposes ending LPD-17 procurement with the ninth ship, which was procured in FY2008. The Navy's planned 313-ship fleet ... |
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| Federal Real Property: Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve the Reliability of Its Real Property Disposal Data |
MAY 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Unreliable real property data has been a long-standing problem for federal landholding agencies. Under the President's real property initiative, agencies are being held accountable for, among other things, improving accuracy of their real property inventory and disposing of unneeded property. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the fourth largest landholding agency, uses the Real Estate Management Information System (REMIS) for recording its civil works inventory. GAO was asked to ... |
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| ARN VIM IRM Implementation at Kentucky Logistics Operations Center (KYLOC) Central Clothing Distribution Facility (CCDF) |
APR 2008 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A. Perrin; Robert E. Bona; Dennis A. Brekhus; Douglas D. DeLoach; ADVANTECH INC ANNAPOLIS MD
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| This Final Technical Report (FTR) covers project work accomplished for the Apparel Research Network (ARN)/Customer Driven Uniform Manufacture (CDUM) project of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The overall project activities for this short term project specifically covered implementing Virtual Item Manager Integrated Retail Module Radio Frequency network in order to provide the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) retail visibility of the DLA owned inventory located at Kentucky Logistics Operation Center ... |
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| Department of Defense Base Structure Report: Fiscal Year 2008 Baseline (A Summary of DoD's Real Property Inventory) |
01-Jan-2008 |
206 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) remains one of the world's largest landlords with more than 545,700 facilities (buildings, structures and linear structures) located on more than 5,400 sites, on approximately 30 million acres. The Base Structure Report FY 2008 Baseline represents a consolidated summary of the Department of Defense real property inventory (RPI) as reflected in Military Departments' and Washington Headquarters Service's native real property databases as of September 30, ... |
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| Condition Assessment Aspects of an Asset Management Program |
JAN 2008 |
146 pages |
| Authors:
Stuart D. Foltz; David T. McKay; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| Central to a comprehensive asset management program is the ability to evaluate and know the condition and performance characteristics of all inventoried assets in the real property inventory (Federal Real Property Council [FRPC] Guidance, Section 4 Operations of Real Property Assets ). In the case of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works business area, this inventory includes an enormous array of multipurpose dams, locks, levees, and hydropower ... |
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| An Evaluation of the Level 1 Natural Resources Inventory Process on Corps Operational Projects |
DEC 2007 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Chester O. Martin; Jeffrey F. Krause; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| Engineer Regulation (ER) 1130-2-540 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2005) mandates that natural resource inventories be conducted on all Corps of Engineers (CE) operational projects. The basic inventory to be conducted at Corps projects was identified by the CE Stewardship Advisory Team (SAT) as the Natural Resources Level I Inventory, described in Krause et al. (2004). In 2005, a study was undertaken as part of the Ecosystem Management and ... |
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| Development of a Consumable Inventory Management Strategy for the Supply Management Unit |
DEC 2007 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Jr. Bacon John; Alfred E. Hunter; Juan L. Reyna; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The goal of this project is to develop a consumable inventory management strategy for the Supply Management Unit (SMU) that will be applicable to other Department of Defense (DoD) supply support organizations. The SMU is a Marine Corps wholesale activity that provides Class IX (consumable repair part) supply support to 160 Marine Corps units. The SMU uses the Days of Supply model to establish Requisitioning Objectives (RO) and Reorder Points ... |
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| Auction Theory and Its Potential Use in the Army Aviation Bonus System |
DEC 2007 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Tony K. Verenna; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States Army is increasing its force by 65,000 troops over the next few years. Included in this increase are Army aviators. Retention of the current soldiers in uniform is becoming very difficult as the deployment schedule of the current Global War on Terrorism wears down the individual aviator. Army Aviation is included in this build up of forces yet it must also compete with the amount of jobs ... |
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| Potential Logistics Cost Savings from Engine Commonality |
DEC 2007 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L. Henderson; Matthew W. Higer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this MBA Project is to determine potential logistics cost savings the USAF and DoD could have realized through the life of the F-16 fighter aircraft had they required engine commonality from the two engine manufacturers during the Alternate Fighter Engine (AFE) competition. Additionally, the authors seek to establish analysis framework to determine potential cost savings from commonality for other complex, high-cost systems (end items or subcomponents). The ... |
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| Business Case Analysis of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor Generation III Service Level Electron Program |
25 OCT 2007 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Peter B. Markot; WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| The purpose of the business case analysis was to determine what combination of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staffing and medical/surgical services offered under the Prime Vendor (PV) Generation III contract would provide the best supply chain management solution for Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). In support, three scenarios were developed with various combinations of FTE staffing and PV service options in order to determine a best value solution. Results of ... |
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| A Case Study of the Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification Asset Visibility Tracking at Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
23-Oct-2007 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
James A Morrison; WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| This case study analyzes the decision to implement radio frequency identification (RFID) asset tracking at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). The study examines the existing RFID asset tracking systems at Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) and the Lahey Clinic in Massachusetts to determine RFID's impact on property maintenance, management, and accountability. The study identifies best business practices learned from the implementation of RFID at these institutions. Additionally, the study ... |
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| Open Architecture, Inventory Pooling and Spare Maintenance Assets |
18-Oct-2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Geraldo Ferrer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| The adoption of open architecture affects several economic components in the life of an asset including developmental costs maintenance costs and inventory management costs. This article focuses on the benefits provided by pooling together the inventory necessary to meet the demand of many users into a small number of storage sites with reduced product variety obtained with the adoption of Open Architecture (QA). The example showcased in this analysis distribution ... |
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| Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and Comprehensive Plan |
11 OCT 2007 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Lepore; Mark Little; Leslie Bharadwaja; Larry Bridges; Joanne Landesman; Katherine Lenane; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In the midst of the global war on terrorism and recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Defense (DOD) is working to make U.S. forces more agile and expeditionary. This transformation involves a shift from a Cold War era defense posture to a military that can surge quickly to trouble spots around the globe. In order to accomplish this transformation, it is vital for U.S. forces to train ... |
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| Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information |
10 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Valerie B. Grasso; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Department of Defense (DOD), through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), has a policy for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered "surplus" or deemed unnecessary to the agency's currently designated mission. The effort to dispose of surplus military equipment dates back to the end of World War II, when the federal government decided to reduce a massive inventory of surplus military equipment by making such equipment available to civilians. ... |
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| Fort Leonard Wood Cantonment Landscape Context, Inventory, and Management |
01-Sep-2007 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Megan W Tooker; Sunny Stone; Adam Smith; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| This document is an inventory and evaluation of the landscape features of the cantonment area at Fort Leonard Wood. This document serves to meet the requirements for Federal agencies to address their cultural resources, defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object, specifically, Section 110 which requires Federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources. The layout of the cantonment in response to the rolling ... |
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| A Study of Alternatives for Projected Rotation Dates Used in Navy Enlisted Personnel Distribution |
SEP 2007 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Rodney S. Myers; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY MILLINGTON TN
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| Personnel assignments in the Navy frequently result in Sailors being detached from their command before their replacement actually arrives. This practice is referred to as billet "gapping." Conversely, some assignments result in personnel arriving in advance of the detachment of the individual they are replacing, which is referred to as billet "overlapping." In the case of gapping, the command is expected to accomplish its appointed mission with less than the ... |
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| Current and Historical Sediment Loads in the Lower Mississippi River |
AUG 2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Colin Thorne; Oliver Harmar; Chester Wason; Nick Clifford; Richard Measures; David Biedenharn; NOTTINGHAM UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| Questions concerning past, present and future temporal trends in the sediment load of the Lower Mississippi River are relevant to the redistribution of available Mississippi River sediment as part of efforts to reduce loss and restore coastal lands in Louisiana. The aim of this project is to compile a comprehensive data base on measured loads in the Lower Mississippi River and supply the evidence base necessary to inform debate on ... |
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| National Security and Nuclear Weapons: Maintaining Deterrence in the 21st Century |
JUL 2007 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| A principal national security goal of the United States is to deter aggression against ourselves and our allies. Every American administration since President Truman has formulated a U.S. national security policy that makes clear the essential role that nuclear weapons play in maintaining deterrence. It is the policy of this Administration to achieve an effective strategic deterrent at the lowest level of nuclear weapons consistent with our national security and ... |
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| The Effects of Consolidating F-16 Phase and Cannibalization Aircraft on Key Maintenance Indicators |
15 JUN 2007 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew J. Powell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study investigates the potential improvement in aircraft fleet health resulting from consolidating phase and cannibalization aircraft in the 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah. Never before have these programs been consolidated into one centrally managed facility. The focus of the study is to determine if the impact of consolidating F-16 phase and cannibalization aircraft on key maintenance indicators warrants program implementation Air Force wide. The key maintenance ... |
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| Multi-Echelon Modeling for Improved Supply Chain Performance |
01-Jun-2007 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Deborah Hileman; Greg Gehret; AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| OVERVIEW * Why DOD needs multi-echelon modeling * Background on Air Force Inventory Efficiency * What is Multi-echelon modeling * Multi-Service Effort to Implement Multi-Echelon Modeling using SESAME * Status of SESAME, Multi-Echelon Model, Pilot at Ogden Air Logistics Center * Summary. |
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| Peak Policy for Reparable Parts |
01-Jun-2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Carol DeZwarte; Tovey Bachman; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST (LMI) MCLEAN VA
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| Peak policy consists of new rules for managing sporadic demand item that set reorder points based on peak (highest in trailing # periods) demands and price-based multipliers, sets order quantities based on item price, change the threshold between replenishment and NSO, and forecast how often future demands occur instead of how much demand occurs. With regard to reparable items, peak policy may be applied in setting procurement level and setting ... |
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| Using Performance Measures to Allocate Consumable Funding |
01-Jun-2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
David Fulk; Douglas Blazer; Deborah Hileman; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST (LMI) LANGLEY AFB VA
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| This presentation will show the how the Air Force can use performance measures to allocate funds for consumable items. Often times, funds are allocated to individual bases using past usage, regardless of the performance achieved. Further, funding cuts are often peanut butter spread evenly across bases regardless of the performance impacts. The Air Force is now using the Customer Oriented Leveling Technique (COLT) to determine levels for consumable items at ... |
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| The Temporal Dynamics of Terrestrial Organic Matter Transfer to the Oceans: Initial Assessment and Application |
JUN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Nicholas J. Drenzek; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| This thesis employs compound-specific stable carbon and radiocarbon isotopic analysis of organic biomarkers to (a) resolve petrogenic from pre-aged vascular plant organic carbon (OC) in continental margin sediments, (b) investigate the underlying mechanisms controlling the anomalously old ages that are often observed for the terrestrial component of sedimentary OC, and (c) address the associated consequences for biomarker-based climate reconstructions. In Chapters 2 and 3, coupled molecular isotope mass balances demonstrate ... |
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| An Assessment of Pilot Control Interfaces for Unmanned Aircraft |
APR 2007 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin W. Williams; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OKLAHOMA CITY OK CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INST
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| An inventory of control systems for unmanned aircraft was completed for 15 systems from nine separate manufacturers. To complete the inventory, a taxonomy of control architectures was developed. The taxonomy identified four levels of horizontal aircraft control, four levels of vertical control, and three levels of speed control. The most automated level of control was a waypoint-level that was found to be present in all of the systems inventoried. Implications ... |
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| The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2007 |
APR 2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| This presentation updates the analysis of current defense plans contained in the Congressional Budget Office's Jan 2006 document "The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans and Alternatives: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2006" to account for changes incorporated in the President's budget for fiscal year 2007 and in the 2007 Future Years Defense Program. The briefing provides additional data not found in CBO's Oct 2006 publication "Long-Term Implications of Current ... |
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| DESC - Providing Energy to Train, to Fight to Win. Defense Energy Support Center Fact Book, Fiscal Year 2006, Twenty-Ninth Edition |
14 MAR 2007 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE ENERGY SUPPORT CENTER FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The Defense Energy Support Center Fact Book contains statistical information regarding the Center's business operations. The Fact Book reflects the Center's operational status at the end of fiscal year 2006 unless otherwise indicated. The intent is for the use of this publication as a source for general information purposes only. The Fact Book is not to be considered a source for official communications. We hope you will find it useful. ... |
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| The Viability of the Air Mobility Command Pure Pallet Program for US Army Reparable Retrograde Shipments |
MAR 2007 |
192 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Jackson William L.; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Last year, Congress approved $17.1 billion dollars, an increase of $4 billion dollars more than originally was requested by the Bush Administration, for US Army vehicles to be repaired or replaced (commonly referred to as reset) as a result of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. A large portion of the repair workload falls upon the Army depots in Anniston and Red River in Texarkana, Texas and must rely on ... |
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