| Iraq Security Forces Fund: Weak Contract Oversight Allowed Potential Overcharges by AECOM to go Undetected |
30-Oct-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Nancee K Needham; Norris W III; Hayden Morel; Richard Kusman; Wilson Haigler; William Bedwell; J J Marzullo; Smith; David R Warren; Jack V Meter; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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 | As of September 2009, the Army Materiel Command has obligated over $ Global Maintenance and Supply Services (GMASS) contract for activities supports Department of Defense maintenance activities for the U.S. Army, Afghan Army. The Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) Iraq Security Forces Fund, issued task orders for a program to assist the Iraqi developing a self-sufficient logistics capability. In the course of prior reporting contract, SIGIR could not find support ... |
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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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| DOD Enterprise Staffing Solution |
28-Sep-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| We performed this audit as a response to three allegations made to the Defense Hotline (see Appendix B). To address the allegations, we determined whether the Civilian Personnel Management Service (CPMS) was in compliance with applicable laws and regulations when purchasing the Enterprise Staffing Solution for approximately $153 million. The Enterprise Staffing Solution is intended to be used as a hiring tool that will accept, process, evaluate, and refer resumes ... |
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| Air Force F-22 Fighter Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
04-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Procurement of Air Force F-22 fighters began in FY1999, and a total of 187 have been procured through FY2009, including 24 in FY2009. The issue for Congress is whether to approve the Administration's proposal in the FY2010 budget to end F-22 procurement at 187 aircraft, or reject that proposal and provide funding in FY2010 for the procurement of additional F-22s in FY2010 and/or subsequent years. The White House has vowed ... |
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| U.S. Coast Guard Addendum to the United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR) |
Sep-2009 |
637 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC
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| COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M16130.2E Subj: U.S. COAST GUARD ADDENDUM TO THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE SUPPLEMENT (NSS) TO THE INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE MANUAL (IAMSAR) 1. PURPOSE. This Manual is the new Coast Guard Addendum (CGADD) to the United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS), which is a supplement to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR). This Addendum establishes policy, guidelines, ... |
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| Depth-Utilization Analysis for Estimating Economic Activity Supported by Dredging |
Sep-2009 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth W Mitchell; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has the federal mission of maintaining the national waterborne transportation infrastructure. In support of this mission, the USACE invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually towards operation and maintenance, primarily dredging, of federal channels and waterways. Limited funding in recent years has forced project managers to make difficult decisions concerning which projects and sub-projects are to be dredged and which are to be ... |
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| Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
17-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, including the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser. Section 1012 of the FY2008 defense authorization act makes it U.S. policy to construct the major combatant ships of the Navy with integrated nuclear power systems, unless the Secretary of Defense submits a notification to ... |
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| Environmental Assessment (EA): Proposed Standard Air Munitions Packages Maintenance and Inspection Facility, Hill Air Force Base, Utah |
09-Jul-2009 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Randal Klein; Kay Winn; STREAMLINE CONSULTING LLC FARMINGTON UT
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| Hill Air Force Base (AFB) proposes to construct an adequately sized standard air munitions packages (STAMP) maintenance and inspection (M&I) facility located within the Hill AFB munitions storage area. The facility would provide drive-through capability and an adjacent enclosed wash rack. The findings of this EA indicate that the proposed action would not have significant adverse effects on the human environment or any of the environmental resources as described in ... |
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| Defense Management: Observations on DOD's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for Corrosion Prevention and Control |
01-Jun-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| This report formally transmits the attached briefing in response to section 2228(e) of title 10 of the United States Code (see enclosure I). The statute requires the Comptroller General to provide an analysis of the Department of Defense's budget submission for corrosion prevention and control, as well as an analysis of the corrosion report accompanying defense budget materials, and provide the results to the congressional defense committees within 60 days ... |
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| Crosstalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 22, Number 4 |
Jun-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Watts S Humphrey; Roger Heller; Lori Holmes; Anita D Carleton; William A Christian; Howard D Jr; Kuettner; Donald S II; Hanline; Timothy J Trapp; Martin Guldahl; Kasey Thompson; Robert Cloutier; Portia Crowe; William R Nichols; Ilya Lipkin; James W Over; Martin Allen; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER HILL AFB UT
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| When asking a customer when they need something done you've most likely heard the reply, Yesterday! Why is this answer so common? Possibly it's because customers typically do not request products until they are needed. I liken this phenomenon to my lunchtime habits. I don't go looking for food until I'm saying out loud, I'm starving! Both are an exaggeration, but both cause the consumer to seek out those who ... |
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| Checkpoint Kinase-Dependent Regulation of DNA Repair and Genome Instability in Breast Cancer |
Jun-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Courtney A Lovejoy; VANDERBILT UNIV NASHVILLE TN
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| The DNA damage response (DDR) functions as a tumorigenesis barrier. It is activated in precancerous lesions, potentially as a consequence of aberrant DNA replication. The genetic alterations that create this genomic instability are poorly defined. Using a functional genomic screen in human cells we identified seventy-four genes that when silenced by RNAi activate the DDR. Using a series of secondary assays we determined that many have DNA replication-associated genome maintenance ... |
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| Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
29-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, including the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser. Section 1012 of the FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181 of January 28, 2008) makes it U.S. policy to construct the major combatant ships of the Navy, including the CG(X), with integrated nuclear power ... |
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| Depot Maintenance: Actions Needed to Identify and Establish Core Capability at Military Depots |
May-2009 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) is required, by law, to maintain a core logistics capability that is government owned and government operated to meet contingency and other emergency requirements. Military depots play a key role in maintaining this core capability, although in recent years DOD has significantly increased its use of contractors. At the subcommittee's request, GAO examined the extent to which (1) DOD has accurately assessed whether it has ... |
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| Military Housing Privatization: DOD Faces New Challenges Due to Significant Growth at Some Installations and Recent Turmoil in the Financial Markets |
May-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Susan Ditto; Mathew Scire; Laurie Ellington; Steven Banovac; Brian J Lepore; Katherine Lenane; Shawn Arbogast; Laura Talbott; Charles Perdue; George Duncan; Steven Westley; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In response to challenges the Department of Defense (DoD) was facing to repair, renovate, and construct military family housing, Congress enacted the Military Housing Privatization Initiative in 1996. The initiative enables DoD to leverage private sector resources to construct or renovate family housing. As of March 2009, DoD had awarded 94 projects and attracted over $22 billion in private financing. DoD plans to privatize 98 percent of its domestic family ... |
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| Security Forces Logistics Contract Experienced Certain Cost, Outcome, and Oversight Problems |
26-Apr-2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
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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| A Human-Centered Approach to Sense and Respond Logistics |
10-Apr-2009 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Edward Pohl; Chang Nam; Russ Meller; Scott Mason; Raymond Hill; Misty Gripper; Richard Cassady; Nebil Buyurgan; Laura Militello; Heather Nachtmann; Justin Chimka; Manuel Rossetti; ARKANSAS UNIV FAYETTEVILLE DEPT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
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| The goal of this research effort was to develop quantitative and scientific methods that capable of assisting researchers and military logisticians in the analysis of the effectiveness of logistics technology and processes in a Sense & Respond Logistics (S&RL) environment that incorporated both a human-centered and a system-based perspective. The specific research efforts summarized in the report include: (1) Effective Scheduling and Coordination of Disaster Relief Operations, (2) Experimental Evidence ... |
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| Marine Corps' Management of the Recovery and Reset Programs |
01-Apr-2009 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed increasing demands on equipment that are beyond what is needed during training or home-station operations, The demands arise from higher usage rates, extended operations in harsh environmental conditions, and the losses sustained in combat operations. These demands on equipment result in higher maintenance, repair, and replacement costs. We examined the Marine Corps recovery and reset programs to determine whether they were working as ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: DOD Must Prioritize Its Weapon System Acquisitions and Balance Them with Available Resources |
18-Mar-2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
John Oppenheim; Susan Neill; Dayna Foster; Michael J Sullivan; Matt Lea; Alyssa Weir; Ken Patton; Sharon Pickup; Bruce Thomas; Ann Borseth; Ron Schwenn; Charlie Shivers; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since fiscal year 2000, the Department of Defense (DoD) has significantly increased the number of major defense acquisition programs and its overall investment in them. However, acquisition outcomes have not improved. Over the next 5 years, DoD expects to invest $357 billion on the development and procurement of major defense acquisition programs and billions more on their operation and maintenance. Last year, we reported that the total acquisition cost of ... |
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| A Cost Analysis of Dining Facilities: Should the Air Force Continue to Operate Dining Facilities |
Mar-2009 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Hickam; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Air Force is currently spending approximately $128M per year for food service contracts alone (Hamilton, 2008). These costs do not even account for the costs of labor, supplying food, maintenance contracts, or even utilities. With available annual dollars becoming smaller, the Air Force must examine its current processes and eliminate those which are not mission essential. The Air Force is currently testing new ways of providing meals for their ... |
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| Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to More Accurately Capture and Report the Costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom |
Mar-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Eric Petersen; Deanna Laufer; Linda La Due Keefer; Ron Lake; Richard Geiger; Lonnie McAllister; Sharon Pickup; Susan Ditto; Ann Borseth; Joseph Rutecki; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since September 11, 2001, Congress has provided about $808 billion to the Department of Defense (DoD) for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in addition to funding in DoD's base budget. Prior GAO reports have found DoD's reported GWOT cost data unreliable and found problems with transparency over certain costs. In response, DoD has made several changes to its cost-reporting procedures. Congress has shown interest in increasing the transparency of ... |
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| An Evaluation of Solar Air Heating at United States Air Force Installations |
Mar-2009 |
214 pages |
| Authors:
David S Brown; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| The purpose of this research was to evaluate the use of solar air heating at United States (U.S.) Air Force installations. Specifically, this thesis analyzed Unglazed Transpired Collector (UTC) technology, more commonly known as Solar Walls(Registered). This thesis sought to determine if UTC systems are an economically and environmentally viable technology which Air Force energy managers should include in their portfolio of alternative energy options. This research question was answered ... |
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| An Economic Analysis of Military Family Housing: Should the Government Continue to Privatize? |
Mar-2009 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Chad A Woods; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Providing military family housing has always been a difficult task for the United States Government. To solve the latest housing shortfall, the government signed the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) into law in 1996. Under this program, the government contracts private developers to build, own, and operate housing units. The developer then collects rent via housing allowance payments. At the time MHPI was approved, military members were expected to pay ... |
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| Applying Risk Management to Reduce The Overall Time In Lay-Up While Increasing the Cost Effectiveness of a Nimitz (CVN 68) Class Aircraft Carrier in Dry Dock During the Execution Phase of a Refueling and Complex Overhaul |
Mar-2009 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Kiah B Rahming; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) of an aircraft carrier is one of the most important milestones in a carrier's lifecycle. An RCOH supports the future modernization efforts that will sustain the carrier and extend its nuclear fuel lifetime an additional twenty-five years. To date only two Nimitz class carrier overhauls have been completed, with a third in progress. Although these RCOHs were viewed as overall successes, they were unsuccessful ... |
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| Engineering Support / Corrosion Prevention and Control Evaluation |
05-Feb-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Don R Duran; ARMY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| AIRCRAFT CORROSION: Corrosion Prevention and Control Evaluation * 3D Mapping * Pressure Washing. ENGINEERING SUPPORT: Maintenance Engineering Calls * Maintenance Engineering Order * Corrosion Prevention Techniques * ACE/Corrosion website. |
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| How do we impact corrosion? |
03-Feb-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Tony Keane; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS HOUSTON TX
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| Overview of briefing charts: impact of corrosion on the U.S. Army in terms of costs and readiness, savings due to corrosion control, training as the key to addressing corrosion and NACE International as a strategic partner with DoD. |
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| Tracked Vehicle Road Wheel Puller |
Feb-2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Jean W Pharaon; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| A wheel-puller assembly is for forcibly removing a road wheel from a hub and axle associated with a tracked vehicle. The road wheel further includes outer and inner wheel components bolted to a circular array of lugs extending from the vehicle hub. The assembly includes a substantially flattened and plate-shaped base and a leg extending upwardly from the base, which is typically pivotally connected thereto. A powered cylinder secures to ... |
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| A Novel Structural Health Management Approach for Steel Bridges |
Feb-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Vincent Hock; Michael Miller; Richard Lampo; Robert Mason; Lawrence Gintert; Mark Singleton; Steven Sweeney; Keith Chandler; CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP JOHNSTOWN PA
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| OBJECTIVES: Demonstrate and validate state-of-the-art and remote structural health and corrosion degradation monitoring of steel bridges * Employ system on two subject bridges to greatly reduce risk of catastrophic failure by providing advance warning of growing structural problems caused by corrosion/materials degradation * Subject Bridge 1 -1-20 Bridge, Vicksburg, MS - Steel truss through deck - About 23,000 vehicles per day - Westward movement of bridge piers E-1 and E02 ... |
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| LCMC Impact on Product Management Offices |
30-Jan-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis N Haag; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Implementation of the Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) concept for the Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) and other collocated agencies, specifically Product and Program Management Offices under the Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) resulted in a paradigm shift of management thought, process, and consolidated support for the life-cycle management of systems. Strategic communication proved to be the most critical link in the establishment ... |
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| Propulsion and Power Rapid Response Research and Development (R&D) Support. Delivery Order 0010: Propulsion and Power Student and Faculty Research and Technical Report |
Jan-2009 |
563 pages |
| Authors:
Donald B Hanson; UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY CORP DAYTON OH
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| Research was conducted for the Propulsion Directorate's research and development efforts. A variety of technical tasks and operating procedures involving assembly, installation, and operation of test articles and equipment were performed. Proper maintenance and functioning of R&D instrumentation and equipment were accomplished and experiments in a variety of technical areas including turbine engines, hypersonics, and aerospace power were observed/conducted. Basic practical engineering and scientific principles were applied and routine analyses ... |
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| DDG-51 Engineering Training: How Simulators Can Help |
Jan-2009 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Laurence Smallman; Clifford A Grammich; Roland J Yardley; James G Kallimani; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| U.S. Navy surface combatant crews undergo extensive and rigorous training to operate their ships. The training needs are challenging for crews on DDG-51-class destroyers, the most numerous ships among the surface ship combatants, and specifically for engineers on these craft. Much of this training is done underway, but most can be done in port or on simulators at considerable savings. The Director, Assessment Division (OPNAV N81) therefore asked the RAND ... |
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| Riverine Logistics Models: Increasing Combat Effectiveness in the Riverine Group |
Jan-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher L James; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| A logistics process that subordinates all of the logistics support to a detachment and combines aspects of the models that are in place for other expeditionary forces will provide a more effective method of logistics and maintenance support. Expeditionary logistics has historically provided the naval logistician a unique challenge from the norm of supporting ships at sea, as the war fighter can be operating in varied environments, from relatively well ... |
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| A Diagnostic Approach to Weapon System Lifecycle Support: The Phalanx Close-in Weapon System |
Jan-2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Aruna Apte; Rene Rendon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study discusses a diagnostic approach to examining the lifecycle support system of a weapon system specifically illustrating the approaches for the US Navy Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS). The study gauges the status of current readiness and analyzes a snapshot of cost structures. The study identifies the program's influential cost factors and system performance drivers. As a diagnostic approach to the lifecycle support of the Phalanx Weapon System, the ... |
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| Harrier Fleet Replacement Squadron Training Deferrals and their Impact on the Harrier Fleet |
15-Dec-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
M R Cassidy; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| Recent deployment cycles have stretched the ability of Harrier squadrons to train pilots to meet deployment requirements. An aging high maintenance fleet and low pilot retention add to the difficulty of ensuring training goals can be reached. To fill the requirement for new pilots in the fleet, the Harrier Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) has deferred flights and shortened the training cycle for new Harrier pilots, but in doing so has ... |
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| Determination of Cost Drivers for Ship Operations (1B1B) Consumable (SO) Operations Target Accounts for Amphibious Assault Ships |
Dec-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Brett M Sullivan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis conducts an analysis of Amphibious Assault ships consumable ship's OPTAR disbursements for the period of 1 July 2007 to 30 April 2008. Regression analysis was used to test for a statistical relationship among total monthly disbursements by Federal Supply Group (FSG) code and various demographic information, monthly maintenance (MFOM) and training figure of merit (TFOM) scores. Monthly disbursements were aggregated by total monthly FSG investment for each ship ... |
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| LanDPro: Landscape Dynamics Program in Support of Natural and Cultural Resources Management and Range Maintenance |
Dec-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
T F Bullard; E V McDonald; DESERT RESEARCH INST RENO NV
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| LanDPro, the Landscape Dynamics Support Program, is being developed at the Desert Research Institute to support sustained mission capability and military readiness, and to help land managers achieve maximum use of resources available for training land maintenance. During the past several decades, the science of geomorphology and soils has advanced to the point of demonstrating unique and predictable relationships between temporal and spatial variation in landscape components and soils, hydrology, ... |
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| Development of an Item Unique Identification Strategy for the Legacy Components of the US Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank |
Dec-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Edward Y Blakiston; Carl J Punzel; Richard A Jennings; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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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 lifecycle management of assets, and provide more accurate asset valuation to achieve unqualified audit opinions on DoD financial statements. ... |
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| Novel Presentation Methods for Technical Data |
Nov-2008 |
166 pages |
| Authors:
Krystal Thomas; David S Ebert; Sungye Kim; Insoo Woo; Ross Maciejewski; PURDUE UNIV LAFAYETTE IN SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| This project developed effective visualization techniques for 2D technical data diagrams, such as schematic/wiring diagrams for use in maintenance, repair, and training. The techniques have been integrated into the Schematic Diagram Visualization (SDViz) software system that has numerous features to aid in navigation, diagnosis of faults, and traversal of multiple linked diagrams. These features include highlighting relationships between components and connectors, maintaining context between several related diagrams, animation of electrical/fluid/air ... |
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| Health Monitoring for Condition-Based Maintenance of a HMMWV using an Instrumented Diagnostic Cleat |
15-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
David Gorsich; David Lamb; Paul Decker; Tiffany DiPetta; Nathanael Yoder; Douglas E Adams; Joseph Gothamy; David Koester; TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| Operation & support costs for military weapon systems accounted for approximately 3/5th of the $500B Department of Defense budget in 2006. In an effort to ensure readiness and decrease these costs for ground vehicle fleets, health monitoring technologies are being developed for Condition-Based Maintenance of individual vehicles within a fleet. Dynamics-based health monitoring is used in this work because vibrations are a passive source of response data, which are global ... |
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| Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
03-Oct-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, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, including the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser. Section 1012 of the FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181 of January 28, 2008) makes it U.S. policy to construct the major combatant ships of the Navy, including the CG(X), with integrated nuclear power ... |
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| Direct Fixed-Bed Biological Perchlorate Destruction Demonstration |
01-Sep-2008 |
169 pages |
| Authors:
STEVEN WALKER; Xu Li; Giridhar Upadhyaya; Lutgarde Raskin; Sean Poust; Winnie Shih; Axel Ettori; Gregorio Estavo; Chance Lauderdale; Jess Brown; Eberhard Morgenroth; CAROLLO ENGINEERS WALNUT CREEK CA
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| In February 2007, a 10-month demonstration study was initiated in Rialto, California to treat perchlorate-contaminated groundwater using fixed-bed (FXB) bioreactor technology. Two first-stage, parallel FXB bioreactors (F120 with a 3.9-ft bed depth and a 2-ft diameter, and F130 with a 4.7-ft bed depth and a 2-ft diameter) treated groundwater to remove perchlorate. Effluent from these reactors was dosed with hydrogen peroxide (i.e., reoxygenate + oxidize residual organics and hydrogen sulfide). ... |
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| Military Operations: DOD Needs to Address Contract Oversight and Quality Assurance Issues for Contracts Used to Support Contingency Operations |
01-Sep-2008 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Carole Coffey; Sawyer; Larry La Due Junek; Ronald Lake; William M Solis; Sarah Baker; Katherine Lenane; Susan Mason; Renee Brown; Karen Thornton; Connie W Jr; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) uses contractors to meet many of its logistical and operational support needs. With the global war on terrorism, there has been a significant increase in deployment of contractor personnel to areas such as Iraq and Afghanistan. In its fiscal year 2007 report, the House Appropriations Committee directed GAO to examine the link between the growth in DOD's operation and maintenance costs and DOD's increased reliance ... |
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| AMC's Fleet Management Initiative (FMI) |
Sep-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Holcomb; ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (ACQUISITION LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY) FORT BELVOIR VA
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| In February 2002, the FMI began as a pilot program between the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) to realign the training equipment maintenance mission from TRADOC to AMC. The goal of the FMI effort was twofold: (1) It was primarily intended to shift the maintenance function to AMC, the Army's recognized expert for performing maintenance, thereby enabling TRADOC to refocus its ... |
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| Mathematical Frameworks for Diagnostics, Prognostics and Condition Based Maintenance Problems |
15-Aug-2008 |
189 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Scott; Kaveh Heidary; ALABAMA A AND M UNIV NORMAL OFFICE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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| This report documents the theoretical and computational investigation of statistical pattern recognition techniques and Bayesian Networks (BN). The application of statistical pattern recognition methodology and Bayesian Networks to automatic fault diagnostics, fault prognostics, and condition based maintenance (CBM) is explored. The theory of Margin-Setting, a new pattern recognition method developed by researchers at Alabama A&M University, is documented and its applicability to problems of interest to Army is investigated. Extensive ... |
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| Army Working Capital Fund. Actions Needed to Reduce Carryover at Army Depots |
01-Jul-2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Paula M Rascona; William M Solis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The five Army depot maintenance activities support combat readiness by providing services to keep Army units operating worldwide. From fiscal years 2004 through 2007, the amount of new orders received to perform work increased 100 percent from $2.6 billion to $5.2 billion. The number of new orders is a factor in the amount of work the depots carry over from one fiscal year to the next. While past congressional defense ... |
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| The Critical Infrastructure Portfolio Selection Model |
13 JUN 2008 |
184 pages |
| Authors:
Travis J. Lindberg; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis proposes and demonstrates a methodology that enables the user to generate optimal portfolios of projects, based largely on the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach developed by Israeli professors and industrial engineers, Harel Eilat, Boaz Golany, and Avraham Shtub. The purpose of this methodology, known as the Critical Infrastructure Portfolio Selection Model, is to help policy makers prioritize the allocation of resources while working towards the achievement of short ... |
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| Developing a Predictive for Unscheduled Maintenance Requirements on United States Air Force Installations |
01-Jun-2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew D Kovich; J D Norton; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The United States Air Force Civil Engineer community continually strives for more descriptive methods to explain the impact of funding decisions on future infrastructure conditions. This paper develops one such method by using linear regression and time series analysis to develop a predictive model to forecast future year man-hour and funding requirements for unscheduled maintenance. The results provide predictive models for up to a 5 year forecast with improved results ... |
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| Analyzing the Effects of Component Reliability on Naval Integrated Power System Quality of Service |
01-Jun-2008 |
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| Authors:
Benjamin F Hawbaker; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| The Integrated Power System (IPS) is a key enabling technology for future naval vessels and their advanced weapon systems. While conventional warship designs utilize separate power systems for propulsion and shipboard electrical service, the IPS combines these functions. This allows greater optimization of engineering plant design and operations and leads to significant potential lifecycle cost savings through reduced fuel consumption and maintenance. Traditionally the focus of power system design has ... |
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| Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
22 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, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, starting with the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser, the first of which the Navy wants to procure in FY2011. Section 1012 of the FY2008 Defense Authorization Act makes it U.S. policy to construct the major combatant ships of the Navy, including the ... |
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| Controls Over the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund Inventory Stored at Non-Defense Logistics Agency Organizations |
13-May-2008 |
31 pages |
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Paul J Granetto; Laura A Geisel; Kendall A Miller; Helen Zhitnikova; Mary K McBarron; Mark J Thomas; Joseph M Bilock; Joseph M Kaseler; Kenneth B VanHove; Erin S Hart; Lusk F Penn; Patricia A Marsh; Kimberly A Everett; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Who Should Read This Report and Why? DoD inventory managers and others who rely on the accuracy of the data for the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund inventory stored at non-Defense Logistics Agency organizations, specifically the Navy Supply Management activities, should read this report. The users of this audit report will benefit from the review of the controls over the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund inventory ... |
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| Environmental Assessment of Perimeter Road Maintenance at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado |
01-May-2008 |
158 pages |
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Carlos R Cruz-Gonzales; SPACE WING ( 460TH) BUCKLEY AFB CO
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| Buckley AFB occupies approximately 3,283 acres (1,328 hectares) adjacent to the City of Aurora, Colorado. The Buckley AFB perimeter road follows the boundary fence and the condition of the road varies with the location. The road is approximately 10 feet wide and 70,785 feet (13.4 miles) long. In some places, the road is just soil that is graded periodically and in other locations, an aggregate from recycled concrete and asphalt ... |
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