Sample records for national defense selective

  1. Ground-Based Missile Defense (National Missile Defense): Is It Feasible?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-03-19

    Westview Press), 191. 47 Ibid. 192. 48 Dr. Nicholas Berry, National Missile Defense: What Does It All Mean ? National Missile Defense: Views from Asia...153. 18 19 BIBLIOGRAPHY Berry, Nicholas. National Missile Defense: What Does It All Mean ? National Missile Defense: Views from Asia, Center for

  2. Defense Primer: The National Defense Budget Function (050)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-03-17

    in parenthesis). This defense primer addresses the National Defense Budget (050), which is frequently used to explain trends in military spending...but which also includes some activities not conducted by the Department of Defense. What Is the Purpose of the Budget Function System? The budget

  3. 75 FR 76423 - Defense Intelligence Agency National Defense Intelligence College Board of Visitors Closed Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Intelligence Agency National Defense Intelligence College Board of Visitors Closed Meeting AGENCY: National Defense Intelligence College, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the...

  4. 76 FR 28960 - Defense Intelligence Agency National Defense Intelligence College Board of Visitors Closed Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Intelligence Agency National Defense Intelligence College Board of Visitors Closed Meeting AGENCY: National Defense Intelligence College, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the...

  5. 47 CFR 101.301 - National defense; free service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false National defense; free service. 101.301 Section 101.301 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES Miscellaneous Common Carrier Provisions § 101.301 National defense; free...

  6. 47 CFR 101.301 - National defense; free service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false National defense; free service. 101.301 Section 101.301 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES Miscellaneous Common Carrier Provisions § 101.301 National defense; free...

  7. 47 CFR 101.301 - National defense; free service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false National defense; free service. 101.301 Section 101.301 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES Miscellaneous Common Carrier Provisions § 101.301 National defense; free...

  8. 47 CFR 101.301 - National defense; free service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false National defense; free service. 101.301 Section 101.301 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES Miscellaneous Common Carrier Provisions § 101.301 National defense; free...

  9. 47 CFR 101.301 - National defense; free service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false National defense; free service. 101.301 Section 101.301 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES Miscellaneous Common Carrier Provisions § 101.301 National defense; free...

  10. The First Line of Defense: Higher Education in Wartime and the Development of National Defense Education, 1939-1959

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ponte, Dana Adrienne

    2016-01-01

    This study posits that the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA) represented the culmination of nearly a century-long process through which education was linked to national defense in periods of wartime, and later retained a strategic utility for defense purposes in times of peace. That a defense rationale for federal support of public…

  11. 49 CFR 801.51 - National defense and foreign policy secrets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 7 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false National defense and foreign policy secrets. 801... defense and foreign policy secrets. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1), national defense and foreign policy secrets established by Executive Order, as well as properly classified documents, are exempt from public...

  12. 49 CFR 801.51 - National defense and foreign policy secrets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 7 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false National defense and foreign policy secrets. 801... defense and foreign policy secrets. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1), national defense and foreign policy secrets established by Executive Order, as well as properly classified documents, are exempt from public...

  13. 49 CFR 801.51 - National defense and foreign policy secrets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 7 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false National defense and foreign policy secrets. 801... defense and foreign policy secrets. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1), national defense and foreign policy secrets established by Executive Order, as well as properly classified documents, are exempt from public...

  14. 49 CFR 801.51 - National defense and foreign policy secrets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 7 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false National defense and foreign policy secrets. 801... defense and foreign policy secrets. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1), national defense and foreign policy secrets established by Executive Order, as well as properly classified documents, are exempt from public...

  15. 49 CFR 801.51 - National defense and foreign policy secrets.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 49 Transportation 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false National defense and foreign policy secrets. 801... defense and foreign policy secrets. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1), national defense and foreign policy secrets established by Executive Order, as well as properly classified documents, are exempt from public...

  16. Natural selection on immune defense: A field experiment.

    PubMed

    Langeloh, Laura; Behrmann-Godel, Jasminca; Seppälä, Otto

    2017-02-01

    Predicting the evolution of phenotypic traits requires an understanding of natural selection on them. Despite its indispensability in the fight against parasites, selection on host immune defense has remained understudied. Theory predicts immune traits to be under stabilizing selection due to associated trade-offs with other fitness-related traits. Empirical studies, however, report mainly positive directional selection. This discrepancy could be caused by low phenotypic variation in the examined individuals and/or variation in host resource level that confounds trade-offs in empirical studies. In a field experiment where we maintained Lymnaea stagnalis snails individually in cages in a lake, we investigated phenotypic selection on two immune defense traits, phenoloxidase (PO)-like activity and antibacterial activity, in hemolymph. We used a diverse laboratory population and manipulated snail resource level by limiting their food supply. For six weeks, we followed immune activity, growth, and two fitness components, survival and fecundity of snails. We found that PO-like activity and growth were under stabilizing selection, while antibacterial activity was under positive directional selection. Selection on immune traits was mainly driven by variation in survival. The form of selection on immune defense apparently depends on the particular trait, possibly due to its importance for countering the present parasite community. © 2016 The Author(s). Evolution © 2016 The Society for the Study of Evolution.

  17. 32 CFR 1602.21 - Selective Service Law.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Selective Service Law. 1602.21 Section 1602.21 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.21 Selective Service Law. The term Selective Service Law includes the Military Selective Service Act...

  18. Ballistic Missile Defense: National Security and the High Frontier of Space.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Adragna, Steven P.

    1985-01-01

    Ballistic missile defense is discussed, and the rationale behind the proposal to place defensive weapons in space is examined. Strategic defense is a national security, political, and moral imperative. (RM)

  19. 78 FR 90 - Defense Intelligence Agency National Intelligence University Board of Visitors Closed Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Intelligence Agency National Intelligence University Board of Visitors Closed Meeting AGENCY: National Intelligence University, Defense Intelligence... hereby given that a closed meeting of the National Intelligence University Board of Visitors has been...

  20. 77 FR 32952 - Defense Intelligence Agency National Intelligence University Board of Visitors Closed Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Intelligence Agency National Intelligence University Board of Visitors Closed Meeting AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence University. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of...

  1. 32 CFR 1624.3 - Age selection groups.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Age selection groups. 1624.3 Section 1624.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.3 Age selection groups. Age selection groups are established as follows: (a) The age 20 selection group for each calendar year consists of...

  2. 32 CFR 1624.3 - Age selection groups.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Age selection groups. 1624.3 Section 1624.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.3 Age selection groups. Age selection groups are established as follows: (a) The age 20 selection group for each calendar year consists of...

  3. 32 CFR 1624.3 - Age selection groups.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Age selection groups. 1624.3 Section 1624.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.3 Age selection groups. Age selection groups are established as follows: (a) The age 20 selection group for each calendar year consists of...

  4. 32 CFR 1624.3 - Age selection groups.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Age selection groups. 1624.3 Section 1624.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.3 Age selection groups. Age selection groups are established as follows: (a) The age 20 selection group for each calendar year consists of...

  5. 32 CFR 1624.3 - Age selection groups.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Age selection groups. 1624.3 Section 1624.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.3 Age selection groups. Age selection groups are established as follows: (a) The age 20 selection group for each calendar year consists of...

  6. 76 FR 14950 - Cancellation of Open Meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Cancellation of Open Meeting of the National Defense... cancellation of an open meeting. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense, National Defense University, announced an open meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors on January 10, 2011 (76 FR 1408). The...

  7. The Science and Technology of the US National Missile Defense System

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Postol, Theodore A.

    2010-03-01

    The National Missile Defense System utilizes UHF and X-band radars for search, track and discrimination, and interceptors that use long-wave infrared sensors to identify and home on attacking warheads. The radars and infrared sensors in the missile defense system perform at near the theoretical limits predicted by physics. However, in spite of the fantastic technical advances in sensor technology, signal processing, and computational support functions, the National Missile Defense System cannot be expected to ever work in realistic combat environments. This talk will describe why these impressive technologies can never deliver on the promise of a credible defense against long-range ballistic missiles.

  8. Issues in national missile defense

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Canavan, G.H.

    1998-12-01

    Strategic missiles and weapons are proliferating rapidly; thus, the US and its Allies are likely to face both capable bilateral threats and multilateral configurations with complex coalitions for which defenses could be essential for stability. Current hit-to-kill interceptor and radar and infrared detection, track, and discrimination technology should suffice for limited threats, but it is necessary to meet those threats in time while maintaining growth potential for the more sophisticated threats likely to follow. National Missile Defense faces a confusing array of threats, programs, and alternatives, but the technologies in development are clearly an appropriate first step towards any ofmore » them. They are likely to succeed in the near term; the challenge is to retain flexibility to provide needed options in the mid and long terms.« less

  9. Beryllium--important for national defense

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Boland, M.A.

    2012-01-01

    Beryllium is one of the lightest and stiffest metals, but there was little industrial demand for it until the 1930s and 1940s when the aerospace, defense, and nuclear sectors began using beryllium and its compounds. Beryllium is now classified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a strategic and critical material because it is used in products that are vital to national security. The oxide form of beryllium was identified in 1797, and scientists first isolated metallic beryllium in 1828. The United States is the world's leading source of beryllium. A single mine at Spor Mountain, Utah, produced more than 85 percent of the beryllium mined worldwide in 2010. China produced most of the remainder, and less than 2 percent came from Mozambique and other countries. National stockpiles also provide significant amounts of beryllium for processing. To help predict where future beryllium supplies might be located, U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) scientists study how and where beryllium resources are concentrated in Earth's crust and use that knowledge to assess the likelihood that undiscovered beryllium resources may exist. Techniques to assess mineral resources have been developed by the USGS to support the stewardship of Federal lands and to better evaluate mineral resource availability in a global context. The USGS also compiles statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of beryllium. These data are used to inform U.S. national policymaking.

  10. 78 FR 32241 - Defense Intelligence Agency National Intelligence University Board of Visitors; Notice of Closed...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Intelligence Agency National Intelligence University Board of Visitors; Notice of Closed Meeting AGENCY: National Intelligence University, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the...

  11. Task Force on Defense Strategies for Ensuring the Resilience of National Space Capabilities. Executive Summary

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-03-21

    March 2017 Task Force on Defense Strategies for Ensuring the Resilience of National Space Capabilities OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF...the Department of Defense. The DSB Task Force on Defense Strategies for Ensuring the Resilience of National Space Capabilities completed its formal...Ensuring the Resilience of National Space Capabilities | i DSB Task Force on Defense Strategies for Ensuring the

  12. Needed: Reincarnation of National Defense Education Act of 1958

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Harris, Mary M.; Miller, James R.

    2005-06-01

    This paper reviews the historical and current response of the United States to threats to its world leadership in scientific endeavors, with particular attention to the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The current status of the United States in mathematics, science, and engineering education is reviewed with respect to K-12 student achievement, K-12 teacher quality, numbers of degrees granted, and other indicators of international competitiveness. Concluding that we are a nation in peril, recommendations are made to enhance the likelihood that the United States will retain its preeminent position in science and technology and, therefore, provide for the national defense and economic wellbeing of citizens in an information age and global economy.

  13. 75 FR 28786 - Federal Advisory Committee; National Defense Intelligence College Board of Visitors; Closed Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-24

    ... Intelligence College Board of Visitors; Closed Meeting AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency, National Defense Intelligence College, DoD. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of subsection... hereby given that a closed meeting of the Defense Intelligence Agency, National Defense Intelligence...

  14. 32 CFR 1615.6 - Selective service number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Selective service number. 1615.6 Section 1615.6 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION OF... Social Security Account Number will not be used for this purpose. ...

  15. 76 FR 18737 - Notification of Open Meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Notification of Open Meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV) AGENCY: National Defense University, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting... an open meeting of the National Defense University (NDU) Board of Visitors. The dates of the meeting...

  16. 78 FR 25431 - Notification of an Open Meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-01

    ..., organizational management, strategic planning, resource management, and other matters of interest to the National... Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV) AGENCY: National Defense University, DoD. ACTION: Notice of... 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that meeting of the National Defense University Board...

  17. FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-08-19

    certain cases, are identical. Following passage of these bills by the respective legislative bodies , a conference committee is usually convened to...Department of Defense tries to provide some access at these locations through the Cheetah Program, which uses Humvee mounted satellite units and laptops

  18. The National Research Council study: "Making sense of ballistic missile defense"

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wilkening, Dean A.

    2014-05-01

    This chapter explains and summarizes the main findings of a recent National Research Council study entitled Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives.

  19. 32 CFR 174.15 - Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 174.15 Section 174.15 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENT REVITALIZING BASE CLOSURE COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF REALIGNMENT...

  20. 32 CFR 174.15 - Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 174.15 Section 174.15 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENT REVITALIZING BASE CLOSURE COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF REALIGNMENT...

  1. 32 CFR 174.15 - Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 174.15 Section 174.15 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENT REVITALIZING BASE CLOSURE COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF REALIGNMENT...

  2. 32 CFR 174.15 - Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 174.15 Section 174.15 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENT REVITALIZING BASE CLOSURE COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF REALIGNMENT...

  3. 32 CFR 174.15 - Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Indemnification under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 174.15 Section 174.15 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENT REVITALIZING BASE CLOSURE COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING IMPACTS OF REALIGNMENT...

  4. Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-12

    shaped by the legally binding caps on discretionary spending for defense programs and for non-defense programs, which were established by P.L. 114-74...of Defense (DOD) funding for FY2017 that (1) exceeds the relevant BBA cap ; and (2) is exempt from that spending cap because it is classified as...funding for so- called Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The 2015 BBA increased binding caps on defense and non-defense discretionary appropriations

  5. 77 FR 68745 - Notification of an Open Meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-16

    ..., organizational management, strategic planning, resource management, and other matters of interest to the National... Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV) AGENCY: National Defense University, DoD. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: The National Defense University (NDU), Designated Federal Officer, has scheduled...

  6. 32 CFR 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Aliens and nationals. 1602.3 Section 1602.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.3 Aliens and nationals. (a) The term alien means any person who is not a citizen or national of the...

  7. 32 CFR 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Aliens and nationals. 1602.3 Section 1602.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.3 Aliens and nationals. (a) The term alien means any person who is not a citizen or national of the...

  8. 32 CFR 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Aliens and nationals. 1602.3 Section 1602.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.3 Aliens and nationals. (a) The term alien means any person who is not a citizen or national of the...

  9. 32 CFR 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Aliens and nationals. 1602.3 Section 1602.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.3 Aliens and nationals. (a) The term alien means any person who is not a citizen or national of the...

  10. 32 CFR 1602.3 - Aliens and nationals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Aliens and nationals. 1602.3 Section 1602.3 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.3 Aliens and nationals. (a) The term alien means any person who is not a citizen or national of the...

  11. 48 CFR 52.211-14 - Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use. 52.211-14 Section 52.211-14... for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use. As prescribed in 11.604(a), insert the following provision: Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness...

  12. 78 FR 57623 - Notification of an Open Meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-19

    ... discussion on accreditation compliance, organizational management, strategic planning, resource management... Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV) AGENCY: National Defense University, DoD. ACTION: Notice of... following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV) will...

  13. Integrated Cyber Defenses: Towards Cyber Defense Doctrine

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-12-01

    National Security Affairs Department) Professor Dorothy Denning (Defense Analysis Department) To select NPS Instructors for teaching me how to...asymmetric battlefield advantage to get inside adversary decision cycles to shorten the “kill chain.” As a force multiplier, NCW continues to...the] number of [network] events is increasing.6 Therefore, the DoD and each U.S. military service faces the daunting challenge of determining how

  14. National Defense Industrial Association Disruptive Technologies Conference

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-10-14

    NDIA Disruptive Technologies 10/16/2009 Page-1 National Defense Industrial Association Disruptive Technologies Conference 14 October 2009 The...SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Presented at the 6th Annual Disruptive Technologies Conference, 14-15 oct 2009, Washington, DC 14. ABSTRACT 15. SUBJECT TERMS 16...of conflict NDIA Disruptive Technologies 10/16/2009 Page-3 DDR&E Imperatives 1. Accelerate delivery of technical capabilities to win the current

  15. 32 CFR 1624.4 - Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. 1624.4 Section 1624.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.4 Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. A registrant in Class 1-A or a registrant...

  16. 32 CFR 1624.4 - Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. 1624.4 Section 1624.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.4 Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. A registrant in Class 1-A or a registrant...

  17. 32 CFR 1624.4 - Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. 1624.4 Section 1624.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.4 Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. A registrant in Class 1-A or a registrant...

  18. 32 CFR 1624.4 - Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. 1624.4 Section 1624.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.4 Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. A registrant in Class 1-A or a registrant...

  19. 32 CFR 1624.4 - Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. 1624.4 Section 1624.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM INDUCTIONS § 1624.4 Selection and/or rescheduling of registrants for induction. A registrant in Class 1-A or a registrant...

  20. Countermeasures to the US National Missile Defense

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gronlund, Lisbeth

    2001-04-01

    One of the key technical questions about national missile defenses is whether they can be expected to work under real-world conditions if the attacker takes steps to defeat the defense. This talk will discuss steps that an emerging missile state could take to confuse, overwhelm, or otherwise defeat the planned US NMD system developed by the Clinton administration. It will consider three such ``countermeasures" that would be within the technical capability of a state that could develop and deploy a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States, which is the threat the NMD system is intended to defend against. The talk will be based on the April 2000 report ``Countermeasures: A Technical Evaluation of the Operational Effectiveness of the Planned US National Missile Defense System," which was co-authored by the speaker and 10 other physicists and engineers. Although the talk will refer to the ground-based NMD system under development, the conclusions are applicable to any mid-course NMD system using hit-to-kill infrared-homing interceptors, regardless of their basing mode. The three countermeasures considered are: (1) biological weapons deployed on 100 or more small bomblets, or submunitions, that would be released shortly after the boost phase; (2) nuclear warheads with anti-simulation balloon decoys, in which the attacker disguises the warhead by enclosing it in an aluminum-coated mylar balloon and releasing it along with a large number of otherwise similar but empty balloons; and (3) nuclear warheads with cooled shrouds, in which the attacker foils the kill vehicle's homing process by covering each nuclear warhead with a double-walled cone containing liquid nitrogen.

  1. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-06-20

    Administrator ............................................................... 251 Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102...415 Department of Energy national security authorizations (sec. 4701) ..... 416 LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS...SR044rm aj et te o n D S K 2T P T V N 1P R O D w ith H E A R IN G 2 and manpower strengths; provide certain additional legislative authority, and

  2. 75 FR 43944 - Defense Science Board; Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD... and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security will meet in closed session...

  3. 75 FR 34438 - Defense Science Board Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board Task Force on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD... and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security will meet in closed session...

  4. 3 CFR - Delegation of Reporting Function Specified in Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Delegation of Reporting Function Specified in Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Memorandum of February 27, 2012 Delegation of Reporting Function Specified in Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorizatio...

  5. 48 CFR 970.5226-2 - Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... a change in workforce at a Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility is necessary, the... under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993. 970.5226-2 Section... and Operating Contracts 970.5226-2 Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense...

  6. 48 CFR 970.5226-2 - Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... workforce at a Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility is necessary, the contractor agrees to (1... under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993. 970.5226-2 Section... and Operating Contracts 970.5226-2 Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense...

  7. 48 CFR 970.5226-2 - Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... workforce at a Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility is necessary, the contractor agrees to (1... under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993. 970.5226-2 Section... and Operating Contracts 970.5226-2 Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense...

  8. 48 CFR 970.5226-2 - Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... workforce at a Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility is necessary, the contractor agrees to (1... under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993. 970.5226-2 Section... and Operating Contracts 970.5226-2 Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense...

  9. 48 CFR 970.5226-2 - Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... workforce at a Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility is necessary, the contractor agrees to (1... under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993. 970.5226-2 Section... and Operating Contracts 970.5226-2 Workforce restructuring under section 3161 of the National Defense...

  10. 32 CFR 901.18 - Appointment vacancy selection.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Appointment vacancy selection. 901.18 Section 901.18 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE MILITARY... is offered to the first fully qualified nominee. (b) The principal competitive-alternate method. The...

  11. Ethics and National Defense: The Timeless Issues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-02-01

    that responsibility while asserting a personal morality of pacifism is simply unconscionable. 6 A personal morality of ethical egoism , even en...contained in, Personal morality, 82 18-20, 30-31,64,80,90 of enlightened egoism , 12 professional value of, 21,29 of ethical egoism , 12 246 INDEX and...ADiiV264 467 JAM •STOJANIS DTIC 93-09884 ELECTE U, rllllllllclllilllll[) FFI I ICS .\\ N D \\)..I 0 N. X . )F F: PN S F ETHICS AND NATIONAL DEFENSE THE

  12. View northeast, west side, and south side (showing National Defense ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    View northeast, west side, and south side (showing National Defense University Academic Operations Center Building in background) - Fort McNair, Film Store House, Fort Lesley J. McNair, P Street between Third & Fourth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

  13. U.S. National Defense Acquisition and Budgetary Policy in an International Perspective

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-12-03

    from the scale and learning economies generated by the world’s largest internal defense market. When combined with the effects of high defense...scale economies , explain why high domestic spending sustains international competitiveness. Since the 1950s, research has demonstrated that the... economies of scale and avoid the necessity of closing production lines between national orders, which both generates unemployment and results in the loss

  14. 3 CFR - Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 1265 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 1265 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Memorandum of April 20, 2010 Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 1265 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...

  15. 78 FR 68028 - National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential...

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    2013-11-13

    ... Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of... Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense...

  16. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned... of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State conventions. (a... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  17. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned... of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State conventions. (a... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  18. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned... of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State conventions. (a... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  19. 29 CFR 801.11 - Exemption for national defense and security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... for national defense and security. (a) The exemptions allowing for the administration of lie detector... detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any counterintelligence function, to any... administration of any lie detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any intelligence or...

  20. 29 CFR 801.11 - Exemption for national defense and security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... for national defense and security. (a) The exemptions allowing for the administration of lie detector... detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any counterintelligence function, to any... administration of any lie detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any intelligence or...

  1. 29 CFR 801.11 - Exemption for national defense and security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... for national defense and security. (a) The exemptions allowing for the administration of lie detector... detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any counterintelligence function, to any... administration of any lie detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any intelligence or...

  2. 29 CFR 801.11 - Exemption for national defense and security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... for national defense and security. (a) The exemptions allowing for the administration of lie detector... detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any counterintelligence function, to any... administration of any lie detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any intelligence or...

  3. 29 CFR 801.11 - Exemption for national defense and security.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... for national defense and security. (a) The exemptions allowing for the administration of lie detector... detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any counterintelligence function, to any... administration of any lie detector test by the Federal Government, in the performance of any intelligence or...

  4. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA... § 621.1 Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  5. 32 CFR 621.1 - Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA... § 621.1 Loan of Army/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) owned property for use at national and State... will be submitted to the appropriate CONUS Army Commander of the area in which the convention will be...

  6. Sandia National Laboratories: National Security Missions: Defense Systems

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    ; Technology Defense Systems & Assessments About Defense Systems & Assessments Program Areas Robotics R&D 100 Awards Laboratory Directed Research & Development Technology Deployment Centers Audit Sandia's Economic Impact Licensing & Technology Transfer Browse Technology Portfolios

  7. 3 CFR - Delegation of Waiver Authority Under Section 1022(a)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Delegation of Waiver Authority Under Section 1022(a)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Memorandum of February 28, 2012 Delegation of Waiver Authority Under Section 1022(a)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act...

  8. 3 CFR - Annual Update to the Report Specified in Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Annual Update to the Report Specified in Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Memorandum of February 7, 2011 Annual Update to the Report Specified in Section 1251 of the National Defense...

  9. 32 CFR 1605.14 - State Director of Selective Service for New York City.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... City. 1605.14 Section 1605.14 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE... Selective Service for New York City. The Governor of the State of New York is authorized to recommend a person to be appointed by the President as State Director of Selective Service for New York City, who...

  10. 32 CFR 1605.14 - State Director of Selective Service for New York City.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... City. 1605.14 Section 1605.14 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE... Selective Service for New York City. The Governor of the State of New York is authorized to recommend a person to be appointed by the President as State Director of Selective Service for New York City, who...

  11. Budgeting for the Nation’s Defense Following the End of National Conflicts

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-01

    anticipation of the probable and preparation for the possible. It is, in a word, alchemy ; a method of transmutation from idea into action.”8 These...this combination, Congress disbanded the army at the end of the Revolutionary War due to financial concerns as the war had resulted in “the finances ...BUDGETING FOR THE NATON’S DEFENSE FOLLOWING THE END OF NATIONAL CONFLICTS BY CRAIG A. HARDING A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE

  12. 5 CFR 1315.20 - Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. 1315.20 Section 1315.20 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB DIRECTIVES PROMPT PAYMENT § 1315.20 Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

  13. 5 CFR 1315.20 - Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. 1315.20 Section 1315.20 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB DIRECTIVES PROMPT PAYMENT § 1315.20 Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

  14. 5 CFR 1315.20 - Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. 1315.20 Section 1315.20 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB DIRECTIVES PROMPT PAYMENT § 1315.20 Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

  15. 5 CFR 1315.20 - Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. 1315.20 Section 1315.20 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB DIRECTIVES PROMPT PAYMENT § 1315.20 Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

  16. Malpractice liability and defensive medicine: a national survey of neurosurgeons.

    PubMed

    Nahed, Brian V; Babu, Maya A; Smith, Timothy R; Heary, Robert F

    2012-01-01

    Concern over rising healthcare expenditures has led to increased scrutiny of medical practices. As medical liability and malpractice risk rise to crisis levels, the medical-legal environment has contributed to the practice of defensive medicine as practitioners attempt to mitigate liability risk. High-risk specialties, such as neurosurgery, are particularly affected and neurosurgeons have altered their practices to lessen medical-legal risk. We present the first national survey of American neurosurgeons' perceptions of malpractice liability and defensive medicine practices. A validated, 51-question online-survey was sent to 3344 practicing U.S. neurosurgeon members of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, which represents 76% of neurosurgeons in academic and private practices. A total of 1028 surveys were completed (31% response rate) by neurosurgeons representing diverse sub-specialty practices. Respondents engaged in defensive medicine practices by ordering additional imaging studies (72%), laboratory tests (67%), referring patients to consultants (66%), or prescribing medications (40%). Malpractice premiums were considered a "major or extreme" burden by 64% of respondents which resulted in 45% of respondents eliminating high-risk procedures from their practice due to liability concerns. Concerns and perceptions about medical liability lead practitioners to practice defensive medicine. As a result, diagnostic testing, consultations and imaging studies are ordered to satisfy a perceived legal risk, resulting in higher healthcare expenditures. To minimize malpractice risk, some neurosurgeons have eliminated high-risk procedures. Left unchecked, concerns over medical liability will further defensive medicine practices, limit patient access to care, and increase the cost of healthcare delivery in the United States.

  17. Malpractice Liability and Defensive Medicine: A National Survey of Neurosurgeons

    PubMed Central

    Smith, Timothy R.; Heary, Robert F.

    2012-01-01

    Background Concern over rising healthcare expenditures has led to increased scrutiny of medical practices. As medical liability and malpractice risk rise to crisis levels, the medical-legal environment has contributed to the practice of defensive medicine as practitioners attempt to mitigate liability risk. High-risk specialties, such as neurosurgery, are particularly affected and neurosurgeons have altered their practices to lessen medical-legal risk. We present the first national survey of American neurosurgeons’ perceptions of malpractice liability and defensive medicine practices. Methods A validated, 51-question online-survey was sent to 3344 practicing U.S. neurosurgeon members of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, which represents 76% of neurosurgeons in academic and private practices. Results A total of 1028 surveys were completed (31% response rate) by neurosurgeons representing diverse sub-specialty practices. Respondents engaged in defensive medicine practices by ordering additional imaging studies (72%), laboratory tests (67%), referring patients to consultants (66%), or prescribing medications (40%). Malpractice premiums were considered a “major or extreme” burden by 64% of respondents which resulted in 45% of respondents eliminating high-risk procedures from their practice due to liability concerns. Conclusions Concerns and perceptions about medical liability lead practitioners to practice defensive medicine. As a result, diagnostic testing, consultations and imaging studies are ordered to satisfy a perceived legal risk, resulting in higher healthcare expenditures. To minimize malpractice risk, some neurosurgeons have eliminated high-risk procedures. Left unchecked, concerns over medical liability will further defensive medicine practices, limit patient access to care, and increase the cost of healthcare delivery in the United States. PMID:22761745

  18. 32 CFR 644.22 - Site selection.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Site selection. 644.22 Section 644.22 National... HANDBOOK Project Planning Military (army and Air Force) and Other Federal Agencies § 644.22 Site selection... selection will be the primary responsibility of the using service. A representative of the appropriate...

  19. 77 FR 16205 - National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential...

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    ... Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of... National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed supplement to the Fiscal Year 2012...

  20. 77 FR 42271 - National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential...

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    ... Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of... National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed supplement to the Fiscal Year 2013...

  1. Defense without aggression

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Harvey, H.

    1988-09-01

    In introducing this group of articles on nonoffensive defense the author notes that the prospect of nuclear disarmament in Europe is boosting ideas, which have been around for a decade, from theory to politics. This special section of articles looks at an emerging theory that may reduce reliance on nuclear weapons by bringing stability to the conventional standoff in central Europe. The idea is to rearrange conventional forces so that they can defend but not attack. Under such monikers as nonoffensive defense (the main term used in these articles), nonprovocative defense, defensive defense, reasonable sufficiency, and mutual defensive superiority, thesemore » proposals suggest that nations can restructure weapons, personnel, and strategy to assure their own military security without posing a threat to other nations. 5 refs.« less

  2. Review of the National Defense Intelligence College's Master's Degree in Science and Technology Intelligence

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Academies Press, 2011

    2011-01-01

    The National Research Council (NRC) was asked by the National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC) to convene a committee to review the curriculum and syllabi for their proposed master of science degree in science and technology intelligence. The NRC was asked to review the material provided by the NDIC and offer advice and recommendations…

  3. 32 CFR 28.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Secretary of Defense. 28.500 Section 28.500 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 28.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) Exemption authority...

  4. Charting the Nation’s Course: Strategic Planning Processes in the 1952-53 New Look and the 1996-97 Quadrennial Defense Review

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-06-01

    the Nation’s Course : Strategic Planning Processes in the 1952-53 " New Look" and the 1996-97 Quadrennial...sequences into a cohesive whole. Two examples ( the New Look of 1953 and the Quadrennial Defense Review of 1997) are selected for comparison due to the many...By 1953, atomic weapons were becoming more numerous and hydrogen weapons were about to be tested for the first time. 17 Bombers, cruise missiles,

  5. Selection of an Optimum Air Defense Weapon Package Using MAUM (Multi-Attribute Utility Measurement).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-06-01

    SELECTION OF AN OPTIMUM AIR DEFENSE WEAPON PACKAGE USING MAUM by Wilton L. Ham June 1983 Thesis Advisor: R. G. Nickerson Approved for public release...OSSTRIUTON STATEMEN4T (of if AlRpeat) Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. I?. 01STVAGUTgOg STATE[MENT (of me ubeh’ei antered Ian...hold": do not fire except in self defense. 4. Firing Commands. These are commands issued regard- less of the weapons control in effect. There are three

  6. U.S. Department of Defense deems climate change a national security threat

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wendel, JoAnna

    2014-10-01

    Climate change is a "threat multiplier," according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The report, entitled 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap and released on 13 October, lays out ways in which DOD will work with other nations to combat the challenges associated with, adapt to, and mitigate climate change.

  7. Technologies for distributed defense

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Seiders, Barbara; Rybka, Anthony

    2002-07-01

    For Americans, the nature of warfare changed on September 11, 2001. Our national security henceforth will require distributed defense. One extreme of distributed defense is represented by fully deployed military troops responding to a threat from a hostile nation state. At the other extreme is a country of 'citizen soldiers', with families and communities securing their common defense through heightened awareness, engagement as good neighbors, and local support of and cooperation with local law enforcement, emergency and health care providers. Technologies - for information exploitation, biological agent detection, health care surveillance, and security - will be critical to ensuring success in distributed defense.

  8. Defense.gov - Special Report

    Science.gov Websites

    FORUM - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience as Canadian Minister of National issues that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay discussed during a bilateral meeting here today. Story | Transcript U.S., Canadian Defense Chiefs Answer Afghanistan

  9. The FA pathway counteracts oxidative stress through selective protection of antioxidant defense gene promoters.

    PubMed

    Du, Wei; Rani, Reena; Sipple, Jared; Schick, Jonathan; Myers, Kasiani C; Mehta, Parinda; Andreassen, Paul R; Davies, Stella M; Pang, Qishen

    2012-05-03

    Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many human diseases including Fanconi anemia (FA), a genetic disorder associated with BM failure and cancer. Here we show that major antioxidant defense genes are down-regulated in FA patients, and that gene down-regulation is selectively associated with increased oxidative DNA damage in the promoters of the antioxidant defense genes. Assessment of promoter activity and DNA damage repair kinetics shows that increased initial damage, rather than a reduced repair rate, contributes to the augmented oxidative DNA damage. Mechanistically, FA proteins act in concert with the chromatin-remodeling factor BRG1 to protect the promoters of antioxidant defense genes from oxidative damage. Specifically, BRG1 binds to the promoters of the antioxidant defense genes at steady state. On challenge with oxidative stress, FA proteins are recruited to promoter DNA, which correlates with significant increase in the binding of BRG1 within promoter regions. In addition, oxidative stress-induced FANCD2 ubiquitination is required for the formation of a FA-BRG1-promoter complex. Taken together, these data identify a role for the FA pathway in cellular antioxidant defense.

  10. In Defense of the National Labs and Big-Budget Science

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    Goodwin, J R

    2008-07-29

    The purpose of this paper is to present the unofficial and unsanctioned opinions of a Visiting Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on the values of LLNL and the other National Labs. The basic founding value and goal of the National Labs is big-budget scientific research, along with smaller-budget scientific research that cannot easily be done elsewhere. The most important example in the latter category is classified defense-related research. The historical guiding light here is the Manhattan Project. This endeavor was unique in human history, and might remain so. The scientific expertise and wealth of an entire nation was tappedmore » in a project that was huge beyond reckoning, with no advance guarantee of success. It was in many respects a clash of scientific titans, with a large supporting cast, collaborating toward a single well-defined goal. Never had scientists received so much respect, so much money, and so much intellectual freedom to pursue scientific progress. And never was the gap between theory and implementation so rapidly narrowed, with results that changed the world, completely. Enormous resources are spent at the national or international level on large-scale scientific projects. LLNL has the most powerful computer in the world, Blue Gene/L. (Oops, Los Alamos just seized the title with Roadrunner; such titles regularly change hands.) LLNL also has the largest laser in the world, the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) has the most powerful microscope in the world. Not only is it beyond the resources of most large corporations to make such expenditures, but the risk exceeds the possible rewards for those corporations that could. Nor can most small countries afford to finance large scientific projects, and not even the richest can afford largess, especially if Congress is under major budget pressure. Some big-budget research efforts are funded by international consortiums, such as the Large Hadron

  11. Defense Civil Support: DOD Needs to Identify National Guards Cyber Capabilities and Address Challenges in Its Exercises

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    Congress. Consequently, as prepared now, this report does not help DOD leaders identify assets that could be used in a cyber crisis scenario...Guidance. GAO-13-128. Washington, D.C.: October 24, 2012. Defense Cyber Efforts: Management Improvements Needed to Enhance Programs Protecting the...DEFENSE CIVIL SUPPORT DOD Needs to Identify National Guard’s Cyber Capabilities and Address Challenges in Its

  12. FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-01-16

    Involuntarily Separated Reservists ......................................................................... 29 Autism Treatment...collectively known as the “Selected Reserve”) are eligible to enroll in the TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) program and TRICARE Dental Program (TDP). TRS is a...family members and military retirees and their dependents. TDP offers dental insurance to active duty family members and Selected Reserve members

  13. 75 FR 15695 - Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee; Board of Visitors National Defense...

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    2010-03-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory... 102-3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Board of...: Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128...

  14. Missile Defense: Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing Delays Affect Delivery of Capabilities

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-28

    Page 1 GAO- 16 -339R Ballistic Missile Defense 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 April 28, 2016 Congressional Committees Missile Defense...Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing Delays Affect Delivery of Capabilities For over half a century , the Department of Defense (DOD) has been...81, § 232 (a) (2011). 2 GAO- 16 -339R Ballistic Missile Defense baselines, we analyzed the testing goals for selected elements, which are

  15. Relaxation of herbivore-mediated selection drives the evolution of genetic covariances between plant competitive and defense traits.

    PubMed

    Uesugi, Akane; Connallon, Tim; Kessler, André; Monro, Keyne

    2017-06-01

    Insect herbivores are important mediators of selection on traits that impact plant defense against herbivory and competitive ability. Although recent experiments demonstrate a central role for herbivory in driving rapid evolution of defense and competition-mediating traits, whether and how herbivory shapes heritable variation in these traits remains poorly understood. Here, we evaluate the structure and evolutionary stability of the G matrix for plant metabolites that are involved in defense and allelopathy in the tall goldenrod, Solidago altissima. We show that G has evolutionarily diverged between experimentally replicated populations that evolved in the presence versus the absence of ambient herbivory, providing direct evidence for the evolution of G by natural selection. Specifically, evolution in an herbivore-free habitat altered the orientation of G, revealing a negative genetic covariation between defense- and competition-related metabolites that is typically masked in herbivore-exposed populations. Our results may be explained by predictions of classical quantitative genetic theory, as well as the theory of acquisition-allocation trade-offs. The study provides compelling evidence that herbivory drives the evolution of plant genetic architecture. © 2017 The Author(s). Evolution © 2017 The Society for the Study of Evolution.

  16. 32 CFR 1615.6 - Selective service number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Selective service number. 1615.6 Section 1615.6... REGISTRATION § 1615.6 Selective service number. Every registrant shall be given a selective service number. The Social Security Account Number will not be used for this purpose. ...

  17. 32 CFR 634.21 - Department of Defense Form 2220.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true Department of Defense Form 2220. 634.21 Section 634.21 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) LAW... Department of Defense Form 2220. (a) Use. DD Form 2220 will be used to identify registered POVs on Army, Navy...

  18. 32 CFR 634.21 - Department of Defense Form 2220.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true Department of Defense Form 2220. 634.21 Section 634.21 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) LAW... Department of Defense Form 2220. (a) Use. DD Form 2220 will be used to identify registered POVs on Army, Navy...

  19. 32 CFR 634.21 - Department of Defense Form 2220.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Department of Defense Form 2220. 634.21 Section 634.21 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) LAW... Department of Defense Form 2220. (a) Use. DD Form 2220 will be used to identify registered POVs on Army, Navy...

  20. 32 CFR 634.21 - Department of Defense Form 2220.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Department of Defense Form 2220. 634.21 Section 634.21 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) LAW... Department of Defense Form 2220. (a) Use. DD Form 2220 will be used to identify registered POVs on Army, Navy...

  1. 32 CFR 634.21 - Department of Defense Form 2220.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Department of Defense Form 2220. 634.21 Section 634.21 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) LAW... Department of Defense Form 2220. (a) Use. DD Form 2220 will be used to identify registered POVs on Army, Navy...

  2. 32 CFR 13.4 - Duties and responsibilities of the defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Duties and responsibilities of the defense. 13.4 Section 13.4 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... be directed by the Appointing Authority or the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. ...

  3. 32 CFR 13.4 - Duties and responsibilities of the defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Duties and responsibilities of the defense. 13.4 Section 13.4 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... be directed by the Appointing Authority or the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. ...

  4. 32 CFR 13.4 - Duties and responsibilities of the defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Duties and responsibilities of the defense. 13.4 Section 13.4 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... be directed by the Appointing Authority or the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. ...

  5. Dilemmas of Japanese Defense.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kiyoshi, Nasu

    1978-01-01

    Traces Japan's attitude toward and preparation for national defense from the 1930s to 1978. Topics discussed include Japan's indifference to defense since World War II, America's responsibility to defend Japan in case of military attack, the possibility of a Soviet attack on Japan, and public opinion about defense in Japan. Journal availability:…

  6. Redefining The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Tokyo’s National Defense Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-11-01

    affairs to a member of the National Diet , a Fulbright Fellow at Tokyo University, a reporter for Defense News and the Iwate Nippo, and Tokyo...process of introducing electoral reform in the Diet has already split the LDP and led to the recent series of coalitions. The process of implementing this...what Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told Japanese Prime Minister Murayama in August 1994. See "Mahathir to Japan: ’Drop War Apologies, Join

  7. Defense Planning and Arms Control. Proceedings of a Special NSAI Conference, 12-14 June 1980, National Defense University, Washington, DC.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-09-01

    priorities, given the real-world limits on spending, and not just to press for more prgrams and forces. 33 ’I-4Z Integrating Defense Planning and Arms Control...Administration, and 4) "the Great Disillusion," the final months when we made the major concessions which prevented SALT II from being an equal and...will prevent Soviet interfer- ence with our National Technical Means (NTM) of verification. But we have permitted the Soviets to encrypt telemetry on

  8. Defense Business Transformation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-12-01

    Defense Business Transformation by Jacques S. Gansler and William Lucyshyn The Center for Technology and National...REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 00-00-2009 to 00-00-2009 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Defense Business Transformation 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER...vii Part One: DoD Business Transformation

  9. 32 CFR 644.342 - Prior approval of Department of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Prior approval of Department of Defense. 644.342 Section 644.342 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... Department of Defense. (a) DOD Instruction 4165.12 requires advance approval by the Assistant Secretary of...

  10. 32 CFR 644.342 - Prior approval of Department of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true Prior approval of Department of Defense. 644.342 Section 644.342 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... Department of Defense. (a) DOD Instruction 4165.12 requires advance approval by the Assistant Secretary of...

  11. 32 CFR 644.342 - Prior approval of Department of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true Prior approval of Department of Defense. 644.342 Section 644.342 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... Department of Defense. (a) DOD Instruction 4165.12 requires advance approval by the Assistant Secretary of...

  12. 32 CFR 644.342 - Prior approval of Department of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Prior approval of Department of Defense. 644.342 Section 644.342 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... Department of Defense. (a) DOD Instruction 4165.12 requires advance approval by the Assistant Secretary of...

  13. 32 CFR 644.342 - Prior approval of Department of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Prior approval of Department of Defense. 644.342 Section 644.342 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED) REAL... Department of Defense. (a) DOD Instruction 4165.12 requires advance approval by the Assistant Secretary of...

  14. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) Program

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1992-01-01

    Six years ago, the Defense Science Board (DSB) initiated a review of the concept, technical basis, program content, and missions of the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) program. The report was completed in Sep. 1988, and the recommendations contributed to strengthening the technical efforts in the NASP program. Since then, substantial technological progress has been made in the technology development phase (Phase 2) of the program. Phase 2 of the program is currently scheduled to end in late Fiscal Year 1993, with a decision whether to proceed to the experimental flight vehicle phase (Phase 3) to be made at that time. This decision will be a very significant one for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In February of this year, the DSB was chartered to revisit the NASP program to assess the degree to which the many technical challenges of the program have been resolved, or are likely to be resolved by the end of Phase 2.

  15. Study of the measurement of defense style using Bond's Defense Style Questionnaire.

    PubMed

    Nishimura, R

    1998-08-01

    Two hundred and seventy healthy university students were surveyed in December 1995 using Bond's Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) to measure the subjects' defense mechanisms. At the same time, a survey using Byrne's R-S Scale (Repression-Sensitization Scale) of the MMPI (Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory) and five psychiatric symptom indexes (anxiety, sense of inadequacy, sensitivity, depression and impulsive anger) selected from the CMI (Cornell Medical Index-Health Questionnaire) was conducted. Three factors were extracted from the DSQ through factor analysis: immature defenses, neurotic defenses, and mature defenses. The results of analysis of variance revealed the following: (i) for anxiety and anxiety related symptoms, both immature defenses and neurotic defenses indicated principal effect; (ii) for impulsive anger and depression, immature defenses presented principal effect; and (iii) for sensitivity and impulsive anger, interaction between a mature defense style and neurotic defense style was noted. The relationship between defense styles and psychiatric symptoms in healthy people is studied in this paper.

  16. In Defense of Japan

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2018-01-03

    national elections. The party majority gives Abe the potential to formally amend Article 9 of the Japanese constitution to authorize the Japanese Self ...Pacific. Japanese Constitution; Article 9; The United States and Japan Bi-lateral defense treaty; Collective Self Defense; Pacifism; Japanese Self ...involvement in collective self -defense (CSD). Factors leading up to this decision are a rapidly evolving strategic and political environment in

  17. The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: The Road to Success?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Blas, Elisheva

    2010-01-01

    The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways was an innovation that changed America. The highway system, the greatest public works project in American history, made travel faster, easier, and safer. However, there were serious negative effects of the highways; they hindered the growth of cities, destroyed…

  18. Dynamic defense workshop :

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Crosby, Sean Michael; Doak, Justin E.; Haas, Jason Juedes.

    2013-02-01

    On September 5th and 6th, 2012, the Dynamic Defense Workshop: From Research to Practice brought together researchers from academia, industry, and Sandia with the goals of increasing collaboration between Sandia National Laboratories and external organizations, de ning and un- derstanding dynamic, or moving target, defense concepts and directions, and gaining a greater understanding of the state of the art for dynamic defense. Through the workshop, we broadened and re ned our de nition and understanding, identi ed new approaches to inherent challenges, and de ned principles of dynamic defense. Half of the workshop was devoted to presentations of current state-of-the-artmore » work. Presentation topics included areas such as the failure of current defenses, threats, techniques, goals of dynamic defense, theory, foundations of dynamic defense, future directions and open research questions related to dynamic defense. The remainder of the workshop was discussion, which was broken down into sessions on de ning challenges, applications to host or mobile environments, applications to enterprise network environments, exploring research and operational taxonomies, and determining how to apply scienti c rigor to and investigating the eld of dynamic defense.« less

  19. Optimal defense theory explains deviations from latitudinal herbivory defense hypothesis.

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    Kooyers, Nicholas J; Blackman, Benjamin K; Holeski, Liza M

    2017-04-01

    The latitudinal herbivory defense hypothesis (LHDH) postulates that the prevalence of species interactions, including herbivory, is greater at lower latitudes, leading to selection for increased levels of plant defense. While latitudinal defense clines may be caused by spatial variation in herbivore pressure, optimal defense theory predicts that clines could also be caused by ecogeographic variation in the cost of defense. For instance, allocation of resources to defense may not increase plant fitness when growing seasons are short and plants must reproduce quickly. Here we use a common garden experiment to survey genetic variation for constitutive and induced phenylpropanoid glycoside (PPG) concentrations across 35 Mimulus guttatus populations over a ~13° latitudinal transect. Our sampling regime is unique among studies of the LHDH in that it allows us to disentangle the effects of growing season length from those of latitude, temperature, and elevation. For five of the seven PPGs surveyed, we find associations between latitude and plant defense that are robust to population structure. However, contrary to the LHDH, only two PPGs were found at higher levels in low latitude populations, and total PPG concentrations were higher at higher latitudes. PPG levels are strongly correlated with growing season length, with higher levels of PPGs in plants from areas with longer growing seasons. Further, flowering time is positively correlated with the concentration of nearly all PPGs, suggesting that there may be a strong trade-off between development time and defense production. Our results reveal that ecogeographic patterns in plant defense may reflect variation in the cost of producing defense compounds in addition to variation in herbivore pressure. Thus, the biogeographic pattern predicted by the LHDH may not be accurate because the underlying factors driving variation in defense, in this case, growing season length, are not always associated with latitude in the same

  20. Defense Programs benchmarking in Chicago, April 1994: Identifying best practices in the pollution prevention programs of selected private industries

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    1995-12-01

    The Office of Defense Programs (DP) was the first US Department of Energy (DOE) Cognizant Secretarial Office (CSO) to attempt to benchmark private industries for best-in-class practices in the field of pollution prevention. Defense Programs` intent in this effort is to identify and bring to DOE field offices strategic and technological tools that have helped private companies minimize waste and prevent pollution. Defense Programs` premier benchmarking study focused on business practices and process improvements used to implement exceptional pollution prevention programs in four privately owned companies. The current interest in implementing partnerships information exchange, and technology transfer with the privatemore » sector prompted DP to continue to seek best practices in the area of pollution prevention through a second benchmarking endeavor in May 1994. This report presents the results of that effort. The decision was made to select host facilities that own processes similar to those at DOE plants and laboratories, that have programs that have been recognized on a local or national level, that have an interest in partnering with the Department on an information-sharing basis, and that are located in proximity to each other. The DP benchmarking team assessed the pollution prevention programs of five companies in the Chicago area--GE Plastics, Navistar, Northrop Corporation, Sundstrand and Caterpillar. At all facilities visited, Ozone Depleting Compounds (ODCs), hazardous wastes, releases under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), waste water and non-hazardous wastes are being eliminated, replaced, reduced, recycled and reused whenever practicable.« less

  1. 77 FR 36387 - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

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    2012-06-19

    ... the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, and consistent with my... in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 11, 2012. [FR Doc...

  2. Defense Institution Building: An Assessment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-01-01

    collectively responsible for national-level defense oversight, governance, and management. Study Objectives and Research Questions The objectives of...Defense Studies , in this case) posts a per- manent representative with the command to help recruit for resident courses, suggest courses to be...foreign military officers to conduct study and research on security-related topics Program 2 Defense institutions/ education and training

  3. A Teacher's Guide to Selective Service Registration.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Selective Service System, Washington, DC.

    This guide is designed to assist high school teachers in their preparation of lessons covering the Selective Service System. The guide is organized into seven chapters. Chapter 1 describes Selective Service as it exists today, explains the registration process and its role in the national defense system, details who must register, and emphasizes…

  4. Commercializing Defense Technologies and Helping Defense Firms Succeed in Commercial Markets: A Report on the Objectives, Activities, and Accomplishments of the TAP-IN Program

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1997-01-01

    Technology Access for Product Innovation (TAP-IN), the largest technology deployment project funded by TRP, was competitively selected through a national solicitation for proposals. TAP-IN was created to help companies access and apply defense technologies and help defense-dependent companies enter new commercial markets. Defense technologies included technologies developed by DoD, DOE, NASA, and their contractors. TAP-IN was structured to provide region-based technology access services that were able to draw on technology resources nationwide. TAP-IN provided expert assistance in all stages of the commercialization process from concept through prototype design to capital sourcing and marketing strategy. TAP-IN helped companies locate new technology, identify business partners, secure financing, develop ideas for new products, identify new markets, license technology, solve technical problems, and develop company-specific applications of federal technology. TAP-IN leveraged NASA's existing commercial technology network to create an integrated national network of organizations that assisted companies in every state. In addition to NASA's six regional technology transfer centers (RTTCs), TAP-IN included business and technology development organizations in every state, the Industrial Designers Society of America, and the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC).

  5. 3 CFR - Delegation of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 1045 of the National Defense Authorization...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Delegation of Reporting Functions Specified in Section 1045 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and Condition 9 of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on the Measures for the...

  6. An Aerospace and Defense Industry Market Index for 1950-2012 and the Connection With Defense Spending

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-04-30

    select few financial measures, and by their infrequent production, have limited value in supporting the Defense Department’s knowledge refresh on the...their bread and butter business of defense production. The stable relationship that existed prior to the 1990s between defense production and

  7. Department of Defense Birth and Infant Health Registry: select reproductive health outcomes, 2003-2014.

    PubMed

    Bukowinski, Anna T; Conlin, Ava Marie S; Gumbs, Gia R; Khodr, Zeina G; Chang, Richard N; Faix, Dennis J

    2017-11-01

    Established following a 1998 directive, the Department of Defense Birth and Infant Health Registry (Registry) team conducts surveillance of select reproductive health outcomes among military families. Data are compiled from the Military Health System Data Repository and Defense Manpower Data Center to define the Registry cohort and outcomes of interest. Outcomes are defined using ICD-9/ICD-10 and Current Procedural Terminology codes, and include: pregnancy outcomes (e.g., live births, losses), birth defects, preterm births, and male:female infant sex ratio. This report includes data from 2003-2014 on 1,304,406 infants among military families and 258,332 pregnancies among active duty women. Rates of common adverse infant and pregnancy outcomes were comparable to or lower than those in the general US population. These observations, along with prior Registry analyses, provide reassurance that military service is not independently associated with increased risks for select adverse reproductive health outcomes. The Registry's diverse research portfolio demonstrates its unique capabilities to answer a wide range of questions related to reproductive health. These data provide the military community with information to identify successes and areas for improvement in prevention and care.

  8. 75 FR 3898 - Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Science Board; Closed Meeting

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    2010-01-25

    .... national defense posture and homeland security. DATES: The meeting will be held on February 24 and 25, 2010..., and policies as they may affect the U.S. national defense posture and homeland security. In accordance... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Science Board...

  9. 78 FR 76715 - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

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    2013-12-18

    ... National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, and consistent with my... HOUSE, Washington, November 29, 2013. [FR Doc. 2013-30276 Filed 12-17-13; 11:15 am] Billing code 4710-10 ...

  10. ERIC First Analysis: National Defense Commitments; 1982-83 National High School Debate Resolutions.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wagner, David L.

    The purpose of this booklet is to provide a brief overview of some of the issues involved in the 1982-83 high school debate resolutions, which focus on the defense commitments of the United States. The first of the booklet's four chapters provides a review of information sources for use in researching the topic of defense commitments. The…

  11. 32 CFR 1605.13 - Staff of State Headquarters for Selective Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Staff of State Headquarters for Selective... SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION State Administration § 1605.13 Staff of State... staff of each State Headquarters for Selective Service shall consist of as many officers, either...

  12. Defense Dollars and Sense: A Common Cause Guide to the Defense Budget Process.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rovner, Mark

    Designed to increase public awareness of military spending, this 5-part guide examines the process and problems of preparing the national defense budget. The publication begins with a brief overview of the 1984 defense budget. Major military programs, trends in budgeting, and key concerns in budget formulation are explored. Graphs and charts…

  13. 75 FR 43791 - Delegation of Certain Functions Under Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

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    2010-07-26

    ..., Subtitle D of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) #0; #0; #0; Presidential Documents #0; #0; #0;#0;Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 142 / Monday, July 26, 2010 / Presidential Documents#0;#0; #0; #0;Title 3-- #0;The President [[Page 43793

  14. Defense.gov Special Report: National Native American Heritage Month -

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    non-combat situation), Bronze Star - Operation DESERT STORM Campaign, Defense Meritorious Service Medal - Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Defense Meritorious Service Medal - Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and Campaign Medals - Operation IRAQI FREEDOM / Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Maj. Maureen A. Trujillo U.S. Air

  15. 47 CFR 0.181 - The Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... designated by the Commission. The Defense Commissioner directs the homeland security, national security and..., departments, or agencies. (c) To act as the Homeland Security and Defense Coordinator in representations with... emergency, the Defense Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security...

  16. 47 CFR 0.181 - The Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... designated by the Commission. The Defense Commissioner directs the homeland security, national security and..., departments, or agencies. (c) To act as the Homeland Security and Defense Coordinator in representations with... emergency, the Defense Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security...

  17. 47 CFR 0.181 - The Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... designated by the Commission. The Defense Commissioner directs the homeland security, national security and..., departments, or agencies. (c) To act as the Homeland Security and Defense Coordinator in representations with... emergency, the Defense Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security...

  18. 47 CFR 0.181 - The Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... designated by the Commission. The Defense Commissioner directs the homeland security, national security and..., departments, or agencies. (c) To act as the Homeland Security and Defense Coordinator in representations with... emergency, the Defense Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security...

  19. 47 CFR 0.181 - The Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... designated by the Commission. The Defense Commissioner directs the homeland security, national security and..., departments, or agencies. (c) To act as the Homeland Security and Defense Coordinator in representations with... emergency, the Defense Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security...

  20. National Defense on the High Frontier.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Graham, Daniel O.

    1983-01-01

    A new American defense policy based on satellites which can track down and destroy Soviet missiles is less expensive and more workable than is commonly believed. Such a policy would provide a greater margin of safety than the present policy of deterence based on mutually assured destruction. (IS)

  1. Site Team Review: Petition for Degree-Granting Authority by National Defense University, School for Information Resources Management (iCollege)

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    US Department of Education, 2010

    2010-01-01

    On November 3, 2010, a site team from the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) and the U.S. Department of Education conducted a visit to National Defense University's (University) School for Information Resources Management (IRMC or iCollege) at Ft. McNair in Washington, DC. The purpose of the visit was to…

  2. ACHP | Defense Department Compliance with NHPA

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    NHPA: Section 202(a)(6) Evaluation Report Defense Department Compliance with the National Historic )(6) Evaluation Report is a preliminary step in helping the Department of Defense marshall its Search skip specific nav links Home arrow Publications arrow Intro: Defense Department Compliance with

  3. 32 CFR 13.3 - Office of the Chief Defense Counsel.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Section 13.3 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... States armed force and shall be designated by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. (2) The...) of the Department of Defense. (3) The Chief Defense Counsel shall supervise all defense activities...

  4. 32 CFR 13.3 - Office of the Chief Defense Counsel.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Section 13.3 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... States armed force and shall be designated by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. (2) The...) of the Department of Defense. (3) The Chief Defense Counsel shall supervise all defense activities...

  5. 32 CFR 13.3 - Office of the Chief Defense Counsel.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Section 13.3 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... States armed force and shall be designated by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. (2) The...) of the Department of Defense. (3) The Chief Defense Counsel shall supervise all defense activities...

  6. 32 CFR 13.3 - Office of the Chief Defense Counsel.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Section 13.3 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... States armed force and shall be designated by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. (2) The...) of the Department of Defense. (3) The Chief Defense Counsel shall supervise all defense activities...

  7. 32 CFR 13.3 - Office of the Chief Defense Counsel.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Section 13.3 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY... States armed force and shall be designated by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. (2) The...) of the Department of Defense. (3) The Chief Defense Counsel shall supervise all defense activities...

  8. 32 CFR 1605.8 - Staff of Region Headquarters for Selective Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Staff of Region Headquarters for Selective... SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION Region Administration § 1605.8 Staff of Region..., the staff of each region for Selective Service shall consist of as many officers, either military or...

  9. Defense.gov Special Report: Veterans Day 2011

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    Department of Defense Submit Search Veterans Day 2011 - Honoring our Nation's Veterans - 11.11.11 Sept. 26 deserve our country's gratitude - not just on Veterans Day, but every day." Defense Secretary Leon E . Story Leaders Participate in Vets Day Events WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2011 - Today's Arlington National

  10. Quantitative and qualitative shifts in defensive metabolites define chemical defense investment during leaf development in Inga, a genus of tropical trees.

    PubMed

    Wiggins, Natasha L; Forrister, Dale L; Endara, María-José; Coley, Phyllis D; Kursar, Thomas A

    2016-01-01

    Selective pressures imposed by herbivores are often positively correlated with investments that plants make in defense. Research based on the framework of an evolutionary arms race has improved our understanding of why the amount and types of defenses differ between plant species. However, plant species are exposed to different selective pressures during the life of a leaf, such that expanding leaves suffer more damage from herbivores and pathogens than mature leaves. We hypothesize that this differential selective pressure may result in contrasting quantitative and qualitative defense investment in plants exposed to natural selective pressures in the field. To characterize shifts in chemical defenses, we chose six species of Inga, a speciose Neotropical tree genus. Focal species represent diverse chemical, morphological, and developmental defense traits and were collected from a single site in the Amazonian rainforest. Chemical defenses were measured gravimetrically and by characterizing the metabolome of expanding and mature leaves. Quantitative investment in phenolics plus saponins, the major classes of chemical defenses identified in Inga, was greater for expanding than mature leaves (46% and 24% of dry weight, respectively). This supports the theory that, because expanding leaves are under greater selective pressure from herbivores, they rely more upon chemical defense as an antiherbivore strategy than do mature leaves. Qualitatively, mature and expanding leaves were distinct and mature leaves contained more total and unique metabolites. Intraspecific variation was greater for mature leaves than expanding leaves, suggesting that leaf development is canalized. This study provides a snapshot of chemical defense investment in a speciose genus of tropical trees during the short, few-week period of leaf development. Exploring the metabolome through quantitative and qualitative profiling enables a more comprehensive examination of foliar chemical defense investment.

  11. 76 FR 58204 - TRICARE; Changes Included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010...

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    2011-09-20

    .... 111- 84), 10 U.S.C. 1086(d) provided that a person who would otherwise receive benefits under section 1086 who is entitled to Medicare Part A hospital insurance is not eligible for TRICARE unless the... National Defense Authorization Act amended 10 U.S.C. 1086(d) to exempt TRICARE beneficiaries under the age...

  12. Balancing Selection at the Tomato RCR3 Guardee Gene Family Maintains Variation in Strength of Pathogen Defense

    PubMed Central

    Hörger, Anja C.; Ilyas, Muhammad; Stephan, Wolfgang; Tellier, Aurélien; van der Hoorn, Renier A. L.; Rose, Laura E.

    2012-01-01

    Coevolution between hosts and pathogens is thought to occur between interacting molecules of both species. This results in the maintenance of genetic diversity at pathogen antigens (or so-called effectors) and host resistance genes such as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in mammals or resistance (R) genes in plants. In plant–pathogen interactions, the current paradigm posits that a specific defense response is activated upon recognition of pathogen effectors via interaction with their corresponding R proteins. According to the “Guard-Hypothesis,” R proteins (the “guards”) can sense modification of target molecules in the host (the “guardees”) by pathogen effectors and subsequently trigger the defense response. Multiple studies have reported high genetic diversity at R genes maintained by balancing selection. In contrast, little is known about the evolutionary mechanisms shaping the guardee, which may be subject to contrasting evolutionary forces. Here we show that the evolution of the guardee RCR3 is characterized by gene duplication, frequent gene conversion, and balancing selection in the wild tomato species Solanum peruvianum. Investigating the functional characteristics of 54 natural variants through in vitro and in planta assays, we detected differences in recognition of the pathogen effector through interaction with the guardee, as well as substantial variation in the strength of the defense response. This variation is maintained by balancing selection at each copy of the RCR3 gene. Our analyses pinpoint three amino acid polymorphisms with key functional consequences for the coevolution between the guardee (RCR3) and its guard (Cf-2). We conclude that, in addition to coevolution at the “guardee-effector” interface for pathogen recognition, natural selection acts on the “guard-guardee” interface. Guardee evolution may be governed by a counterbalance between improved activation in the presence and prevention of auto

  13. Defense.gov Special Report: Travels With Carter - July 2015

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    by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to the National Association of Counties Remarks by Defense Secretary Secretary Carter speaking at National Association Counties Conference Carter Calls on Community Leaders to Paratroopers Demonstrate Air Drop on Fort Bragg Photo Essay Carter Speaks at National Association of Counties

  14. Divided by Loyalty: The Debate Regarding Loyalty Provisions in the National Defense Education Act of 1958

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Maher, Brent D.

    2016-01-01

    The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958 was the first federal investment in low-interest student loans and became a precedent for expansion of student loans in the Higher Education Act of 1965. In its controversial loyalty provisions, the NDEA required loan recipients to affirm loyalty to the U.S. government. Between 1958 and 1962,…

  15. 32 CFR 21.200 - What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)? 21.200 Section 21.200 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS-GENERAL MATTERS Defense...

  16. 32 CFR 21.200 - What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)? 21.200 Section 21.200 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS-GENERAL MATTERS Defense...

  17. 32 CFR 21.200 - What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)? 21.200 Section 21.200 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS-GENERAL MATTERS Defense...

  18. 32 CFR 21.200 - What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)? 21.200 Section 21.200 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS-GENERAL MATTERS Defense...

  19. 32 CFR 21.200 - What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What is the Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)? 21.200 Section 21.200 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS-GENERAL MATTERS Defense...

  20. 38 CFR 45.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Secretary of Defense. 45...) NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 45.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) The Secretary of Defense... Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall...

  1. 38 CFR 45.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Secretary of Defense. 45...) NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 45.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) The Secretary of Defense... Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall...

  2. 38 CFR 45.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Secretary of Defense. 45...) NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 45.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) The Secretary of Defense... Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall...

  3. Economic Assessment of FMDv Releases from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility

    PubMed Central

    Pendell, Dustin L.; Marsh, Thomas L.; Coble, Keith H.; Lusk, Jayson L.; Szmania, Sara C.

    2015-01-01

    This study evaluates the economic consequences of hypothetical foot-and-mouth disease releases from the future National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas. Using an economic framework that estimates the impacts to agricultural firms and consumers, quantifies costs to non-agricultural activities in the epidemiologically impacted region, and assesses costs of response to the government, we find the distribution of economic impacts to be very significant. Furthermore, agricultural firms and consumers bear most of the impacts followed by the government and the regional non-agricultural firms. PMID:26114546

  4. 8 CFR 342.4 - Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested. 342.4 Section 342.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONALITY... defense; personal appearance requested. If the respondent files an answer within the prescribed period...

  5. 8 CFR 342.4 - Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested. 342.4 Section 342.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONALITY... defense; personal appearance requested. If the respondent files an answer within the prescribed period...

  6. 8 CFR 342.4 - Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested. 342.4 Section 342.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONALITY... defense; personal appearance requested. If the respondent files an answer within the prescribed period...

  7. 8 CFR 342.4 - Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested. 342.4 Section 342.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONALITY... defense; personal appearance requested. If the respondent files an answer within the prescribed period...

  8. 8 CFR 342.4 - Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Answer asserting defense; personal appearance requested. 342.4 Section 342.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONALITY... defense; personal appearance requested. If the respondent files an answer within the prescribed period...

  9. HRD in Selected Nations.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    1996

    These three papers were presented at a symposium on human resource development (HRD) in selected nations moderated by Alan Mumford at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Perspectives of United States Expatriates in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France on Expatriation and the Role of Their Sponsoring…

  10. Principal Selection: A National Study of Selection Criteria and Procedures

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Palmer, Brandon

    2017-01-01

    Despite empirical evidence correlating the role of the principal with student achievement, researchers have seldom scrutinized principal selection methods over the past 60 years. This mixed methods study investigated the processes by which school principals are selected. A national sample of top-level school district administrators was used to…

  11. Principal Selection: A National Study of Selection Criteria and Procedures

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Palmer, Brandon

    2016-01-01

    Despite empirical evidence correlating the role of the principal with student achievement, researchers have seldom scrutinized principal selection methods over the past 60 years. This mixed methods study investigated the processes by which school principals are selected. A national sample of top-level school district administrators was used to…

  12. 47 CFR 0.381 - Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Defense Commissioner. 0.381 Section 0.381 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL COMMISSION ORGANIZATION Delegations of Authority National Security and Emergency Preparedness Delegations § 0.381 Defense Commissioner. The authority...

  13. 47 CFR 0.381 - Defense Commissioner.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Defense Commissioner. 0.381 Section 0.381 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL COMMISSION ORGANIZATION Delegations of Authority National Security and Emergency Preparedness Delegations § 0.381 Defense Commissioner. The authority...

  14. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 14 - Affidavit and Agreement by Civilian Defense Counsel

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Affidavit and Agreement by Civilian Defense Counsel B Appendix B to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... Pursuant to Section 4(C)(3)(b) of Department of Defense Military Commission Order No. 1, “Procedures for...

  15. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 14 - Affidavit and Agreement by Civilian Defense Counsel

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Affidavit and Agreement by Civilian Defense Counsel B Appendix B to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... Pursuant to Section 4(C)(3)(b) of Department of Defense Military Commission Order No. 1, “Procedures for...

  16. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 14 - Affidavit and Agreement by Civilian Defense Counsel

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Affidavit and Agreement by Civilian Defense Counsel B Appendix B to Part 14 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... Pursuant to Section 4(C)(3)(b) of Department of Defense Military Commission Order No. 1, “Procedures for...

  17. 45 CFR 1177.13 - Omissions not a defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Omissions not a defense. 1177.13 Section 1177.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES CLAIMS COLLECTION § 1177.13 Omissions not a defense. Failure...

  18. 45 CFR 1177.13 - Omissions not a defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Omissions not a defense. 1177.13 Section 1177.13 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES CLAIMS COLLECTION § 1177.13 Omissions not a defense. Failure...

  19. The Role of the National Defense Stockpile in the Supply of Strategic and Critical Materials

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-05-09

    Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Trust Fund.53 12 Analysis of NDS Operations and Alternatives The current method of determining...requirements are based upon analysis of military, industrial, and essential civilian materials needs in light of conflict scenarios found in the National...Defense Strategy. The bulk of this analysis is done utilizing computer modeling. First, the model projects the needs for finished products and services

  20. Blood and Treasure: The U.S. Debt and Its Implications for National Defense and Security

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-12-01

    Reserve Board, “Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities ,” 15 May 2012. http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/ data -chart- center/tic/Documents...Coupled with numerous cyber -attacks and theft of intelligence, China could be performing dry runs and gaining intelligence on every occasion for the...THE U.S. DEBT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY by Nicholas C. Malokofsky December 2012 Thesis Advisor: Carolyn

  1. Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-01-01

    Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council: • Download hundreds of free books in PDF...with our innovative research tools Thank you for downloading this free PDF. If you have comments, questions or just want more information... downloaded from: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11177.html Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research Committee on Department of Defense Basic

  2. Creating Defense Excellence: Defense Addendum to Road Map for National Security

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-05-15

    occasionally distrust political appointees—many of whom can be young , inexperienced academics—as “interlopers” who can severely damage well-established...centralization, lost managerial competence, and the loss of Service esprit de corps. The centralized approach may instill greater efficiency toward a...This is necessary because the evolution of joint warfighting and defense economics has shifted many past roles and responsibilities to joint and

  3. 76 FR 21705 - Closed Meeting of the Defense Science Board

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    2011-04-18

    .... national defense posture and homeland security. In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Closed Meeting of the Defense Science Board AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board will meet in closed session on May...

  4. Defense.gov Special Report: Veterans Day 2012

    Science.gov Websites

    Department of Defense Submit Search Veterans Day 2012 - Honoring our Nation's Veterans - 11.11.12 Nov. 11 Veterans Day holiday, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has issued a message paying tribute to the men and devastation, thousands gathered to watch the 2012 New York City Veterans Day Parade, with Deputy Defense

  5. 8 CFR 274a.4 - Good faith defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Good faith defense. 274a.4 Section 274a.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS Employer Requirements § 274a.4 Good faith defense. An employer or a recruiter or referrer for a...

  6. 8 CFR 274a.4 - Good faith defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Good faith defense. 274a.4 Section 274a.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS Employer Requirements § 274a.4 Good faith defense. An employer or a recruiter or referrer for a...

  7. 8 CFR 274a.4 - Good faith defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Good faith defense. 274a.4 Section 274a.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS Employer Requirements § 274a.4 Good faith defense. An employer or a recruiter or referrer for a...

  8. 8 CFR 274a.4 - Good faith defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Good faith defense. 274a.4 Section 274a.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS Employer Requirements § 274a.4 Good faith defense. An employer or a recruiter or referrer for a...

  9. 8 CFR 274a.4 - Good faith defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Good faith defense. 274a.4 Section 274a.4 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS Employer Requirements § 274a.4 Good faith defense. An employer or a recruiter or referrer for a...

  10. 3 CFR - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2013-10 of June 5, 2013 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B)...

  11. 3 CFR - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2012-5 of March 30, 2012 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B)...

  12. 3 CFR - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2013-3 of December 7, 2012 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B...

  13. 3 CFR - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2014-3 of November 29, 2013 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(...

  14. 3 CFR - Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 3 The President 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Presidential Documents Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2012-9 of June 11, 2012 Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B)...

  15. Identifying psychotic defenses in a clinical interview.

    PubMed

    Berney, Sylvie; de Roten, Yves; Beretta, Véronique; Kramer, Ueli; Despland, Jean-Nicolas

    2014-05-01

    The Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales (DMRS), one of the most widely used and validated instruments in the study of defense mechanisms, does not include psychotic defenses. The Psychotic-DMRS (P-DMRS) has been developed to include 6 psychotic defense mechanisms: psychotic denial, autistic withdrawal, distortion, delusional projection, fragmentation, and concretization. We discuss psychotic defenses, including the difference between psychotic defenses and psychotic symptoms. Six clinical illustrations demonstrate how the 6 P-DMRS defenses can be identified in patients' narratives selected from the transcripts of dynamic interviews. Implications with respect to patient evaluation and treatment are discussed. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  16. Assessment of Ukranian National Defense Policy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-09

    Romanian- Slovakian-Hungarian engineer battalion “Tisa”, as a rapid reaction force with the mission of natural disaster relief in the Carpathian region...threats (Army’s multifunctional NBC protection and engineer units) and experience of their using ( Chernobyl nuclear plant in 1986, humanitarian...man-made disasters was exemplified by the 2011 nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Moreover, based on the results of the Strategic Defense Review in Ukraine

  17. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 77 - DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense A Appendix A to Part 77 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... to Part 77—DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense Outplacement and Referral System...

  18. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 77 - DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense A Appendix A to Part 77 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... to Part 77—DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense Outplacement and Referral System...

  19. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 77 - DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense A Appendix A to Part 77 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... to Part 77—DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense Outplacement and Referral System...

  20. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 77 - DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense A Appendix A to Part 77 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... to Part 77—DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense Outplacement and Referral System...

  1. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 77 - DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense A Appendix A to Part 77 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE... to Part 77—DD Form 2580, Operation Transition Department of Defense Outplacement and Referral System...

  2. 48 CFR 970.2672 - Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 970.2672 Section 970.2672 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DOE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS Other Socioeconomic...

  3. 48 CFR 970.2672 - Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 970.2672 Section 970.2672 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DOE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS Other Socioeconomic...

  4. 48 CFR 970.2672 - Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 970.2672 Section 970.2672 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DOE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS Other Socioeconomic...

  5. 48 CFR 970.2672 - Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 970.2672 Section 970.2672 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DOE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS Other Socioeconomic...

  6. 48 CFR 970.2672 - Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. 970.2672 Section 970.2672 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DOE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS Other Socioeconomic...

  7. 5 CFR 1315.20 - Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Application of Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. 1315.20 Section 1315.20 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OMB DIRECTIVES PROMPT PAYMENT § 1315.20 Application of Section 1010 of...

  8. 32 CFR 1605.61 - Staff of area offices for selective service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Staff of area offices for selective service... SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION Area Office Administration § 1605.61 Staff of area... staff of each area office shall consist of as many compensated employees, either military or civilian...

  9. 78 FR 68030 - Draft Guidance on Intellectual Property Rights for the National Network for Manufacturing...

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    2013-11-13

    ... Additive Manufacturing showed great promise for the defense, energy, space and commercial sectors of the Nation. In August, 2012, the selection of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII...-01] Draft Guidance on Intellectual Property Rights for the National Network for Manufacturing...

  10. 77 FR 3237 - Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

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    2012-01-23

    .... national defense posture and homeland security. DATES: February 22-23, 2012. ADDRESSES: The Pentagon. FOR... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings. SUMMARY: The Defense...

  11. 32 CFR 1630.48 - Class 4-A-A: Registrant who has performed military service for a foreign nation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION RULES § 1630.48 Class 4-A-A: Registrant... Selective Service System concerning the registrant's service in the armed forces of a foreign nation shall be written in the English language. [52 FR 24456, July 1, 1987] ...

  12. 78 FR 17176 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Defense Base Act

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    2013-03-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE... Regulation; Defense Base Act AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA... subcontractor responsibilities to obtain workers' compensation insurance or to qualify as a self-insurer, and...

  13. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy > OUSDP Offices > ASD for Strategy

    Science.gov Websites

    Defense for Policy Search Search Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Search Search Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Search Under Secretary of Defense for Policy U.S . Department of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Home National Defense Strategy Commission OUSDP

  14. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy > OUSDP Offices > ASD for Special

    Science.gov Websites

    Secretary of Defense for Policy Search Search Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Search Search Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Search Under Secretary of Defense for Policy U.S. Department of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Home National Defense Strategy

  15. 78 FR 69836 - Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

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    2013-11-21

    ..., tactics, and policies as they may affect the U.S. national defense posture and homeland security. In... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings. SUMMARY: The Defense...

  16. 77 FR 60399 - Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

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    .... national defense posture and homeland security. In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings. SUMMARY: The Defense...

  17. 78 FR 25971 - Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-03

    .... national defense posture and homeland security. In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings. SUMMARY: The Defense...

  18. 75 FR 32122 - Revisions to Defense Priorities and Allocations System Regulations

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    ...This proposed rule would reorganize and clarify existing standards and procedures by which the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) may require that certain contracts or orders that promote the national defense be given priority over other contracts or orders. This rule also sets new standards and procedures by which BIS may allocate materials, services and facilities to promote the national defense. BIS is publishing this rule to comply with a requirement of the Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009 to publish regulations providing standards and procedures for prioritization of contracts and orders and for allocation of materials, services and facilities to promote the national defense.

  19. Defense Acquisitions. Missile Defense Agency Fields Initial Capability but Falls Short of Original Goals

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-03-01

    Implementation Plan MAP Missile Defense System Assurance Provisions MDA Missile Defense System NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NFIRE ...fourth element, KEI, also delayed some activities related to its Near Field Infrared Experiment ( NFIRE ), which is being conducted to gather data on the...to complete a number of tasks that would have enabled it to conduct the NFIRE experiment. The experiment places sensors aboard a satellite that

  20. Review of defense display research programs

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tulis, Robert W.; Hopper, Darrel G.; Morton, David C.; Shashidhar, Ranganathan

    2001-09-01

    Display research has comprised a substantial portion of the defense investment in new technology for national security for the past 13 years. These investments have been made by the separate service departments and, especially, via several Defense Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs, known collectively as the High Definition Systems (HDS) Program (which ended in 2001) and via the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program (efforts ended in 2000). Using input from the Army, Navy, and Air Force to focus research and identify insertion opportunities, DARPA and the Title III Program Office have made investments to develop the national technology base and manufacturing infrastructure necessary to meet the twin challenge of providing affordable displays in current systems and enabling the DoD strategy of winning future conflicts by getting more information to all participants during the battle. These completed DARPA and DPA research and infrastructure programs are reviewed. Service investments have been and are being made to transition display technology; examples are described. Display science and technology (S&T) visions are documented for each service to assist the identification of areas meriting consideration for future defense research.

  1. 32 CFR 156.5 - National security positions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... of Existing Personnel Security Clearances” dated December 12, 2005 (Copies available on the Internet... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false National security positions. 156.5 Section 156.5 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE...

  2. 78 FR 4844 - Defense Programs Advisory Committee

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    ... Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Defense Programs... Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs on the stewardship and maintenance of the Nation's nuclear... DP management issues, including facility operations and fiscal matters. e. Where appropriate...

  3. 32 CFR 37.1025 - Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System? 37.1025 Section 37.1025 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Award Reporting Information About the Award § 37.1025 Must I report information to the Defense...

  4. 32 CFR 37.1025 - Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System? 37.1025 Section 37.1025 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Award Reporting Information About the Award § 37.1025 Must I report information to the Defense...

  5. 32 CFR 37.1025 - Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System? 37.1025 Section 37.1025 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Award Reporting Information About the Award § 37.1025 Must I report information to the Defense...

  6. 32 CFR 37.1025 - Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System? 37.1025 Section 37.1025 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Award Reporting Information About the Award § 37.1025 Must I report information to the Defense...

  7. 32 CFR 37.1025 - Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Must I report information to the Defense Assistance Awards Data System? 37.1025 Section 37.1025 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Award Reporting Information About the Award § 37.1025 Must I report information to the Defense...

  8. 77 FR 26747 - Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-07

    ... policies as they may affect the U.S. national defense posture and homeland security. DATES: May 23-24, 2012... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings. SUMMARY: The Defense...

  9. 32 CFR 644.333 - Screening for defense needs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Air Force will be screened against requirements of other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies and the... DE with the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy and against known Army military and civil works... 32 National Defense 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Screening for defense needs. 644.333 Section 644...

  10. 32 CFR 644.333 - Screening for defense needs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Air Force will be screened against requirements of other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies and the... DE with the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy and against known Army military and civil works... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Screening for defense needs. 644.333 Section 644...

  11. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE (DENIX)

    EPA Science Inventory

    DENIX serves as a central platform for the dissemination of environment, safety and occupational health (ESOH) news, policy, and guidance within Department of Defense (DoD) activities worldwide, in support of the national defense mission. DENIX informs ESOH professionals of salie...

  12. Defense Health Care: DOD Chiropractor Wage Rates

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-03-14

    Page 2 Introduction • In 2000, Congress mandated that the Department of Defense (DOD) develop a plan to provide chiropractic care as a permanent...part of the Defense Health Program. • Prior to the establishment of DOD’s chiropractic program, Congress directed DOD to conduct demonstration...projects to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of expanding DOD’s health system to include chiropractic care. • The National Defense

  13. CROSS-RESISTANCE FOLLOWING ARTIFICIAL SELECTION FOR INCREASED DEFENSE AGAINST PARASITOIDS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER.

    PubMed

    Fellowes, M D E; Kraaijeveld, A R; Godfray, H C J

    1999-06-01

    An increase in resistance to one natural enemy may result in no correlated change, a positive correlated change, or a negative correlated change in the ability of the host or prey to resist other natural enemies. The type of specificity is important in understanding the evolutionary response to natural enemies and was studied here in a Drosophila-paxasitoid system. Drosophila melanogaster lines selected for increased larval resistance to the endoparasitoid wasps Asobara tabida or Leptopilina boulardi were exposed to attack by A. tabida, L. boulardi and Leptopilina heterotoma at 15°C, 20°C, and 25°C. In general, encapsulation ability increased with temperature, with the exception of the lines selected against L. boulardi, which showed the opposite trend. Lines selected against L. boulardi showed large increases in resistance against all three parasitoid species, and showed similar levels of defense against A. tabida to the lines selected against that parasitoid. In contrast, lines selected against A. tabida showed a large increase in resistance to A. tabida and generally to L. heterotoma, but displayed only a small change in their ability to survive attack by L. boulardi. Such asymmetries in correlated responses to selection for increased resistance to natural enemies may influence host-parasitoid community structure. © 1999 The Society for the Study of Evolution.

  14. Defense Manpower Policy: Presentations from the 1976 Rand Conference on Defense Manpower

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1978-12-01

    organizations working on defense manpower issues and problems, This book contains selected presentations from ti -a Rand Confer- ence on Defense Manpower...the complete Conference agenda.) Nevertheless, the papers included here provide a reasonably good sampling of the topics and issues addressed at the...one of the key concerns in the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill. Accordingly, the purpose of this book is to shed some light on some of the major issues

  15. Defensive medicine among neurosurgeons in the Netherlands: a national survey.

    PubMed

    Yan, Sandra C; Hulsbergen, Alexander F C; Muskens, Ivo S; van Dam, Marjel; Gormley, William B; Broekman, Marike L D; Smith, Timothy R

    2017-12-01

    In defensive medicine, practice is motivated by legal rather than medical reasons. Previous studies have analyzed the correlation between perceived medico-legal risk and defensive behavior among neurosurgeons in the United States, Canada, and South Africa, but not yet in Europe. The aim of this study is to explore perceived liability burdens and self-reported defensive behaviors among neurosurgeons in the Netherlands and compare their practices with their non-European counterparts. A survey was sent to 136 neurosurgeons. The survey included questions from several domains: surgeon characteristics, patient demographics, type of practice, surgeon liability profile, policy coverage, defensive practices, and perception of the liability environment. Survey responses were analyzed and summarized. Forty-five neurosurgeons filled out the questionnaire (response rate of 33.1%). Almost half (n = 20) reported paying less than 5% of their income to annual malpractice premiums. Nearly all respondents view their insurance premiums as a minor or no burden (n = 42) and are confident that in their coverage is sufficient (n = 41). Most neurosurgeons (n = 38) do not see patients as "potential lawsuits". Relative to their American peers, Dutch neurosurgeons view their insurance premiums as less burdensome, their patients as a smaller legal threat, and their practice as less risky in general. They are sued less often and engage in fewer defensive behaviors than their non-European counterparts. The medico-legal climate in the Netherlands may contribute to this difference.

  16. 32 CFR 37.1030 - What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.1030 Section 37.1030 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS Executing the Award Reporting Information About the...

  17. Deterrence and Space-Based Missile Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-01

    8. Curt Weldon , “Charting a New Course on Missile Defense,” in Spacepower for a New Millen­ nium: Space and U.S. National Security, ed. Peter L...Stimson Center, 2003), 4. 45. See Baker Spring , “The Enduring Features of the Debate over Missile Defense,” Backgrounder no. 1972, Heritage Foundation

  18. Final Department of Defense - State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page contains the final version of the model Department of Defense - State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA), developed by the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) and the Department of Defense (DoD) with assistance from representatives of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and the National Governors' Association (NGA).

  19. Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Defense Strategies for Ensuring the Resilience of National Space Capabilities

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-03-01

    Executive Summary is a product of the Defense Science Board (DSB). The DSB is a Federal Advisory Committee established to provide independent advice to the...Executive Summary Since 2000, when the Defense Science Board concluded space superiority was absolutely essential in achieving global awareness, information...control, critical enabling doctrine, and policy concepts. From April 2015 through September 2016, the Task Force received more than 40 briefings from

  20. Addressing the surveillance goal in the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report.

    PubMed

    Gahm, Gregory A; Reger, Mark A; Kinn, Julie T; Luxton, David D; Skopp, Nancy A; Bush, Nigel E

    2012-03-01

    The US National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) described 11 goals across multiple areas, including suicide surveillance. Consistent with these goals, the Department of Defense (DoD) has engaged aggressively in the area of suicide surveillance. The DoD's population-based surveillance system, the DoD Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) collects information on suicides and suicide attempts for all branches of the military. Data collected includes suicide event details, treatment history, military and psychosocial history, and psychosocial stressors at the time of the event. Lessons learned from the DoDSER program are shared to assist other public health professionals working to address the National Strategy objectives.

  1. A Selective United Nations Guide.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Petty, Johnese G.

    This annotated, selective bibliography is a guide to the history of the United Nations, its publications, and four of the 14 specialized agencies and their publications. It is organized under the following headings: biographies, guides, official records, indexes and abstracts, laws, yearbooks, bibliographies, directories, statistics, periodicals,…

  2. [Selective feeding in fish: Effect of feeding and defensive motivations evoked by natural odors].

    PubMed

    Kasumyan, A O; Marusov, E A

    2015-01-01

    The effect of feeding and defensive motivations evoked by natural olfactory signals (the food odor, the alarm pheromone) on choice and consumption of food items different in color and taste, and the manifestation of foraging behavior were examined in fish (koi Cyprinus carpio, roach Rutilus rutilus). The agar-agar pellets of red and green color having one of the amino acids (glycine, L-proline, L-alanine; all in concentration of 0.1 M) were simultaneously offered to single fishes in pure water, and in water extract of Chironomidae larvae or in water extract of fish skin. It was found out that odors used have different effects on fish foraging activity and on pellet selection for both pellet choice and consumption. On background of food odor, fish grasped pellets more often than in pure water. The equal choice of red and green pellets in pure water shifted to the preference of red ones in the presence of food odor. Despite the increase in the absolute number of pellets grasped, the relative consumption reduced and was replaced by selective consumption of pellets with glycine regardless of their color. Increasing demand for the food quality, due to the increased feeding motivation in response to food odor, is an important adaptation enhancing selection and consumption of food with more appropriate sensory qualities for fish. Defensive motivation caused by alarm pheromone suppressed predisposition. of fish to feed. Fish grasped pellets several times less often than in pure water and refused most of them. Any changes in the color or taste preferences were absent. Feeding behavior of fish of both species was characterized by repeated intraoral pellet testing, but in koi handling was less typical than in roach. In both species, handling activity was higher in those cases when the pellet was finally rejected. This activity was enhanced also on the background of food odor.

  3. Personal and Family Survival. Civil Defense Adult Education; Teacher's Manual.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Office of Civil Defense (DOD), Washington, DC.

    A manual intended as an instructor's aid in presenting a Civil Defense Adult Education Course is presented. It contains 10 lesson plans: Course Introduction, Modern Weapons and Radioactive Fallout (Effects), Modern Weapons and Radioactive Fallout (Protection), National Civil Defense Program, National Shelter Program (Community Shelters), National…

  4. 77 FR 49438 - Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Establishment of Department of Defense Federal... the Department of Defense to create an ``advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery,'' to... cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Committee shall report to the Secretary of Defense...

  5. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy > OUSDP Offices > ASD for Asian and

    Science.gov Websites

    of Defense for Policy Search Search Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Search Search Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Search Under Secretary of Defense for Policy U.S. Department of Defense Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Home National Defense Strategy

  6. DoD Space S and T Community of Interest Presentation to National Defense University (Briefing charts)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-09-30

    DoD Space S &T Community of Interest Presentation to National Defense University 30 September 2015 Dr. John Stubstad Space S &T COI Chair...STRATEGY 2015 Photo: Coronal mass ejection as recorded by NASA, August 31, 2014 DoD Space S &T Strategy • Biennial report to Congress – updated...advantages enabled by space systems at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels • Looks across the entire DoD Space S &T Enterprise

  7. Nonoffensive defense is overrated

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Flanagan, S.J.

    1988-09-01

    Some Western analysts argue that European security would stabilize if nations shifted to forces and doctrines that left them structurally incapable of conducting offensive military actions. Some, including American scholar Gene Sharp, have even called for replacing traditional military forces with plans for civilian-based resistance. Purely defensive postures would be reassuring to neighboring states, all of these theorists say, but such defenses would still be strong enough to defeat an attack if deterrence failed. This defensive-only stance, according to its advocates, is a purer form of deterrence by denial than now exists, since it removes even the possibility of inflictingmore » punishment in retaliation for an attack: it deters only be denying victory. But Mr. Flanagan questions whether such defense actually would serve as a credible deterrent. In addition, the various proposed schemes share some serious weaknesses, which he proceeds to discuss. 5 refs.« less

  8. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-03-01

    PAC-3 MSE) 81 Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 83 Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) 85 Long Range Precision Fires...incorporated certain 2010 acquisition reform initiatives. DOD and Congress have previously addressed some of the challenges and problems in the defense...additional quantities. While that does represent a cost increase, it does not necessarily indicate acquisition problems or a loss of buying power

  9. Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-01

    Selected Acquisition Report ( SAR ) RCS: DD-A&T(Q&A)823-384 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) As of FY 2017 President’s Budget Defense Acquisition...Management Information Retrieval (DAMIR) March 8, 2016 11:04:34 UNCLASSIFIED AMDR December 2015 SAR March 8, 2016 11:04:34 UNCLASSIFIED 2 Table...OSD - Office of the Secretary of Defense O&S - Operating and Support PAUC - Program Acquisition Unit Cost AMDR December 2015 SAR March 8, 2016 11:04:34

  10. Superfund record of decision (EPA Region 3): US Defense General Supply Center (DLA), operable unit 3, Chesterfield County, Richmond, VA, September 29, 1995

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    This decision document presents the selected remedial action for the National Guard Source Area (NGA), Operable Unit (OU3) at the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC) in Richmond, Virginia. Operable Unit 3 addresses the contaminated soils at the National Guard . The selected alternative requires that institutional controls, including access restriction, property transfer restriction, and preconstruction assessment, be implemented or continued at the site. Also, contaminated soils posing human health risks will be excavated and disposed of.

  11. 32 CFR 191.8 - Defense equal opportunity council and EEO boards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... development in the Department of Defense. The Boards shall work with career management officials, other key... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Defense equal opportunity council and EEO boards... DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS THE DOD CIVILIAN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) PROGRAM § 191.8...

  12. Looming Discontinuities in U.S. Military Strategy and Defense Planning: Colliding RMAs Necessitate a New Strategy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS LAW AND BUSINESS NATIONAL SECURITY POPULATION AND AGING PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND...research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded...Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community. For more information on the International Security and Defense Policy

  13. Evolution of Caenorhabditis elegans host defense under selection by the bacterial parasite Serratia marcescens.

    PubMed

    Penley, McKenna J; Ha, Giang T; Morran, Levi T

    2017-01-01

    Parasites can impose strong selection on hosts. In response, some host populations have adapted via the evolution of defenses that prevent or impede infection by parasites. However, host populations have also evolved life history shifts that maximize host fitness despite infection. Outcrossing and self-fertilization can have contrasting effects on evolutionary trajectories of host populations. While selfing and outcrossing are known to affect the rate at which host populations adapt in response to parasites, these mating systems may also influence the specific traits that underlie adaptation to parasites. Here, we determined the role of evolved host defense versus altered life history,in mixed mating (selfing and outcrossing) and obligately outcrossing C. elegans host populations after experimental evolution with the bacterial parasite, S. marcescens. Similar to previous studies, we found that both mixed mating and obligately outcrossing host populations adapted to S. marcescens exposure, and that the obligately outcrossing populations exhibited the greatest rates of adaptation. Regardless of the host population mating system, exposure to parasites did not significantly alter reproductive timing or total fecundity over the course of experimental evolution. However, both mixed mating and obligately outcrossing host populations exhibited significantly reduced mortality rates in the presence of the parasite after experimental evolution. Therefore, adaptation in both the mixed mating and obligately outcrossing populations was driven, at least in part, by the evolution of increased host defense and not changes in host life history. Thus, the host mating system altered the rate of adaptation, but not the nature of adaptive change in the host populations.

  14. Evolution of Caenorhabditis elegans host defense under selection by the bacterial parasite Serratia marcescens

    PubMed Central

    Penley, McKenna J.; Ha, Giang T.; Morran, Levi T.

    2017-01-01

    Parasites can impose strong selection on hosts. In response, some host populations have adapted via the evolution of defenses that prevent or impede infection by parasites. However, host populations have also evolved life history shifts that maximize host fitness despite infection. Outcrossing and self-fertilization can have contrasting effects on evolutionary trajectories of host populations. While selfing and outcrossing are known to affect the rate at which host populations adapt in response to parasites, these mating systems may also influence the specific traits that underlie adaptation to parasites. Here, we determined the role of evolved host defense versus altered life history,in mixed mating (selfing and outcrossing) and obligately outcrossing C. elegans host populations after experimental evolution with the bacterial parasite, S. marcescens. Similar to previous studies, we found that both mixed mating and obligately outcrossing host populations adapted to S. marcescens exposure, and that the obligately outcrossing populations exhibited the greatest rates of adaptation. Regardless of the host population mating system, exposure to parasites did not significantly alter reproductive timing or total fecundity over the course of experimental evolution. However, both mixed mating and obligately outcrossing host populations exhibited significantly reduced mortality rates in the presence of the parasite after experimental evolution. Therefore, adaptation in both the mixed mating and obligately outcrossing populations was driven, at least in part, by the evolution of increased host defense and not changes in host life history. Thus, the host mating system altered the rate of adaptation, but not the nature of adaptive change in the host populations. PMID:28792961

  15. Japan’s Defense Policy: Forecast and Implications.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-12-21

    aggressive and extreme military values. While the military was developing high self - esteem , many Japanese were critical of the conduct of servicemen... effective defense capabilities progressively within the limits necessary for our self -defense, with due regard to the national resources and the...Cabinet recognized that actual capabilities of the Self -Defense Forces were short of the ultimate goal of "dealing effectively with conventional aggression

  16. 32 CFR 37.1030 - What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... forward copies of technical reports to the DTIC, as described at §§ 37.890 and 37.895. The reporting... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.1030 Section 37.1030 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE...

  17. 32 CFR 37.1030 - What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... forward copies of technical reports to the DTIC, as described at §§ 37.890 and 37.895. The reporting... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.1030 Section 37.1030 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE...

  18. 32 CFR 37.1030 - What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... forward copies of technical reports to the DTIC, as described at §§ 37.890 and 37.895. The reporting... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.1030 Section 37.1030 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE...

  19. 32 CFR 37.1030 - What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... forward copies of technical reports to the DTIC, as described at §§ 37.890 and 37.895. The reporting... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What information must I report to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.1030 Section 37.1030 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE...

  20. Assessment of the Proliferation of Certain Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: Response to Section 1276 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

    DTIC Science & Technology

    NDAA, RAND Corporation researchers conducted literature reviews, collected and analyzed publicly available and classified data and information , and conducted interviews with subject-matter experts....The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Section 1276, requires an independent assessment directed by the Chairman of the...form of a report, to be delivered to the congressional defense committees. The NDAA requires several specific assessments , including the threat posed to

  1. 45 CFR 1230.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Secretary of Defense. 1230.500 Section 1230.500... SERVICE NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 1230.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) The Secretary of... Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall...

  2. 45 CFR 1230.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Secretary of Defense. 1230.500 Section 1230.500... SERVICE NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 1230.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) The Secretary of... Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall...

  3. 22 CFR 127.5 - Authority of the Defense Security Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... ensure compliance with the Department of Defense National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Authority of the Defense Security Service. 127... VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES § 127.5 Authority of the Defense Security Service. In the case of exports involving...

  4. Memorandum of Agreement Among Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Federal Interaction With Launch Site Operators

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-01-01

    This Memorandum of Agreement (Agreement) explains the respective roles and : responsibilities of the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation : Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, : in their interactions with lau...

  5. Macroevolutionary patterns of glucosinolate defense and tests of defense-escalation and resource availability hypotheses.

    PubMed

    Cacho, N Ivalú; Kliebenstein, Daniel J; Strauss, Sharon Y

    2015-11-01

    We explored macroevolutionary patterns of plant chemical defense in Streptanthus (Brassicaceae), tested for evolutionary escalation of defense, as predicted by Ehrlich and Raven's plant-herbivore coevolutionary arms-race hypothesis, and tested whether species inhabiting low-resource or harsh environments invest more in defense, as predicted by the resource availability hypothesis (RAH). We conducted phylogenetically explicit analyses using glucosinolate profiles, soil nutrient analyses, and microhabitat bareness estimates across 30 species of Streptanthus inhabiting varied environments and soils. We found weak to moderate phylogenetic signal in glucosinolate classes and no signal in total glucosinolate production; a trend toward evolutionary de-escalation in the numbers and diversity of glucosinolates, accompanied by an evolutionary increase in the proportion of aliphatic glucosinolates; some support for the RAH relative to soil macronutrients, but not relative to serpentine soil use; and that the number of glucosinolates increases with microhabitat bareness, which is associated with increased herbivory and drought. Weak phylogenetic signal in chemical defense has been observed in other plant systems. A more holistic approach incorporating other forms of defense might be necessary to confidently reject escalation of defense. That defense increases with microhabitat bareness supports the hypothesis that habitat bareness is an underappreciated selective force on plants in harsh environments. © 2015 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2015 New Phytologist Trust.

  6. Militias: Exploring Alternative Force Structures for National Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-06-01

    conflagrations of the twentieth century. To the casual observer, the country could appear too insignificant to become the target of a military...ideals, in the face of which the Swiss porcupine-defense was helpless. This was not the case in the first and second world conflagrations , where

  7. 32 CFR 147.24 - The national agency check.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false The national agency check. 147.24 Section 147.24 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN... reinvestigations. It consists of a review of; (a) Investigative and criminal history files of the FBI, including a...

  8. 32 CFR 147.24 - The national agency check.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false The national agency check. 147.24 Section 147.24 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN... reinvestigations. It consists of a review of; (a) Investigative and criminal history files of the FBI, including a...

  9. 32 CFR 147.24 - The national agency check.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false The national agency check. 147.24 Section 147.24 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN... reinvestigations. It consists of a review of; (a) Investigative and criminal history files of the FBI, including a...

  10. 32 CFR 147.24 - The national agency check.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false The national agency check. 147.24 Section 147.24 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN... reinvestigations. It consists of a review of; (a) Investigative and criminal history files of the FBI, including a...

  11. 32 CFR 147.24 - The national agency check.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false The national agency check. 147.24 Section 147.24 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN... reinvestigations. It consists of a review of; (a) Investigative and criminal history files of the FBI, including a...

  12. Defense.gov Special Report: Invictus Games 2014

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    Department of Defense Submit Search DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: 2014 Invictus Games U.S. Service Members Compete in Invictus Games UK Flag London | Sept. 10-14, 2014 More than 400 competitors from 13 nations will participate in the inaugural Invictus Games in London, an international sporting event for wounded warriors to

  13. Integral Counseling and a Three-Factor Model of Defenses

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    Pearson, Willow

    2007-01-01

    This article introduces 3 major factors of K. Wilber's (1999b) "all-quadrants, all-levels" model of defenses: the category of defense, the level of self development and defense, and the threat zone against which the self is defending. Through theoretical discussion and select clinical examples differentiating healthy and unhealthy expressions of…

  14. DefenseLink Feature:

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    Democracies President George W. Bush shakes hands with President Stjepan Mesic of Croatia during arrival today. Story NATO Members Debate Direction of Alliance President George W. Bush talks with Defense . Story Bush Pushes NATO To Accept Balkan Nations President George W. Bush emphasizes a point as he

  15. 75 FR 22753 - Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Science Board; Charter Renewal

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    ... Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics... complex technology problems facing the Department of Defense in such areas as research, engineering, and... those areas to strengthen national security. No matter shall be assigned to the Board for its...

  16. Department of Defense Basic Research Program.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-08-01

    Oamond Laboratories, ERADCOM. Foreword This report has been prepared by the Research Office, ffice of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for... Research and Engineering ( Research and Advanced Technology~jlt is the first report ever written for the express purpose of describing the Department of...Defense basic research program. The report is part of an overall effort to improve communications with the national research community by increasing the

  17. Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-12-01

    Selected Acquisition Report ( SAR ) RCS: DD-A&T(Q&A)823-418 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) As of FY 2017 President’s Budget...Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval (DAMIR) March 10, 2016 08:58:42 UNCLASSIFIED IDECM December 2015 SAR March 10, 2016 08:58:42... SAR March 10, 2016 08:58:42 UNCLASSIFIED 3 PB - President’s Budget PE - Program Element PEO - Program Executive Officer PM - Program Manager POE

  18. Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-09-09

    States. While prosecutions appear to be on the rise, leaks of classified information to the press have relatively infrequently been punished as crimes ... Crime Victims Fund. 76 §795. Photographing and sketching defense installations (a) Whenever, in the interests of national defense, the President...Publication of Classified Defense Information Congressional Research Service 13 and crimes and offenses not capital”85 that are not enumerated elsewhere in

  19. Defense.gov Special Report: Veterans Day 2013

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    Department of Defense Submit Search Veterans Day 2013 - Honoring our Nation's Veterans November 11, 2013 News Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, calling the holiday a reminder of the nation's "sacred piece titled "Joining Forces with you on Veterans Day," First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill

  20. Who Pays for National Defense? Financing Defense Programs in the United States, 1947-2007

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    Heo, Uk; Bohte, John

    2012-01-01

    Past studies on military expenditures in the United States have primarily focused on the extent to which guns versus butter trade-offs are prevalent without examining this relationship in the context of how other fiscal policy tools are used to pay for defense. Using annual data from 1947-2007, this study examines the relative importance of…

  1. Optimal defense strategies in an idealized microbial food web under trade-off between competition and defense.

    PubMed

    Våge, Selina; Storesund, Julia E; Giske, Jarl; Thingstad, T Frede

    2014-01-01

    Trophic mechanisms that can generate biodiversity in food webs include bottom-up (growth rate regulating) and top-down (biomass regulating) factors. The top-down control has traditionally been analyzed using the concepts of "Keystone Predation" (KP) and "Killing-the-Winner" (KtW), predominately occuring in discussions of macro- and micro-biological ecology, respectively. Here we combine the classical diamond-shaped food web structure frequently discussed in KP analyses and the KtW concept by introducing a defense strategist capable of partial defense. A formalized description of a trade-off between the defense-strategist's competitive and defensive ability is included. The analysis reveals a complex topology of the steady state solution with strong relationships between food web structure and the combination of trade-off, defense strategy and the system's nutrient content. Among the results is a difference in defense strategies corresponding to maximum biomass, production, or net growth rate of invading individuals. The analysis thus summons awareness that biomass or production, parameters typically measured in field studies to infer success of particular biota, are not directly acted upon by natural selection. Under coexistence with a competition specialist, a balance of competitive and defensive ability of the defense strategist was found to be evolutionarily stable, whereas stronger defense was optimal under increased nutrient levels in the absence of the pure competition specialist. The findings of success of different defense strategies are discussed with respect to SAR11, a highly successful bacterial clade in the pelagic ocean.

  2. Command, Control, and the Common Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1996-10-01

    as in two books, Our Air Force: The Keystone of National Defense and Winged Defense: The Development and Possibilities of Modern Air Power, Economic...Command first took the field against the Germans during the North African campaign in 1943, control of tactical air operations was fragmented at both...remained intensely loyal to their original strategic ideas. 42 The tactical success of which Brodie wrote was gained at some cost in the North African

  3. DefenseLink.mil - Special Report - Travels With Gates

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    Force in Afghanistan to the NATO and partner-nation defense ministers here today.Story New Memorial Attends NATO Defense Ministers' Conference Gates Tours Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial MEMORIAL DEDICATION - NATO officials dedicate a memorial to those who have lost their lives in alliance operations

  4. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

    Science.gov Websites

    Mattis, Danish Defense Minister Reaffirm Defense Relationship Fri, 25 May 2018 19:25:00 GMT Trump Thanks Deputy Secretary of Defense for Total Force Management as it relates to readiness; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; health affairs; training; and personnel requirements and management, including

  5. Department of Defense Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2006

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-11-15

    FY 2006 with a total of 35, resulting in a net gain of one material weakness over FY 2005. Each weakness and their corrective action plans are...held due to statutory requirements for use in national defense, conservation, or national emergencies. The Annual Materials Plan lists the maximum...of non- materiality instances where planning for periods of crisis were not fully developed. (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

  6. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 555 - Director of Defense Research and Engineering

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Director of Defense Research and Engineering A... Engineering June 14, 1974. Memorandum for Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments (R&D) Subject: Non... Engineering Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Subject: Non-Defense Work in DOD Laboratories and R...

  7. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 555 - Director of Defense Research and Engineering

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Director of Defense Research and Engineering A... Engineering June 14, 1974. Memorandum for Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments (R&D) Subject: Non... Engineering Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Subject: Non-Defense Work in DOD Laboratories and R...

  8. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 555 - Director of Defense Research and Engineering

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Director of Defense Research and Engineering A... Engineering June 14, 1974. Memorandum for Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments (R&D) Subject: Non... Engineering Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Subject: Non-Defense Work in DOD Laboratories and R...

  9. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 555 - Director of Defense Research and Engineering

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Director of Defense Research and Engineering A... Engineering June 14, 1974. Memorandum for Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments (R&D) Subject: Non... Engineering Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Subject: Non-Defense Work in DOD Laboratories and R...

  10. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 555 - Director of Defense Research and Engineering

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Director of Defense Research and Engineering A... Engineering June 14, 1974. Memorandum for Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments (R&D) Subject: Non... Engineering Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Subject: Non-Defense Work in DOD Laboratories and R...

  11. United States National Strategy and Defense Policy Objectives After Chemical Disarmament

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-03-19

    toxins. Because the 1972 BWT Convention does not adequately define toxins, the Soviets have a good case for considering artificial toxins as chemical...commits all parties to negotiate "in good faith" toward "the recognized objective of effective prohibition of chemical weapons."𔃼 The discussions on...34 argue: "that the effectiveness of verification measures is enhanced by a high level of chemical defense. Good defense greatly raises the scale of

  12. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-03-01

    also continue to reduce DOD’s buying power, as less capability will be provided for the money invested. In the larger context, DOD needs to make...Brilliant Antiarmor Submunition BAMS Broad Area Maritime Surveillance CDA Commander’s Digital Assistant CEC Cooperative Engagement Capability CMUP...Defense (DOD) maximize its return on investment and provide the warfighter with needed capabilities at the best value for the taxpayer. Since 1990

  13. Modeling and simulation: A key to future defense technology

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Muccio, Anthony B.

    1993-01-01

    The purpose of this paper is to express the rationale for continued technological and scientific development of the modeling and simulation process for the defense industry. The defense industry, along with a variety of other industries, is currently being forced into making sacrifices in response to the current economic hardships. These sacrifices, which may not compromise the safety of our nation, nor jeopardize our current standing as the world peace officer, must be concentrated in areas which will withstand the needs of the changing world. Therefore, the need for cost effective alternatives of defense issues must be examined. This paper provides support that the modeling and simulation process is an economically feasible process which will ensure our nation's safety as well as provide and keep up with the future technological developments and demands required by the defense industry. The outline of this paper is as follows: introduction, which defines and describes the modeling and simulation process; discussion, which details the purpose and benefits of modeling and simulation and provides specific examples of how the process has been successful; and conclusion, which summarizes the specifics of modeling and simulation of defense issues and lends the support for its continued use in the defense arena.

  14. Transnational architecting for homeland defense

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    O'Brien, Thomas W.

    2002-07-01

    The homeland security interests of a many nations are being increasingly threatened by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, drug trafficking, mass migration, global terrorism, environmental concerns, international crime and other global issues. This paper presents the case for development of such a transnational ballistic missile defense architecture for homeland defense and specifically addresses the architecture methodology and process, as well as the potential benefits and the top-level architecture trade issues that would have to be addressed if the community should decide to seriously pursue such an approach.

  15. Bicentennial of the United States Constitution: A Resource Guide. Supplement II: 1989. The Establishment of the Federal Government and National Defense.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Office of the Special Assistant for the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (Army), Washington, DC.

    The Department of the Army has been chosen to be the executive agent for the Department of Defense (DOD) programs celebrating the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. The DOD commemorative focus is fourfold: (1) to demonstrate the role and relationships of the military in national government; (2) to provide educational and historical…

  16. No-hardware-signature cybersecurity-crypto-module: a resilient cyber defense agent

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zaghloul, A. R. M.; Zaghloul, Y. A.

    2014-06-01

    We present an optical cybersecurity-crypto-module as a resilient cyber defense agent. It has no hardware signature since it is bitstream reconfigurable, where single hardware architecture functions as any selected device of all possible ones of the same number of inputs. For a two-input digital device, a 4-digit bitstream of 0s and 1s determines which device, of a total of 16 devices, the hardware performs as. Accordingly, the hardware itself is not physically reconfigured, but its performance is. Such a defense agent allows the attack to take place, rendering it harmless. On the other hand, if the system is already infected with malware sending out information, the defense agent allows the information to go out, rendering it meaningless. The hardware architecture is immune to side attacks since such an attack would reveal information on the attack itself and not on the hardware. This cyber defense agent can be used to secure a point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, a whole network, and/or a single entity in the cyberspace. Therefore, ensuring trust between cyber resources. It can provide secure communication in an insecure network. We provide the hardware design and explain how it works. Scalability of the design is briefly discussed. (Protected by United States Patents No.: US 8,004,734; US 8,325,404; and other National Patents worldwide.)

  17. Censorship: Tactics for Defense.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lowery, Skip

    1998-01-01

    Book banners are generally successful because they have a wide network of support, including national coalitions with sophisticated organizational methods--such as electing certain people to school boards. School officials should get organized and devise defensive strategies, such as inviting critics to class, asking what they would like to…

  18. 75 FR 45072 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-02

    ... National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Section 807 provides for adjustment every 5 years of statutory acquisition-related thresholds, except for Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act, and... thresholds to implement section 807 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...

  19. Optimal Defense Strategies in an Idealized Microbial Food Web under Trade-Off between Competition and Defense

    PubMed Central

    Våge, Selina; Storesund, Julia E.; Giske, Jarl; Thingstad, T. Frede

    2014-01-01

    Trophic mechanisms that can generate biodiversity in food webs include bottom-up (growth rate regulating) and top-down (biomass regulating) factors. The top-down control has traditionally been analyzed using the concepts of “Keystone Predation” (KP) and “Killing-the-Winner” (KtW), predominately occuring in discussions of macro- and micro-biological ecology, respectively. Here we combine the classical diamond-shaped food web structure frequently discussed in KP analyses and the KtW concept by introducing a defense strategist capable of partial defense. A formalized description of a trade-off between the defense-strategist's competitive and defensive ability is included. The analysis reveals a complex topology of the steady state solution with strong relationships between food web structure and the combination of trade-off, defense strategy and the system's nutrient content. Among the results is a difference in defense strategies corresponding to maximum biomass, production, or net growth rate of invading individuals. The analysis thus summons awareness that biomass or production, parameters typically measured in field studies to infer success of particular biota, are not directly acted upon by natural selection. Under coexistence with a competition specialist, a balance of competitive and defensive ability of the defense strategist was found to be evolutionarily stable, whereas stronger defense was optimal under increased nutrient levels in the absence of the pure competition specialist. The findings of success of different defense strategies are discussed with respect to SAR11, a highly successful bacterial clade in the pelagic ocean. PMID:24999739

  20. FY2017 Defense Appropriations Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of H.R. 5293 and S. 3000

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-06-17

    legally binding caps on discretionary spending for defense programs and for non-defense programs, which were established by P.L. 114-74, the Bipartisan...funding for FY2017 that (1) exceeds the relevant BBA cap ; and (2) is also exempt from that spending cap because it is classified as funding for so-called...Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The 2015 BBA increased binding caps on defense and non-defense discretionary appropriations for FY2016 and

  1. Differentiation of depression and anxiety groups using defense mechanisms.

    PubMed

    Olson, Trevor R; Presniak, Michelle D; MacGregor, Michael Wm

    2009-11-01

    We examined whether participants in depressed and anxious groups could be classified correctly using observer and self-report measures of defense mechanisms. A sample of 1182 university students completed the Personality Assessment Inventory and those scoring in the clinical range on either depression or anxiety indices were selected for participation. In total, 25 participants met criteria for the depressed group and 94 met criteria for the anxious group. Individual defense scores from the Defense-Q and the Defense Style Questionnaire were separately entered into 2 stepwise discriminant analyses. After cross-validation, the Defense-Q and Defense Style Questionnaire analyses classified participants with 75.0% and 71.3% accuracy, respectively. The results indicated that depression and anxiety groups can be significantly differentiated by defense use alone. Important differences in defensive functioning between these groups were confirmed and differences between observer and self-report measures of defenses mechanisms and current challenges in defense research were highlighted.

  2. Selective Chemical Inhibition of agr Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureus Promotes Host Defense with Minimal Impact on Resistance

    PubMed Central

    Sully, Erin K.; Malachowa, Natalia; Elmore, Bradley O.; Alexander, Susan M.; Femling, Jon K.; Gray, Brian M.; DeLeo, Frank R.; Otto, Michael; Cheung, Ambrose L.; Edwards, Bruce S.; Sklar, Larry A.; Horswill, Alexander R.; Hall, Pamela R.; Gresham, Hattie D.

    2014-01-01

    Bacterial signaling systems are prime drug targets for combating the global health threat of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections including those caused by Staphylococcus aureus. S. aureus is the primary cause of acute bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and the quorum sensing operon agr is causally associated with these. Whether efficacious chemical inhibitors of agr signaling can be developed that promote host defense against SSTIs while sparing the normal microbiota of the skin is unknown. In a high throughput screen, we identified a small molecule inhibitor (SMI), savirin (S. aureus virulence inhibitor) that disrupted agr-mediated quorum sensing in this pathogen but not in the important skin commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis. Mechanistic studies employing electrophoretic mobility shift assays and a novel AgrA activation reporter strain revealed the transcriptional regulator AgrA as the target of inhibition within the pathogen, preventing virulence gene upregulation. Consistent with its minimal impact on exponential phase growth, including skin microbiota members, savirin did not provoke stress responses or membrane dysfunction induced by conventional antibiotics as determined by transcriptional profiling and membrane potential and integrity studies. Importantly, savirin was efficacious in two murine skin infection models, abating tissue injury and selectively promoting clearance of agr+ but not Δagr bacteria when administered at the time of infection or delayed until maximal abscess development. The mechanism of enhanced host defense involved in part enhanced intracellular killing of agr+ but not Δagr in macrophages and by low pH. Notably, resistance or tolerance to savirin inhibition of agr was not observed after multiple passages either in vivo or in vitro where under the same conditions resistance to growth inhibition was induced after passage with conventional antibiotics. Therefore, chemical inhibitors can selectively target AgrA in

  3. Enemy targeting, trade-offs, and the evolutionary assembly of a tortoise beetle defense arsenal

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    In response to intense enemy selection, immature folivorous insects have evolved elaborate, multi-trait defense arsenals. How enemies foster trait diversification and arsenal assembly depends on which selective mode they impose: whether different enemies select for the same defense or exert conflict...

  4. Defense.gov Special Report: Inauguration 2013

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    disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on archive.defense.gov, please use the DoD Section 508 Parade Masses of people from around the globe converged in the nation's capital to witness President , D.C. Story Volunteers Come Together For National Day of Service About 10,000 people from all across

  5. 32 CFR 761.20 - Additional regulations governing persons and vessels in Naval Defensive Sea Areas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... vessels in Naval Defensive Sea Areas. 761.20 Section 761.20 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ISLANDS UNDER NAVY JURISDICTION NAVAL DEFENSIVE SEA AREAS; NAVAL AIRSPACE... Instructions § 761.20 Additional regulations governing persons and vessels in Naval Defensive Sea Areas. (a) By...

  6. 78 FR 65218 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Private Sector Notification Requirements of In...

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    2013-10-31

    ... Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Private Sector Notification Requirements of In-Sourcing Actions... Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act regarding private sector... section 938 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012 regarding private sector...

  7. 32 CFR 37.895 - How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? (a... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.895 Section 37.895 National Defense Department of...

  8. 32 CFR 37.895 - How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? (a... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.895 Section 37.895 National Defense Department of...

  9. 32 CFR 37.895 - How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? (a... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.895 Section 37.895 National Defense Department of...

  10. 32 CFR 37.895 - How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? 37.895 Section 37.895 National Defense Department of... How is the final performance report to be sent to the Defense Technical Information Center? (a...

  11. 45 CFR 1168.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Secretary of Defense. 1168.500 Section 1168.500 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 1168.500 Secretary...

  12. 45 CFR 1168.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Secretary of Defense. 1168.500 Section 1168.500 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 1168.500 Secretary...

  13. 32 CFR Appendix D to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 7050.5, Coordination of Remedies for Fraud and Corruption Related...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Department of Defense Directive 7050.5... National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt. 516, App. D Appendix D to Part 516—Department of Defense Directive 7050.5...

  14. 32 CFR Appendix D to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 7050.5, Coordination of Remedies for Fraud and Corruption Related...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Department of Defense Directive 7050.5... National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt. 516, App. D Appendix D to Part 516—Department of Defense Directive 7050.5...

  15. 32 CFR Appendix D to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 7050.5, Coordination of Remedies for Fraud and Corruption Related...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Department of Defense Directive 7050.5... National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt. 516, App. D Appendix D to Part 516—Department of Defense Directive 7050.5...

  16. Defense.gov Special Report: Defense Intelligence

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    Department of Defense Submit Search Defense intelligence is critical to the Defense Department's role in and conduct successful military and security operations that protect America. Defense Intelligence News Story Intelligence Chief Describes 'Pervasive Uncertainty' of Worldwide Threats "

  17. Strengthening Small Business Participation in Department of Defense Extramural Research and Development

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-01-01

    Management , on "The Small Business Innovation...Development Act of 1982 and Department of Defense Small Business Research Programs" before the National Contract Management Association (NOVA Chapter), Arlington, VA, May 25, 1983. 511 ...STRENGTHENING SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Bernard K. Dennis, Defense

  18. 32 CFR 553.22 - Visitors' rules for the Arlington National Cemetery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Visitors' rules for the Arlington National Cemetery. 553.22 Section 553.22 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY... authority from the Administrator, General Services Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the...

  19. 45 CFR 1158.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Secretary of Defense. 1158.500 Section 1158.500 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 1158.500 Secretary of...

  20. 45 CFR 1158.500 - Secretary of Defense.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Secretary of Defense. 1158.500 Section 1158.500 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Exemptions § 1158.500 Secretary of...

  1. Perspectives on Defense Futures: National Developments in Europe

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-04-01

    little danger of coming apart at the seam in the next 10 years, fiscal constraints on improving defenses will be a dominant environmental factor and...a source of further intra- Alliance frictions. European maritime forces, in particular, will feel the effects of a fiscally corseted planning...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EUROPE IN THE LATE 198Qs sets the context with a brief survey of the political, fiscal , and force modernization challenges

  2. The National Defense Counseling and Guidance Training Institutes Program: A Report of the First 50 Institutes. Bulletin, 1960, No. 31. OE-25011

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Tyler, Leona E.

    1960-01-01

    In September of 1958, the 85th Congress passed Public Law 85-864, the National Defense Education Act. The step had not been taken lightly. For months congressional committees had been studying alternative bills. Widespread discussion had occurred in circles where educators and the educated were represented. Many proposals had been examined and…

  3. "Defense-in-Depth" Laser Safety and the National Ignition Facility

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    King, J J

    The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the largest and most energetic laser in the world contained in a complex the size of a football stadium. From the initial laser pulse, provided by telecommunication style infrared nanoJoule pulsed lasers, to the final 192 laser beams (1.8 Mega Joules total energy in the ultraviolet) converging on a target the size of a pencil eraser, laser safety is of paramount concern. In addition to this, there are numerous high-powered (Class 3B and 4) diagnostic lasers in use that can potentially send their laser radiation travelling throughout the facility. With individual beam paths ofmore » up to 1500 meters and a workforce of more than one thousand, the potential for exposure is significant. Simple laser safety practices utilized in typical laser labs just don't apply. To mitigate these hazards, NIF incorporates a multi layered approach to laser safety or 'Defense in Depth.' Most typical high-powered laser operations are contained and controlled within a single room using relatively simplistic controls to protect both the worker and the public. Laser workers are trained, use a standard operating procedure, and are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as Laser Protective Eyewear (LPE) if the system is not fully enclosed. Non-workers are protected by means of posting the room with a warning sign and a flashing light. In the best of cases, a Safety Interlock System (SIS) will be employed which will 'safe' the laser in the case of unauthorized access. This type of laser operation is relatively easy to employ and manage. As the operation becomes more complex, higher levels of control are required to ensure personnel safety. Examples requiring enhanced controls are outdoor and multi-room laser operations. At the NIF there are 192 beam lines and numerous other Class 4 diagnostic lasers that can potentially deliver their hazardous energy to locations far from the laser source. This presents a serious and complex

  4. Report of the Defense Science Board 1980 Summer Study Panel on Industrial Responsiveness

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-01-01

    Encourage Investment H- Improving Productivity Re c ommen da t i on Modify current legislation, regulations and practices to permit greater...Ensure that National Defense needs are properly considered in application of non-defense government regulations . Attachment 1 Page 2 Responsible...views known in the development and application of non-defense government regulations — which later directly influence defense procurements. o

  5. Does self-defense training prevent sexual violence against women?

    PubMed

    Hollander, Jocelyn A

    2014-03-01

    Self-defense classes are offered across the nation as a strategy for reducing women's vulnerability to sexual assault. Yet there has been little systematic research assessing the effectiveness of these classes. In this article, I use data from a mixed methods study of a 10-week, university-based, feminist self-defense class to examine the effectiveness of self-defense training over a 1-year follow-up period. My analyses indicate that women who participate in self-defense training are less likely to experience sexual assault and are more confident in their ability to effectively resist assault than similar women who have not taken such a class.

  6. Defense.gov Special Report: Travels With Carter

    Science.gov Websites

    . Story Carter Visits Silicon Valley Companies to Enhance DoD Technology Innovation Defense Secretary Ash innovation found in that part of the nation. Story Carter Seeks Tech-sector Partnerships During Two-day the highest-tech companies in one of the nation's innovation hotspots. Story Secretary's Silicon

  7. The determinants of defensive medicine in Italian hospitals: The impact of being a second victim.

    PubMed

    Panella, M; Rinaldi, C; Leigheb, F; Donnarumma, C; Kul, S; Vanhaecht, K; Di Stanislao, F

    2016-07-01

    Defensive medicine affects healthcare systems worldwide. The concerns and perception about medical liability could lead practitioners to practise defensive medicine. Second victim is a healthcare worker involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event. The role of being second victim and the other possible determinants for defensive medicine is mostly unclear. To study the condition of being second victim as a possible determinants of defensive medicine among Italian hospital physicians. A secondary analysis of the database of the national survey study on the prevalence and the costs of defensive medicine in Italy that was carried out between April 2014 and June 2014 in 55 Italian hospitals was performed for this study. The demographic section of the questionnaire was selected including the physician's age, gender, specialty, activity volume, grade and the variable being a second victim after an adverse event. A total sample of 1313 physicians (87.5% response rate) was used in the data analyses. Characteristics of the participants included a mean age 49.2 of years and 19.4 average years of experience. The most prominent predictor for practising defensive medicine was the physicians' experience of being a second victim after an adverse event (OR=1.88; 95%CI, 1.38-2.57). Other determinants included age, years of experience, activity volume and risk of specialty. Malpractice reform, effective support to second victims in hospitals together with a systematic use of evidence-based clinical guidelines, emerged as possible recommendations for reducing defensive medicine. Copyright © 2016 SECA. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

  8. Photovoltaics in the Department of Defense

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Chapman, Richard N.

    1997-02-01

    This paper documents the history of photovoltaic use within the Department of Defense leading up to the installation of 2.1 MW of photovoltaics underway today. This history describes the evolution of the Department of Defense's Tri-Service Photovoltaic Review Committee and the committee's strategic plan to realize photovoltaic's full potential through outreach, conditioning of the federal procurement system, and specific project development. The Photovoltaic Review Committee estimates photovoltaic's potential at nearly 4,000 MW, of which about 700 MW are considered to be cost-effective at today's prices. The paper describes photovoltaic's potential within the Department of Defense, the status and features of the 2.1-MW worth of photovoltaic systems under installation, and how these systems are selected and implemented. The paper also documents support provided to the Department of Defense by the Department of Energy dating back to the late 70s.

  9. 32 CFR 105.15 - Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID... Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID). (a) Purpose. (1) In accordance with section 563 of Public Law... activities. It shall serve as a centralized, case-level database for the collection and maintenance of...

  10. 32 CFR 105.15 - Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID... Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID). (a) Purpose. (1) In accordance with section 563 of Public Law... activities. It shall serve as a centralized, case-level database for the collection and maintenance of...

  11. Department of Defense Birth and Infant Health Registry: Select Reproductive Health Outcomes, 2003-2014 (Open Access Publisher’s Version)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-11-01

    November 2017 Vol. 24 No. 11 MSMR Page 39 Established following a 1998 directive, the Department of Defense Birth and Infant Health Registry...Registry) team conducts surveillance of select repro- ductive health outcomes among military families. Data are compiled from the Military Health System...adverse reproductive health outcomes. The Regis- try’s diverse research portfolio demonstrates its unique capabilities to answer a wide range of

  12. Ballistic Missile Defense. Past and Future

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-04-01

    the Author” at the end of this book . x • Jacques S. Gansler even nuclear) are more likely than ballistic missile attacks, we should not waste ...Portions of this book may be quoted or reprinted without permission, provided that a standard source credit line is included...This book was published by the Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J

  13. 32 CFR 553.15 - Persons eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Persons eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery. 553.15 Section 553.15 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES ARMY NATIONAL CEMETERIES § 553.15 Persons...

  14. 32 CFR 637.14 - Use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC). 637.14 Section 637.14 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY... Use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Provost marshals will make maximum use of NCIC...

  15. Genetic variation of lodgepole pine physical and chemical defenses associated with each step in host selection behavior sequence by mountain pine beetle

    Treesearch

    Kimberly F. Wallin; Daniel S. Ott; Alvin D. Yanchuk

    2012-01-01

    Abiotic and biotic stressors exert selective pressures on plants, and over evolutionary time lead to the development of specialized adaptations and specific responses to stresses (Safranyik and Carroll 2006, Wallin and Raffa 2002). In this way, the environment in which plants evolve shapes their life cycles, range, growth, reproduction, and defenses. Insects and...

  16. Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-06-02

    observers maintain that a reform of the broader interagency system on national security matters is needed. Despite these disagreements, several...Taken together, however, the issues raised by these questions suggest the systemic nature of the challenges with which the Department of Defense...External Defense Expert Reform Proposals ............................................................................ 24 Formulating Requirements

  17. 32 CFR Appendix E to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act E Appendix E to Part 516 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt...

  18. 32 CFR Appendix E to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act E Appendix E to Part 516 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt...

  19. 32 CFR Appendix E to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act E Appendix E to Part 516 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt...

  20. 32 CFR Appendix E to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act E Appendix E to Part 516 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt...

  1. 32 CFR Appendix E to Part 516 - Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Department of Defense Directive 5505.5, Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act E Appendix E to Part 516 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LITIGATION Pt...

  2. Alternatives for Boost-Phase Missile Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-07-01

    NFIRE ) to better understand the characteristics of that signature for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The information that NFIRE might...ballistic missile Isp: specific impulse kg: kilogram km: kilometer MDA: Missile Defense Agency NFIRE : Near-Field Infrared Experiment NMD: national missile

  3. Immune defense in leaf-cutting ants: a cross-fostering approach.

    PubMed

    Armitage, Sophie A O; Broch, Jens F; Marín, Hermogenes Fernández; Nash, David R; Boomsma, Jacobus J

    2011-06-01

    To ameliorate the impact of disease, social insects combine individual innate immune defenses with collective social defenses. This implies that there are different levels of selection acting on investment in immunity, each with their own trade-offs. We present the results of a cross-fostering experiment designed to address the influences of genotype and social rearing environment upon individual and social immune defenses. We used a multiply mating leaf-cutting ant, enabling us to test for patriline effects within a colony, as well as cross-colony matriline effects. The worker's father influenced both individual innate immunity (constitutive antibacterial activity) and the size of the metapleural gland, which secretes antimicrobial compounds and functions in individual and social defense, indicating multiple mating could have important consequences for both defense types. However, the primarily social defense, a Pseudonocardia bacteria that helps to control pathogens in the ants' fungus garden, showed a significant colony of origin by rearing environment interaction, whereby ants that acquired the bacteria of a foster colony obtained a less abundant cover of bacteria: one explanation for this pattern would be co-adaptation between host colonies and their vertically transmitted mutualist. These results illustrate the complexity of the selection pressures that affect the expression of multilevel immune defenses. © 2011 The Author(s). Evolution© 2011 The Society for the Study of Evolution.

  4. Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

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    Contact DOD History Secretaries of Defense Pentagon History Renovations 9/11 Attack Images Pentagon Displays 9/11 Attack Publications Secretaries of Defense Historical Series Acquisition History Cold War Oral History Transcripts National Security Personnel System and British Nuclear History Oral History

  5. Department of Defense Expenditure Plans

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-03-20

    Substation , Feeder 198 E 1316 Coventry Air National Guard St RI Ext. Insul System and Roof 509 E 1317 Mounted Cmds Arm Providence RI Reroof USPFO 540 R 1318...that serve as the foundation for the many Defense functions needed to defend this nation. Division A , Title III of the Recovery Act provides $4.24...Replace Windows in Building 662 (Barracks) 795 E 4 Fort Greely AK Repair Exterior With Insulation Finish System on Building 662 777 E 5 Fort Greely AK

  6. 32 CFR 553.16 - Persons eligible for burial in Soldiers' Home National Cemetery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Persons eligible for burial in Soldiers' Home National Cemetery. 553.16 Section 553.16 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES ARMY NATIONAL CEMETERIES § 553.16 Persons...

  7. 32 CFR 553.17 - Persons ineligible for burial in an Army national cemetery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Persons ineligible for burial in an Army national cemetery. 553.17 Section 553.17 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES ARMY NATIONAL CEMETERIES § 553.17 Persons...

  8. 22 CFR 130.4 - Defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Defense articles and defense services. 130.4 Section 130.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FEES AND COMMISSIONS § 130.4 Defense articles and defense services. Defense articles and defense...

  9. 22 CFR 130.4 - Defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Defense articles and defense services. 130.4 Section 130.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FEES AND COMMISSIONS § 130.4 Defense articles and defense services. Defense articles and defense...

  10. 22 CFR 130.4 - Defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Defense articles and defense services. 130.4 Section 130.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FEES AND COMMISSIONS § 130.4 Defense articles and defense services. Defense articles and defense...

  11. 22 CFR 130.4 - Defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Defense articles and defense services. 130.4 Section 130.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FEES AND COMMISSIONS § 130.4 Defense articles and defense services. Defense articles and defense...

  12. The use of ECAS in plant protection: a green and efficient antimicrobial approach that primes selected defense genes.

    PubMed

    Zarattini, Marco; De Bastiani, Morena; Bernacchia, Giovanni; Ferro, Sergio; De Battisti, Achille

    2015-11-01

    The use of highly polluting chemicals for plant and crop protection is one of the components of the negative environmental impact of agricultural activities. In the present paper, an environmentally friendly alternative to pesticide application has been studied, based on the so-called electrochemically activated solutions (ECAS). Experiments have been carried out, by applying ECAS having different contents of active ingredients, on tobacco plants at a laboratory scale and on apple trees at fruit garden scale. The results, accumulated during a couple of years, have shown that properly selected dilute solutions of chlorides, once activated by an electrochemical treatment, exhibit a very effective protecting action of plants, irrespective of their nature. Extension of the research has shown that the observed effect is the result of two distinct factors: the expected anti-microbial action of the electrochemically synthesized oxidants, and an unexpected priming of immune plant defenses, which is clearly due to the treatment with ECAS. Interestingly, the repetition of ECAS application triggers an even stronger activation of defense genes. No oxidative damages, due to the use of the activated solutions, could be detected.

  13. A Study on the Defensive Stance and Position of Handball Goalkeepers: Facing a Forward Jump Shot Made from 9 Meters.

    PubMed

    Yang, Jong Hyun; Lee, Young Suk

    2016-10-01

    The purpose of this study was to find the defensive stance and calculate an optimal defense position for goalkeepers while blocking forward jump shots made from a distance of 9 m. Nine men's handball matches were recorded and 78 video clips were selected for analysis. These are the top class goalkeepers, which included players from the national team and reserve team of Korea. The goalkeeper's actual defensive position was significantly different from instructional suggestions; the width of both feet of the goalkeeper was approximately 2.5 times the width of the shoulders, and the hands were at waist height. The goalkeeper's actual defense position was about 1.10 (± 0.3) m from the goal line and also significantly different than instructional material (0.75 m). The optimal defense position, which was calculated from the goalkeeper's actual movement, was 1.44 m from the goal line, because the ratio of goalkeeper's defensive area in relation to the total area to be defended is highest at this point. In summary, we recommended that handball goalkeepers move forward, about a half step (0.34 m), when defending a forward jump shot made from 9 m, and instructional material should be modified according to the findings from this study.

  14. International Dynamics of U.S. National Defense Acquisition and Budgetary Policy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-04-30

    budgets have produced innovation is that they are large enough to absorb failures. Alongside those U.S. projects that have produced genuinely helpful...technological paternity. Aside from formal technology transfers, allies emulate many of the promising U.S. projects and organizational innovations they are...Opérations Spéciales in 1992 (Micheletti, 1999; National Audit Office [NAO], 2009). However, the fact that allies selectively adopt U.S. innovations should

  15. Natural History of Innate Host Defense Peptides.

    PubMed

    Linde, A; Wachter, B; Höner, O P; Dib, L; Ross, C; Tamayo, A R; Blecha, F; Melgarejo, T

    2009-12-01

    Host defense peptides act on the forefront of innate immunity, thus playing a central role in the survival of animals and plants. Despite vast morphological changes in species through evolutionary history, all animals examined to date share common features in their innate immune defense strategies, hereunder expression of host defense peptides (HDPs). Most studies on HDPs have focused on humans, domestic and laboratory animals. More than a thousand different sequences have been identified, yet data on HDPs in wild-living animals are sparse. The biological functions of HDPs include broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and immunomodulation. Natural selection and coevolutionary host-pathogen arms race theory suggest that the extent and specificity of the microbial load influences the spectrum and potency of HDPs in different species. Individuals of extant species-that have lived for an extended period in evolutionary history amid populations with intact processes of natural selection-likely possess the most powerful and well-adapted "natural antibiotics". Research on the evolutionary history of the innate defense system and the host in context of the consequences of challenges as well as the efficacy of the innate immune system under natural conditions is therefore of immediate interest. This review focuses on evolutionary aspects of immunophysiology, with emphasis on innate effector molecules. Studies on host defense in wild-living animals may significantly enhance our understanding of inborn immune mechanisms, and help identify molecules that may assist us to cope better with the increasing microbial challenges that likely follow from the continuous amplification of biodiversity levels on Earth.

  16. Homeland Security and Defense Applications

    ScienceCinema

    None

    2018-01-16

    Homeland Security and Defense Applications personnel are the best in the world at detecting and locating dirty bombs, loose nukes, and other radiological sources. The site trains the Nation's emergency responders, who would be among the first to confront a radiological or nuclear emergency. Homeland Security and Defense Applications highly training personnel, characterize the threat environment, produce specialized radiological nuclear detection equipment, train personnel on the equipment and its uses, test and evaluate the equipment, and develop different kinds of high-tech equipment to defeat terrorists. In New York City for example, NNSS scientists assisted in characterizing the radiological nuclear environment after 9/11, and produced specialized radiological nuclear equipment to assist local officials in their Homeland Security efforts.

  17. 3 CFR - Assignment of Functions Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; the...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act... detainees who will remain in the custody of the Department of Defense; 3. To the Attorney General, in... Department of Justice; 5. To the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the...

  18. South African Defense Policy.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-06-01

    apartheid policy and ensure Afrikaner control of the government through legislation and regulation. While a survey of the actual implementation of apartheid...from the government’s subse- quent actions that much of the defense legislation introduced 35 during early 1961 was aimed at strengthening internal...National Party. As the expression of Western European political liberalism, the Westminister system made it difficult to maintain government secrecy, and

  19. The Clinton plan for theater missile defenses: Costs and alternatives

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mosher, D.; Hall, R.

    1994-09-01

    Since the Gulf War, the Department of Defense has placed a high priority on developing defenses against theater ballistic missiles (TBMs). Over the past two years the Clinton administration has redirected the focus of the Ballistic Missile Organization (BMDO, formerly the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization) away from a national missile defense system and toward the development of theater missile defenses (TMDs). But the plan put forward by the administration is expensive - as much as $50 billion through the year 2010 - and it also raises several important issues about compliance with the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. But other approachesmore » to TMD would address some of these cost and compliance concerns, so it is worthwhile to look at several alternatives and analyze their costs and effects on capability.« less

  20. Department of Defense high power laser program guidance

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Muller, Clifford H.

    1994-06-01

    The DoD investment of nominally $200 million per year is focused on four high power laser (HPL) concepts: Space-Based Laser (SBL), a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization effort that addresses boost-phase intercept for Theater Missile Defense and National Missile Defense; Airborne Laser (ABL), an Air Force effort that addresses boost-phase intercept for Theater Missile Defense; Ground-Based Laser (GBL), an Air Force effort addressing space control; and Anti-Ship Missile Defense (ASMD), a Navy effort addressing ship-based defense. Each organization is also supporting technology development with the goal of achieving less expensive, brighter, and lighter high power laser systems. These activities represent the building blocks of the DoD program to exploit the compelling characteristics of the high power laser. Even though DoD's HPL program are focused and moderately strong, additional emphasis in a few technical areas could help reduce risk in these programs. In addition, a number of options are available for continuing to use the High-Energy Laser System Test Facility (HELSTF) at White Sands Missile Range. This report provides a brief overview and guidance for the five efforts which comprise the DoD HPL program (SBL, ABL, GBL, ASMD, HELSTF).

  1. Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges

    PubMed Central

    Rohde, Sven; Nietzer, Samuel; Schupp, Peter J.

    2015-01-01

    Sponges and other sessile invertebrates are lacking behavioural escape or defense mechanisms and rely therefore on morphological or chemical defenses. Studies from terrestrial systems and marine algae demonstrated facultative defenses like induction and activation to be common, suggesting that sessile marine organisms also evolved mechanisms to increase the efficiency of their chemical defense. However, inducible defenses in sponges have not been investigated so far and studies on activated defenses are rare. We investigated whether tropical sponge species induce defenses in response to artificial predation and whether wounding triggers defense activation. Additionally, we tested if these mechanisms are also used to boost antimicrobial activity to avoid bacterial infection. Laboratory experiments with eight pacific sponge species showed that 87% of the tested species were chemically defended. Two species, Stylissa massa and Melophlus sarasinorum, induced defenses in response to simulated predation, which is the first demonstration of induced antipredatory defenses in marine sponges. One species, M. sarasinorum, also showed activated defense in response to wounding. Interestingly, 50% of the tested sponge species demonstrated induced antimicrobial defense. Simulated predation increased the antimicrobial defenses in Aplysinella sp., Cacospongia sp., M. sarasinorum, and S. massa. Our results suggest that wounding selects for induced antimicrobial defenses to protect sponges from pathogens that could otherwise invade the sponge tissue via feeding scars. PMID:26154741

  2. An Analysis of the Civilianization of the Ministry of National Defense in the Republic of Korea in Support of Defense Reform 2020

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-03-01

    defense reform achieved remarkable success thanks to President Park’s strong determination and considerable financial support ( Yong -sup Han, 2006, p...earnest following the appointment of Defense Minister Yoon Kwang- Ung in July 2004. He wrote a research paper on civilian control of the military before...that this plan needed to be adjusted (Dokgo, Cho, Ki, Shin, Kim & Hong, 2007, p. 14). This caused discord because the effort to determine those

  3. Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends and Reports Its Contracting Dollars

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-20

    Sargent Jr. Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Gabriel M. Nelson Research Assistant Ceir Coral National Defense Fellow December 20, 2016......Congressional Research Service Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) has long relied on contractors to provide the U.S. military with a wide range

  4. 75 FR 72777 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Patents, Data, and Copyrights (DFARS Case 2010...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-26

    ... RIN 0750-AG62 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Patents, Data, and Copyrights (DFARS... Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text on patents, data, and copyrights... selecting ``Search.'' Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``DFARS Case 2010-D001...

  5. The Diffusion of Military Technologies to Foreign Nations: Arms Transfers Can Preserve the Defense Technological and Industrial Base

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-06-01

    required, the Defense Technology Security Administration ( DTSA ) will make a determination on whether or not advanced technologies are being risked by the...sale or transfer of that product. DTSA has this role whether it is a commercial or government-to-government transfer. The Joint Chiefs of Staff also...Office of Defense Relations Security Assistance DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency DTIB Defense Technological and Industrial Base DTSA Defense

  6. Results from a national survey of Crown prosecutors and defense counsel on impaired driving in Canada: a "System Improvements" perspective.

    PubMed

    Robertson, Robyn; Vanlaar, Ward; Simpson, Herb; Boase, Paul

    2009-01-01

    This article summarizes the main findings from a study designed to examine the legal process in Canada as it applies to alcohol-impaired driving from the point of view of Crown prosecutors and defense counsel, and to identify evidentiary or procedural factors that may impact the legal process, the rights of the accused, and interactions of all parts in the legal process. The data in this study were collected by means of a survey that was mailed out to the population of Crown prosecutors and defense counsel in Canada. In total, 765 prosecutors and 270 defense lawyers or an estimated 33% of all Canadian prosecutors and 15% of defense lawyers completed and returned the questionnaire. The "systems improvement" paradigm was used to interpret the findings and draw conclusions. Such an approach acknowledges the importance of the context in which countermeasures are implemented and delivered and the structures or entities used to deliver countermeasures to a designated target group. Results on type of charges and breath alcohol concentration, caseload, case outcomes, case preparation time, conviction rate at trial and overall conviction rate, reasons for acquittals and time to resolve cases are described. The findings from this national survey suggest that there are important challenges within the criminal justice system that impede the effective and efficient processing of impaired driving cases. Some of these challenges occur as a function of practices and policies, while others occur as a function of legislation. This study illustrates that a "system improvements" approach that acknowledges the importance of all elements of the criminal justice system and the interaction between those elements, can be beneficial in overcoming the alcohol-impaired driving problem.

  7. Nuclear threat: can Europe build a common defense

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Buis, G.

    1981-03-01

    With declining credibility of American protection and continuing divisiveness among western European nations, controversy surrounds the acquisition of a nuclear force which could supply the ways and means of self-defense or just increase the military threat and cost. Defense depends on displaying a powerful, diversified, and credible nuclear armament. The author feels that Britain must be excluded from this force and problems between France and Germany and smaller countries settled before a common nuclear arms system can be set up. (DCK)

  8. 32 CFR 553.16 - Persons eligible for burial in Soldiers' Home National Cemetery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Persons eligible for burial in Soldiers' Home National Cemetery. 553.16 Section 553.16 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF... eligible for burial in Soldiers' Home National Cemetery. The Board of Commissioners of the US Soldiers' and...

  9. Defense.gov Special Report: Travels with Hagel

    Science.gov Websites

    Afghanistan Flag of Pakistan Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Qatar December 2013 News Stories Hagel Concludes Six -day Troop, Partner Nation Visits Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wrapped up a six-day trip to the Middle

  10. 32 CFR 229.12 - Relationship to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Relationship to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. 229.12 Section 229.12 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES: UNIFORM REGULATIONS § 229.12 Relationship to section...

  11. 78 FR 62430 - Department of Defense (DoD)-Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Voluntary Cyber Security and...

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    2013-10-22

    ... National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Comments DoD published an interim final rule on May 11, 2012 (77 FR 27615). Fifty comments from twelve respondents were received and reviewed by the... year. Public Law 96-354, ``Regulatory Flexibility Act'' (5 U.S.C. 601) It has been certified that 32...

  12. Transit Vehicles for National Parks : Selection Factors and Technologies.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-03-31

    Increasingly, national parks are purchasing and operating buses and other alternative : transportation vehicles to transport visitors to and from or within park boundaries. : Selecting alternative transportation vehicles is a complex, multi-faceted p...

  13. Development of a qPCR Strategy to Select Bean Genes Involved in Plant Defense Response and Regulated by the Trichoderma velutinum - Rhizoctonia solani Interaction.

    PubMed

    Mayo, Sara; Cominelli, Eleonora; Sparvoli, Francesca; González-López, Oscar; Rodríguez-González, Alvaro; Gutiérrez, Santiago; Casquero, Pedro A

    2016-01-01

    Bean production is affected by a wide diversity of fungal pathogens, among them Rhizoctonia solani is one of the most important. A strategy to control bean infectious diseases, mainly those caused by fungi, is based on the use of biocontrol agents (BCAs) that can reduce the negative effects of plant pathogens and also can promote positive responses in the plant. Trichoderma is a fungal genus that is able to induce the expression of genes involved in plant defense response and also to promote plant growth, root development and nutrient uptake. In this article, a strategy that combines in silico analysis and real time PCR to detect additional bean defense-related genes, regulated by the presence of Trichoderma velutinum and/or R. solani has been applied. Based in this strategy, from the 48 bean genes initially analyzed, 14 were selected, and only WRKY33, CH5b and hGS showed an up-regulatory response in the presence of T. velutinum. The other genes were or not affected (OSM34) or down-regulated by the presence of this fungus. R. solani infection resulted in a down-regulation of most of the genes analyzed, except PR1, OSM34 and CNGC2 that were not affected, and the presence of both, T. velutinum and R. solani, up-regulates hGS and down-regulates all the other genes analyzed, except CH5b which was not significantly affected. As conclusion, the strategy described in the present work has been shown to be effective to detect genes involved in plant defense, which respond to the presence of a BCA or to a pathogen and also to the presence of both. The selected genes show significant homology with previously described plant defense genes and they are expressed in bean leaves of plants treated with T. velutinum and/or infected with R. solani.

  14. An analysis of an optimal selection process for characteristics and technical performance of baseball pitchers.

    PubMed

    Lin, Wen-Bin; Tung, I-Wu; Chen, Mei-Jung; Chen, Mei-Yen

    2011-08-01

    Selection of a qualified pitcher has relied previously on qualitative indices; here, both quantitative and qualitative indices including pitching statistics, defense, mental skills, experience, and managers' recognition were collected, and an analytic hierarchy process was used to rank baseball pitchers. The participants were 8 experts who ranked characteristics and statistics of 15 baseball pitchers who comprised the first round of potential representatives for the Chinese Taipei National Baseball team. The results indicated a selection rate that was 91% consistent with the official national team roster, as 11 pitchers with the highest scores who were recommended as optimal choices to be official members of the Chinese Tai-pei National Baseball team actually participated in the 2009 Baseball World Cup. An analytic hierarchy can aid in selection of qualified pitchers, depending on situational and practical needs; the method could be extended to other sports and team-selection situations.

  15. A Comparative Study of Defense Reforms in Eastern European Nations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-12-01

    assessments from NATO and U.S. defense evaluators in the early 2000s served as a wakeup call for the Czech Republic to carry out its long overdue...again for the EU Weimar Battlegroup, which is scheduled to turn operational in the first half of 2013. Poland is also currently in the consultation

  16. National Rocket Propulsion Materials Plan: A NASA, Department of Defense, and Industry Partnership

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Clinton, Raymond G., Jr.; Munafo, Paul M. (Technical Monitor)

    2001-01-01

    NASA, Department of Defense, and rocket propulsion industry representatives are working together to create a national rocket propulsion materials development roadmap. This "living document" will facilitate collaboration among the partners, leveraging of resources, and will be a highly effective tool for technology development planning. The structuring of the roadmap, and development plan, which will combine the significant efforts of the Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) Program, and NASA's Integrated Space Transportation Plan (ISTP), is being lead by the IHPRPT Materials Working Group (IMWG). The IHPRPT Program is a joint DoD, NASA, and industry effort to dramatically improve the nation's rocket propulsion capabilities. This phased program is structured with increasingly challenging goals focused on performance, reliability, and cost to effectively double rocket propulsion capabilities by 2010. The IHPRPT program is focused on three propulsion application areas: Boost and Orbit Transfer (both liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors), Tactical, and Spacecraft. Critical to the success of this initiative is the development and application of advanced materials, processes, and manufacturing technologies. NASA's ISTP is a comprehensive strategy focusing on the aggressive safety, reliability, and affordability goals for future space transportation systems established by the agency. Key elements of this plan are the 2 nd and 3 d Generation Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV). The affordability and safety goals of these generational systems are, respectively, 10X cheaper and 100X safer by 2010, and 100X cheaper and 10,000X safer by 2025. Accomplishment of these goals requires dramatic and sustained breakthroughs, particularly in the development and the application of advanced material systems. The presentation will provide an overview of the IHPRPT materials initiatives, NASA's 2nd and 3 rd Generation RLV propulsion materials projects, and the

  17. 76 FR 81359 - National Security Personnel System

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    2011-12-28

    ... contains regulatory documents #0;having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed #0... Security Personnel System AGENCY: Department of Defense; Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Final rule... concerning the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Section 1113 of the National Defense Authorization...

  18. 76 FR 59388 - Meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC)

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    2011-09-26

    ... selected concerns of military family organizations. The meeting is open to the public, subject to the... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family..., Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as...

  19. The DTIC Review. Volume 5, Number 4. Homeland Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-07-01

    proliferated enormously in recent years. Approximately 19 nations currently produce cruise missiles of some type , while more than 75 countries possess them... types are deployed in 81 different countries. 14. http://www.ceip.org/programs/npp/cruise4.htm. 15. The United States Commission on National Security...MD WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV Biological Warfare Improved Defense Program Response Decision Tree Workshop, 29-30

  20. Laterality related to the successive selection of Dutch national youth soccer players.

    PubMed

    Verbeek, Jan; Elferink-Gemser, Marije T; Jonker, Laura; Huijgen, Barbara C H; Visscher, Chris

    2017-11-01

    In the general population, estimates of left-foot preference are around 20%. In soccer, specific tasks create positional demands, requiring 40% of the players to be left-footed. Whether and how this is related to the selection of players is unknown. To examine the successive selection of soccer players for Dutch national youth teams in relation to foot preference, 280 youth players (age = 16.2 ± 1.08 years) were monitored from the U16 through the U19 teams over the last 5 years. No difference in successive selection between left- and right-footed players was found (p < 0.05). Regardless of foot preference, more than 50% of the selected players were deselected out of a national youth team after 2 years. On average, 31% of the national youth players were left-footed, which is higher than expected, based on population estimates (χ 2 (1) = 37.49, p < 0.001, w = 0.27). However, there was an under-representation of left-footed players, based on expected positional demands (i.e., attack, midfield, defence) (χ 2 (1) = 16.83, p < 0.001, w = 0.18). The conclusion is that left-foot preference increases the probability of selection in Dutch national youth soccer teams.

  1. 32 CFR 161.11 - Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Members of the Uniformed Services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Members of the Uniformed Services. 161.11 Section 161.11 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SECURITY IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, THEIR...

  2. Abstract - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between Environmental Defense Fund and National Energy Technology Laboratory

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Rose, Kelly K.; Zavala-Zraiza, Daniel

    Here, we summarize an effort to develop a global oil and gas infrastructure (GOGI) taxonomy and geodatabase, using a combination of big data computing, custom search and data integration algorithms, and expert driven spatio-temporal analytics to identify, access, and evaluate open oil and gas data resources and uncertainty trends worldwide. This approach leveraged custom National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) tools and capabilities in collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Carbon Limits subject matter expertise, to identify over 380 datasets and integrate more than 4.8 million features into the GOGI database. In addition to acquisition of open oil and gasmore » infrastructure data, information was collected and analyzed to assess the spatial, temporal, and source quality of these resources, and estimate their completeness relative to the top 40 hydrocarbon producing and consuming countries.« less

  3. A MODEL LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE TRAINING PLAN, AN ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH STUDY.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    BRICTSON, R.C.; AND OTHERS

    THIS DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE TRAINING INCLUDES A SURVEY OF CIVIL DEFENSE OPERATIONS UNDERTAKEN TO DEFINE A MODEL LOCAL TRAINING PLAN. SPECIFIC LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICES WERE SELECTED FOR INTENSIVE STUDY AND DATA COLLECTION. UTILIZING THE DATA OBTAINED AND FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES DERIVED FROM THE FEDERAL CIVIL…

  4. Defense on the Move: Ant-Based Cyber Defense

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Fink, Glenn A.; Haack, Jereme N.; McKinnon, Archibald D.

    Many common cyber defenses (like firewalls and IDS) are as static as trench warfare allowing the attacker freedom to probe them at will. The concept of Moving Target Defense (MTD) adds dynamism to the defender side, but puts the systems to be defended themselves in motion, potentially at great cost to the defender. An alternative approach is a mobile resilient defense that removes attackers’ ability to rely on prior experience without requiring motion in the protected infrastructure itself. The defensive technology absorbs most of the cost of motion, is resilient to attack, and is unpredictable to attackers. The Ant-Based Cybermore » Defense (ABCD) is a mobile resilient defense providing a set of roaming, bio-inspired, digital-ant agents working with stationary agents in a hierarchy headed by a human supervisor. The ABCD approach provides a resilient, extensible, and flexible defense that can scale to large, multi-enterprise infrastructures like the smart electric grid.« less

  5. 36 CFR 1260.46 - How does the Department of Defense process referrals?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... National Declassification Center (NDC) § 1260.46 How does the Department of Defense process referrals? (a) The Department of Defense (DOD) established the Joint Referral Center (JRC) to review DOD agencies... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false How does the Department of...

  6. 36 CFR 1260.46 - How does the Department of Defense process referrals?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... National Declassification Center (NDC) § 1260.46 How does the Department of Defense process referrals? (a) The Department of Defense (DOD) established the Joint Referral Center (JRC) to review DOD agencies... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false How does the Department of...

  7. 36 CFR 704.1 - Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. 704.1 Section 704.1 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS § 704.1 Films selected for inclusion in the...

  8. 36 CFR 704.1 - Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. 704.1 Section 704.1 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS § 704.1 Films selected for inclusion in the...

  9. 36 CFR 704.1 - Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. 704.1 Section 704.1 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS § 704.1 Films selected for inclusion in the...

  10. 36 CFR 704.1 - Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. 704.1 Section 704.1 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS § 704.1 Films selected for inclusion in the...

  11. Defence SDI - A Useful Current Awareness System (Dissemination Selective de L’Information sur la Defense: Un Systeme Pratique D’Information Permanente).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-09-01

    OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SERVICES L EFENCE SDI - A USEFUL CURRENT AWARENESS SYSTEM (Dissemination Selective de L’Information, Sur la Defense: Un...Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. CAUTION This information is furnished with the express understanding that proprietary and patent rights will be...may add his knowledge of information exchange agreements and Canadian projects covered by these agreements. These exchange agreements are important

  12. Rationality Validation of a Layered Decision Model for Network Defense

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    Wei, Huaqiang; Alves-Foss, James; Zhang, Du

    2007-08-31

    We propose a cost-effective network defense strategy built on three key: three decision layers: security policies, defense strategies, and real-time defense tactics for countering immediate threats. A layered decision model (LDM) can be used to capture this decision process. The LDM helps decision-makers gain insight into the hierarchical relationships among inter-connected entities and decision types, and supports the selection of cost-effective defense mechanisms to safeguard computer networks. To be effective as a business tool, it is first necessary to validate the rationality of model before applying it to real-world business cases. This paper describes our efforts in validating the LDMmore » rationality through simulation.« less

  13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Defense & Arms Control Studies Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1996-01-01

    can we offer those in government who formulate national policy? For what wars should American forces prepare? How should defense firms think about their...Haitis or was our withdrawal from Somalia the start of a trend toward isolationism? How big should the defense budget be and what should be its...and I are often asked to identify the strategy the United States should adopt now that the Cold War has become a fast fading memory. What guidance

  14. Sandia National Laboratories: Fabrication, Testing and Validation

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    ; Technology Defense Systems & Assessments About Defense Systems & Assessments Program Areas safe, secure, reliable, and can fully support the Nation's deterrence policy. Employing only the most support of this mission, Sandia National Laboratories has a significant role in advancing the "state

  15. Defense AT&L. Volume 40, Number 3, May-June 2011

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-05-01

    181, Sections 886, January 2008) and is implemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 225.77. Origins of...of Defense Technology and the Lessons of History IGA Robert Ranquet, IHEDN, Paris The United States has long relied on tech-nology to secure...Gen. Vincent Desportes, latest commandant of the French National War College, puts it in his recent book, La Guerre Probable ( Paris , 2008: Economica

  16. 7 CFR 601.3 - Defense responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 6 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Defense responsibilities. 601.3 Section 601.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE... selection and use of land for agricultural production. (2) The harvesting of crops. (3) The use of crops...

  17. 7 CFR 601.3 - Defense responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 6 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Defense responsibilities. 601.3 Section 601.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE... selection and use of land for agricultural production. (2) The harvesting of crops. (3) The use of crops...

  18. 22 CFR 125.3 - Exports of classified technical data and classified defense articles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... in the Department of Defense National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (unless such.... It should also list the facility security clearance code of all U.S. parties on the license and include the Defense Security Service cognizant security office of the party responsible for packaging the...

  19. THE SELECTION OF A NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE OF TEACHERS FOR EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM EVALUATION.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    WELCH, WAYNE W.; AND OTHERS

    MEMBERS OF THE EVALUATION SECTION OF HARVARD PROJECT PHYSICS, DESCRIBING WHAT IS SAID TO BE THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO SELECT A NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE OF (HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS) TEACHERS, LIST THE STEPS AS (1) PURCHASE OF A LIST OF PHYSICS TEACHERS FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (MOST COMPLETE AVAILABLE), (2) SELECTION OF 136 NAMES BY A…

  20. Ballistic Missile Defense FY95 Funding & Language Track

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-10-01

    io o 0) "> SI Q) to a-, H~ TO CD TO - m fe o c ■Q </) Q> V) 0) TO JO "Js ^" ** 5<o c Q> E E o o 0) Tj Ü TO SSto ...Defense Act National SSTO National Test Facility Upper Lower Tier Risk Reduction Report ABM Treaty NMD TMD Early Warnin Pages: 00247 Cataloged Date: May

  1. 76 FR 67426 - Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

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    2011-11-01

    ... industry. Panel members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time or permanent part-time... an annual basis by the Secretary of Defense, and with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, Panel members shall serve without compensation. The Secretary of the Navy shall select the...

  2. Student Papers on Strategic Defense Initiative.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-01-01

    Initiative" NATO’s Sixteen Nations, November 1984, p. 18. 6. Europe, p. 45. 7. Macha Levinson, "Why Europe Fears SDI," International Defense Review...34Europe is Reluctant to Reach for the Stars." The Economist, 16 February 1985, pp. 45-46. Levinson, Macha . "Why Europe Fears SDI." International

  3. 32 CFR 1605.28 - Signing official papers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Signing official papers. 1605.28 Section 1605.28 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION District Appeal Boards § 1605.28 Signing official papers. Official documents issued...

  4. 32 CFR 1605.28 - Signing official papers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Signing official papers. 1605.28 Section 1605.28 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION District Appeal Boards § 1605.28 Signing official papers. Official documents issued...

  5. Sandia National Laboratories: National Security Missions: Defense Systems

    Science.gov Websites

    Technology Partnerships Business, Industry, & Non-Profits Government Universities Center for Development Agreement (CRADA) Strategic Partnership Projects, Non-Federal Entity (SPP/NFE) Agreements New leadership for the national security community by delivering cutting-edge experimental and operational sensor

  6. 32 CFR Appendix A to Part 553 - Specifications for Tributes in Arlington National Cemetery

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Specifications for Tributes in Arlington National Cemetery A Appendix A to Part 553 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF... Organizations and State Department of Veterans Organizations published annually by the Veterans Administration...

  7. Rape Aggression Defense: Unique Self-Efficacy Benefits for Survivors of Sexual Trauma.

    PubMed

    Pinciotti, Caitlin M; Orcutt, Holly K

    2018-04-01

    Self-defense training is consistently linked to psychological benefits for survivors of sexual trauma, yet little is known about how training may uniquely benefit survivors compared with their nonsurvivor peers enrolled in the same course. Path analysis was used to examine how history of sexual trauma impacts pre- and post-training scores on three domains of self-efficacy using a national sample of Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) participants. All participants reported significant increases in self-efficacy domains, and sexual trauma history significantly predicted pre-training interpersonal self-efficacy and post-training self-defense self-efficacy, suggesting that self-defense training confers benefits for survivors above and beyond benefits for other participants.

  8. Review of flat panel display programs and defense applications

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gnade, Bruce; Schulze, Raymond; Henderson, Girardeau L.; Hopper, Darrel G.

    1997-07-01

    Flat panel display research has comprised a substantial portion of the national investment in new technology for economic and national security for the past nine years. These investments have ben made principally via several Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs, known collectively as the continuing High Definition Systems Program, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Production Act Title III Program. Using input from the Army, Navy, and Air Force to focus research and identify insertion opportunities, DARPA and the Title III Program Office have made investments to develop the national technology base and manufacturing infrastructure necessary to meet the twin challenge of providing affordable displays in current systems and enabling the DoD strategy of winning future conflicts by getting more information to all participants during the battle. These research programs are reviewed and opportunities for applications are described. Future technology development, transfer, and transition requirements are identified. Strategy and vision are documented to assist the identification of areas meriting further consideration.

  9. Discrete Event Simulation of a Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) Mission

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-03-01

    component-based DES developed in Java® using the Simkit simulation package. Analysis of ship self air defense system selection ( Turan , 1999) is another...Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB OH, March 2003 (ADA445279 ) Turan , Bulent. A Comparative Analysis of Ship Self Air Defense (SSAD) Systems

  10. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Department of Defense Sport-Related Concussion Common Data Elements Version 1.0 Recommendations.

    PubMed

    Broglio, Steven P; Kontos, Anthony P; Levin, Harvey; Schneider, Kathryn; Wilde, Elisabeth A; Cantu, Robert C; Feddermann-Demont, Nina; Fuller, Gordon; Gagnon, Isabelle; Gioia, Gerry; Giza, Christopher C; Griesbach, Grace Sophia; Leddy, John J; Lipton, Michael L; Mayer, Andrew; McAllister, Thomas; McCrea, Michael; McKenzie, Lara; Putukian, Margot; Signoretti, Stefano; Suskauer, Stacy J; Tamburro, Robert; Turner, Michael; Yeates, Keith Owen; Zemek, Roger; Ala'i, Sherita; Esterlitz, Joy; Gay, Katelyn; Bellgowan, Patrick S F; Joseph, Kristen

    2018-05-02

    Through a partnership with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Department of Defense (DoD), the development of Sport-Related Concussion (SRC) Common Data Elements (CDEs) was initiated. The aim of this collaboration was to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical research studies and clinical treatment outcomes, increase data quality, facilitate data sharing across studies, reduce study start-up time, more effectively aggregate information into metadata results, and educate new clinical investigators. The SRC CDE Working Group consisted of 34 worldwide experts in concussion from varied fields of related expertise, divided into three Subgroups: Acute (<72 hours post-concussion), Subacute (3 days-3 months post-concussion) and Persistent/Chronic (>3 months post-concussion). To develop CDEs, the Subgroups reviewed various domains, and then selected from, refined, and added to existing CDEs, case report forms and field-tested data elements from national registries and funded research studies. Recommendations were posted to the NINDS CDE Website for Public Review from February 2017 to April 2017. Following an internal Working Group review of recommendations, along with consideration of comments received from the Public Review period, the first iteration (Version 1.0) of the NINDS SRC CDEs was completed in June 2017. The recommendations include Core and Supplemental - Highly Recommended CDEs for cognitive data elements and symptom checklists, as well as other outcomes and endpoints (e.g., vestibular, oculomotor, balance, anxiety, depression) and sample case report forms (e.g., injury reporting, demographics, concussion history) for domains typically included in clinical research studies. The NINDS SRC CDEs and supporting documents are publicly available on the NINDS CDE website https://www.commondataelements.ninds.nih.gov/. Widespread use of CDEs by researchers and clinicians will

  11. 32 CFR 1602.4 - Area office.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Area office. 1602.4 Section 1602.4 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.4 Area office. The Selective Service Office which is responsible for all administrative and operational support...

  12. 32 CFR 1605.59 - Signing official papers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Signing official papers. 1605.59 Section 1605.59 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION Local Boards § 1605.59 Signing official papers. Official papers issued by a local...

  13. 32 CFR 1605.59 - Signing official papers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Signing official papers. 1605.59 Section 1605.59 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION Local Boards § 1605.59 Signing official papers. Official papers issued by a local...

  14. DefenseLink.mil - Freedom Walk 2008

    Science.gov Websites

    disabilities experiencing difficulties accessing content on archive.defense.gov, please use the DoD Section 508 Multimedia / Photos Videos Publications Bloggers DoD Websites People hold a Freedom Walk banner as they , Va., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national

  15. Enhancing U.S. Defenses Against Terrorist Air Attacks

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-01-01

    effort between military and civilian organizations. The U.S. Air Force, law enforcement authorities, the Federal Aviation Administration, airport ... security personnel, and many other agencies share responsibility for closing gaps in our national air defenses and for preventing and foiling future

  16. Coevolutionary arms race versus host defense chase in a tropical herbivore-plant system.

    PubMed

    Endara, María-José; Coley, Phyllis D; Ghabash, Gabrielle; Nicholls, James A; Dexter, Kyle G; Donoso, David A; Stone, Graham N; Pennington, R Toby; Kursar, Thomas A

    2017-09-05

    Coevolutionary models suggest that herbivores drive diversification and community composition in plants. For herbivores, many questions remain regarding how plant defenses shape host choice and community structure. We addressed these questions using the tree genus Inga and its lepidopteran herbivores in the Amazon. We constructed phylogenies for both plants and insects and quantified host associations and plant defenses. We found that similarity in herbivore assemblages between Inga species was correlated with similarity in defenses. There was no correlation with phylogeny, a result consistent with our observations that the expression of defenses in Inga is independent of phylogeny. Furthermore, host defensive traits explained 40% of herbivore community similarity. Analyses at finer taxonomic scales showed that different lepidopteran clades select hosts based on different defenses, suggesting taxon-specific histories of herbivore-host plant interactions. Finally, we compared the phylogeny and defenses of Inga to phylogenies for the major lepidopteran clades. We found that closely related herbivores fed on Inga with similar defenses rather than on closely related plants. Together, these results suggest that plant defenses might be more evolutionarily labile than the herbivore traits related to host association. Hence, there is an apparent asymmetry in the evolutionary interactions between Inga and its herbivores. Although plants may evolve under selection by herbivores, we hypothesize that herbivores may not show coevolutionary adaptations, but instead "chase" hosts based on the herbivore's own traits at the time that they encounter a new host, a pattern more consistent with resource tracking than with the arms race model of coevolution.

  17. Coevolutionary arms race versus host defense chase in a tropical herbivore–plant system

    PubMed Central

    Coley, Phyllis D.; Ghabash, Gabrielle; Nicholls, James A.; Donoso, David A.; Stone, Graham N.; Pennington, R. Toby; Kursar, Thomas A.

    2017-01-01

    Coevolutionary models suggest that herbivores drive diversification and community composition in plants. For herbivores, many questions remain regarding how plant defenses shape host choice and community structure. We addressed these questions using the tree genus Inga and its lepidopteran herbivores in the Amazon. We constructed phylogenies for both plants and insects and quantified host associations and plant defenses. We found that similarity in herbivore assemblages between Inga species was correlated with similarity in defenses. There was no correlation with phylogeny, a result consistent with our observations that the expression of defenses in Inga is independent of phylogeny. Furthermore, host defensive traits explained 40% of herbivore community similarity. Analyses at finer taxonomic scales showed that different lepidopteran clades select hosts based on different defenses, suggesting taxon-specific histories of herbivore–host plant interactions. Finally, we compared the phylogeny and defenses of Inga to phylogenies for the major lepidopteran clades. We found that closely related herbivores fed on Inga with similar defenses rather than on closely related plants. Together, these results suggest that plant defenses might be more evolutionarily labile than the herbivore traits related to host association. Hence, there is an apparent asymmetry in the evolutionary interactions between Inga and its herbivores. Although plants may evolve under selection by herbivores, we hypothesize that herbivores may not show coevolutionary adaptations, but instead “chase” hosts based on the herbivore’s own traits at the time that they encounter a new host, a pattern more consistent with resource tracking than with the arms race model of coevolution. PMID:28827317

  18. Moral and morale benefits of the Strategic Defense Initiative. Student report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Poston, J.R.

    1986-04-01

    This writer finds strategic defense a moral advance over the present nuclear deterrence policy as well as a probable boost to national and military morale because of the broad-based popular support attendant to the inherent moral suasion. Popular support is nearly inevitable because of the moral superiority of strategic defense over nuclear retaliation, as well as the sheer compulsion of common sense about a protective defense. Criticism of the SDI abounds, but not without adequate answers from proponents. One of the best morale-building supports for those experiencing mixed moral feelings about nuclear deterrence is that strategic defense avoids or pointsmore » to a way out of the moral problems facing nuclear deterrence and its grim companion--nuclear retaliation.« less

  19. 36 CFR § 1260.46 - How does the Department of Defense process referrals?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... National Declassification Center (NDC) § 1260.46 How does the Department of Defense process referrals? (a) The Department of Defense (DOD) established the Joint Referral Center (JRC) to review DOD agencies... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true How does the Department of...

  20. Acquiring the Data Needed to Support Defense Transformation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-04-01

    PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) National Defense University (NDU) Fort...Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC USA 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR...makers (see Table 1 below), there is a need to collect and organize the data of interest. It is anticipated that all of the stakeholders will be

  1. 75 FR 1756 - National Defense University Board of Visitors (BOV); Open Meeting

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    2010-01-13

    ... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dolores Hodge by phone (202) 685- 2649, fax (202) 685-7707 or e-mail Hodge[email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The future agenda will include discussion on Defense...

  2. Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Cyber Defense Management

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    manage cyber security is often a verymanual and labor intensive process. When a crisis hits, DoD responses range from highly automatedand instrumented...DSB Task Force Report on Cyber Defense Management September 2016 (U) This page intentionally blank REPORT OF THE DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON Cyber ...DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY & LOGISTICS SUBJECT: Final Report of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Cyber Defense Management I am

  3. 76 FR 14588 - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Nonavailability Exception for Procurement of...

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    2011-03-17

    ... Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. Section 847 provides a nonavailability exception to the requirement at 10 U.S.C. 2533a (Berry Amendment) to acquire only domestic hand or measuring tools. DATES... DFARS 225.7002-2 to implement section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011...

  4. Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense Dependents' Education ("Update"), February 2014

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Department of Defense Education Activity, 2014

    2014-01-01

    Section 574 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, as amended, requires the Secretary of Defense to identify the projected changes in military dependent students by installation as a result of force structure changes, relocation of military units, or the closure or realignment of installations under base…

  5. Effects of maternal characteristics on cesarean delivery rates among U.S. Department of Defense healthcare beneficiaries, 1996-2002.

    PubMed

    Linton, Andrea; Peterson, Michael R; Williams, Thomas V

    2004-03-01

    National rates of cesarean birth continue a three decade-long escalation, despite widespread recognition that a reduction in the use of the procedure is a continuing appropriate public health goal, as evidenced by the Healthy People 2010 reduction targets. Nonclinical factors associated with cesarean delivery include maternal age, race, socioeconomic status, and insurance coverage. This study compared cesarean delivery rates and trends for the U.S. Department of Defense healthcare beneficiary population from 1996 to 2002 with those observed nationally, and assessed the association of these nonclinical factors with cesarean rate variation in the U.S. Department of Defense healthcare beneficiary population. Hospital discharge and claims records for babies born in the military and civilian hospitals that comprise the Department of Defense healthcare network were used to calculate total and primary cesarean delivery rates and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates from 1996 to 2002. Annual cesarean rates for subgroups defined by maternal age, race, and socioeconomic status were calculated to examine rate variations and rate trends within the study population. Pooled data from 1999 to 2002 were used to compare rates across socioeconomic status, stratified by age and race. Statistical significance of the differences calculated for subgroups was assessed using chi-square. Total and primary cesarean delivery rates among the U.S. Department of Defense population were lower than those reported nationally for every year examined. Cesarean delivery and VBAC rate trends in the national and Department of Defense populations were similar. Within the Department of Defense population, total cesarean delivery increased with increasing maternal age and was more highly associated with racial minorities relative to white women. The higher socioeconomic subgroup (defined as active duty, retired, and warrant officers and their families in this study) was generally associated with

  6. 32 CFR 1602.14 - Local board.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Local board. 1602.14 Section 1602.14 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.14 Local board. A local board or a panel thereof of the Selective Service System is a group of not less...

  7. 32 CFR 1602.14 - Local board.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Local board. 1602.14 Section 1602.14 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM DEFINITIONS § 1602.14 Local board. A local board or a panel thereof of the Selective Service System is a group of not less...

  8. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security

    Science.gov Websites

    Defense for Policy ASD for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs ASD for Homeland Defense Global Security Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Counternarcotics and Global Threats Stability and Humanitarian HomeOUSDP OfficesASD for Homeland Defense Global Security Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland

  9. Database Software Selection for the Egyptian National STI Network.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Slamecka, Vladimir

    The evaluation and selection of information/data management system software for the Egyptian National Scientific and Technical (STI) Network are described. An overview of the state-of-the-art of database technology elaborates on the differences between information retrieval and database management systems (DBMS). The desirable characteristics of…

  10. 76 FR 28960 - National Security Education Board Members Meeting

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    2011-05-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary National Security Education Board Members Meeting... Education Board. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense concerning requirements established by the David L. Boren National Security Education Act, Title...

  11. 77 FR 27739 - National Security Education Board Members Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary National Security Education Board Members Meeting... Education Board. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense concerning requirements established by the David L. Boren National Security Education Act, Title...

  12. Generic Unclassified Stockpile Sizing Module (SSM) Training and Testing for the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) 2015

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-11-01

    the editor, Mr. John Everett , and Ms. Barbara Varvaglione for production support. Copyright Notice © 2014 Institute for Defense Analyses 4850 Mark...Institute for Defense Analyses, forthcoming. Thomason, James S., Robert J. Atwell, D. Sean Barnett, James P. Bell , Michael F. Fitzsimmons, Nicholas S

  13. Outsourcing & Privatization of Defense Infrastructure

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-03-01

    Pentagon organizes and prepares to fight. Left out of this equation will be how the Pentagon manages the day to day business of national defense. This...Pentagon initiatives in official travel management and military family housing, show how far the Department has come and what remains to be done. Both...to be in the housing business at all. To succeed, we recommend a decidedly private sector approach to housing servicemembers and their families

  14. Security Cooperation: Comparison of Proposed Provisions for the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-11-01

    in the FY2017 NDAA Congressional Research Service Summary During the lame duck session, the 114th Congress is expected to consider various...the lame duck session beginning in November is expected to address the NDAA conference report. Security cooperation provisions in the conference report...U.S. security assistance authorities, see Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies , “Chapter 2

  15. 75 FR 43565 - NASA Advisory Council; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense; Meeting

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    2010-07-26

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: (10-084)] NASA Advisory Council; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION... amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a two-part meeting of the Ad-Hoc Task...

  16. 75 FR 33838 - NASA Advisory Council; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense; Meeting

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    2010-06-15

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (10-065)] NASA Advisory Council; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION... amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on...

  17. 75 FR 15742 - NASA Advisory Council; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense; Meeting

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    2010-03-30

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: (10-035)] NASA Advisory Council; Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION... amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on...

  18. 36 CFR § 704.1 - Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. § 704.1 Section § 704.1 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS § 704.1 Films selected for inclusion in...

  19. Cyber Defense Management

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    manage cyber security is often a verymanual and labor intensive process. When a crisis hits, DoD responses range from highly automatedand instrumented...DSB Task Force Report on Cyber Defense Management September 2016 (U) This page intentionally blank REPORT OF THE DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON Cyber ...DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY & LOGISTICS SUBJECT: Final Report of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Cyber Defense Management I am

  20. The epidemiology of self-defense gun use: evidence from the National Crime Victimization Surveys 2007-2011.

    PubMed

    Hemenway, David; Solnick, Sara J

    2015-10-01

    To describe the epidemiology of self-defense gun use (SDGU) and the relative effectiveness of SDGU in preventing injury and property loss. Data come from the National Crime Victimization Survey for 2007-2011, focusing on personal contact crimes. For property loss, we examined incidents where the intent was to steal property. Multivariate analyses controlled for age, gender of offender and victim, if offender had a gun, urbanicity, and thirteen types of self-protective action. Of over 14,000 incidents in which the victim was present, 127 (0.9%) involved a SDGU. SDGU was more common among males, in rural areas, away from home, against male offenders and against offenders with a gun. After any protective action, 4.2% of victims were injured; after SDGU, 4.1% of victims were injured. In property crimes, 55.9% of victims who took protective action lost property, 38.5 of SDGU victims lost property, and 34.9% of victims who used a weapon other than a gun lost property. Compared to other protective actions, the National Crime Victimization Surveys provide little evidence that SDGU is uniquely beneficial in reducing the likelihood of injury or property loss. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  1. Support Assistants for Fire Emergencies; Student Manual, Part A. Firefighting for Civil Defense Emergencies.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    International Association of Fire Chiefs, New York, NY.

    A manual intended to help fire departments and Civil Defense organizations train people to support regular fire forces during a national emergency is presented. It contains 11 chapters: Introduction, Modern Weapons and Radioactive Fallout, Role of Fire Service in Civil Defense, Local Fire Department Organization, Role of Support Assistants in…

  2. Defense.gov Special Report: Travels with Hagel

    Science.gov Websites

    Hagel met with defense leaders from five Asian nations on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Hagel Delivers Opening Remarks at Shangri-La Dialogue Hagel Meets With Leaders in Singapore Hagel Visits members in Bagram, Afghanistan Hagel Meets Leaders, Addresses Shangri-La Dialogue Hagel Troop Talk at

  3. 77 FR 34029 - National Security Education Board Members Meeting; Cancellation of Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-08

    .... to 2 p.m. at Defense Language and National Security Education Office, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite..., Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210...

  4. Report on Contractual Flow Down Provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-11-01

    Richard Ginman, A Study of the Applicability of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses to Subcontracts under Prime Defense and NASA Contracts...publication, A Study of the Applicability of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses to Subcontracts under Prime Defense and NASA Contracts, http...FAR) Clauses to Subcontracts under Prime Defense and NASA Contracts. Arlington, VA: National Defense Industrial Association NDIA), 2016. http

  5. In Support of the Common Defense: Homeland Defense and Security Journal. Volume 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-04-01

    been, “When the nation is least ready, we must be most ready.” While that rings clear as far as warfare is concerned, it is not nearly so when it...JP) 5.0, Joint Operational Planning, and then examines Colonel John A. Warden III’s theory 28 In Support of the Common Defense (Five Ring Model) of...by a discussion of how an adaptation of Warden’s Five Ring Model can be used as a viable framework to assist in a more comprehensive risk

  6. 32 CFR 553.15a - Persons eligible for inurnment of cremated remains in Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Persons eligible for inurnment of cremated remains in Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery. 553.15a Section 553.15a National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES ARMY...

  7. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 22 - Suggested Award Provisions for National Policy Requirements That Often Apply

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Suggested Award Provisions for National Policy Requirements That Often Apply B Appendix B to Part 22 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Pt. 22, App. B Appendix B to Part 22—Suggested Award Provisions for National Policy Requirements That...

  8. 32 CFR Appendix B to Part 22 - Suggested Award Provisions for National Policy Requirements That Often Apply

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Suggested Award Provisions for National Policy Requirements That Often Apply B Appendix B to Part 22 National Defense Department of Defense OFFICE OF THE... Pt. 22, App. B Appendix B to Part 22—Suggested Award Provisions for National Policy Requirements That...

  9. Motives for European Union Common Security and Defense Policy Mission Selection

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-03-01

    2 Jolyon Howorth, Security and Defence Policy in the European Union (Basingstoke: Plagrave Macmillan, 2007), 34–35. 3 Giovanni ...Lieber and Alexander 2005). Such “conceptual stretching” ( Sartori 1970) renders “balancing” indistinguishable from “normal diplomatic friction...The Shape of Things to Come,” 511. 55 Giovanni Grevi, Damian Helly, and Daniel Keohane, eds. European Security and Defense Policy: The First Ten Years

  10. 32 CFR 2004.20 - National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) [201(a)].

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) [201(a)]. 2004.20 Section 2004.20 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National... that surface from industry, Executive Branch departments and agencies, or the NISPPAC. When consensus...

  11. A BALANCED TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 66 YEARS OF DATA FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

    PubMed

    Otten, Mark P; Miller, Travis J

    2015-12-01

    Explicitly monitoring one's own actions has been noted as detrimental to the performance of fine motor skills under duress. Offensive skills rather than defensive skills are typically studied in this context. Defensive techniques typically require skills such as footwork and continuous movement, as opposed to more precise, hand-eye coordinated action. Explicit monitoring theory may be less relevant for defensive skills than offensive skills when playing under pressure. Archival data (66 years) for teams and for individual players was compiled from the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL). For basketball (n=778) and football (n=515) teams, regular season offensive and defensive statistics similarly predicted success in the postseason, which was assumed to create more pressure. For individual basketball players (n=5,132), nine indices of offensive (FG, free throw and three-point shooting, offensive win shares, points, and assists) and defensive (defensive win shares, steals, and blocks) production were compared; among these, three-point shooting percentage was least correlated from season to postseason, suggesting it is especially variable under pressure. A balanced basketball or football team that focuses on both offense and defense may be most successful.

  12. Selective effects of quercetin on the cell growth and antioxidant defense system in normal versus transformed mouse hepatic cell lines.

    PubMed

    Son, Young-Ok; Lee, Kyung-Yeol; Kook, Sung-Ho; Lee, Jeong-Chae; Kim, Jong-Ghee; Jeon, Young-Mi; Jang, Yong-Suk

    2004-10-19

    Quercetin is a dietary anticancer chemical that is capable of inducing apoptosis in tumor cells. However, little is known about its biological effect on nonmalignant cells, although the effect is one of the critical criteria to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the anticancer agent. In this study, we investigated the effects of quercetin on cell growth and apoptosis using embryonic normal hepatic cell line (BNL CL.2) and its SV40-transformed cell line (BNL SV A.8). We also evaluated the effects of quercetin on the antioxidant defense system in those cells. BNL SV A.8 cells were more sensitive to quercetin-mediated cytotoxicity than BNL CL.2 cells. In addition, the enzyme assays showed that quercetin actively stimulated the antioxidant defense systems including superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione, and glutathione reductase only in the BNL CL.2 cells. In particular, quercetin significantly reduced superoxide dismutase activity and increased the malonaldehyde content in BNL SV A.8 cells. These are thought to be closely related to quercetin-mediated apoptosis. Our findings suggest that quercetin is a dietary flavonoid that is capable of inducing selective growth inhibition and apoptosis in hepatic tumor cells, but not in normal cells.

  13. Defense.gov Special Report: Pearl Harbor Anniversary

    Science.gov Websites

    Department of Defense Submit Search 71th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor - World War II News Joint Chiefs of Staff, saluted veterans at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C Attack Video Return To Pearl Harbor Return To Pearl Harbor World War II Timeline The attack on Pearl

  14. 22 CFR 120.2 - Designation of defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Designation of defense articles and defense services. 120.2 Section 120.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS § 120.2 Designation of defense articles and defense services. The Arms...

  15. 22 CFR 120.2 - Designation of defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Designation of defense articles and defense services. 120.2 Section 120.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS § 120.2 Designation of defense articles and defense services. The Arms...

  16. 22 CFR 120.2 - Designation of defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Designation of defense articles and defense services. 120.2 Section 120.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS § 120.2 Designation of defense articles and defense services. The Arms...

  17. 22 CFR 120.2 - Designation of defense articles and defense services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Designation of defense articles and defense services. 120.2 Section 120.2 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS § 120.2 Designation of defense articles and defense services. The Arms...

  18. 22 CFR 120.44 - Foreign defense article or defense service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... defense service means any article or service described on the U.S. Munitions List of non-U.S. origin... U.S. and foreign origin defense articles and defense services described on the U.S. Munitions List...

  19. 32 CFR 644.406 - Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... National Weather Service. 644.406 Section 644.406 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued... Property and Easement Interests § 644.406 Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather... similarly authorizes transfer of meteorological facilities, without charge, to the National Weather Service. ...

  20. 32 CFR 644.406 - Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... National Weather Service. 644.406 Section 644.406 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued... Property and Easement Interests § 644.406 Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather... similarly authorizes transfer of meteorological facilities, without charge, to the National Weather Service. ...

  1. 32 CFR 644.406 - Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... National Weather Service. 644.406 Section 644.406 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued... Property and Easement Interests § 644.406 Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather... similarly authorizes transfer of meteorological facilities, without charge, to the National Weather Service. ...

  2. 32 CFR 644.406 - Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... National Weather Service. 644.406 Section 644.406 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued... Property and Easement Interests § 644.406 Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather... similarly authorizes transfer of meteorological facilities, without charge, to the National Weather Service. ...

  3. 32 CFR 644.406 - Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather Service.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... National Weather Service. 644.406 Section 644.406 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued... Property and Easement Interests § 644.406 Transfers to Secretary of Transportation and the National Weather... similarly authorizes transfer of meteorological facilities, without charge, to the National Weather Service. ...

  4. Defensive weapons and defense signals in plants: some metabolites serve both roles.

    PubMed

    Maag, Daniel; Erb, Matthias; Köllner, Tobias G; Gershenzon, Jonathan

    2015-02-01

    The defense of plants against herbivores and pathogens involves the participation of an enormous range of different metabolites, some of which act directly as defensive weapons against enemies (toxins or deterrents) and some of which act as components of the complex internal signaling network that insures that defense is timed to enemy attack. Recent work reveals a surprising trend: The same compounds may act as both weapons and signals of defense. For example, two groups of well-studied defensive weapons, glucosinolates and benzoxazinoids, trigger the accumulation of the protective polysaccharide callose as a barrier against aphids and pathogens. In the other direction, several hormones acting in defense signaling (and their precursors and products) exhibit activity as weapons against pathogens. Knowing which compounds are defensive weapons, which are defensive signals and which are both is vital for understanding the functioning of plant defense systems. © 2015 WILEY Periodicals, Inc.

  5. Role of premission testing in the National Missile Defense system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tillman, Janice V.; Atkinson, Beverly

    2001-09-01

    The purpose of the National Missile Defense (NMD) system is to provide detection, discrimination, engagement, interception, and negation of ballistic missile attacks targeted at the United States (U.S.), including Alaska and Hawaii. This capability is achieved through the integration of weapons, sensors, and a battle management, command, control and communications (BMC3) system. The NMD mission includes surveillance, warning, cueing, and engagement of threat objects prior to potential impact on U.S. targets. The NMD Acquisition Strategy encompasses an integrated test program using Integrated Ground Tests (IGTs), Integrated Flight Tests (IFTs), Risk Reduction Flights (RRFs), Pre Mission Tests (PMTs), Command and Control (C2) Simulations, and other Specialty Tests. The IGTs utilize software-in-the-loop/hardware-in-the-loop (SWIL / HWIL) and digital simulations. The IFTs are conducted with targets launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) and interceptors launched from Kwajalein Missile Range (KMR). The RRFs evaluate NMD BMC3 and NMD sensor functional performance and integration by leveraging planned Peacekeeper and Minuteman III operational test flights and other opportunities without employing the NMD interceptor. The PMTs are nondestructive System-level tests representing the use of NMD Element Test Assets in their IFT configuration and are conducted to reduce risks in achieving the IFT objectives. Specifically, PMTs are used to reduce integration, interface, and performance risks associated with Flight Tests to ensure that as much as possible, the System is tested without expending a target or an interceptor. This paper examines several critical test planning and analysis functions as they relate to the NMD Integrated Flight Test program and, in particular, to Pre-Mission Testing. Topics to be discussed include: - Flight-test program planning; - Pre-Test Integration activities; and - Test Execution, Analysis, and Post-Flight Reconstruction.

  6. Self-Handicapping, Defensive Pessimism, and Goal Orientation: A Qualitative Study of University Students.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W.; Williamson, Alan; Debus, Raymond L.

    2003-01-01

    Interviews with university students selected as high or low in either self-handicapping or defensive pessimism identified personal perspectives on the nature of self-handicapping and defensive pessimism, the perceived reasons why they engage in these strategies and the perceived advantages that follow from them, and the extent to which ego goals…

  7. Prophage-mediated defense against viral attack and viral counter-defense

    PubMed Central

    Dedrick, Rebekah M.; Jacobs-Sera, Deborah; Guerrero Bustamante, Carlos A.; Garlena, Rebecca A.; Mavrich, Travis N.; Pope, Welkin H.; Reyes, Juan C Cervantes; Russell, Daniel A.; Adair, Tamarah; Alvey, Richard; Bonilla, J. Alfred; Bricker, Jerald S.; Brown, Bryony R.; Byrnes, Deanna; Cresawn, Steven G.; Davis, William B.; Dickson, Leon A.; Edgington, Nicholas P.; Findley, Ann M.; Golebiewska, Urszula; Grose, Julianne H.; Hayes, Cory F.; Hughes, Lee E.; Hutchison, Keith W.; Isern, Sharon; Johnson, Allison A.; Kenna, Margaret A.; Klyczek, Karen K.; Mageeney, Catherine M.; Michael, Scott F.; Molloy, Sally D.; Montgomery, Matthew T.; Neitzel, James; Page, Shallee T.; Pizzorno, Marie C.; Poxleitner, Marianne K.; Rinehart, Claire A.; Robinson, Courtney J.; Rubin, Michael R.; Teyim, Joseph N.; Vazquez, Edwin; Ware, Vassie C.; Washington, Jacqueline; Hatfull, Graham F.

    2017-01-01

    Temperate phages are common and prophages are abundant residents of sequenced bacterial genomes. Mycobacteriophages are viruses infecting mycobacterial hosts including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis, encompass substantial genetic diversity, and are commonly temperate. Characterization of ten Cluster N temperate mycobacteriophages reveals at least five distinct prophage-expressed viral defense systems that interfere with infection of lytic and temperate phages that are either closely-related (homotypic defense) or unrelated (heterotypic defense). Target specificity is unpredictable, ranging from a single target phage to one-third of those tested. The defense systems include a single-subunit restriction system, a heterotypic exclusion system, and a predicted (p)ppGpp synthetase, which blocks lytic phage growth, promotes bacterial survival, and enables efficient lysogeny. The predicted (p)ppGpp synthetase coded by the Phrann prophage defends against phage Tweety infection, but Tweety codes for a tetrapeptide repeat protein, gp54, that acts as a highly effective counter-defense system. Prophage-mediated viral defense offers an efficient mechanism for bacterial success in host-virus dynamics, and counter-defense promotes phage co-evolution. PMID:28067906

  8. [Study of defense styles, defenses and coping strategies in alcohol-dependent population].

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    Ribadier, A; Varescon, I

    2017-05-01

    Defense mechanisms have been seen to greatly change over time and across different definitions made by different theoretical currents. Recently with the definition provided by the DSM IV, defense mechanisms have integrated the concept of coping as a defensive factor. These mechanisms are no longer considered just through a psychodynamic approach but also through a cognitive and behavioral one. In recent years, new theories have therefore integrated these two components of the defensive operation. According to Chabrol and Callahan (2013), defense mechanisms precede coping strategies. In individuals with psychopathological disorders, these authors indicate a relative stability of these mechanisms. Also, we asked about the presence of unique characteristics among people with alcohol dependence. Indeed, studies conducted with people with alcohol dependence highlight the presence of a neurotic defense style and some highly immature defenses (projection, acting out, splitting and somatization). In terms of coping strategies, persons with alcohol dependence preferentially use avoidant strategies and strategies focused on emotion. However, although several studies have been conducted to assess coping strategies and defense styles within a population of individuals with an alcohol problem, at the present time none of them has taken into account all these aspects of defense mechanisms. The aim of this study is therefore to study the defenses and defense styles and coping strategies in an alcohol-dependent population. This multicenter study (3 CHU, 1 center of supportive care and prevention in addiction and 1 clinic) received a favorable opinion of an Institutional Review Board (IRB Registration #: 00001072). Eighty alcohol-dependent individuals responded to a questionnaire assessing sociodemographic characteristics and elements related to the course of consumption. Coping strategies were assessed by means of a questionnaire validated in French: the Brief Cope. The Defense

  9. Defense.gov Special Report: Military Family Support 2014

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    personal financial management, health and nutrition, child care and youth empowerment. Story Vice announced. Story First Lady Lauds DOD's New Nutrition Campaign The Defense Department's new obesity and nutrition awareness campaign sets a powerful example for the rest of the nation, First Lady Michelle Obama

  10. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on University Responsiveness to National Security Requirements.

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    1982-01-01

    R.ugustine Chairman iv OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301 27 January 1982 DEFENSE SCIENCIE BOARD Mr. Norman R. Augustine Chai rman...Institute of Technology Dr. Norman Hackerman President Rice University Dr. Richard L. Haley Assistant Deputy Science and Technology USA Material ...Biological and Medical Sciences 51.8 67.8 22% Materials 53.2 65.1 13% Chemistry 47.8 60.1 17% Math and Computer Sciences 44.2 53.6 12% Oceanography 43.2

  11. Is Soviet Defense Policy Becoming Civilianized?

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    1990-08-01

    special leadership caution.9 A prominent Belorussian scholar, Ales Adamovich, wrote a provocative essay that rejected the legitimacy of Soviet nuclear...these upstart challenges to their authority and credibility. The High Command’s indignation was powerfully reflected in an essay by a well-known civilian...a romantic exaltation of martial values in defense of the Soviet state, Prokhanov’s essay was of a piece with the resurgent Russian nationalism

  12. 75 FR 4564 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Defense Production Act Amendments

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE... National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an... to encourage expansion of production capacity and supply of industrial resources essential to...

  13. Ballistic missile defense effectiveness

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    Lewis, George N.

    2017-11-01

    The potential effectiveness of ballistic missile defenses today remains a subject of debate. After a brief discussion of terminal and boost phase defenses, this chapter will focus on long-range midcourse defenses. The problems posed by potential countermeasures to such midcourse defenses are discussed as are the sensor capabilities a defense might have available to attempt to discriminate the actual missile warhead in a countermeasures environment. The role of flight testing in assessing ballistic missile defense effectiveness is discussed. Arguments made about effectiveness by missile defense supporters and critics are summarized.

  14. Spectroelectrochemistry as a Strategy for Improving Selectivity of Sensors for Security and Defense Applications

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    Heineman, William R.; Seliskar, Carl J.; Morris, Laura K.

    2012-12-19

    Spectroelectrochemistry provides improved selectivity for sensors by electrochemically modulating the optical signal associated with the analyte. The sensor consists of an optically transparent electrode (OTE) coated with a film that preconcentrates the target analyte. The OTE functions as an optical waveguide for attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy, which detects the analyte by absorption. Alternatively, the OTE can serve as the excitation light for fluorescence detection, which is generally more sensitive than absorption. The analyte partitions into the film, undergoes an electrochemical redox reaction at the OTE surface, and absorbs or emits light in its oxidized or reduced state. The changemore » in the optical response associated with electrochemical oxidation or reduction at the OTE is used to quantify the analyte. Absorption sensors for metal ion complexes such as [Fe(CN)6]4- and [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and fluorescence sensors for [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon 1-hydroxypyrene have been developed. The sensor concept has been extended to binding assays for a protein using avidin–biotin and 17β-estradiol–anti-estradiol antibodies. The sensor has been demonstrated to measure metal complexes in complex samples such as nuclear waste and natural water. This sensor has qualities needed for security and defense applications that require a high level of selectivity and good detection limits for target analytes in complex samples. Quickly monitoring and designating intent of a nuclear program by measuring the Ru/Tc fission product ratio is such an application.« less

  15. Middle Level Practices in European International and Department of Defense Schools.

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    Waggoner, V. Christine; McEwin, C. Kenneth

    1993-01-01

    Discusses results of a 1989-90 survey of 70 randomly selected international schools and 70 randomly selected Department of Defense Schools in Europe. Programs and practices surveyed included enrollments, grade organization, curriculum and instructional plans, core subjects, grouping patterns, exploratory courses, advisory programs, and scheduling.…

  16. Personality and defensive reactions: fear, trait anxiety, and threat magnification.

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    Perkins, Adam M; Cooper, Andrew; Abdelall, Maura; Smillie, Luke D; Corr, Philip J

    2010-06-01

    The revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (rRST) of personality (Gray & McNaughton, 2000) maintains that trait individual differences in the operation of defensive systems relate to facets of human personality, most notably anxiety and fear. We investigated this theory in 2 separate studies (total N=270) using a threat scenario research strategy (Blanchard, Hynd, Minke, Minemoto, & Blanchard, 2001). Consistent with rRST, results showed that individuals with high fear questionnaire scores tended to select defensive responses entailing orientation away from threat (e.g., run away) and that fear-prone individuals also tended to perceive threats as magnified. The extent of this threat magnification mediated the positive association observed between fear and orientation away from threat. Overall, results suggest that interindividual variance in defensive reactions is associated with a variety of existing personality constructs but that further research is required to determine the precise relationship between personality and defensive reactions.

  17. The Changing Capability of the Textile Industry to Support National Defense

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    1973-06-01

    the impact of recent industry developments (including OSHA and EPA regulations) on the Defense Department’s mobilization requirements in the clothing...Man-Made Wool Totals Thailand 27.2 27.2 Rep. So. Africa 24.5 24.5 Malaysia 18.4 1.5 19.9 Austria 4.2 9.9 1.9 16.0 Yugoslavia 10.6 2.4 1.0 14.0 Jamaica

  18. 76 FR 72391 - Defense Logistics Agency Revised Regulation 1000.22, Environmental Considerations in Defense...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID DOD-2011-OS-0055] Defense Logistics Agency Revised Regulation 1000.22, Environmental Considerations in Defense Logistics Agency Actions AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Revised Defense Logistics Agency...

  19. Does reproduction compromise defense in woody plants?

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    Daniel A. Herms; William J. Mattson

    1991-01-01

    A general principle of adaptive allocation was proposed by Cody (1966) who hypothesized that 1) all living organisms have finite resources to partition among growth and competing physiological processes such as reproduction and defense; and 2) natural selection results in the evolution of unique resource allocation patterns that maximize fitness in different...

  20. Air National Guard Financial Reports on the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation.

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    1997-12-16

    consolidated financial statements for FY 1996 and each succeeding year. In 1981, Congress established the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation to provide the equipment needed to maintain the readiness of the National Guard and Reserve units. In FY 1996, the Air National Guard received a total of $260.4 million for National Guard and Reserve Equipment programs, The Defense Finance