The Potential for the Department of Defense to Use Space-Based Remote Sensing to Support DoD and Other Government Agencies' Environmental Programs

The next generation of U.S. polar orbiting environmental satellites, are now under development. These satellites, jointly developed by the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Commerce (DOC), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will be known as the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). It is expected that the first of these satellites will be launched in 2010. NPOESS has been designed to meet the operational needs of the U.S. civilian meteorological, environmental, climatic, and space environmental remote sensing programs, and the Global Military Space and Geophysical Environmental remote sensing programs. This system, however, did not meet all the needs of the user community interested in operational oceanography (particularly in coastal regions). Beginning in the fall of 2000, the Integrated Program Office (IPO), a joint DoD, DOC, and NASA office responsible for the NPOESS development, initiated the Ocean Observer Study (OOS). The purpose of this study was to assess and recommend how best to measure the missing or inadequately sampled ocean parameters. This paper summarizes the ocean measurement requirements documented in the OOS, describes the national need to measure these parameters, and describes the satellite instrumentation required to make those measurements.

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Risk Mitigation of Chemical Munitions in a Deep-Water Geohazard Assessment

Marine Technology Society Journal ◽

10.4031/mtsj.44.1.4 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 86-96

Author(s):

John Herbert

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Deep Water ◽

Department Of Defense ◽

Annual Report ◽

Risk Mitigation ◽

The United States ◽

Chemical Warfare ◽

Fiscal Year ◽

Management Service ◽

Environmental Programs

AbstractThe Department of Defense is currently conducting a review of archival information in an attempt to verify the types, quantities, and locations of chemical warfare material and conventional munitions disposed of by the Department of Defense (DoD) in waters of the United States, in accordance with Section 314 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and report the results of that review annually in the Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress. Previous to this effort, disposal of military munitions, including chemical warfare materials (CWM) and conventional munitions, in the ocean from World War I through 1970 was done by many nations and was not well documented. A 2001 U.S. Army report entitled “Off-shore Disposal of Chemical Agents and Weapons Conducted by the United States” indicated that the disposal of CWM in the ocean through 1970 was more widespread geographically than was widely known. In accordance with Section 314, the DoD published updated information on disposals in the 2006 and 2007 “Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress.” Two directives implemented in 2006 and 2007, respectively, by the Minerals Management Service referenced an increased concern with unexploded ordnance (UXO) in deep water (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="bib5">NTLs 2006-G12</xref> and <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="bib6">2007-G01</xref>). With the industry’s increase in deep-water exploration, the potential for encounters with military munitions is increasing. This paper will describe an unprecedented in-depth study that provided the oil and gas industry quantitative avoidance criteria and risk management analysis of CWM including drums that were critical during a routine geohazard survey in the Gulf of Mexico. During the underway period, a team of UXO technicians from AMTI, an operation of Science Applications International Corporation, located and identified munitions and drums in one of seven known dumping zones in 1,710 feet of water. Using their global munitions expertise and the information obtained in the previously conducted study, AMTI provided analysis of supporting conclusions and risk mitigation strategies, including in-depth decontamination procedures. The UXO technicians used proven risk assessment and risk mitigation processes and quickly assessed and quantified risk.

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Multiple Incentive Contracts Result in Increased Costs—Or Do They?

Defense Acquisition Research Journal ◽

10.22594/dau.18-814.26.02 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (88) ◽

pp. 152-166

Author(s):

Robert Muretta

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Department Of Defense ◽

Cost Sharing ◽

Incentive Contracts ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Actual Cost ◽

For Profit ◽

Cost Constraints ◽

Fixed Price ◽

Cost Outcomes

Department of Defense (DoD) incentive contracts usually contain a predetermined formula for profit or fee adjustment based upon the actual cost outcome. Additional incentives can also be included, provided that a cost incentive (or constraint) also exists. Historically, DoD incentive contracts containing multiple incentives exceeded their cost targets 20% more frequently than those containing only a cost incentive. The author conducted a factor analysis to compare incentive contract outcomes between the DoD and other government agencies to determine if any underlying factors exist. One factor identified that the frequency in which schedule incentives and penalties are utilized is agency-centric, and increased use correlates to better schedule outcomes. Moreover, cost outcomes are not associated with that factor. The non-DoD agencies in this sample used predetermined cost constraints coupled with schedule incentives and/or penalties versus cost-plus incentive/fixed-price incentive (CPI/FPI) cost sharing structures with additional incentives.

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The Global Biosurveillance Portal: Biosurveillance for the Department of Defense

Online Journal of Public Health Informatics ◽

10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5729 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Janelle A. Anderson ◽

C. Nicole Rosenzweig ◽

Jason Roos ◽

Brandon Flores

Keyword(s):

Information Sharing ◽

Department Of Defense ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Web Based ◽

Special Operations ◽

Joint Program

The Biosurveillance Portal (BSP) is a web-based tool that currently is being developed by the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The BSP will ultimately facilitate collaboration, communication, information sharing, and provide a centralization of biosurveillance resources in support of the detection, management and mitigation of biological events. The BSP is being developed based on U.S. Special Operations Command biosurveillance requirements. As additional stakeholders are engaged and the BSP matures it will provide information sharing across the DoD biosurveillance community of interest and other government agencies to promote a whole of government biosurveillance capability.

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Understanding Human Readiness Levels

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181320641427 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 1765-1769

Author(s):

George Salazar ◽

Judi E. See ◽

Holly A. H. Handley ◽

Richard Craft

Keyword(s):

Department Of Defense ◽

Working Group ◽

Systems Integration ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Federal Agencies ◽

Department Of Energy ◽

Technology Readiness ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Human Systems Integration ◽

Level Scale

The Human Readiness Levels (HRL) scale is a simple nine-level scale developed as an adjunct to complement and supplement the existing Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) scale widely used across government agencies and industry. A multi-agency working group consisting of nearly 30 members representing the broader human systems integration (HSI) community throughout the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), other federal agencies, industry, and academia was established in August 2019. The working group’s charter was to mature the HRL scale and evaluate its utility, reliability, and validity for implementation in the systems acquisition lifecycle. Toward that end, the working group examined applicability of the HRL scale for a range of scenarios. This panel will discuss outcomes from the working group’s activities regarding HRL scale structure and usage.

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Mangrove Conservation Strategy in Bedono Village, Sayung District, Demak Regency Based on Remote Sensing Satellite Data

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201912502010 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 125 ◽

pp. 02010

Author(s):

Atmari ◽

Denny Nugroho Sugianto ◽

Fuad Muhammad

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Satellite Data ◽

Remote Sensing Data ◽

Mangrove Ecosystem ◽

Conservation Strategy ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Remote Sensing Technology ◽

Sensing Technology ◽

Mangrove Conservation

The mangrove ecosystem is an ecosystem unit in the form of a stretch containing biological natural resources dominated by trees that grow in coastal areas and river estuaries and is influenced by tides. The purpose of this study was to determine the vegetation in Bedono Village, Sayung District, Demak Regency by using remote sensing technology for conservation. Remote sensing technology has recently been used by government agencies or non-government agencies because it is considered more effective and efficient. Based on remote sensing data, the mangrove ecosystem in Bedono Village, Sayung Subdistrict, Demak Regency experienced an increase in the category of moderate and heavy mangroves in 2004-2009.

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Hematology Grants Workshop

Hematology ◽

10.1182/asheducation-2004.1.473 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 2004 (1) ◽

pp. 473-480 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Leonidas C. Platanias ◽

Elizabeth A. Eklund

Keyword(s):

Department Of Defense ◽

Basic Science ◽

Research Funding ◽

Science Research ◽

Veterans Affairs ◽

National Institutes Of Health ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽

Funding Mechanism ◽

Funding Mechanisms

Abstract Obtaining research funding is of utmost importance for academic hematologists, especially those engaged in basic science research. Several funding mechanisms are available to researchers working in the fields of Hematology and/or Oncology. This chapter will discuss various issues relating to applications for National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grants, the classic funding mechanism for investigator-initiated research. It will also discuss other opportunities for funding from other government agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. We will also provide a summary of the process by which NIH R01 applications are reviewed and some guidelines and tips for the successful writing of R01 grants or their equivalents from other agencies.

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Agricultural Crop Forecasting for Large Geographical Areas

Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application ◽

10.1146/annurev-statistics-030718-105002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 173-196

Author(s):

Linda J. Young

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

International Trade ◽

Food Security ◽

Survey Data ◽

Crop Yield ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Agricultural Crop ◽

Official Statistics ◽

Crop Forecasting ◽

Response Burden

Crop forecasting is important to national and international trade and food security. Although sample surveys continue to have a role in many national crop forecasting programs, the increasing challenges of list frame undercoverage, declining response rates, increasing response burden, and increasing costs are leading government agencies to replace some or all of survey data with data from other sources. This article reviews the primary approaches currently being used to produce official statistics, including surveys, remote sensing, and the integration of these with meteorological, administrative, or other data. The research opportunities for improving current methods of forecasting crop yield and quantifying the uncertainty associated with the prediction are highlighted.

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