Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program: Acquisition and technologyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 |
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Page 90 - Army maintains a strong peer-reviewed scientific base through which the underpinnings of land warfare technology can be further developed. Peer reviewers include many of this nation's leading scientists and engineers from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and the Army Science Board. In addition to conducting in-house research, Army scientists monitor developments in academia and industry and evaluate the many proposals received for 6.1 funds.
Page 79 - Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological...
Page 227 - ... supplies as have been mined or produced in the United States, and only such manufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States, shall be acquired for public use.
Page 76 - . .that enables our forces to locate the objective or target, provide responsive command and control, generate the desired effect, assess our level of success, and retain the flexibility to reengage with precision when required.
Page 317 - Commission will hold a public workshop on market power and consumer protection considerations in the electric power industry. 1 This written statement represents the views of the Federal Trade Commission. My oral presentation and responses to questions are my own, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission or any other Commissioner.
Page 94 - Advanced Concepts and Technology II (ACT II) Program: The ACT II program is an Army initiative to provide funding and a timely, low overhead mechanism for industry and academia to provide mature technologies, prototypes, interfaces, software, and other systems for assessment by TRADOC Battle Labs. ACT II projects are funded at a maximum of $1.5 million per contract for a one year, proof -of -principle demonstration of relatively mature/highpayoff concepts proposed by non-Army sources.
Page 212 - ABC is a national trade association representing more than 19,500 contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and related firms from across the country and from all specialties in the construction industry. Our diverse membership is bound by a shared commitment to the merit shop philosophy of awarding construction contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, regardless of labor affiliation, through open and competitive bidding.
Page 91 - Hunter/Stand-off Killer" approach which relies on forward deployed sensors connected to lightweight, precision, indirect fire weapon systems to attack an enemy armored force beyond direct fire range. Several stand-off killers will be evaluated, including the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the Enhanced Fiber-Optic Guided Missile (EFOG-M) as well as guidance for the extended range MLRS, guided mortar rounds, and smart mines. Simulations by TRADOC and government contractors have...
Page 94 - PROJECT RELIANCE In November 1991, all three Service Acquisition Executives directed full implementation of Project Reliance in their respective Services. In November 1995, Dr. Anita K. Jones, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, joined the Services and Defense Agencies in the Reliance process. She formed the...