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Warfighter Support

Author: William M. Solis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 1437934382

An assessment of the ground combat uniforms and camouflage utility uniforms currently in use in the DoD. Although the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps state that they have estab. require. for combat clothing that include performance capabilities, the report found that performance standards are not related to specific combat environ. The report found technical production standards guide the manufacturing of uniforms for all four services. Service and Special Ops Command officials indicate that the ground combat uniforms and their protective gear and body armor are interoperable. However, service officials stated that they do not have a requirement to regularly test their uniform and other services' protective gear for interoperability. Charts and tables.

Warfighter Support

Author: William Solis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1437933130

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Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have faced rapidly changing threats to mission failure or loss of life, highlighting the DoD¿s need to develop and field new capabilities more quickly than its usual acquisition procedures allow. Since 2006, Congress has provided nearly $16 billion to counter improvised explosive devices alone. There have been funding, organizational, acquisition, and oversight issues involving DoD's processes for meeting warfighters' urgent needs. This report determined: (1) the extent to which DoD has a means to assess the effectiveness of its urgent needs processes; and (2) what challenges, if any, have affected the overall responsiveness of DoD's urgent needs processes. This review conducted 23 case studies. Illustrations.

Warfighter Support: Cultural Change Needed to Improve How DoD Plans for and Manages Operational Contract Support

Author: William M. Solis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.

Published: 2011-01

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1437936423

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Discusses the challenges the DoD faces in institutionalizing operational contract support throughout the Dept. The institutionalization of operational contract support includes planning for the use of contractors, training of military personnel on the use of contractor support, accurately tracking contractor use, and establishing measures to ensure that contractors are accountable. This statement focuses on the extent to which DoD has institutionalized operational contract support. It is based on recently published reports and testimonies that examined planning for operational contract support and DoD's efforts to manage and oversee contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Illustrations.

Warfighter Support: Continued Actions Needed by DoD to Improve and Institutionalize Contractor Support in Contingency Operations

Author: William M. Solis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 1437930824

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The DoD relies greatly on contractors to support its current operations and is likely to continue to depend on contractors in support of future operations. As of Dec. 2009, DoD estimated that over 207,000 contractor personnel were supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. DoD expects to increase the number of contractors as more troops deploy to Afghanistan. This testimony addresses: (1) the challenges DoD faces when trying to provide management and oversight of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan; and (2) the extent to which DoD has made progress in institutionalizing a department-wide approach to managing and overseeing operational contract support. Charts and tables.

Warfighter Support: Preliminary Observations on DoD's Progress and Challenges in Distributing Supplies and Equipment to Afghanistan

Author: William M. Solis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1437935451

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In FY 2009, the DoD spent $4 billion to move troops and materiel into Afghanistan, a mountainous, arid, land-locked country with few roads, no railway, and only four airports. In Dec. 2009, the Pres. announced that an additional 30,000 U.S. troops will be sent to Afghanistan by August 2010. This testimony reviews DoD's logistics efforts supporting operations in Afghanistan, including: (1) the org. involved and routes and methods used to transport supplies and equip. into and around Afghanistan; (2) steps DoD has taken to improve its distribution process, based on lessons learned from prior operations; and (3) challenges affecting DoD's ability to distribute supplies and equipment within Afghanistan, and its efforts to mitigate them. Illustrations.

Warfighter Support: Challenges Confronting DoD's Ability to Coordinate and Oversee Its Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Efforts

Author: William M. Solis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 1437925324

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Improvised explosive devices (IED) are the number-one threat to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, accounting for almost 40% of the attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. Although insurgents' use of IEDs in Iraq has begun to decline, in Afghanistan the number of IED incidents has significantly increased. The Joint IED Defeat Org. (JIEDDO) was created to lead and coordinate all DoD efforts to defeat IEDs. Its primary role is to provide funding to the military services to rapidly develop and field counter-IED solutions. The auditor is recommending that JIEDDO: (1) improve its visibility of counter-IED efforts across DoD; (2) develop a complete plan to guide the transition of initiatives; and (3) define criteria for its training initiatives to help guide its funding decisions. Illustrations.

HPC Modernization Program, Modernization Plan 1998, High Performance Computing, Supporting the Warfighter

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 32

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High performance computing (HPC) has historically played a major role in the ability of the United States to develop and deploy superior weapons, warfighting capabilities, and mission support systems. Under the auspices of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering (DDR & E), the Department of Defense (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) is the focused modernization effort within the DoD to acquire, manage, and sustain modern HPC resources in support of defense science and technology, and developmental test and evaluation. The HPCMP is rapidly evolving past its initial program development and procurement start up phase and is increasing focus on application of HPC technology and resources to priority defense requirements. This plan describes some of the accomplishments achieved by the program in Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 and outlines the major strategies and milestones we expect to achieve over the next two years. The overriding goal of the program is to exploit HPC technology for military advantage across battlespace. The strategy to achieve this goal is to acquire and sustain world class high performance computing and network capabilities for use by defense scientists and engineers.