The Department of Defense master clock is the master clock to which time and frequency measurements for the United States Department of Defense are referenced. The United States Naval Observatory U.S. Naval Observatory master clock is designated as the DOD Master Clock. The U.S. Naval Observatory master clock is one of the two standardization standard time and frequency references for the U.S. Government in accordance with Federal Standard 1002 A . The other standard time and frequency reference for the U.S. Government is the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST master clock. FS1037C MS188 Category Clocks ... more details
The Department of Defense container system comprises all U.S. Department of Defense owned, leased, and controlled 20 or 40 foot intermodal ISO intermodal container s shipping containers and flatracks, supporting equipment such as generator sets and chassis, container handling equipment, information systems, and other infrastructure that supports DOD transportation and logistic operations, including commercially provided transportation services. This also includes 463L pallet s, unit load s, ULD s, nets, and tie down equipment as integral components of the DOD Intermodal Container System. The size and configuration of the common use portion of the DOD container system controlled by the U.S. Transportation Command USTRANSCOM , will be determined by USTRANSCOM based on established requirements and availability of commercially owned containers and equipment. USTRANSCOM will lease or procure additional containers as required to augment the DOD container system. DoD mildict Category United States Department of Defense US mil stub ... more details
Other uses Whiz Kids disambiguation Whiz Kids was a name given to a group of experts from RAND Corporation with which Robert McNamara surrounded himself in order to turn around the management of the United States Department of Defense DoD in the 1960s. The purpose was to shape a modern defense strategy in the Nuclear Age by bringing in economics economic analysis , operations research , game theory , computing, as well as implementing modern management system s to coordinate the huge dimension of operations of the DoD with methods such as the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System PPBS . They were called the Whiz Kids recalling the group at Ford Motor Company that McNamara was part of a generation earlier. The group included among others Harold Brown Secretary of Defense Harold Brown Alain Enthoven Patrick Gross William Kaufmann Jan Lodal Frank Nicolai Merton Joseph Peck Charles O. Rossotti Henry Rowen Ivan Selin Pierre Sprey Adam Yarmolinsky References http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,896423,00.html 1962 Time article on the Whiz Kids DEFAULTSORT Whiz Kids Department Of Defense Category Cold War US mil stub ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Republic of the Philippines br Department of National Defense type Department nativename Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa nativename a nativename r seal defensedepartment ... Defense, who is a member of the President of the Philippines President s cabinet. The current Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines is Voltaire Gazmin Voltaire T. Gazmin as of June 30 , 2010 . History The Department of National Defense was formally organized on November 1, 1939 ... DNDWEBPAGE files snds pasec.htm title Past Secretaries of National Defense work Department of National ... Department of National Defense of the Philippines DEFAULTSORT Department Of National Defense Philippines Category Government of the Philippines National Defense Category Department of National ... under National Defense Act Commonwealth Act No. 1 of December 31, 1935 preceding2 dissolved superseding ... chief2 position Undersecretary for Defense Affairs parent agency child1 agency Armed Forces of the Philippines child2 agency Office of the Civil Defense Philippines Office of the Civil Defense child3 agency Government Arsenal child4 agency National Defense College of the Philippines child5 agency Philippine Veterans Affairs Office website http www.dnd.gov.ph www.dnd.gov.ph footnotes The Department of National Defense DND Filipino Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa KTP is the Executive Departments of the Philippines executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country. The Department of National Defense exercises executive supervision over the Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP , the Office of Civil Defense OCD , the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office PVAO , the National Defense College ... Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 21, 1935 and Republic Act Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department. List of Secretaries Commissioners Ministers Liaison of National ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Perpich v. Department of Defense ArgueDate March 27 ArgueYear 1990 DecideDate June 11 DecideYear 1990 FullName Rudy Perpich, Governor of Minnesota, et al. v. Department of Defense, et al. USVol 496 USPage 334 Citation 110 S. Ct. 2418 Prior Subsequent Holding Article I s plain language, read as a whole, establishes that Congress may authorize members of the National Guard of the United States to be ordered to active federal duty for purposes of training outside the United States without either the consent of a State Governor or the declaration of a national emergency. SCOTUS 1988 1990 Majority Stevens JoinMajority unanimous court LawsApplied Perpich v. Department of Defense , Case citation 496 U.S. 334 1990 , was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court concerning the Militia Clauses of Article One of the United States Constitution Section 8 Powers of Congress Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution in which the court held that the Congress of the United States may authorize members of the National Guard of the United States to be ordered to active federal duty for purposes of training outside the United States without either the consent of a U.S. state state governor or the declaration of a national emergency . The plaintiff was Rudy Perpich , Governor of Minnesota at the time. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 496 List of United States Supreme Court cases Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court Further reading cite journal last Beckman first Norman authorlink coauthors year 1991 month title Limiting State Involvement in Foreign Policy The Governors and the National Guard in Perpich v. Defense journal Publius volume 21 issue 3 pages 109 123 doi 10.2307 3330517 url http jstor.org stable 3330517 accessdate quote cite ... Department of Defense Who s in Charge of the National Guard? journal New England Law Review volume ... more details
Defense whistleblower program. The Department of Defense Whistleblower Program enables, in part, the federal ... , as a sub mission. ref Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense, Semiannual Report to the Congress ... into whistleblower reprisal allegations. ref Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense ... July 2009 report entitled A Review of the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General s Process ... activities. ref Office of the Inspector, U.S. Department of Defense April 1, 2009 to September 31, 2009 ... Act of 1989 , the Department of Defense was already working through the lessons learned by other branches ... of reprisal. ref Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense April 1, 2009 to September ... General, U.S. Department of Defense, Semi Annual Report to Congress April 1, 2009 to September ... of Defense, Statement of Mr. Thomas F. Gimble Acting Inspector General Department of Defense before ... Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Semiannual Report to Congress March 30, 2009 . ref ..., U.S. Department of Defense, Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008 ..., finding abuse of authority. ref Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Semiannual ... after the Military Whistleblower Protection Act was enacted, the Department of Defense Inspector ... General, U.S. Department of Defense April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 at http www.dodig.mil sar ... General, U.S. Department of Defense, Statement of Mr. Thomas F. Gimble Acting Inspector General Department of Defense before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International ..., U.S. Department of Defense, Statement of Mr. Thomas F. Gimble Acting Inspector General Department ... of law related to a contract. ref Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Statement of Mr. Thomas F. Gimble Acting Inspector General Department of Defense before the Subcommittee ... on a preponderance of the evidence . ref Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense ... more details
of military service members and Department of Defense civilian employees throughout the world ... Academic Achievement The Department of Defense Model. ERIC Digest . ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education ... in the pattern of today s Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools ... . Later, the various organizations were combined and two separate but parallel systems developed the Department of Defense Dependents Schools DoDDS overseas, and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent ... together under an umbrella agency, the Department of Defense Education Activity DoDEA . DoDEA today ... commonscat Department of Defense Education Activity http www.dodea.edu dodea.edu http www.dtic.mil ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECTION 6 SCHOOLS http www.am.dodea.edu ASC PublicAffairs History.htm History ... High mobility and high achievement in department of defense schools from the Winter 2003 volume of The Journal ... DOD agencies Category United States Department of Defense agencies Education Activity Category ... more details
orphan date October 2009 DoD Directive 2310 is a policy of the United States of America that concerns the enhanced interrogation treatment of enemy prisoners , particularly those classified as unlawful combatant s . The directive was modified in September 2006 in response to concerns about inhumane treatment of suspected Al Qaeda terrorists captured during the second Gulf War. It incorporates prohibitions against cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. Interrogators may not force a detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts or pose in a sexual manner. They may not use hoods or place sacks over a detainee s head or use duct tape over his eyes. They may not beat or electrically shock or burn him or inflict other forms of physical pain, any form of physical pain. They may not use water boarding . They may not use hypothermia or treatment which might lead to heat injury. They may not perform mock execution s. They may not deprive detainees of the necessary food, water and medical care. They may not use dogs in any aspect of interrogations. http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2006 09 06 AR2006090601442.html External links http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2006 09 06 AR2006090601442.html Defense Department News Briefing on Detainee Policies CQ Transcripts Wire Wednesday, September 6, 2006 4 58 PM DEFAULTSORT Department Of Defense Directive 2310 Category Emergency laws Category Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Category Laws of war Category George W. Bush administration controversies Category Counter terrorism policy of the United States Category United States defense policymaking Category United States national security policy US gov stub ... more details
refimprove date July 2009 The U.S. Department of Defense employs firefighters who are civilians, but who are stationed at military bases to work as firefighters. These personnel have their own uniforms and equipment, but are not considered to be members of any military unit. They will work alongside military units if need be, but often bear sole responsibility for firefighting responsibilities at the military facility. They have their own uniforms, usually a dark blue suit with a badge and with a shoulder patch indicating their firefighting organization. Various certifications exist for personnel in this organization. one major certification is referred to as DoD Fire & Emergency Services Training. ref http www.dtic.mil whs directives corres html 605506m.htm Certification description , dtic.mil. ref ref http www.usfra.org events dod fire emergency services DoD Fire & Emergency Services Training Conference , page at usfra.org. ref See also Firefighting External links http www.militaryfirefighterheritage.com Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation website. http www.dodffcert.com documents ProgramNews.htm U.S. Defense Dept. Fire & Emergency Services Certification Program web page. http www.dodfire.com dodfire.com , Organization website http www.dodfire.com History History.htm History web page , dodfire.com http www.acsim.army.mil installationservices fireemergency.htm Website for US Army civilian firefighter units , U.S. Army Installation Management Command http www.fedfire.org fedfire.org , federal firefighters group in California. http www.knox.army.mil garrison des FireDept index.asp Fort knox firefighters website http www.knox.army.mil garrison des FireDept patch.asp Fort knox firefighters patch website http www.army.mil usapa epubs pdf r670 10.pdf US Government document authorizing use of uniforms for civilian firefighters http cms.firehouse.com web online In The Line ... base in Texas References references Category United States Department of Defense Category Fire departments ... more details
Userspace draft source ArticleWizard date February 2011 The General Counsel of the Department of Defense serves as the chief legal officer of the United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense DoD , advising both the Secretary of Defense Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary on all legal matters and services, and providing legal advice to OSD organizations and, as appropriate, other DOD components. The General Counsel develops the department s Legislative Program and coordinates DoD positions on legislation and Executive Orders coordinates the appeals process for denied Freedom of Information Act FOIA requests oversees the performance and standards of DoD attorneys establishes policy on general legal issues and determines the DoD position on specific legal problems maintains repository for all international agreements coordinated, negotiated, or concluded by DoD personnel and is dual hatted as the director of the Defense Legal Services Agency. This position was established by Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953 and by Defense Directive 5145.1, signed 24 August 1953. The position derived its responsibilities from one of the original three Special Assistants to the Secretary established in 1947 and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense Legal and Legislative Affairs established in 1949 . ref name multiple Office Holders class wikitable General Counsels of the Department of Defense ref name multiple cite web url http osdhistory.defense.gov docs DOD 20Key 20Officials 201947 2004.pdf title Department of Defense Key Officials publisher Historical Office, OSD year 2004 accessdate 2011 02 01 ref scope col width 200 Name scope col width 280 Tenure scope col width 215 SecDef s Served Under scope col width 215 President s Served Under H. Struve Hensel August 17, 1953 March 4, 1954 Charles Erwin Wilson ... index.html Categories Category United States Department of Defense officials ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 File USA DOD Police.png thumb right Department of Defense Police Patch Department of Defense Police , not to be confused with Pentagon Police, are the uniformed civilian police officers of the United States Department of Defense various branches of the United States Armed Forces such as the Department of the Navy . They are also referred to as DoD Police . The DoD Police are responsible for law enforcement and security services on DoD owned and leased buildings, facilities, properties and other DoD assets. It is important to note that Department of Defense Police is a catch all phrase that refers to any civilian engaged in police duties for the Department of Defense and its component branches of the US Armed Forces. Pentagon Police There is a DoD police agency based at the The Pentagon Pentagon named the United States Pentagon Police , which is part of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency . Formerly The Defense Protective Service DPS , The United States Pentagon Police have exclusive jurisdiction within the Pentagon Reservation and have concurrent jurisdiction ... series code applies regardless of what specific agency of the Department of Defense the officer ..., anywhere in the United States, regardless of state or local prohibition. All Department of Defense ... United States Department of Defense agencies ... members as in the case of Department of the Army officers or the so called Illinois Agility Test , a type of obstacle course as in the case of some Department of the Navy officers . Some installations ... Force sends their civilian officers to the Department of Veterans Affairs Law Enforcement Training ... or sheriff s department. Some DOD Police Officers, such as those at the Norfolk Naval Station, the largest ... agencies Ministry of Defense Police perform a similar role in the United Kingdom. References references ... Police Program http www.usmccle.com USMC LE Program Department of the Army Civilian Police Department ... more details
Image DoDSR Interior.jpg thumb 200px Interior of the United States United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Serum Repository DoDSR . The Department of Defense Serum Repository also referred ... by the United States United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense containing over .... ref 2.3 ref cite web url http www.afhsc.mil dodsr publisher AFHSC title Department of Defense Serum ... ref cite web url http www.afhsc.mil dodsr publisher AFHSC title Department of Defense Serum Repository ... called on the Department of Defense to perform blockquote class toccolours style float none a n assessment ... slightly blockquote class toccolours style float none There shall be a Department of Defense Serum ... thumb 200px Exterior of the United States United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense ... brac vol I Parts 1 and 2.html publisher Department of Defense title Base Reallignment ... to the Department of Defense and is knowledgeable, responsible, and accountable for all aspects ... Department of Defense military personnel active and reserve and their family members... ref name ... FedBizOpps.gov title Operation of the Department of Defense Serum Repository, 2005. Solicitation ... title Operation of the Department of Defense Serum Repository, 2006. Solicitation Number ... MK, Brundage JF. The Defense Medical Surveillance System and the Department of Defense Serum Repository ... UK Biobank Category United States Department of Defense Category Military related organizations ... 07 01 ref . A 1996 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs memorandum ref name tricare.mil cite web url http www.tricare.mil policy fy96 mdsurv19.html publisher Assistant Secretary of Defense ... of Defense issued modified instructions ref cite web url http www.health.mil Content docs pdfs policies 1999 99 002.pdf format PDF publisher Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs .... The FY2005 Defense Authorization Act ref cite web url http www.dod.mil dodgc olc docs PL108 ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date April 2010 The Department of Defense Architecture Framework DoDAF is a reference model to organize the enterprise architecture EA and systems architecture into complementary and consistent .... ref reference Zachman Framework ref Overview The Department of Defense Architecture Framework ... name DoD07 All major United States U.S. U.S. Government Government United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense DoD weapons and information technology system acquisitions are required ... 9, 04 version ref On May 28, 2009 DoDAF v2.0 was approved by the Department of Defense. ref http cio ..., and information exchanges required to accomplish United States Department of Defense DoD missions ... for, or supporting, United States Department of Defense DoD functions. SV products focus on specific ... and Executing Projects to Build Enterprise Architectures using the Department of Defense Architecture ... DoDAF V2.0 Resources DoD IEA http cio nii.defense.gov sites diea index.html Department of Defense ... operational activities within the architecture being developed. External links Commons category Department of Defense Architecture Framework http cio nii.defense.gov sites dodaf20 index.html DoDAF V2.02 This is the official and current version for the Department of Defense Architecture Framework. http ... Conferences 2008 and 2009 DEFAULTSORT Department Of Defense Architecture Framework Category United States Department of Defense Architecture Framework Category Enterprise architecture Category Net centric Category Command and control de C ISR fr Department of Defense Architecture Framework ... of the Clinger Cohen Act . It addressed the 1995 Deputy Secretary of Defense directive that a DoD ..., and services design within the Defense Acquisition System process. Services Viewpoint SvcV New in DoDAF ..., there is typically a requirement to provide metadata to the Defense Information Technology Portfolio ... Group OMG initiative to standardize UML and SysML usage for USA and UK defense architecture frameworks ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee was chartered on 24 Jan 1996 to provide advice to the United States Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments regarding the professional standards, historical methodology, program priorities, liaison with professional groups and institutions, and adequacy of resources connected with the various historical programs and associated activities of the U.S. Department of Defense . The Committee has combined under it the previously separate advisory committees of the separate military departments and created them as advisory sub committee s for each of the military services, reporting to their service secretaries and to the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee Secretary of the Navy s Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History Secretary of the Air Force Historical Advisory Committee DEFAULTSORT Department Of Defense Historical Advisory Committee Category United States Department of Defense agencies Category Military historiography Category History organizations US gov stub ... more details
Summary Information Description Official seal of the United States Department of Defense. Source http www.defenselink.mil multimedia web graphics Date January 16, 2008 Location DoD New Media Author U.S. Department of Defense Permission public image Licensing PD USGov Military ... more details
Summary logo fur REQUIRED Article Department of National Defense Philippines Use Org HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Source Department of National Defense Office for Public Affairs ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Used for Representing solely the Department of National Defense article Owner New Media Section, Department of National Defense s Office for Public Affairs Website http www.dnd.gov.ph History Seal improved to represent the Department s official design and colors Commentary This design effectively takes over other designs effective August 15, 2010, queries maybe addressed to dndnm dnd.gov.ph OVERRIDE FIELDS Description The official seal of the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines Portion The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. Low resolution The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution. Purpose For the article related to Department of National Defense Philippines Replaceability Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. other information REPLACES DND Seal.png viewed as the old and incorrect version. Licensing Non free logo ... more details
The Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms is a compendium of terminology used by the United States Department of Defense DOD . It sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States in both US joint and allied joint operations, as well as to encompass the Department of Defense DOD as a whole. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved DOD terminology for general use by all components of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense , by DOD Directive 5025.12, 23 August 1989, Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology, has directed its use throughout the Department of Defense to ensure standardization of military and associated terminology. This publication supplements standard English language dictionaries with standard terminology for military and associated use. However, it is not the intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the joint force commander JFC from organizing the force and executing the mission in a manner the JFC deems most appropriate to ensure unity of effort in the accomplishment of the overall mission. See also Decrypt METT TC External links http www.dtic.mil doctrine dod dictionary The Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms online DEFAULTSORT Department Of Defense Dictionary Of Military And Associated Terms Category United States Department of Defense publications Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms Category English dictionaries es Diccionario de T rminos Militares y Asociados del Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos ... more details
File United States Department of Defense Seal.svg thumb DoD Seal This is an list of agencies under the United States Department of Defense DoD which was formely and shortly known as the National Military Establishment . Its main responsibilities are to control the Armed Forces of the United States. The department was made in 1947 and is currently divided into three major departments the Department of the Army , Department of the Navy Navy and Department of the Air Force Air Force and has a military staff of 1,418,542. ref name DoD1 http siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil personnel MILITARY history hst0909.pdf DefenseDepartment Military Pesonnel , Retrieved 16 02 2011. ref 553,044 US Army 329, 304 US Navy 202, 786 US Marine Corps 333,408 US Air Force . The DoD is headed by the United States Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense . The current defense secretary is Robert Gates . DoD agencies Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA Defense Commissary Agency DCA Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA Inspector General of the Department of DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency DCMA Defense Finance and Accounting Service DFAS Defense Information Systems Agency DISA Defense Intelligence Agency DIA Defense Legal Services Agency DLSA Defense Logistics Agency DLA Defense Security Cooperation Agency DSCA Defense Security Service DSS Ballistic Missile Defense Organization BMDOLINK Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA Missile Defense Agency MDA National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGIA NGA National Security Agency Central Security Service NSA CSS Pentagon Force Protection Agency PFPA Defense ... United States Department of Defense United States Department of Defense Unified Combatant Commands United States Unified Combatant Commands DOD agencies US military navbox Category United States Department of Defense Category Ministries established in 1947 Category 1947 establishments in the United ... Department AMEDD Army Research Laboratory ARL Army Review Boards Agency ARBA U.S. Army Financial ... more details
Infobox organization name Office of the Inspector General Department of Defense image Wiki OIG DOD Seal.gif ... of Public Inquiry parent organization United States Department of Defense U.S. Department of Defense ... Department of Defense DoD IG is an independent, objective agency of about 1250 military staff and civilian employees within the DefenseDepartment that was created after the passage of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1983 P.L. 97 252 and Defense Directive 5106.1, signed 14 March 1983. ref Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Defense ... for whistleblower protection, both military and civilian through the Department of Defense Whistleblower .... ref name multiple Office Holders class wikitable Inspectors General of the U.S. DefenseDepartment ... title Department of Defense Key Officials publisher Historical Office, OSD date 2004 accessdate ... holder of the Inspector General for the Department of Defense Personal flag of the office holder of the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Defense. The Honourable The Honorable Gordon S. Heddell , Inspector General for the Department of Defense ref Biography of the Inspector General for the Department of Defense at http www.dodig.mil BIOs heddell bio.html Internet , retrieved 2010 06 26. ref Lynne Halbrooks , Principal Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Defense ref Biography of the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Defense at http www.dodig.mil ... General for Communications and Congressional Liaison Deputy Inspector Generals The Department of Defense ... Website, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General,Officeof the Deputy Inspector Generalfor ..., U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Deputy Inspector General for Investigations ... health evaluations for service members. ref Website, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector ... Access Programs, Nuclear Enterprise and related security issues within the Department of Defense. ref ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Department of Defense Veterinary Pathology Residency DODVPR , formally established in 1983 by Surgeon General of the United States Army United States Army Surgeon General Lieutenant General United States Lieutenant General Bernhard Mittemeyer, resides within the Department of Veterinary Pathology http www.afip.org vetpath at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology http www.afip.org AFIP in Washington, DC . A preceptorship program was developed in 1967 to meet the growing demand for veterinary pathologist s in military medical research and diagnostic medicine. In the early 1980s, leaders of the Army veterinary pathology specialty recognized that training would be more effective and the United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense better served by a formal Residency medicine residency program consolidating all training under one roof. sup 1 sup Now in its 23 sup rd sup year, the DODVPR is one of the largest and most successful veterinary pathology training programs in the world. Sources 1. Dunn DG. Historical files of the Department of Veterinary Pathology, AFIP. These unpublished materials are maintained within the Office of the Director of Veterinary Pathology, Washington, DC. Category United States Department of Defense ... more details
infobox military award name Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award image File DefCivRibbon.gif caption Ribbon of the medal awarded by United States Department of Defense country USA type Medal eligibility Career DoD civilian employees for campaign status description motto clasps post nominals established first award last award total posthumous recipients precedence label individual higher same lower related image2 caption2 The Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest Awards and decorations of the United States government civilian award given by the United States Department of Defense . This award and accompanying Distinguished Civilian Service Medal is the Department s highest award given to career DoD civilian employees whose careers reflect exceptional devotion to duty and whose contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvements in DoD operations are of a significantly broad scope First recipient Originally, the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal was awarded by United States Department of War for work in the intelligence service. Earl H. Pritchard was the first recipient of the award for his service from 1942 to 1945 when he was a civilian analyst with military intelligence during the Second World War . See also Awards and decorations of the United States government References http www.donhq.navy.mil aausn contentview.aspx?id 680 DONHQ http www.defense.gov releases release.aspx?releaseid 2247 DOD press release http www.cpms.osd.mil ASSETS 2D1119004A584D1EBAAD086F3CD1A1DC M1400451.pdf CPMS Category Awards and decorations of the United States Department of DefenseDefense Distinguished Civilian Service Award ODM stub ... more details
Government Accountability Office investigations of the Department of Defense are typically audit s in which ... how the United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense spends taxpayer dollars. Since ... Iraqi Freedom and DefenseDepartment airline reimbursements. Major investigations Operation Iraqi Freedom ... inventory control problem. More than 200 inventory control systems at the DefenseDepartment still are not integrated. The GAO notes, Poor communication between services within the Department of Defense ... Press notes that the DefenseDepartment spent an estimated 100 million for airline tickets that were not used over six years and failed to seek refunds even though the tickets were reimbursable. The Department also reimbursed employees for airline tickets that had been purchased by the Department ... as Defense employees, had the department generate a ticket and showed up at the ticket counter to pick ... more effective at prompting reform than the DefenseDepartment s own initiatives. In 1989, the Department ... to tell whether curtailed GAO independence will threaten DefenseDepartment reform. Some aspects of DefenseDepartment accounting have resisted reform for decades. Danielle Brian, director of the nonprofit Project on Governmental Oversight, says, Waste has become ingrained in the Defense budget ... that the DefenseDepartment s 2,200 overlapping financial systems cost 18 billion a year to operate ... Department of Defense Category Government Accountability Office Investigations Category Political corruption ... and worse procurement problems. GAO auditor s caught the Department selling new chemical and biological ... also uncovered several incidences of airline related fraud. One DOD traveler used a Department account ... claiming reimbursement for 10,000 worth of airline tickets that had been paid for by the Department. GAO influence over DefenseDepartment reform DefenseDepartment responses to investigations There is evidence that GAO investigations are encouraging the Department to reform. The Halliburton ... more details
The DefenseDepartment Advisory Committee on Women in the Services DACOWITS was established in 1951 by then Secretary of Defense , George C. Marshall . The Committee is composed of civilian women and men who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense to provide advice and recommendations on matters and policies ... facilities. Fall 1968 that the Department of Defense prepare a legislative proposal to amend section 3579, Title 10, U.S. Code to provide the opportunity for officers of the Army Medical Department ... available in military medicine. Fall 1974 that the Department of Defense develop, and the Services ... Services grant 6 weeks post partum non chargeable leave Fall 1988 that the Department of Defense ... External links http www.dtic.mil dacowits tableabout subpage.html DefenseDepartment Advisory Committee .... http afs.sagepub.com cgi content abstract 32 3 424 DEFAULTSORT DefenseDepartment Advisory Committee On Women In The Services Category United States Department of Defense agencies Category Women ... States Army Medical Specialist Corps to exercise command within the Army Medical Department United States Army Medical Department . Further, that similar statutory provisions relative to other military ... States Marine Corps Marine Corps Fall 1979 That DoD and United States Department of Transportation ... for either. Fall 1979 At the time, the United States Coast Guard was an element of the Department ... was directed by Department of the Army as a result of the Women In The Army Study and that the service member should not be penalized as a result of action taken by Headquarters Department ... exclusion laws or policy restrictions. Fall 1983 that the Office of the Secretary of Defense reiterate ... the Secretary of Defense establish a gender neutral assignment policy in military aviation for all Services ... . Spring 1996 in the strongest possible terms that the Secretary of Defense open current and future ... of the Secretary of Defense and the Services collaborate to ascertain what information on prevention ... more details
were notified that attorney client meetings in the future would need the approval of DefenseDepartment General Counsel Jay Johnson. ref References references Category United States Department of Defense ... 02 24 defense attorneys denied access detainees guantanamo bay title Pentagon Relents After Denying ... more details
, Maryland parent agency United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense child1 agency website http www.dc3.mil www.dc3.mil footnotes The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center DC3 is a United States United States Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense agency that provides digital ... Undersecretary of Defense , John Hamre in 1998 ref cite web title Department of Defense Reform Initiative ..., and information operations for the Department of Defense. Vision Statement Dominate our mission ... an annual Cyber Crime Conference. ref cite web title U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime ... AccessData Named Grand Champion by the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center DC3. url http www.accessdata.com ... United States Department of Defense agencies Information Systems Agency Category Computer crimes ...More footnotes date July 2010 Advert date February 2011 Infobox Government agency agency name Defense ..., counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and fraud investigations from the Defense Criminal Investigative ... is an agency that houses six government directorates including Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory DCFL , Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy DCITA , Defense Cyber Crime Institute DCCI , DOD Defense Industrial Base DIB Collaborative Information Sharing Environment DCISE , National Cyber ... 2001 to house both DCFL and DCITA, and to support the creation of the Defense Cyber Crime Institute ..., international allies, academia and private professional organizations. Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory DCFL The Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory DCFL is the worlds largest digital forensics ... digital forensic challenges of the 21st century. The laboratory provides forensics services to the Defense ... ref Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy DCITA The Defense Cyber Investigations Training ... changed its name on 1 October 2006 from its previous name of the Defense Computer Investigations Training ... needed date February 2011 Defense Cyber Crime Institute DCCI The Defense Cyber Crime Institute ... more details
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