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http://ammtiac.alionscience.com The AMMTIAC Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 4 9
Benjamin D. CraigAMMTIACRome, NYtechsolutions 7
The IAC Program – A National Resource
This year the Department of Defense (DoD) will spend approxi-mately $75.1 billion on research, development, testing, and evalua-tion (RDT&E), according to the FY2008 DoD Budget.[1]Supporting a vast array of research efforts with this high level offunding naturally results in the generation of an extensive amountof scientific and technical information. So how does the DoD makesure that there is minimal duplication of effort? Moreover, how doesthe department ensure that the research results are preserved andalso shared among scientists and engineers? Finally, how does theDoD ensure that collaboration between groups, organizations, andsubject matter experts takes place whenever possible?The challenges presented by these questions are met head on by
the DoD’s Information Analysis Center (IAC) program. The DoDhas nineteen separate IACs and several key, centralized systems ded-icated to serving the entire DoD RDT&E community. The missionof the program is to provide comprehensive technical and informa-tion support to researchers, scientists, engineers and program man-agers. This article will provide an overview of the various functionsof the IACs and the IAC program, as well as the resources availableto the community, many of which are free.
THE IAC PROGRAM – A NATIONAL RESOURCEThe DoD’s IAC Program, an institution that has been operating invarious forms for more than 65 years, supports nearly all types ofRDT&E efforts. The program also preserves and maintains the sci-entific and technical information that documents the achievements,advancements and lessons learned of the RDT&E community. TheIAC Program also helps to drive the development, advancement,and transfer of technology.
About the IAC ProgramThe IAC Program is configured to be a resource for researchers,engineers, scientists, and program managers working on or support-ing the DoD in almost any capacity. IACs are research and analysisorganizations chartered to focus their efforts in strategic technologyareas. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), whichoperates under the policy guidance of the Office of the Secretary ofDefense, Research and Engineering (DDR&E), is the premierprovider of DoD technical information and is responsible for tencontractor-operated IACs. The other nine IACs are managedthrough other DoD initiatives. Table 1 provides a list of the tenDTIC IACs and Table 2 displays the other nine DoD IACs. DTICsupports the warfighter by leveraging the billions of dollars investedin defense scientific and technology research to quickly provideaccess to relevant information and to prevent redundant researchfrom being performed.
The IAC MissionThe mission of DTIC’s IAC program is two-fold. Firstly, IACsenable quick access to worldwide scientific and technical informa-tion to improve the productivity of personnel in the defense scienceand technology communities. The IACs accomplish this mission bycollecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating relevantinformation in clearly-defined and structured subject areas.Secondly, the IACs serve their respective fields by providing techni-cal services and solutions. With the staff ’s competency in workingwith customers to define requirements and then employing theirskills in data analysis, they can develop those customized solutionsneeded to address critical defense problems.
Granting Researchers Rapid Access to Technical Information and Reducing Duplication of Effort
Table 1. IACs Sponsored by DoD and Managed by DTIC.AMMTIAC Advanced Materials, Manufacturing,
and Testing IAC http://ammtiac.alionscience.com/
CBRNIAC Chemical, Biological, Radiologicaland Nuclear Defense IAC http://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/
CPIAC Chemical Propulsion IAC http://www.cpia.jhu.edu/
DACS The Data & Analysis Center for Software http://www.thedacs.com/
IATAC Information Assurance TechnologyAnalysis Center http://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/
MSIAC Modeling and Simulation IAC http://www.dod-msiac.org/
RIAC Reliability IAC
SENSIAC Military Sensing IAC http://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/
SURVIAC Survivability/Vulnerability IAC http://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/
WSTIAC Weapons Systems Technology IAC http://wstiac.alionscience.com/
Table 2. IACs Sponsored by MilitaryOrganizations and Agencies.APMIAC Airfields, Pavements,
and Mobility IAC
CEIAC Coastal Engineering Defense IAC
CRSTIAC Cold Regions Science andTechnology IAC
CTIAC Concrete Technology IAC
DTRIAC Defense Threat Reduction IAC
EIAC Environmental IAC
HEIAC Hydraulic Engineering IAC
SAVIAC Shock and Vibration IAC
SMIAC Soil Mechanics IAC
The AMMTIAC Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 410
Free engineering services and technicalsupporthttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/experts
Free technical journalhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/quarterly
Free subscription to the AMMTIAC eNewshttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/subscribe
Library database searchhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/resources/library.html
Customized traininghttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/contact
Materials and processes resource locatorhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/ammt/matpro.do
National Materials Information Systemhttp://namis.alionscience.com/
Critical reviews & technology assess-ments, databooks/databases, handbooks,state-of-the-art reportshttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/ammt/products.do
Corrosion prevention and controlhandbookhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/pdf/Corrosion_Hdbk_S2.pdf
techsolutions 7IAC RESOURCES – INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Testing TechnologyAMMTIAC
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense TechnologyCBRNIAC
Table 3. CBRNIAC Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.
Analysis of Manufacturing Processes forNuclear, Biological and Chemical(NBC) Defense Systems
Chemical and Physical Properties of CBDefense Materials
Chemical IdentificationCombat EffectivenessCounterproliferationCounterterrorismDecontaminationDefense Conversion and Dual-Use
Technology TransferDemilitarizationDomestic Preparedness / Homeland
Security
Environmental Fate and EffectsForce ProtectionIndividual and Collective ProtectionInternational Technology Proliferation
and Arms ControlMedical Effects and TreatmentNuclear, Biological and Chemical
SurvivabilityRadiological and Nuclear DefenseSmoke and ObscurantsToxic Industrial Chemicals and Toxic
Industrial MaterialsToxicologyTreaty Verification and ComplianceWarning and Identification
Free engineering services and technical supporthttp://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/info/inquiry.php
Free newsletter:http://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/products/newsletters.phpCritical reviews, technical assessments,databooks/databases, handbooks,state-of-the-art reportshttp://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/products/
Key CBRN defense documentshttp://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/links/documents.php
Chemical Propulsion TechnologyCPIAC
Government-sponsored propulsion computer codeshttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=comp_codes
Chemical propulsion databaseshttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=databases
Free current awareness newsletterhttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=bulletins
Propulsion handbooks and manualshttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=publications
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Hardware items (propulsion systems):
Solid propellant
Liquid engine
Hybrid
Airbreathing
Electrical
Nuclear
Propulsion system components:
Cases
Nozzles
Thrust vector control/thrust magnitudecontrol systems
Gas generators
Propellant grains
Insulators
Restrictors
Liners
Primers
Igniters
Injectors
Baffles
Fuel management systems
Propellant tanks
Turbo pumps
Thrust chambers
Ramburners
Flame holders
Inlets
Electrodes
Gun tubes and breeches
Propellant actuated devices
Propellants
Fuels
Inert materials
Energetic ingredients
Technologies:
Ingredient synthesis
Manufacturing, fabrication, processing,and characterization
Thermochemistry
Steady-state, transient, unstable, subsonicand supersonic combustion
Detonation
Physical, chemical, thermodynamic,mechanical, and ballistic properties ofoxidizers, binders, plasticizers, stabilizers,burning rate modifiers, propellants, fuels,pyrotechnics, and explosives
Interior and terminal ballistics
Fluid dynamics
Reacting flows
Analytical and diagnostic test procedures
Performance prediction and measurement
Health management, monitoring andcontrol; nondestructive evaluation
Service life
Reliability
Life-cycle costs
Safety
Occupational and explosive hazards
Insensitive munitions
Environmental protection
Exhaust plume flow fields and signatures
Propellant processing and manufacturing
Structural integrity and reliability analysisand verification
Mechanical behavior and characterization
Thermal analysis and heat transfer
AMMTIACA D VA N C E D M AT E R I A L S , M A N U FA C T U R I N G A N D T E S T I N G
Software TechnologyDACS
Table 5. DACS Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.
Software acquisition
Agile development
Software architecture
Assessment of reuse risks and costs
Binary quality gates at the inch-pebble level
CASE
Cleanroom software engineering
Client/server architectures
Collaborative software engineering
Commercial specifications andstandards/open systems
Configuration management
Data mining/warehousing
Distributed object technology
Track earned value
Expert network
Grid computing
High performance computing Interoperability
Intranets
Integrated product and processdevelopment
Knowledge management
Object oriented technologies
Process improvement
Programming languages
Software quality
Rapid prototyping
Software reliability
Requirements management
Requirements, trade-offs/negotiations
Reuse of software assets
Risk management
Computer security
Statistical process control
Technology insertion
Model based testing
Software testing
XML
Software engineering bibliographic databasehttps://www.thedacs.com/databases/sebd/search.php
Software technology newsletterhttps://www.softwaretechnews.com/
Technical reportshttps://www.thedacs.com/techs/
On-site and distance traininghttps://www.thedacs.com/training/
Table 4. CPIAC Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.
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techsolutions 7Free technical inquiry servicehttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/inquiries.html
Information assurance traininghttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/training.html
Information assurance newsletterhttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/IA_newsletter.jsp
Information assurance digesthttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/IA_digest.html
Information assurance technical reportshttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/reports.jsp
Commercial innovation and integration interfacehttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/cii.html
Information Assurance TechnologyIATAC
MSIAC Journalhttp://www.dod-msiac.org/journals.html
Answers to modeling and simulationinquirieshttp://www.dod-msiac.org/helpdesk.html
M&S Universityhttp://education.dod-msiac.org/
High level architecture compliance testinghttp://hlatest.dod-msiac.org:8080/ftms/index.jsp
Verification, validation, & accreditation recommendedpractices guidehttp://vva.dmso.mil/
State-of-the-art reportshttp://www.dod-msiac.org/soars.html
M&S resource repositoryhttp://www.msrr.dmso.mil/
Base Object Models (BOMs) softwarehttp://www.dod-msiac.org/BOMworks.html
M&S glossaryhttp://www.dod-msiac.org/pdfs/Glossary/DoD5000.59M.pdf
M&S newsletterhttp://www.dod-msiac.org/newsletters.html
Modeling and Simulation (M&S) TechnologyMSIAC
RIAC user forumhttp://www.theriac.org/forum/
Reliability traininghttp://www.theriac.org/productsandservices/training/
Reliability and maintenance libraryhttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/library/
Current awareness periodicalhttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/journal/
Reliability products and software toolshttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/search/
Reliability Journalhttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/journal/
ReliabilityRIAC
Table 6. RIAC ProvidesInformation and TechnicalSupport in Several Areas.
Reliability
Maintainability
Quality
Supportability
Interoperability
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Technical inquiry servicehttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/inquiry.aspx
Models & simulationshttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/models.htm
AIRADE – Airborne Radar Detection Model
ALARM – Advanced Low Altitude Radar Model
BLUEMAX – Variable Airspeed Flight Path Generator
BRAWLER – Air-to-Air Combat Simulation
BRL-CAD – Ballistic Research Laboratory Computer-AidedDesign Package
COVART – Computation of Vulnerable Area and Repair Time
DIME – Digital Integrated Modeling Environment
ESAMS – Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation
FASTGEN – Fast Shotline Generator
FATEPEN – Fast Air Target Encounter Penetration Program
IVIEW 2000 – Graphical User Interface for Output Simulation
JSEM – Joint Service Endgame Model
LELAWS – Low Energy Laser Weapons Simulation
MIL AASPEM – Man-in-the-Loop Air-to-Air System PerformanceEvaluation Model
RADGUNS – Radar-Directed Gun System Simulation
TRAP – Trajectory Analysis Program
TRACES – TerrainTerrain/Rotorcraft Air Combat EvaluationSimulation
Laser reference libraryhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/laserlib.htm
Survavibility/vulnerability libraryhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/s_v_library.htm
Vehicle signature libraryhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/vsig.htm
SURVIAC databaseshttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/
Desert Storm Combat Database
Joint Live Fire/Live Fire Test Information System
Just Cause
ACFTDAB (Southeast Asia Fixed-Wing Aircraft Database)
HELODAB (Southeast Asia Rotary-Wing Aircraft Database)
GNDVEHSEADB (Southeast Asia Ground Vehicle Database)
Yom Kippur
Aircraft survivability journalhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/asnews.htm
SURVIAC E-Newshttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/enews.htm
AMMTIACA D VA N C E D M AT E R I A L S , M A N U FA C T U R I N G A N D T E S T I N G
Military Sensor TechnologySENSIAC
Table 7. SENSIAC Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.
Air acoustic, seismic, magnetic, electric fieldand gravitational sensors and relatedtechnologies
Aroma sensors and related technologies
Camouflage, concealment and deception
EO/IR and RF countermeasures
Laser-based systems for sensing and energyprojection
Missile defense technologies
Optical and infrared materials and detectorspassive optical, electro-optical, UV, andinfrared sensors and seekers and theirsupporting technologies
Radar and passive RF systems andrelated technologies
Sensor and data fusion
Signal and communications sensing
Underwater acoustics
Unexploited observables
X-ray, chemical, and other sensingfor homeland defense
Free technical inquiry servicehttps://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/external/services/inquiries/inquiry_intro.jsf
Training courseshttps://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/external/education/courses/list_courses.jsf
Calculatorshttps://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/external/resources/list_calculators.jsf
Survivability & Vulnerability TechnologySURVIAC
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DTIC offers a centralized digital repository of the IAC libraryholdings to provide researchers, scientists, engineers, and programmanagers with quick and easy access to scientific and technicalinformation. The Total Electronic Migration System (TEMS) isdesigned to preserve valuable data and technical informationcreated under the DoD’s RDT&E efforts. TEMS also helps toreduce duplication of effort as researchers can use the powerfulsearch tools to find information that is relevant to their project.Finding similar projects in literature allows ongoing programs to
avoid performing work that’s already been done and thereby real-ize a significant cost savings.
Are you generating new scientific and technical informa-tion? Help AMMTIAC help the DoD avoid duplication of effort.Send in your technical reports and AMMTIAC will upload themto DTIC’s TEMS on your behalf. Or if you have valuable legacyinformation, AMMTIAC will digitize it and upload it to TEMSto be preserved for future researchers. To get started, contact us at:
http://ammtiac.alionscience.com/contact
techsolutions 7Table 6. WSTIAC Provides Information and TechnicalSupport in a Number of Areas.
Power & Energy
Lethality
Command & Control
Non-Lethal Weapons
Weapon Systems & Munitions Readiness, & AssetVisibility
Target Identification & Engagement
Asymmetric & Irregular Warfare
IED Defeat
Embedded Training Systems
Capabilities, Effectiveness, & Requirements Analyses
Training programhttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/wstiac/training.do
Ask an experthttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/experts
Free technical journal and eNewshttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/quarterly
GENEric Smart Indirect Fire Simulationhttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/products/GENESIS.html
Library databasehttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/resources/library.html
DoD dictionary of military and associated termshttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/pdf/dodmilitarydictionary.pdf
Weapon Systems TechnologyWSTIAC
TEMS – Reducing Duplication of Effort
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REFERENCE[1] http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/defbudget/fy2008/2008_Budget_Rollout_Release.pdf