Chemical & Biological Defense: Updated Intelligence, Clear Guidance, & Consistent Priorities Needed to Guide Investments in Collective ProtectionDIANE Publishing |
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... developed collective protection equipment to provide a protected environment for group activities . GAO previously reported persistent problems in providing collective protection for U.S. forces in high threat areas overseas . In this ...
... developed collective protection equipment to provide a protected environment for group activities . GAO previously reported persistent problems in providing collective protection for U.S. forces in high threat areas overseas . In this ...
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... develop them also have legitimate commercial applications . DOD has repeatedly emphasized the growing threat of the use of chemical and biological weapons against U.S. forces both at home and abroad , and recently reported that it is ...
... develop them also have legitimate commercial applications . DOD has repeatedly emphasized the growing threat of the use of chemical and biological weapons against U.S. forces both at home and abroad , and recently reported that it is ...
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... develop the criteria needed to determine which sites were considered critical . The criterion called for DOD to identify those sites that must remain operational during a chemical or biological event , such as command and control nodes ...
... develop the criteria needed to determine which sites were considered critical . The criterion called for DOD to identify those sites that must remain operational during a chemical or biological event , such as command and control nodes ...
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develop assessments — such as the national intelligence estimate on chemical warfare , which has not been updated since 2002 — to help guide DOD and other governmental risk assessments and investment decisions . Generally , the two ...
develop assessments — such as the national intelligence estimate on chemical warfare , which has not been updated since 2002 — to help guide DOD and other governmental risk assessments and investment decisions . Generally , the two ...
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... develop consistent guidance on when such equipment is required for naval , ground , and air forces , and that the services establish consistent criteria on requirements for collective protection at military service medical units . DOD's ...
... develop consistent guidance on when such equipment is required for naval , ground , and air forces , and that the services establish consistent criteria on requirements for collective protection at military service medical units . DOD's ...
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Page 26 - To this end, the study is sponsored jointly by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (OASD/SO/LIC) and the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (DOS/R).
Page 11 - The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 ~ http://www.wmd.
Page 28 - Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Programs, a position called for by statute.
Page 2 - GAO, Defense Management: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Risk-Based Approach for Making Resource Decisions, GAO-06-13 (Washington, BC: Nov.
Page 39 - This work is being performed in response to a request by the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations. For...
Page 19 - OPNAV Instruction 9070.1, Survivability Policy for Surface Ships of the US Navy, Enclosures (2) and (3) (Sept.
Page 2 - DOD's organizational culture resists department-level approaches to priority setting and investment decisions.
Page 6 - In written comments on a draft of this report, DOD and the Director of National Intelligence both generally agreed with all of our recommendations.