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Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2000: Strategic Materials
Strategic materials are those deemed to be of critical importance to national development and well-being. They include the following diverse materials: steel; aluminum; titanium; carbon-carbon and polymer matrices; and advanced ceramics, ceramic matrix composites, and metal matrix composites. Each of these materials differs from the others in terms of levels of technical and economic maturity and profitability. Overall, the materials industry has undergone a dramatic shift in the past decade, from a supplier value, supplier-centered industry to a customer -value, customer-centered industry. Instead of being viewed as commodities purchased by the pound, today's strategic materials are engineered products that significantly enhance performance and life cycle cost, and significantly contribute to the economy and to human resource development. Service, value, and processing are important, as are the consequences of the production processes.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
2000
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Following the Gun: Enforcing Federal Laws Against Firearms Traffickers
The case analysis presented here will help us develop the most effective possible enforcement strategies. This report demonstrates the effectiveness of State and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors joining ATF in "following the crime gun" to the gun's illegal supplier, and targeting that supplier and others in the chain of illegal transfers. It may be the gun of the drug dealer, the violent gang member, the repeat felon, parolee or probationer, the domestic violence offender, the juvenile, or any other person prohibited from possessing a firearm. Gun traffickers are often criminals in other respects, and trafficking investigations provide another means to prevent them from harming the community. The analysis documents an aggressive, productive effort that led to the prosecution, conviction, and sentencing of hundreds of firearms traffickers during this period. It also suggests that this effort could be rendered still more effective with continued improvements in investigative techniques and enforcement tools.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
2000-06
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Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2001: Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing centers upon improving the performance of U.S. industry through the innovative application of technologies, processes and methods to product design and production. This broad movement has enabled the growth of the U.S. manufacturing sector in the face of increasing competition, and has emphasized the importance of manufacturing to the nation's prosperity and to the ability of the U.S. industrial base to provide for the nation's security. Innovations will continue to transform manufacturing in ways that will allow U.S. producers to compete effectively in the global marketplace amidst rapid technological change and other pressures. However, industry and government must work together to surmount challenges and unlock the full potential of U.S. manufacturing, continuously strengthening the nation's well-being in the new century.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
2001-05-28
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Antiterrorism Personal Protection Guide: A Self-Help Guide to Antiterrorism
This guide is designed to assist in making you and your family less vulnerable to terrorists. You
should become familiar with its contents and incorporate those protective measures that are
applicable to your particular situation. Moreover, ensure every member of your family is made
aware of this valuable information so they can help protect themselves as well. Terrorism is an indiscriminate act that strikes in varying forms of threats and violence. Terrorists generate fear through intimidation, coercion and acts of violence such as hijackings, bombings or kidnappings. As past and more recent events have shown, however, terrorists have reached new
levels of organization, sophistication and violence -- their tactics and techniques are always
changing and will continue to be a challenge to predict and neutralize. Accordingly, we must remain diligent in applying the proper protective measures.
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff
2002-10
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27 C.F.R. Part 47: Importation of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War
This document contains information of the following type on importation of arms, ammunition and implements of war: scope, definitions, US munitions import list, registration, permits, miscellaneous provisions, penalties, seizures and forfeitures, and general information. Included are amended acts such as Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 and also a list and definitions of different chemical agents. Toxicological agents and equipment and radiological equipment is also included.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
2000
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Implementation of the Brady Law
"This report discusses the actions taken by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in the implementation of the permanent provisions of the Brady law that became effective on November 30, 1998. The Brady law requires Federal firearms licensees (FFLs or licensees), including pawnbrokers, to initiate a criminal background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) prior to transferring a firearm to an unlicensed individual. ATF implements the Brady law jointly with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ATF's two primary responsibilities with regard to Brady law implementation are as follows: ATF regulates and inspects FFLs to ensure that they comply with the Brady law; and ATF enforces the Brady law by investigating criminal violations of the Brady law and other Federal firearms laws committed by FFLs or individuals. As discussed in this report, the Brady law has proven effective both in the goal of preventing FFLs from selling firearms to potentially dangerous individuals, and in providing law enforcement with valuable information about persons who unlawfully attempt to acquire firearms."
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
1999-09
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ATF P 5300.18: Nonimmigrant Aliens Purchasing Firearms and Ammunition in the United States
This brochure addresses the Federal firearms laws. There may be additional State or local laws that affect your purchase and/or possession of firearms or ammunition. It is your responsibility to be aware of any such laws. A non immigrant alien generally may not purchase a firearm from an FFL and take possession of the firearm in the United States. If you violate this prohibition, you could receive a maximum of 5 or 10 years of imprisonment, depending on the violation. Exceptions to this policy are outlined in this document.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
2002-07
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Quick Reference to Federal Firearms Laws
This document outlines consequences for and defines the following actions: Possesion or receipt of a firarm or ammunition by a prohibited person; to knowingly sell, give, or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person who falls within one of the above categories; to use or carry a firearm during or in relation to, or possess a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime or federal crime of violence; stolen firearms and ammunition; firearm in a school zone; unlawful possession manufacture or transfer of certain firearms and devices; to sell, deliver or transfer to juvenile; and forfeiture of firearms and ammunition.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
2002
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ATF Ruling 2002-6: Identification of Firearms, Armor Piercing Ammunition, and Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices
This document discusses identification of firearms, armor piercing ammunition, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, in terms of markings being wholly unobstructed from plain view and containing exclusively Roman letters and Arabic numerals. The difficulties of identification of imported weapons with Cyrillic and other characters is also discussed. Many firearms traces are unsuccessful as a result of improper markings.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
2002-11-05
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Information
Exponential growth, corporate mergers, and technology convergence
continue to be the dominant drivers for the information industry, as the
Internet becomes the pervasive force behind unprecedented information
access and global interconnectivity. As the United States migrates from
an industrial-based economy to one based on information and value-
added services, corporations are leveraging intemal knowledge and
newfound interconnectivity to reinvent business models to improve their
competitive advantage in global markets. Conventional government
regulatory practices cannot keep pace with this rapidly changing
environment. The government should resist overregulation of this
market-driven industry. The government's legitimate role is to provide
infrastructure security, enhance free and open global markets, and shape
an information society. The comerstone of this society will be an
educated and trained workforce, capable of sustaining and expanding
U.S. global leadership in this industry.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Health Care
While the U.S. health care system is world-class in many respects,
its future is anything but bright. The financial resources consumed by
the industry do not appear to benefit society in proportion to the
investment. Millions of U.S. citizens have inadequate access to high-
quality health care. Moreover, the industry eventually may not be able
to meet the nation's needs in the event of chemical or biological attack.
Thus, U.S. health care stands at a crossroads. The primary issue is
whether to perpetuate a system that seeks ever more sophisticated and
costly treatment in an attempt to treat the diseases of an aging population
or whether to finance a more constrained system that promotes health for
the entire population and provides individual treatment that is necessary,
but perhaps less than that desired by patients. Whichever course is the
ultimate choice, the collective decision will have profound economic,
social, and security implications for the 21 st century.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Financial Services
Economic prosperity is an essential element of U.S. national
security, and the financial services industry is at the core of economic
growth and development. The United States can no longer guarantee
economic prosperity at home as easily as it once did, because its
financial systems are interconnected with other ventures around the
globe. Economic globalization has introduced a tougher challenge for
maintaining prosperity. The United States cannot afford to allow global
economies to falter because of the adverse effects on its own economy.
As a result, when global financial crises occur, it is in the self-interest of
the United States to be a part of the solution. Crony capitalism, lack of
transparency, and poor accounting practices complicate global business
ventures. These practices often result in significant financial failures,
loss of investor confidence, and rapid capital flight, ultimately
contributing to global scale economic crises. A policy of cooperation
complements the strategy of engagement and leads to greater political
stability for developing countries. Under these circumstances, expect the
U.S. financial services industry to lead--now and into the future.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Energy
Energy is the "stuff' of life. It is a global commodity that literally
affects all of humankind. It is the key to the prosperity of the global
economy. Sometimes taken for granted, inexpensive, reliable energy
enables the national lifestyle in the United States and spurs a growing
economy. The U.S. energy industry is robust, fiercely competitive, and
technologically attuned to opportunities for change. This report reviews
the current status and the future of the energy industry, and it includes
specific policy recommendations to ensure the continued growth,
prosperity, and security of the United States as the 21 st century arrives.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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Joint Spectrum Interference Resolution (JSIR) Procedures
"This manual standardizes techniques and procedures for spectrum interference resolution throughout the DOD. This manual provides detailed guidance to the DOD regarding standard EMI detection, identification, reporting and resolution procedures for space and terrestrial systems...The JSIR program addresses EMI events and electronic warfare affecting the Department of Defense. The program is coordinated and managed for the Joint Staff Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) Systems Directorate (J-6) by the JSC, Annapolis, Maryland. The program itself is centrally managed; however, the execution process is highly decentralized. Each of the DOD components shares responsibility for successful execution of the JSIR program. The objective of the JSIR program is to report and assist with the resolution of EA and recurring EMI from cradle to grave. The resolution process for EMI events are broken into three steps: 1) identification, verification, characterization and reporting, 2) geolocation, analysis, developing courses of action and recommendations (corrective actions), 3) implementation, and notification to user(s) and final closure reporting. Resolution includes but is not limited to implementation of EMI corrective actions needed to regain use of the affected spectrum. However, some EMI events cease before corrective action is taken, and in other cases, the EMI corrections may not be feasible, affordable, or result in regaining the use of the spectrum."
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2002-11-08
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Joint Reporting Structure Logistics
"This manual establishes: the policy of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on uniform reporting requirements for logistics matters under the JRS and detailed procedures and sample reporting formats for logistic reports...The REPOL provides the JS, Military Services, and DESC with summary information on bulk petroleum inventories, damage assessment for bulk petroleum distribution systems, and other strategic information pertaining to bulk petroleum support posture. The REPOL is not intended to replace reports needed to manage bulk petroleum resupply in accordance with DODI 4140.25-M, latest edition, 'Management of Bulk Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, and Coal.'"
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2000-04-30
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Joint Reporting Structure - Personnel Manual
"This manual establishes detailed procedures and sample reporting formats for uniform reporting requirements for personnel matters under the Joint Reporting Structure (JRS)...The Chairman and the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff require timely and accurate submission of personnel information during contingencies or wartime. Enclosures A through D provide standardized procedures, formats, and reporting channels for reporting on selected areas of major concern and embrace principles for reporting such as reliability, flexibility, and responsiveness. Due to the variable circumstances of each contingency or operation, report formats may require modification to accommodate unique reporting requirements of a particular operation. The Joint Staff Manpower and Personnel Directorate (J-1) will promulgate the format modifications after coordinating with reporting combatant commanders and Services."
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
1999-08-01
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Joint Reporting Structure Communications Status
"This manual provides the Joint Staff, combatant commands, Services, and Defense agencies pertinent information concerning conditions that impose serious degradation of communications operations within the transport layer of the of the Global Information Grid (GIG)...The Military Services, Joint Staff, combatant commands, and Defense agencies depend on the information transport services of the GIG to provide timely and accurate information. Communications Status (COMSTAT) and Communications Spot (COMSPOT) reports provide pertinent summary information on the global communications events that will have an impact on major users service requirements. See Enclosure A for general guidance on COMSTAT submission and Enclosure B for general guidance on COMSPOT submission."
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2001-04-19
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New World Coming: American Security in the 21st Century: Supporting Research and Analysis: The Phase I Report on the Emerging Global Security Environment for the First Quarter of the 21st Century
As powerful as the United States may well be over the next 25 years, the world will not be tidily managed, whether from Washington or from anywhere else. History has not ended, mankind's cultural diversity endures, and both the will to power and the pull of passionate ideas remain as relevant as ever in political life both within and among nations. A diffusion of power thus stands before us, but not necessarily one of the classical sort. A new balance of power may arise that would be intelligible even to the statesmen of the 18th and 19th centuries, but something more, and something different, will overlap and perhaps overwhelm it. The ever tighter harnessing of science to technological innovation, and of that innovation to global economic integration, is changing the rules of international engagement. It is even affecting the identity of its engaging parties. The sway of state power has always fluctuated within society, and states have often competed with other institutions for influence beyond their borders. But the challenges now being mounted to national authority and control--if not to the national idea itself--are both novel and mighty.
United States Commission on National Security/21st Century
1999-09-15
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Road Map for National Security: Imperative for Change: The Phase III Report of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century
The third final report of the Hart / Rudman Commission, titled "Roadmap for National Security", examines the multiple potential threats to homeland security. The document also emphasizes the need to capitalize on America's strengths in the sciences / education, recommends a series of institutional designs, and suggests some of the human requirements for national security (HUMINT) are not being met. They stress the key to success will be coordinated strategic planning which reaches all levels of U.S. national security institutions.
United States Commission on National Security/21st Century
2001-01-31
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1998 Progress Report: Study of Marking, Rendering Inert and Licensing of Explosives Materials
The 1997 Progress Report, available on the Internet at http://www.atf.treas, discussed the first phase of the Study. This progress report covers the second phase of the Study, which concluded in October 1998. This progress report notes significant findings and potentially viable identification and detection technologies. It also reports on the ESG's ongoing initiatives and future plans, relevant to the Study as of that date. Homemade explosives can be manufactured from chemicals found in a wide range of products that are used everyday in the U.S. The easy availability of these potentially explosive chemicals is compounded by the fact that information on making bombs is readily available from a variety of sources, including thousands of sites on the Internet. Based on currently available information, rendering common chemicals inert would impact negatively on their legitimate uses, as is the case with AN fertilizer. Further, at this time, establishing regulations for the purchase of small quantities of precursor chemicals appears to be impractical, given their prevalence in the American home. The ESG believes that industry-based voluntary control and public awareness programs are the most reasonable, immediate means of addressing this problem.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
1999-11-19
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Hart-Rudman Commission and the Homeland Defense
"The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century, popularly known as the Hart-Rudman Commission after its chairs, has recently produced a series of reports. The commission believes that recent changes in the security environment mean the rise of new threats, in particular the likelihood of an attack on American soil resulting in thousands of casualties. As a consequence, the commission calls for major changes in the organization of national security institutions in order to respond adequately to these new challenges. This monograph discusses the assumptions underlying the diagnosis and threat assessment made by the commission. It argues that several assumptions made by the commission are of debatable merit and rest on a very selective reading of social science. The commission relies heavily on the notion that globalization has both integrative and disintegrative tendencies. While for much of the world globalization increases integration, there will be an intense rejection of western culture and a backlash to globalization in parts of the Third World. The key assumptions underlying this picture are that people in traditional societies are disoriented by rapid social change and seek to turn the clock back."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Roxborough, Ian
2001-09
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United States Commission on National Security: 21st Century [website]
The Commission was initiated out of a conviction that the entire range of U.S. national security policies and processes required examination in light of post-9/11 circumstances. The Commission provides a comprehensive government-sponsored review of U.S. national security, and provides links to those reports.
United States Commission on National Security/21st Century
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Chairman's Readiness System
This instruction establishes uniform policy and procedures for reporting and assessing the current readiness of the Armed Forces of the
United States in the Joint Quarterly Readiness Review.
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2002-10-01
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Arsenic Trioxide (As2O3 ) Chemical Protocol
Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms include arsenic oxide, arsenious acid, arsenious oxide, arsenious trioxide, arsenous acid
anhydride, crude arsenic, arsenolite, and white arsenic.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2000
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Blister Agents: Lewisite (L) (C2H2AsCl3) and Mustard-Lewisite Mixture (HL) Chemical Protocol
Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms for Lewisite include L, arsine (2-chlorovinyl) dichloro-, arsenous dichloride (2-chloroethenyl)-,
chlorovinylarsine dichloride, 2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine, beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine,
dichloro-(2-chlorovinyl)arsine, EA1034.
Synonyms for Mustard-Lewisite include HL and Sulfur Mustard/Lewisite.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2000
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Ammonia (NH3) Chemical Protocol
Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms include ammonia gas, anhydrous ammonia, and liquid ammonia. Aqueous solutions are
referred to as aqueous ammonia, ammonia solution, and ammonium hydroxide.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2000
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Joint Nuclear Accident and Incident Response Team
"This instruction describes the Joint Nuclear Accident and Incident Response Team (JNAIRT). It provides guidance and establishes responsibility for ensuring a joint 24-hour-a-day capability to meet the DOD time-sensitive management requirements should an accident or incident involving US nuclear weapons in DOD or DOE custody occur anywhere in the world. This concept, or portions of it, may be used for US military reactors or if DOS requests DOD assistance in handling an accident or incident involving nuclear weapons, nuclear material, or
improvised nuclear devices not of US origin."
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
1999-12-01
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Malathion (C10H19O6PS2) Chemical Protocol
Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms include S-[1,2-Di(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl]O,O-dimethyl-phosphorothioate, diethyl
(dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio) succinate, and a variety of trade names such as Cekumal, Cythion,
Fosfothion, Fyfafon, Malixol, Maltox, Sadophos, and Zithiol.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2000
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Phosgene Oxime (CHCl2NO) Chemical Protocol
Very comprehensive description of the chemical agent, with coverage on many important aspects, including information on routes of exposure, sources and uses, exposure limits, physical characteristics, patient management, decontamination and treatment, incident reporting. Synonyms include dichloroformoxime; CX.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2000
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Aircraft Piracy (Hijacking) and Destruction of Derelict Airborne Objects
This instruction provides guidance to the Deputy Director for Operations (DDO), National Military Command Center (NMCC), and operational commanders in the event of an aircraft piracy (hijacking) or request for destruction of derelict airborne objects. "Pursuant to references a and b, the Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has exclusive responsibility to direct law enforcement activity related to actual or attempted aircraft piracy (hijacking) in the 'special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. When requested by the Administrator, Department of Defense will provide assistance to these law enforcement efforts. Pursuant to reference c, the NMCC is the focal point within Department of Defense for providing assistance. In the event of a hijacking, the NMCC will be notified by the most expeditious means by the FAA. The NMCC will, with the exception of immediate responses as authorized by reference d, forward requests for DOD assistance to the Secretary of Defense for approval. DOD assistance to the FAA will be provided in accordance with reference d. Additional guidance is provided in Enclosure A."
United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2001-06-01
