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National Industrial Security Program: Industrial Security Procedures for Government Activities
"This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01: [1] This manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, establishes requirements, and provides procedures, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 12829, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5220.22, and E.O. 10865, for the protection of classified information that is disclosed to, or developed by contractors, licensees, and grantees (referred to in this manual as contractors) of the U.S. Government (USG). [2] This volume prescribes industrial security procedures and practices applicable to USG activities using the DoD as their cognizant security agency (CSA). This ensures maximum uniformity and effectiveness in DoD implementation of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) in accordance with E.O. 12829."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018-08-01
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Outer Space; Earthly Escalation? Chinese Perspectives on Space Operations and Escalation
"Conflict has come to space despite past US efforts at prevention. Therefore, space operations are an increasing focus of attention for strategists and policymakers. Given the growing Chinese capabilities and ambitions, it is critical to understand strategic perspectives and anticipate future actions across the range of confrontations in which space is but one of many operational domains. This extends from the repeated use of reversible Chinese counter-space capabilities; to the part space plays in the 'One Belt One Road' initiative to spread Chinese influence in Eurasia; through to the central role planned for space in the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) key objective of winning 'local wars under conditions of informatization.' Escalation is best controlled when anticipated, and this white paper aims to help this process by providing a glimpse into the cognitive world of Chinese planners." This report is divided into the following sections: "Part I: The Basics: Space and Escalation in Strategic Context"; "Part II: Chinese Perspectives on Space"; "Part III: Further Core Dimensions."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-08
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Joint Task Force Guantanamo: Mission and History
This report provides an overview of detention operations, treatment of detainees, services provided, and a brief history of the Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO). "JTF-GTMO conducts safe, humane, and legal detention operations; collects, analyzes and reports intelligence; and supports legal and administrative proceedings in order to protect the United States and its interests."
United States. Joint Task Force Guantánamo; United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of the Army . . .
2018-07
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Statistical Report on the Military Retirement System: Fiscal Year 2017
"The military retirement system applies to members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. However, most of the provisions also apply to retirement systems for members of the Coast Guard (administered by the Department of Homeland Security), officers of the Public Health Service (administered by the Department of Health and Human Services), and officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (administered by the Department of Commerce). Only those members in plans administered by the Department of Defense (DoD) are included in this report, except in cases where Coast Guard data is shown for informational purposes. The system is a funded, noncontributory defined benefit plan that includes non-disability retired pay, disability retired pay, retired pay for reserve service, survivor annuity programs, and special compensation programs for certain disabled retirees. The Service Secretaries may approve immediate non-disability retired pay at any age with credit of at least 20 years of active duty service. Reserve retirees generally must be at least 60 years old and have at least 20 qualified years of service before retired pay commences; in some cases the age can be less than 60 if the reservist performed certain types of active duty service. There is no vesting of defined benefit entitlements before retirement; however, other military retirement system benefits may have lower vesting requirements."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Actuary
2018-07
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Study on Countering Anti-Access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities: Assault Breaker II
"In November 2016, the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) requested that the Defense Science Board (DSB) conduct a Summer Study on Countering Anti-Access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities. The DSB assembled a task force composed of national leaders in science and technology and Department of Defense (DoD) industry with expertise in all aspects of delivering long range effects. This report presents the key findings and recommendations that resulted from task force deliberations. Nine specific recommendations for delivering long range effects in a contested Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environment through employment of the Assault Breaker II (AB II) concept are offered for consideration by the Department of Defense."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2018-06
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Task Force on Cyber as a Strategic Capability, Executive Summary
"The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Cyber as a Strategic Capability was established to assess how cyber capabilities are being used by U.S. competitors and adversaries to achieve strategic effects, and provide recommendations for how the United States can develop and employ a strategic cyber capability of our own. While the United States retains significant advantages in most military domains, the United States has fallen behind its competitors in the cyber domain, both conceptually and operationally. The threat that adversary nations and non-state actors pose is not a hypothetical one - the United States has witnessed the effectiveness of strategic cyber operations, both against other countries and against the United States itself, on multiple occasions. Given the degree to which U.S. civilian and military infrastructure depend on cyber-enabled technologies, U.S. risks in the cyber domain present a serious and growing challenge to the Nation's ability to defend itself at home and advance its interests abroad. The DSB report on Cyber as a Strategic Capability concludes that U.S. strategic competitors and other states possess effective strategic cyber capabilities and doctrine. These may, in certain scenarios, stress U.S. ability to deter adversary cyber aggression. The study, therefore, examines the laws, governance structures, and culture that impair the United States from fully possessing strategic cyber capabilities. The United States must act quickly to enable strategic cyber as an option in the spectrum of effects. Doing so will help ensure the United States maintains its current global posture and the U.S. homeland is protected against adversary blackmail and aggression."
United States. Defense Science Board; United States. Department of Defense
2018-06
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Department of Defense Digital Engineering Strategy
"The DoD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (ODASD(SE)) developed this strategy in cooperation with stakeholders across government, industry, and academia. The strategy is a living document and will evolve to support the Department's continuing need to provide critical capability to the warfighter as quickly as possible. The Department intends to remain actively engaged with partners internal and external to the DoD, including the Defense Industrial Base, to maintain communication and alignment on the implementation of this strategy. The strategy is intended to guide the planning, development, and implementation of the digital engineering transformation across the DoD. As the DoD Components continue to make progress in digital engineering, this document will help align implementation efforts across the Department. This strategy does not intend to be prescriptive. It is designed to foster shared vision and ignite timely and focused action."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
2018-06
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Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan [June 2018]
"This report describes efforts to enhance security and stability in Afghanistan from December 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018. This report complements other reports and information about Afghanistan provided to Congress and is not intended to be the single source of all information about the combined efforts or the future strategy of the United States, its coalition partners, or Afghanistan. A classified annex accompanies this report. The next report will include an analysis of efforts to enhance security and stability in Afghanistan from June 1, 2018, through November 30, 2018."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-06
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Evaluation of the DoD's Management of Opioid Use Disorder Within the DOD (Project No. D2018-D00SPO-0156.000)
"The DoD OIG plans to begin the subject evaluation immediately. We will determine whether the DoD's management of opioid use disorder treatment aligns with DoD policies and national guidance. We will determine whether the DoD: (1) has policies and programs in place to manage the treatment of opioid use disorder for Military Health System beneficiaries; (2) identified and resolved programmatic barriers to treatment for individuals diagnosed with an opioid use disorder; and (3) established and implemented opioid use disorder treatment outcome and process measures to inform quality improvements, in accordance with DoD policies and national guidance."
United States. Department of Defense
Moorefield, Kenneth P.
2018-05-30
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Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection with United States Military Operations (2017)
From the Document: "Not later than May 1 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of United States military operations during the preceding year." This report is for military operations during 2017.
United States. Department of Defense
2018-05-22
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Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2018
From the Executive Summary: "While the Department of Defense engages substantively with the People's Liberation Army, DoD will also continue to monitor and adapt to China's evolving military strategy, doctrine, and force development, and encourage China to be more transparent about its military modernization. The United States will adapt its forces, posture, investments, and operational concepts to ensure it retains the ability to defend the homeland, deter aggression, protect our allies and partners, and preserve regional peace, prosperity, and freedom."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018-05-16
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Oct 2017 Niger Ambush Summary of Investigation
From the website: "The Defense Department released the results of the U.S. Africa Command-led investigation into the Oct. 4, 2017, ambush on U.S. and Nigerien forces near Tongo Tongo, Niger."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-05-10
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Department of Defense Manual 5200.01, Volume 4: DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), February 24, 2012 [Incorporating Change 1, May 9, 2018]
"It is DoD policy, in accordance with Reference (b), to: [a.] Identify and protect national security information and CUI [controlled unclassified information] in accordance with national level policy issuances. [b.] Promote information sharing, facilitate judicious use of resources, and simplify management through implementation of uniform and standardized processes. [c.] Protect CUI from unauthorized disclosure by appropriately marking, safeguarding, disseminating, and destroying such information."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-05-09
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Expeditionary Fast Transport Capabilities
"We determined whether the Department of the Navy (Navy) achieved the performance capabilities for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2018-04-25
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FY 2018-FY 2022 National Defense Business Operations Plan
"The Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 - FY 2022 National Defense Business Operations Plan is a supplement to the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), and is structured to directly contribute to NDS priorities, The plan addresses reforms in each of the Secretary's lines of effort from a business and support perspective; however, the primary focus of this plan is reforming the Department."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-04-09
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Summary Report on U.S. Direct Funding Provided to Afghanistan
"We summarized the systemic challenges associated with the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan's (CSTC-A's) oversight of U.S direct funding provided to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan identified in seven previous DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) oversight reports. In addition, we determined whether DoD officials implemented the recommendations from the seven prior DoD OIG reports on CSTC-A management and oversight of U.S. direct funding provided to Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2018-03-21
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Lead IG Special Report: Observations from Travel to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Qatar
"This report contains observations by the Inspectors General (IGs) for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (DoS), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) regarding Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) based on their January 2018 visit to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Qatar. OIR is the United States and Coalition effort to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and OFS includes United States counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan and United States support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission to train, advise, and assist Afghanistan's security forces."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2018-03
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Interim Report on Organizational and Management Structure for the National Security Space Components of the Department of Defense
"Recognizing that space has become a warfighting domain, this Administration, through its National Security Strategy and National Strategy for Space, has placed a high priority on securing the nation 's vital interest of unfettered access to and freedom to operate in space. The Department of Defense is acting in concert with this strategic direction through the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) and the FY 2019 budget request. The NDS identifies the reemergence of long-term strategic competition, rapid dispersion of technologies, and new concepts of warfare and competition that span the entire spectrum of conflict, requiring a Joint Force structured to match this reality. Long-term strategic competition with China and Russia are the principal priorities for the Department because of the magnitude of the threats they pose to U.S. security and prosperity today, and the potential for those threats to increase in the future. The NDS highlights the emerging threats to commercial and military space, prioritizing investments in resilience, reconstitution, and operations to ensure our space capabilities."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-03-01
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Army's Tactical Explosive Detection Dog Disposition Process from 2011 to 2014
"In 2016, the House Committee on Armed Services asked the DoD OIG [Office of Inspector General] to conduct an independent evaluation of the Army's Tactical Explosive Detection Dog (TEDD) disposition status, including an analysis of transfer and adoption records at the end of the program. The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether: [1] the Department of the Army complied with appropriate criteria for the disposition of TEDDs at the time when the disposition of the TEDDs occurred, and [2] the Secretary of the Air Force, as the Executive Agent for the DoD Military Working Dog (MWD) Program, provided the required management and policy oversight of the TEDD disposition plan."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2018-03-01
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Department of Defense Integrated Vector Management [presentation]
This presentation provides information on the Department of Defense vector management program in the Armed Forces Pest Management Board: "Ensure military installations and Warfighters have the most effective disease vector control and pest management capabilities to prevent adverse effects on personnel, weapons systems, supplies & equipment, and installations, using risk reduction and environmentally sound techniques to maximize readiness."
United States. Department of Defense
Blow, Jamie A.
2018-02-14
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2018 Nuclear Posture Review
From the Introduction, "On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump directed Secretary of Defense James Mattis to initiate a new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). The President made clear that his first priority is to protect the United States, allies, and partners. He also emphasized both the long-term goal of eliminating nuclear weapons and the requirement that the United States have modern, flexible, and resilient nuclear capabilities that are safe and secure until such a time as nuclear weapons can prudently be eliminated from the world. The United States remains committed to its efforts in support of the ultimate global elimination of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. It has reduced the nuclear stockpile by over 85 percent since the height of the Cold War and deployed no new nuclear capabilities for over two decades. Nevertheless, global threat conditions have worsened markedly since the most recent 2010 NPR, including increasingly explicit nuclear threats from potential adversaries. The United States now faces a more diverse and advanced nuclear-threat environment than ever before, with considerable dynamism in potential adversaries' development and deployment programs for nuclear weapons and delivery systems."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2018-02
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Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, Academic Program Year 2016-2017
"The Department of Defense requires the Military Service Academies (United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy) to address sexual harassment and sexual assault with programs that follow Department policy and federal law. Each year, the Department assesses the academies' progress on preventing and responding to sexual assault and sexual harassment and provides a report to Congress. [...] Despite significant investments of attention, time, and resources, the 2016 estimated prevalence (occurrence) rate of unwanted sexual contact increased at all three Academies, as compared to the rate measured two years prior. In addition, rates of reporting sexual assault, perceived negative outcomes associated with reporting, and other measures showed only modest, if any, improvement in the climate pertaining to sexual assault and sexual harassment at the Academies. In March 2017, the Secretary of Defense met with the academy Superintendents, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior leadership to review the report's findings."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-01-22
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Department of Defense Inspector General: DODIG-2018-058: Progress of U.S. And Coalition Efforts to Train, Advise, and Assist the Afghan Air Force
"We evaluated U.S. and Coalition progress towards accomplishing the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) mission to develop the Afghan Air Force into a professional, capable, and sustainable force. [...] TAAC-Air's efforts to train, advise, and assist the Afghan Air Force have resulted in notable accomplishments in three broad areas: A-29 aircraft mission performance, night vision capability, and air-ground integration between the Afghan Air Force and Afghan National Army. However, TAAC-Air does not have a plan defining the terms of its mission statement to develop the Afghan Air Force into a 'professional, capable, and sustainable' force. TAAC-Air cannot track the Afghan Air Force's progress because they have not defined the intended end state and related metrics for determining the capabilities and capacities of the Afghan Air Force."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2018-01-04
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Climate-Related Risk to DoD Infrastructure Initial Vulnerability Assessment Survey (SLVAS) Report
"Background. Senate Report 114-67 accompanying the fiscal year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations bill included language directing the DoD to include an assessment of coastal erosion and potential flooding risks in the siting of proposed military construction projects. In a July 23, 2015, report to Congress regarding the security implications of climate-related risks, the Department noted that is has directed a global screening level assessment to determine installation vulnerabilities to climate-related security risks with the goal of identifying serious vulnerabilities and developing necessary adaptation strategies. The Committee directed the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after enactment of this act, describing the results or the status of the vulnerability assessment, the adaptation strategies developed for vulnerable installations, and the estimated costs associated with implementing these strategies. The Department of Defense (DoD) has significant experience in planning for and managing risk and uncertainty. The effects of climate and extreme weather represent additional risks to incorporate into the Department's various planning and risk management processes. Various studies have identified a broad range of effects that could impact our ability to fully execute the Defense mission of protecting and maintaining the security interests of the United States at home and around the world."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
2018-01
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Evacuation and Safe Haven Guidance
From the Introduction: "The purpose of evacuation and safe haven allowances are to support mission continuity in the event of widespread natural or manmade disasters affecting a DLA [Defense Logistics Agency] duty location and/or the broad commuting area where DLA employees live and commute regularly to the DLA duty site. Disasters must be of significant magnitude and have a direct impact on DLA mission operations, i.e., rendering large segments of the workforce unavailable for duty. In such an event, DLA may, at its discretion, provide allowances to cover temporary relocation/housing for employees (and their families) evacuated from their homes by local/state authorities (via a mandatory evacuation order) or in situations where the effect of the disaster renders employees' homes uninhabitable."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Defense Logistics Agency
2018
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Director, Operational Test and Evaluation: FY 2017 Annual Report
"The report summarizes the operation test and evaluation activities (including live fire testing activities) of the Department of Defense during the preceding fiscal year. [...] DOT&E's [Director, Operational Test and Evaluation] oversight enables the Department to deliver weapon systems that work though adequate testing. In FY17, DOT&E approved 35 Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) and 95 test plans. DOT&E's independent assessments provide objective information to the military Services describing what works and what does not work, as well as provide recommendations for improvement. This objective information informs acquisition and fielding decisions that result in a more lethal force. In FY17, DOT&E provided 46 independent assessments for the Department and the Congress. DOT&E' s contributions go beyond the benefits to specific programs."
United States. Department of Defense. Operational Test and Evaluation
2018-01
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Fact Sheet: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2018
"The Department of Defense's 2018 report to Congress on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China fulfills reporting requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act. This year's report focuses on developments during 2017."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018
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Summary of the 2018 Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy: Harnessing AI to Advance Our Security and Prosperity
"With the application of AI [Artificial Intelligence] to defense, we have an opportunity to improve support for and protection of U.S. service members, safeguard our citizens, defend our allies and partners, and improve the affordability and speed of our operations. Other nations, particularly China and Russia, are making significant investments in AI for military purposes, including in applications that raise questions regarding international norms and human rights. These investments threaten to erode our technological and operational advantages and destabilize the free and open international order. The United States, together with its allies and partners, must adopt AI to maintain its strategic position, prevail on future battlefields, and safeguard this order. We will also seek to develop and use AI technologies in ways that advance security, peace, and stability in the long run. We will lead in the responsible use and development of AI by articulating our vision and guiding principles for using AI in a lawful and ethical manner."
United States. Department of Defense
2018
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Department of Defense (DoD) Quarterly Suicide Report (QSR) 3rd Quarter, CY 2018
"The Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) routinely collects and reports surveillance data on suicide mortality in the Department of Defense (DoD). The most up-to-date counts of suicide deaths are reported in the Quarterly Suicide Report (QSR). The QSR seeks to comply with Objective 11.1 of the 2015 DoD Defense Strategy for Suicide Prevention (DSSP) by providing timely and accurate suicide data to guide suicide prevention efforts across the Department. [...] The current report presents data from Q3 of CY [calendar year] 2018. Data include all known or suspected suicides (both confirmed and pending) as of September 30, 2018 for both the Active and Reserve Components. Hence, the numbers presented in this report are preliminary and subject to change in future quarterly reports, as previously unknown suicide cases are reported."
United States. Department of Defense
2018
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Summary: 2018 Department of Defense Cyber Strategy
"The arrival of the digital age has also created challenges for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Nation. The open, transnational, and decentralized nature of the Internet that we seek to protect creates significant vulnerabilities. [...] The '2018 Department of Defense Cyber Strategy' represents the Department's vision for addressing this threat and implementing the priorities of the 'National Security Strategy' and 'National Defense Strategy' for cyberspace. It supersedes the '2015 DoD Cyber Strategy."
United States. Department of Defense
2018
