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27 CFR Part 179: Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms
This document covers the scope of regulations, definitions, administrative and miscellaneous provisions, special occupational taxes, tax on making firearms, transfer tax, importations and exportation, records and returns, stolen or lost firearms or documents, examination of books and records, distribution and sale of stamps, redemption of or allowance for stamps or refunds, penalties and forfeitures, and other laws applicable in regards to machine guns, destructive devices, and certain other firearms.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
1995
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Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2001: Agribusiness
Agribusiness is big business in the United States, representing approximately 15% of the nation's GDP. No longer limited to the family farm, today's agribusiness industry encompasses the spectrum from primary production of commodities through value added transformation of products and finally wholesale and retail distribution to the consumer. Globalization is an important aspect of the industry; technology has led to tremendous increases in productivity and an expanding export sector. To remain vibrant, however, the industry must deal with challenges such as consumer acceptance of GMOs, attention to environmental considerations, and threats such as agroterrorism.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
2001
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27 C.F.R. Part 25: Department of Justice Information Systems: Subpart A, National Instant Criminal Background Check System
This document outlines the following areas in regards to the national instant criminal background system: Purpose and authority; definitions; system information; record source categories; validation and data integrity of records in the system; accessing records in the system; querying records in the system; system safeguards; retention and destruction of records in the system; correction of erroneous system information; and prohibited activities and penalties.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
1998
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Biotechnology
The synergy of new discoveries in multiple disciplines, coupled with
insightful legislation and investors with a long-term view to profit,
resulted in the world leadership role enjoyed by the U.S. biotechnology
industry. Maintenance of this position and of the ability to affect
multiple industrial sectors, such as health care, agriculture, environment,
forensics, and defense, depends on a close partnership between
government and industry. Supportive legislation and regulation related
to patenting, liccnsing, incentives, and partnerships, as well as specific
focus on the ability to detect, prevent, defend, and respond to biological
attack, represent some of the measures that government must take to
maintain U.S. worldwide preeminence as the leader in biotechnology.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Construction
Studies of the construction industry reveal several trends, such as
deterioration of the national infrastructure, changes in the way that
construction projects are funded and executed, the loss of skilled
workers, and the impact of technology. Counterterrorism and
outsourcing by the Department of Defense (DOD) are also key
construction industry issues that have national security implications.
There are likely to be regular and repeated construction demand surges in
the international marketplace, and the U.S. government should take a
more proactive role in helping the construction industry take advantage
of international construction opportunities.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
Abbott, Gerald
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Agribusiness
Agriculture and the related agribusiness industry remain the
foundation of U.S. commerce and society. Agribusiness plays a
dominant role in both trade and foreign affairs in the United States.
Perhaps the most striking aspect of the evolution of agriculture is the
globalization of the industry. The United States is finding that it must
address agribusiness issues in consonance with other nations. Finally,
the nation has a vested interest in helping other countries deal with
agribusiness problems and a responsibility to provide leadership in
pressing for farming reforms, education, and the introduction of new
technologies in growing, harvesting, and processing food. The plain fact
is that the rapidly expanding world population is draining the Earth's
resources, which in turn is creating conflict around the globe. In short,
the national security posture of the United States is inextricably linked to
global agribusiness. Understanding and appreciating the nuances of that
linkage are essential tasks for U.S. national security planners and
decision-makers.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Aircraft
The aircraft industry--military and civilian, domestic and
international--is facing a volatile environment of increased competition,
acquisitions and mergers, erratic customers' budgets, demands for
innovation, and expectations of enhanced capabilities and improved
reliability. To cope with these often contradictory demands, aerospace
manufacturing companies are severely cutting profit margins,
streamlining production, reducing support costs, and examining every
aspect of their business for revenue-generating opportunities. Many of
these innovations are indeed yielding new profit centers. Although the
U.S. aircraft industry has long been recognized as the world's leader and
is the number one export industry of the United States, European
manufacturers are challenging it. No longer can U.S. manufacturers
assume that they are the customers' first and best choice.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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In Touch with Industry: ICAF Industry Studies 1999: Advanced Manufacturing
The manufacturing environment today is one of rapid change.
Customer demands for low-cost, high-quality goods; a global market;
and exponential growth in manufacturing technologies are challenging
manufacturers. Many manufacturing companies in the United States and
abroad are responding to next-generation challenges. The transition is
not without its problems, however. Obstacles such as adversarial labor-
management relations, a poorly educated entry-level workforce, and
unfriendly government policies are hampering industry's ability to
respond to these new challenges. Further, many manufacturers are
finding it necessary to change their basic organizational structure and
value chain to be flexible, agile, and globally competitive. Finally,
manufacturers are discovering both the bright promise and the
formidable task of embracing cutting-edge manufacturing technology.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
1999
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Creating Strategic Vision: Long-Range Planning for National Security
In examining the methodologies, the concepts, and the programs now in place, members of the seminar weighed and debated planning from their own experiences as defense planners. From this sustained examination emerged four thoughtful essays by General Smith, Air Force officers Colonels Jerrold P. Allen and John H. Stewart II, and F. Douglas Whitehouse, a senior analyst of Soviet economics. These essays guide the reader to a realistic understanding of long-range planning and suggest ways to think creatively and pragmatically about the future.
National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies
Smith, Perry M.; Allen, Jerrold P.; Stewart, John H. . . .
1987-07
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US Air Force and Homeland Civil Support
"This document has been prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF). The original tasking resulted from the 2002 CSAF Doctrine Symposium and directed the Air Force Doctrine Center (AFDC) to develop Air Force doctrine on Civil Support (properly placed within the larger context of Homeland Security) and to capture the Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) command and control mechanism for Civil Support operations. This document establishes guidance for organizing and employing air and space forces at the operational level in the conduct of military operations in support of a lead federal agency. Additionally, discussion of Coordinating Authority and its applicability in Air Force civil support missions is provided. Coordinating Authority, which provides for unity of effort in operations involving Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Active Duty airmen engaged in interagency activities, has been formalized in Joint doctrine and will be formalized in Air Force doctrine. Most Air Force assets (people, weapons, and support systems) may be used in the conduct of civil support missions. This document discusses the nature of the civil support environment and the fundamentals of organization and employment of Air Force capabilities to accomplish these missions."
USAF Counterproliferation Center
2002-10-27
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Gathering Biological Warfare Storm -- Chapter 9: Next Generation Bioweapons: Genetic Engineering and BW
Chapter 9 in the collection of essays, "The Gathering Bioligical Warfare Storm," addresses the "next-generation" of biological weapons: "The history of warfare and the history of disease are unquestionably interwoven. Throughout the history of warfare, disease and non-battle injury have accounted for more deaths and loss of combat capability than from actual battle in war itself. The most striking example is the great influenza pandemic during World War I that killed 20 million people or more worldwide in 1918. Although this was a naturally occurring event, what if a country could create a biological agent that could yield the same catastrophic loss of life on the enemy? That, in essence, is the potential effect of applying genetic engineering for biological warfare (BW) or bioterrorism (BT). In this century, it is widely predicted that advances in biology and biotechnology will revolutionize society and life as we know it. At the same time, the 'black biology' of biotechnology which can be used to create biological weapons, will be one of the gravest threats we will face. In this era when cloning and 'designer genes' are topics of the evening news, much has been written about biowarfare and bioterrorism resulting from genetically altered microbes, and it is often difficult to discern fact from fiction. This chapter has two purposes. The first part consolidates accounts of genetic engineering from sources close to the former Soviet Union's BW program. The remainder of the paper discusses near-term future capabilities of genetic engineering and biological warfare from an American perspective. The 'next generation' of biological weapons made possible through genetic engineering will be asymmetric weapons par excellence."
USAF Counterproliferation Center
Ainscough, Michael J.
2002-03
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Homeland Security: Voluntary Initiatives are Under Way at Chemical Facilities, but the Extent of Security Preparedness is Unknown, Report to Congressional Requesters
"The events of September 11, 2001, triggered a national re-examination of the security of thousands of industrial facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals in quantities that could potentially put large numbers of Americans at risk of serious injury or death in the event of a terrorist-caused chemical release. GAO was asked to examine (1) available information on the threats and risks from terrorism faced by U.S. chemical facilities; (2) federal requirements for security preparedness and safety at facilities; (3) actions taken by federal agencies to assess the vulnerability of the industry; and (4) voluntary actions the chemical industry has taken to address security preparedness, and the challenges it faces in protecting its assets and operations.
United States. General Accounting Office
2003-03
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Gathering Biological Warfare Storm -- Chapter 7: Prospects for Biological War in the Middle East
This is Chapter 7 of the book "The Gathering Bioligical Warfare Storm". From the Introduction: "The proliferation of biological weapons to states in the Middle East has raised questions about whether, when, and how such weapons might be used there. In the absence of systematic investigation of these questions, different views have taken hold in different parts of the Washington policy community. Among defense planners there is a broad-based belief that likelihood of use is high, largely on the view that their military utility is potentially very high--especially for asymmetric conflicts against the United States. Among country and regional experts there is broad-based skepticism that such weapons will ever be used, largely on the view that such weapons are unproven historically and too risky in terms of the harsh responses they might generate. A third view is sometimes expressed among political-military analysts: that such use is likely only in last resort in an effort to assure regime survival--on the model of potential Iraqi BW use against the Desert Storm coalition, as it has come to be understood subsequently. This paper begins with a series of propositions about the patterns of conflict likely to be seen in the region over the coming decade. The resulting taxonomy is then used to develop some propositions about the likelihood of the use of biological weapons by state and non-state actors. Two scenarios are then selected for more in-depth analysis. This analysis elaborates the strategic logic that could lead to the use of biological weapons, including especially the perceived potential benefits and risks of such weapons relative to the other assets, conventional and non-conventional, within the actor's reach. It concludes with a brief review of key insights."
USAF Counterproliferation Center
Roberts, Brad
2002-03
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Still Worth Dying For: National Interests and the Nature of Strategy
"Ultimately, the requirement to state, define, and defend national interests in a public national strategy should remain. For the United States, stating, defining,
and defending interests in the NSS both demonstrate a commitment to democratic process and explain how America sees its role in the world. While the American people by and large wish neither to be neo-isolationist nor to become,
by virtue of the primacy of the United States, a global police force, principles as well as power constitute the idea of the national interest. It is as if the ghosts of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were in constant tension, defining who we are as a people and for what achievable ends we are willing to commit our means--and what ends are worth dying for."
Naval War College (U.S.). Press
Liotta, P. H.
2003-03
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Draft: The U.S. Air Force and Security of the Homeland
"The key role of the Department of Defense is to defend the homeland - the security of the U.S. is the reason DOD exists. At a higher level, a primary reason for government is to secure the homeland and in this context there is an overarching construct covering the totality of effort of all U.S. Government agencies that includes all aspects of security from foreign and domestic threats. This paper will examine the Air Force's role in securing the homeland from a doctrinal perspective."
USAF Counterproliferation Center
2002-11-15
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Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2000: Transportation
The U.S. transportation industry is a national resource. Its planes, trains, ships, trucks, pipelines, and mass transit systems move people and products everywhere, whether it is down the street or around the globe. The industry and its vast network link the United States together and to the world, facilitating commerce, supporting national security interests, and playing a vital role in almost every aspect of its citizens' lives.
The nation's transportation industry is vibrant, competitive, and poised to be a dominant force in the emerging globalized business environment of the 21st century. To realize this goal, however, the industry must respond to the opportunities presented by the "new economy" in moving people and goods faster, cheaper, and more reliably. The industry must also overcome the challenges of an aging and congested infrastructure. Furthermore, the industry must collaborate with governments at all levels to develop innovative solutions and to make major investments in infrastructure and information technology.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
2000
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Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2000: Space
The U.S space industry is in a major transition from being a child of the Cold War to becoming an adolescent commercial industry. Industry growth continued this year, but the unbridled enthusiasm of the previous few years has been undermined by significant financial, technical, and policy failures affecting the entire industry. The industry faces many challenges, largely due to a significant industrial overcapacity fueled by the excessive optimism of the past decade. The key government role is to provide strategic leadership and to establish effective policies that balance the needs of the emerging commercial sector with those of national security. Issues such as export licensing, data distribution, spectrum allocation, and research and development investment decisions require thoughtful and expert government attention to move the industry from its historical Cold War roots to a viable commercial entity capable of competing in an increasingly globalized market.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
2000
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Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2000: Shipbuilding
The U.S. shipbuilding industry continues to design and build the most advanced military vessels in the world. Despite this capability, the industry is not competitive in the world shipbuilding market. The industry has been in decline since the United States withdrew direct shipbuilding subsidies in 1981. The larger, or "first-tier" yards have been unable to compete internationally due to the dedicated industrial policies, greater efficiency, and lower labor rates in other countries. The absence of a robust commercial counterpart to the military shipbuilding sector may prevent these larger yards from operating as efficiently as they could. "Second-" and "third-tier" yards that produce the majority of the ships used in domestic trade have been more innovative, more efficient, and therefore, more successful internationally. However, all shipbuilders must apply modern business practices, processes, and enabling technologies to become more cost-effective and competitive.
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
2000
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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
