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Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Department of Defense (DOD) relies heavily on petroleum-based fuel to sustain its forward-deployed locations -- particularly those that are not connected to local power grids. While weapon platforms require large amounts of fuel, DOD reports that the single largest battlefield fuel consumer is generators, which provide power for base support activities such as cooling, heating, and lighting. Transporting fuel to forward-deployed locations presents...
629622) Rush hour trilogy
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Rush hour: "A masterful Hong Kong police inspector teams up with a rogue LAPD detective to find the kidnapped daughter of the Chinese consular ..."--Container.
Rush hour 2: "Reunited in Hong Kong, the two cops look forward to a much-needed vacation. But their plans go up in smoke when a bomb explodes in the American embassy ..."--Container.
Rush hour 3: "LAPD Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee must travel to Paris to battle a...
629623) Toy story 2
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The fun and adventure continue when Andy goes off to cowboy camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody, who hasn't the slightest clue that he's a greatly valued collectible.
Author
Series
Scientific investigations report volume 2006-5116, plate 1
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Recent research suggests that indoor mold poses a widespread and, for some people, serious health threat. Federal agencies engage in a number of activities to address this issue, including conducting or sponsoring research. For example, in 2004 the National Academies' Institute of Medicine issued a report requested by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) summarizing the scientific literature on mold, dampness, and human health. In addition,...
Publisher
Army University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Over a week-long period in September 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Third Army attempted to cross an assault force at several points across the Moselle River to establish a bridgehead and then encircle three German Army divisions in the city of Nancy, France. With a plan that closely followed U.S. river crossing doctrine, Third Army's XII Corps executed a wet gap crossing south of the town of Nancy with the 35th Infantry Division as the...
Author
Series
Conference paper) volume 6 A 20-52186
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Climate change and water scarcity are important issues for today's power sector. To inform capacity expansion decisions, hybrid life cycle assessment is used to evaluate a reference design of a parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) facility located in Daggett, California, along four sustainability metrics: life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water consumption, cumulative energy demand (CED), and energy payback time (EPBT). This wet-cooled,...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Accounting standards require governments to account for the costs of other postemployment benefits (OPEB)--the largest of which is typically retiree health benefits--when an employee earns the benefit. As such, governments are reporting their OPEB liabilities--the amount of the obligation to employees who have earned OPEB. As state and local governments have historically not funded retiree health benefits when the benefits are earned, much of their...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The development of oil and natural gas resources on federal lands contributes to domestic energy production but also results in concerns over potential impacts on those lands. Numerous public protests about oil and gas lease sales have been filed with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages these federal resources. GAO was asked to examine (1) the extent to which BLM maintains and makes publicly available information related to protests,...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The concurrent implementation of several major Department of Defense (DOD) force structure and infrastructure initiatives has stressed the ability of traditional military construction to provide enough permanent living and working space for servicemembers and other DOD personnel. As a result, the services are using some movable -- or relocatable -- facilities as barracks, administrative offices, medical facilities, dining halls, and equipment maintenance...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Department of Defense's (DOD) use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continues to increase. In 2000, DOD components had fewer than 50 unmanned aircraft in their inventory. By May 2008, they had more than 6,000. However, DOD faces challenges, such as UAS acquisition and the integration of UAS into joint combat operations. GAO has made a series of recommendations to address challenges, including the need for a UAS strategic plan. To improve upon...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While some progress has been made in recent years, agencies urgently need to strengthen basic management capabilities to successfully address current and emerging demands. The incoming administration will face challenges in implementing its policy and program agendas because of shortcomings in agencies' management capabilities. Building and developing the institutional capacity to meet these challenges will require appointing the right people to the...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In 2001, the Department of Defense (DOD) identified performance based logistics (PBL) as the preferred weapon system support strategy. Within DOD, PBL is the purchase of performance outcomes, such as system availability, rather than the purchase of individual elements of logistics support -- such as parts, repairs, and engineering support. Although PBL initially arose from efforts to reduce support costs, questions have arisen about whether PBL has...
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Series
Case studies in national security transformation volume no. 15
Publisher
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The term fog of war is often associated with the commander s lack of clear information on the battlefield. War is inherently volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. For this condition, contemporary U.S. military usage offers the acronym VUCA. 1 Compounding the fog of war on the modern battlefield is the high tempo of operations or speed sought by commanders to overwhelm and defeat the enemy. This case study proposes that the use of sense and...
629638) Survivability of accidents involving Part 121 U.S. air carrier operations, 1983 through 2000
Series
Safety report volume NTSB/SR-01/01
Publisher
National Transportation Safety Board
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Despite the growing demands on the U.S. aviation system, the system continues to maintain a high level of safety. There are two ways to prevent fatalities in air travel: by preventing accidents, and by protecting aircraft occupants in the accidents that do occur. A reduction in accident rates provides an indication of the success of accident prevention; examining occupant survivability can indicate the positive results from occupant protection. The...
629639) Review of the ecological effects of dredging in the cultivation and harvest of molluscan shellfish
Author
Series
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NE volume 220
Publisher
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"This document reviews effects of dredging associated with the cultivation and harvest of molluscan shellfish, as reported in the literature. Dredges can disturb the structure of the substrate, alter the biological community, and modify sediment biogeochemistry. The rate of recovery subsequent to dredging varies with habitat and sediment type, composition of the resident biological assemblage, and hydrodynamic attributes of the environment. Our goal...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Since September 11, 2001, Congress has provided about $808 billion to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in addition to funding in DOD's base budget. Prior GAO reports have found DOD's reported GWOT cost data unreliable and found problems with transparency over certain costs. In response, DOD has made several changes to its cost-reporting procedures. Congress has shown interest in increasing the transparency of...