[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6290]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Impact of DoD 
Acquisition Policies and Practices on the Health and Competitiveness of 
US Defense Companies will meet in closed session on February 22, 2000; 
March 7, March 20-21, April 4 and April 10. All meetings will be held 
at Strategic Analysis Inc., One Virginia Square, 3601 Wilson Blvd., 
Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary 
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they 
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these 
meetings, the Task Force will review the Department of Defense's 
acquisition policies and regulations governing the primary vendors of 
military equipment; determine whether these acquisition policies, 
processes and regulations have supported or weakened rational and 
economical business practices within the primary vendors of military 
equipment; and assess the impact of those policies, practices and 
regulations on the health and competitiveness of US defense companies. 
The Task Force plans to hold sensitive programmatic discussions with 
the primary vendors during the course of this effort.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has 
been determined that these Defense Science Board meetings, concern 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (1) and (4) (1994), and that 
accordingly these meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: March 9, 2000.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-6290 Filed 3-14-00; 8:45 am]
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