[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 11467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6117]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Special 
Operations and Joint Forces in Support of Countering Terrorism will 
meet in closed session on April 16-17, 2002, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA; May 13-14, 2002, at the Joint Forces Command and 
the Training & Doctrine Command in Hampton, VA; May 22-23, 2002, at US 
Central Command and US Special Operations Command in Tampa, FL; and 
July 16-17, 2002, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This 
Task Force will review all elements of the future joint force, 
including Special Operation Forces that can contribute to military 
campaigns.
    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 Defense Science Board Task Force will address how to: 
enhance and best integrate information, maneuver and fires (kinetic and 
other, lethal and otherwise); deploy, sustain and protect the joint 
force in these missions, particularly in remote locations and in the 
face of counter-access measures; and, exploit and leverage the 
contributions of coalition partners both traditional (e.g., NATO 
allies) and non-traditional (e.g., the Afghan Northern Alliance). The 
Task Force will recommend steps to pursue and implement the new and 
enhanced operational capabilities it identifies. These steps will 
include initiatives for technology, systems, doctrine, organization, 
training, leader development, experiments and demonstrations, modeling 
and simulation tools and facilities.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been 
determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these 
matters will be closed to the public.

    Dated: March 8, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-6117 Filed 3-13-02; 8:45 am]
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