[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5867]


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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 Task Force on Exploiting Technology 
to Transform Military Manpower will meet in closed session on April 18, 
2003, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This Task Force 
will identify technology options that will reduce military manpower 
burden of asynchronous threat operations at home and abroad, and 
recommend a strategic approach to transforming military manpower 
beginning with the force Protection mission.
    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 this 
meeting, the Task Force will address longer term technology options for 
optimizing manpower utilization and for providing manpower flexibility 
across the full spectrum of operations. Specifically, the Task Force 
will undertake a broader, more strategic analysis of military manpower 
requirements and provide the Department with a long term approach for 
exploiting technology to support overall military manpower 
transformation. The Department has identified eight functional domains 
pertinent to DoD missions that may serve the Task Force as a 
constructive point of departure: training and education; command, 
control, communications (C\3\); security and police; manpower 
utilization; logistics; repair and maintenance; intelligence analysis; 
and reduced manning weapons systems/platforms.
    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 this Defense Science Board Task Force meeting concerns 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the 
meeting will be closed to the public.

    Dated: March 5, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-5867 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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