[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 17 (Thursday, January 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3909-3910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1464]


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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 Transformation: A 
Midcourse Assessment (Summer Study 2005) will meet in closed session on 
February 14-15, 2005; March 24-25, 2005; April 11-12, 2005; and May 10-
11, 2005, at IDA, 4850 Park Center Drive, Room 6709, Alexandria, VA. 
This Task Force will provide an assessment of the Department of 
Defense's (DoD) continuing transformation process, describing the 
current status of the DoD's transformation efforts, identify the 
appropriate transformation objectives, and recommend ways and means to 
meet the emerging and persistent challenges as identified in the 2004 
National Defense Strategy.
    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 review and evaluate 
the Department's ability to provide information the Secretary of 
Defense's 2003 Transformation Planning Guidance (TPG) outlined a three-
part strategy for transformation: Transformed culture, Transformed 
processes, and Transformed capabilities. Within the Department's 
transformation scope and strategy, the Study should consider the 
following: (1) Focus on important functional concepts and capabilities, 
such as logistics and battlespace awareness, which provide essential 
elements to implementing joint concepts; (2) define the scope of the 
problem and capabilities DoD requires to address challenges of 
international competitors seeking to develop and possess break though 
technical capabilities intended to supplant U.S. advantages in 
particular operational domains; (3) assess the adequacy and 
effectiveness of DoD's approaches to realize the potential advantages 
of net-centric operations; (4) focus on DoD's needs to evolving forces 
to cover the spectrum of military engagement and accomplish the full 
range of missions; (5) assess the suitability of the structure of the 
defense industry to the needs of transformation; (6) examine how to 
adapt DoD's culture to producing

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personnel able to meet the high knowledge demands of interdependent 
joint, interagency, and multinational operations; and (7) study should 
evaluate progress made towards streamlining and reforming DoD's 
business processes.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 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 
meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: January 18, 2005.
Jeanette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-1464 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
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