[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5169-5170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1856]


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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 Manufacturing 
Technology will meet in open session on February 16, 2005, and March 
23-24, 2005, at SAI, 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
    This Task Force will review the Department of Defense Manufacturing 
Technology (ManTech) Program.
    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 the extent 
to which ManTech investments and

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funding plans for each Military Service and the Defense Logistics 
Agency support near-term, warfighting operations, the industrial base, 
and long-range/revolutionary technologies. Assess the adequacy of 
technical investments across manufacturing process disciplines and 
support for both Joint Warfighting Capabilities and revolutionary 
technologies. The Task Force will also appraise funding for 
manufacturing research and development, including mechanisms to support 
both Service/Agency requirements and cross-cutting initiatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC Scott Dolgoff, USA, Defense 
Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3D865, Washington, DC 20301-
3140, via e-mail at [email protected], or via phone at (703) 695-
4158.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public who wish to attend the 
meeting must contact LTC Dolgoff no later than February 7, 2005, and 
March 7, 2005, for further information about admission as seating is 
limited. Additionally, those who wish to make oral comments or deliver 
written comments should also request to be scheduled, and submit a 
written text of the comments by February 11, 2005, and March 16, 2005, 
to allow time for distribution to Task Force members prior to the 
meeting. Individual oral comments will be limited to five minutes, with 
the total oral comment period not exceeding 30 minutes.

    Dated: January 25, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-1856 Filed 1-31-05; 8:45 am]
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