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United States. Department of Defense (36)

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Proposals to coordinate the activities of the military services were initially considered by U.S. Congress in 1944. Specific plans were put forth in 1945 by the Army, the Navy, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff . In a special message to U.S. Congress on December 19, 1945, President Harry Truman proposed creation of a unified Department of National Defense. A proposal reached Congress in April 1946, but was held up by the Naval Affairs Committee held hearings in July 1946 due to objections to the...

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United States. Department of Defense. Information Processing Techniques Office (46)

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In 1964, the Behavioral Sciences, Command and Control Research Office was split into the Behavioral Sciences Office (BSO) that covered the behavioral science functions and the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) that took over the Command and Control Research (CCR) functions.The Information Processing Techniques Office was dedicated to developing advanced information processing and computer communications technologies for critical military and national security applications. In it...

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United States. Department of Defense. Materials Sciences Office (7)

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The Materials Sciences Office was responsible for direction of a broad program of materials research conducted for the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) by various university and industrial contractors. This research was generally in the fields of solid-state physics, metallurgy, chemistry, inorganic chemistry, structural mechanics, ceramics, polymer science, and phenomena of materials behavior. It was responsible for Project PONTUS which consisted of research, experimentation, and dev...

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United States. Department of Defense. Nuclear Test Detection Office (7)

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In May 1960, the Technical Operations Division was eliminated an a separate office was created for nuclear test detection, which by 1961 was known as the Nuclear Test Detection Office. The Nuclear Test Detection Office was led by an Assistant Director, which changed in 1963 to a Director. The Office was responsible for Project VELA consisting of programs of research, experimentation, and systems development for improving detection of nuclear explosions underground and at high altitude. In the...

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United States. Department of Defense. Nuclear Monitoring Research Office (7)

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The Nuclear Monitoring Research Office, formerly called the Nuclear Test Detection Office, was mainly concerned with foreign nuclear development and activities. Research and Development in support of Safeguard (d) of the Limited Test Ban Treaty and assessment of technical problems concerning a comprehensive test ban treaty were the chief concerns of this program. It managed the VELA Project (nuclear detection), Project PRIME ARGUS (detection countermeasures, problems related to nuclear prolif...

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United States. Department of Defense. Legacy Resources Management Program (4)

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In 1990, Congress passed legislation to establish the Legacy Resource Management Program, which was designed to provide financial assistance to identify, protect, and maintain natural and cultural resources on all lands under Department of Defense (DoD) jurisdiction or influence, while supporting the military mission. Beginning with congressional funding of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1991, the Legacy program encouraged military installations, in partnership with publi...

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United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense (3)

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United States. Department of Defense. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Cybernetics Technology Office. (3)

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The Cybernetics Technology Office (CTO) had five major areas: Advanced Decision Technology, Crisis Management, Cybernetics of Ground Combat, Manpower and Maintenance, and Cybernetics of Instructional Systems. The objectives of the Advanced Decision Technology area were to develop aids to significantly improve the quality and timeliness of Defense decision making, both alternative generation and alternative evaluation. The new technological aids were particularly applicable to complex, multi-f...

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United States. Department of Defense. Material Sciences Division (2)

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In 1980, the Materials Sciences Office was combined with the Nuclear Monitoring Research Office, and cybernetic technology efforts to form the Defense Sciences Office (DSO). At this time the Materials Sciences Office became the Materials Sciences Division (MSD) in DSO. The Materials Sciences Division (MSD) supported research and development (R&D) initiatives with the objective of developing materials or structures that offered better performance, greater ease of use, or lower cost while achie...

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United States Department of Defense. Office of Ordnance Research. (1)

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