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The IAC Program – A National Resource

This year the Department of Defense (DoD) will spend approxi-mately $75.1 billion on research, development, testing, and evalua-tion (RDT&E), according to the FY2008 DoD Budget.[1]Supporting a vast array of research efforts with this high level offunding naturally results in the generation of an extensive amountof scientific and technical information. So how does the DoD makesure that there is minimal duplication of effort? Moreover, how doesthe department ensure that the research results are preserved andalso shared among scientists and engineers? Finally, how does theDoD ensure that collaboration between groups, organizations, andsubject matter experts takes place whenever possible?The challenges presented by these questions are met head on by

the DoD’s Information Analysis Center (IAC) program. The DoDhas nineteen separate IACs and several key, centralized systems ded-icated to serving the entire DoD RDT&E community. The missionof the program is to provide comprehensive technical and informa-tion support to researchers, scientists, engineers and program man-agers. This article will provide an overview of the various functionsof the IACs and the IAC program, as well as the resources availableto the community, many of which are free.

THE IAC PROGRAM – A NATIONAL RESOURCEThe DoD’s IAC Program, an institution that has been operating invarious forms for more than 65 years, supports nearly all types ofRDT&E efforts. The program also preserves and maintains the sci-entific and technical information that documents the achievements,advancements and lessons learned of the RDT&E community. TheIAC Program also helps to drive the development, advancement,and transfer of technology.

About the IAC ProgramThe IAC Program is configured to be a resource for researchers,engineers, scientists, and program managers working on or support-ing the DoD in almost any capacity. IACs are research and analysisorganizations chartered to focus their efforts in strategic technologyareas. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), whichoperates under the policy guidance of the Office of the Secretary ofDefense, Research and Engineering (DDR&E), is the premierprovider of DoD technical information and is responsible for tencontractor-operated IACs. The other nine IACs are managedthrough other DoD initiatives. Table 1 provides a list of the tenDTIC IACs and Table 2 displays the other nine DoD IACs. DTICsupports the warfighter by leveraging the billions of dollars investedin defense scientific and technology research to quickly provideaccess to relevant information and to prevent redundant researchfrom being performed.

The IAC MissionThe mission of DTIC’s IAC program is two-fold. Firstly, IACsenable quick access to worldwide scientific and technical informa-tion to improve the productivity of personnel in the defense scienceand technology communities. The IACs accomplish this mission bycollecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating relevantinformation in clearly-defined and structured subject areas.Secondly, the IACs serve their respective fields by providing techni-cal services and solutions. With the staff ’s competency in workingwith customers to define requirements and then employing theirskills in data analysis, they can develop those customized solutionsneeded to address critical defense problems.

Granting Researchers Rapid Access to Technical Information and Reducing Duplication of Effort

Table 1. IACs Sponsored by DoD and Managed by DTIC.AMMTIAC Advanced Materials, Manufacturing,

and Testing IAC http://ammtiac.alionscience.com/

CBRNIAC Chemical, Biological, Radiologicaland Nuclear Defense IAC http://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/

CPIAC Chemical Propulsion IAC http://www.cpia.jhu.edu/

DACS The Data & Analysis Center for Software http://www.thedacs.com/

IATAC Information Assurance TechnologyAnalysis Center http://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/

MSIAC Modeling and Simulation IAC http://www.dod-msiac.org/

RIAC Reliability IAC

SENSIAC Military Sensing IAC http://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/

SURVIAC Survivability/Vulnerability IAC http://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/

WSTIAC Weapons Systems Technology IAC http://wstiac.alionscience.com/

Table 2. IACs Sponsored by MilitaryOrganizations and Agencies.APMIAC Airfields, Pavements,

and Mobility IAC

CEIAC Coastal Engineering Defense IAC

CRSTIAC Cold Regions Science andTechnology IAC

CTIAC Concrete Technology IAC

DTRIAC Defense Threat Reduction IAC

EIAC Environmental IAC

HEIAC Hydraulic Engineering IAC

SAVIAC Shock and Vibration IAC

SMIAC Soil Mechanics IAC

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Library database searchhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/resources/library.html

Customized traininghttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/contact

Materials and processes resource locatorhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/ammt/matpro.do

National Materials Information Systemhttp://namis.alionscience.com/

Critical reviews & technology assess-ments, databooks/databases, handbooks,state-of-the-art reportshttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/ammt/products.do

Corrosion prevention and controlhandbookhttp://ammtiac.alionscience.com/pdf/Corrosion_Hdbk_S2.pdf

techsolutions 7IAC RESOURCES – INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Testing TechnologyAMMTIAC

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense TechnologyCBRNIAC

Table 3. CBRNIAC Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.

Analysis of Manufacturing Processes forNuclear, Biological and Chemical(NBC) Defense Systems

Chemical and Physical Properties of CBDefense Materials

Chemical IdentificationCombat EffectivenessCounterproliferationCounterterrorismDecontaminationDefense Conversion and Dual-Use

Technology TransferDemilitarizationDomestic Preparedness / Homeland

Security

Environmental Fate and EffectsForce ProtectionIndividual and Collective ProtectionInternational Technology Proliferation

and Arms ControlMedical Effects and TreatmentNuclear, Biological and Chemical

SurvivabilityRadiological and Nuclear DefenseSmoke and ObscurantsToxic Industrial Chemicals and Toxic

Industrial MaterialsToxicologyTreaty Verification and ComplianceWarning and Identification

Free engineering services and technical supporthttp://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/info/inquiry.php

Free newsletter:http://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/products/newsletters.phpCritical reviews, technical assessments,databooks/databases, handbooks,state-of-the-art reportshttp://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/products/

Key CBRN defense documentshttp://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/links/documents.php

Chemical Propulsion TechnologyCPIAC

Government-sponsored propulsion computer codeshttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=comp_codes

Chemical propulsion databaseshttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=databases

Free current awareness newsletterhttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=bulletins

Propulsion handbooks and manualshttp://www.cpia.jhu.edu/templates/cpiacTemplate/products/index.php?action=publications

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Hardware items (propulsion systems):

Solid propellant

Liquid engine

Hybrid

Airbreathing

Electrical

Nuclear

Propulsion system components:

Cases

Nozzles

Thrust vector control/thrust magnitudecontrol systems

Gas generators

Propellant grains

Insulators

Restrictors

Liners

Primers

Igniters

Injectors

Baffles

Fuel management systems

Propellant tanks

Turbo pumps

Thrust chambers

Ramburners

Flame holders

Inlets

Electrodes

Gun tubes and breeches

Propellant actuated devices

Propellants

Fuels

Inert materials

Energetic ingredients

Technologies:

Ingredient synthesis

Manufacturing, fabrication, processing,and characterization

Thermochemistry

Steady-state, transient, unstable, subsonicand supersonic combustion

Detonation

Physical, chemical, thermodynamic,mechanical, and ballistic properties ofoxidizers, binders, plasticizers, stabilizers,burning rate modifiers, propellants, fuels,pyrotechnics, and explosives

Interior and terminal ballistics

Fluid dynamics

Reacting flows

Analytical and diagnostic test procedures

Performance prediction and measurement

Health management, monitoring andcontrol; nondestructive evaluation

Service life

Reliability

Life-cycle costs

Safety

Occupational and explosive hazards

Insensitive munitions

Environmental protection

Exhaust plume flow fields and signatures

Propellant processing and manufacturing

Structural integrity and reliability analysisand verification

Mechanical behavior and characterization

Thermal analysis and heat transfer

AMMTIACA D VA N C E D M AT E R I A L S , M A N U FA C T U R I N G A N D T E S T I N G

Software TechnologyDACS

Table 5. DACS Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.

Software acquisition

Agile development

Software architecture

Assessment of reuse risks and costs

Binary quality gates at the inch-pebble level

CASE

Cleanroom software engineering

Client/server architectures

Collaborative software engineering

Commercial specifications andstandards/open systems

Configuration management

Data mining/warehousing

Distributed object technology

Track earned value

Expert network

Grid computing

High performance computing Interoperability

Intranets

Integrated product and processdevelopment

Knowledge management

Object oriented technologies

Process improvement

Programming languages

Software quality

Rapid prototyping

Software reliability

Requirements management

Requirements, trade-offs/negotiations

Reuse of software assets

Risk management

Computer security

Statistical process control

Technology insertion

Model based testing

Software testing

XML

Software engineering bibliographic databasehttps://www.thedacs.com/databases/sebd/search.php

Software technology newsletterhttps://www.softwaretechnews.com/

Technical reportshttps://www.thedacs.com/techs/

On-site and distance traininghttps://www.thedacs.com/training/

Table 4. CPIAC Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.

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techsolutions 7Free technical inquiry servicehttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/inquiries.html

Information assurance traininghttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/training.html

Information assurance newsletterhttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/IA_newsletter.jsp

Information assurance digesthttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/IA_digest.html

Information assurance technical reportshttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/reports.jsp

Commercial innovation and integration interfacehttp://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/cii.html

Information Assurance TechnologyIATAC

MSIAC Journalhttp://www.dod-msiac.org/journals.html

Answers to modeling and simulationinquirieshttp://www.dod-msiac.org/helpdesk.html

M&S Universityhttp://education.dod-msiac.org/

High level architecture compliance testinghttp://hlatest.dod-msiac.org:8080/ftms/index.jsp

Verification, validation, & accreditation recommendedpractices guidehttp://vva.dmso.mil/

State-of-the-art reportshttp://www.dod-msiac.org/soars.html

M&S resource repositoryhttp://www.msrr.dmso.mil/

Base Object Models (BOMs) softwarehttp://www.dod-msiac.org/BOMworks.html

M&S glossaryhttp://www.dod-msiac.org/pdfs/Glossary/DoD5000.59M.pdf

M&S newsletterhttp://www.dod-msiac.org/newsletters.html

Modeling and Simulation (M&S) TechnologyMSIAC

RIAC user forumhttp://www.theriac.org/forum/

Reliability traininghttp://www.theriac.org/productsandservices/training/

Reliability and maintenance libraryhttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/library/

Current awareness periodicalhttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/journal/

Reliability products and software toolshttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/search/

Reliability Journalhttp://www.theriac.org/riacapps/journal/

ReliabilityRIAC

Table 6. RIAC ProvidesInformation and TechnicalSupport in Several Areas.

Reliability

Maintainability

Quality

Supportability

Interoperability

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Technical inquiry servicehttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/inquiry.aspx

Models & simulationshttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/models.htm

AIRADE – Airborne Radar Detection Model

ALARM – Advanced Low Altitude Radar Model

BLUEMAX – Variable Airspeed Flight Path Generator

BRAWLER – Air-to-Air Combat Simulation

BRL-CAD – Ballistic Research Laboratory Computer-AidedDesign Package

COVART – Computation of Vulnerable Area and Repair Time

DIME – Digital Integrated Modeling Environment

ESAMS – Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation

FASTGEN – Fast Shotline Generator

FATEPEN – Fast Air Target Encounter Penetration Program

IVIEW 2000 – Graphical User Interface for Output Simulation

JSEM – Joint Service Endgame Model

LELAWS – Low Energy Laser Weapons Simulation

MIL AASPEM – Man-in-the-Loop Air-to-Air System PerformanceEvaluation Model

RADGUNS – Radar-Directed Gun System Simulation

TRAP – Trajectory Analysis Program

TRACES – TerrainTerrain/Rotorcraft Air Combat EvaluationSimulation

Laser reference libraryhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/laserlib.htm

Survavibility/vulnerability libraryhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/s_v_library.htm

Vehicle signature libraryhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/vsig.htm

SURVIAC databaseshttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/

Desert Storm Combat Database

Joint Live Fire/Live Fire Test Information System

Just Cause

ACFTDAB (Southeast Asia Fixed-Wing Aircraft Database)

HELODAB (Southeast Asia Rotary-Wing Aircraft Database)

GNDVEHSEADB (Southeast Asia Ground Vehicle Database)

Yom Kippur

Aircraft survivability journalhttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/asnews.htm

SURVIAC E-Newshttp://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/enews.htm

AMMTIACA D VA N C E D M AT E R I A L S , M A N U FA C T U R I N G A N D T E S T I N G

Military Sensor TechnologySENSIAC

Table 7. SENSIAC Provides Information and Technical Support in a Number of Areas.

Air acoustic, seismic, magnetic, electric fieldand gravitational sensors and relatedtechnologies

Aroma sensors and related technologies

Camouflage, concealment and deception

EO/IR and RF countermeasures

Laser-based systems for sensing and energyprojection

Missile defense technologies

Optical and infrared materials and detectorspassive optical, electro-optical, UV, andinfrared sensors and seekers and theirsupporting technologies

Radar and passive RF systems andrelated technologies

Sensor and data fusion

Signal and communications sensing

Underwater acoustics

Unexploited observables

X-ray, chemical, and other sensingfor homeland defense

Free technical inquiry servicehttps://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/external/services/inquiries/inquiry_intro.jsf

Training courseshttps://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/external/education/courses/list_courses.jsf

Calculatorshttps://www.sensiac.gatech.edu/external/resources/list_calculators.jsf

Survivability & Vulnerability TechnologySURVIAC

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DTIC offers a centralized digital repository of the IAC libraryholdings to provide researchers, scientists, engineers, and programmanagers with quick and easy access to scientific and technicalinformation. The Total Electronic Migration System (TEMS) isdesigned to preserve valuable data and technical informationcreated under the DoD’s RDT&E efforts. TEMS also helps toreduce duplication of effort as researchers can use the powerfulsearch tools to find information that is relevant to their project.Finding similar projects in literature allows ongoing programs to

avoid performing work that’s already been done and thereby real-ize a significant cost savings.

Are you generating new scientific and technical informa-tion? Help AMMTIAC help the DoD avoid duplication of effort.Send in your technical reports and AMMTIAC will upload themto DTIC’s TEMS on your behalf. Or if you have valuable legacyinformation, AMMTIAC will digitize it and upload it to TEMSto be preserved for future researchers. To get started, contact us at:

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techsolutions 7Table 6. WSTIAC Provides Information and TechnicalSupport in a Number of Areas.

Power & Energy

Lethality

Command & Control

Non-Lethal Weapons

Weapon Systems & Munitions Readiness, & AssetVisibility

Target Identification & Engagement

Asymmetric & Irregular Warfare

IED Defeat

Embedded Training Systems

Capabilities, Effectiveness, & Requirements Analyses

Training programhttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/wstiac/training.do

Ask an experthttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/experts

Free technical journal and eNewshttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/quarterly

GENEric Smart Indirect Fire Simulationhttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/products/GENESIS.html

Library databasehttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/resources/library.html

DoD dictionary of military and associated termshttp://wstiac.alionscience.com/pdf/dodmilitarydictionary.pdf

Weapon Systems TechnologyWSTIAC

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REFERENCE[1] http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/defbudget/fy2008/2008_Budget_Rollout_Release.pdf