77740 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 

SUMMARY: On Monday, October 4, 2004 

(69 FR 59214) the Department of 

Defense announced closed meetings of 

the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task 

Force on December 9–10, 2004, at the 

Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA. 

These meetings will now be held at 

Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson 

Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, VA.

Dated: November 29, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting date change. 

SUMMARY: On Thursday, July 8, 2004 (69 

FR 41231), the Department of Defense 

announced closed meetings of the 

Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force 

on Future Strategic Strike Forces. The 

meeting originally scheduled for 

December 15–16, 2004, has been moved 

to December 14–16, 2004. The meeting 

will be held at Strategic Analysis Inc., 

3601 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500, 

Arlington, VA.

Dated: November 29, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Identifying and 

Sustaining U.S. Department of Defense/

UK Ministry of Defence Defense Critical 

Technologies (Study) will meet in 

closed session on January 11, 2005, at 

Strategic Analysis, Inc., 3601 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA. This Task 

Force will develop a methodology to 

identify unique defense technologies as 

well as commercially developed 

technologies needing augmentation to 

fulfill defense niche areas, and then 

apply the methodology to develop a list 

of defense critical technologies. 

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 should focus its effort 

on high leverage, differentiated and 

transformational technologies. The 

Study may then use this list of defense 

critical technologies to further assess the 

tools available to the U.S. DoD or UK 

MoD to develop its critical technology 

needs. Some of the considerations the 

Study should examine include 

mechanisms to develop niches in preexisting technologies, foster new 

technology until the commercial 

marketplace takes over, or develop 

technology without any expectation of 

commercial development; the analysis 

should include a review of the 

applicable acquisition/business case. 

Finally, the Study should consider the 

impact of technology development in 

other countries and the implications 

that this may have on Anglo-U.S. 

unique needs. 

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: December 20, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Management Oversight of 

Acquisition Organizations will meet in 

open session on January 10–11, 2005, 

and January 17–18, 2005, at SAIC, 4001 

N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This 

Task Force should assess whether all 

major acquisition organizations within 

the Department have adequate 

management and oversight processes, 

including what changes might be 

necessary to implement such processes 

where needed. 

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 examine the 

oversight function with respect to Title 

10 and military department regulations 

to ensure that proper checks and 

balances exist. The Task Force will 

review whether simplification of the 

acquisition structure could improve 

both efficiency and oversight. 

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: December 20, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Red Lessons Learned will 

meet in closed session on December 16–

17, 2004, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA. This Task Force will 

assess what useful information can our 

adversaries learn from U.S. military 

engagement and, particularly, what 

might they have learned from Operation 

Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 

Freedom; identify the channels through 

which adversaries learn about U.S. 

capabilities; is there any evidence an 

adversary is adjusting to U.S. 

capabilities and what might the U.S. do 

to counter this; what are the indicators 

or observables that the Intelligence 

Community can focus on to determine 

if an adversary is engaging in this type 

of practice and do the indicators change 

in peacetime or wartime; do different 

technology insertion models exist; is 

there any evidence potential adversaries