An example of this coordination is the Department s recent consolidation of separate efforts in counterterrorism explosive research into one effort under the Counterterror Technical Support Program to ensure a focused Government-wide effort that addresses common requirements among Defense, Justice, Treasury, and two international partners. Both the interagency and international programs provide us with opportunities to combine our efforts, avoid duplication, and accelerate the operational use of equipment. Typically, it fields equipment in one to three years. This is accomplished by addressing requirements and technologies in seven functional subgroups, whose members represent both user and developer communities. Technology and equipment developers are government laboratories, the national laboratories, industry, and academia.
Users work closely with developers to ensure program success.
Another item is a foam mitigation system developed in our national program that mitigates blast and agent release from an explosively-driven chemical or biological device. Both of these items were deployed to the Atlanta Olympics. This importance has been reflected in its project selection for the past six years. Summary This is a brief overview of the initiatives the DoD is undertaking to combat the effects of terrorism. The Department recognizes its responsibilities in countering the increasing terrorist threat, and is conducting a comprehensive program with other agencies at the federal, state, and local levels and with international partners.