Defense Technical Information Center
Abstract
DTIC accomplishes its mission to provide essential scientific, technical and related program information by performing the activities described in the seven core activity areas below: A. COLLECT INFORMATION: Activities managing the acquisition and receipt of Scientific and Technical documents/summaries/records that meet the criteria for input to the Research & Engineering (R&E) databases that DTIC holds as a central DoD repository. B. FORMAT/PROCESS/PRESERVE INFORMATION: Activities adding value to documents, processing them into DTIC's R&E databases and preserving their research accessibility for future use. These include: creating descriptive, subject, classification, and distribution limitation metadata for retrieval and dissemination purposes, converting paper, microform and digital information to online searchable formats, and preserving copies of digital documents off-site. Continuity of Operations functions are performed to back-up data and create processes for emergency off-site operations. C. DISSEMINATE INFORMATION: Activities providing information to users in the DoD, the DoD contractor community, and the Federal Government and its contractor community. Activities include: developing and maintaining DTIC’s R&E databases, registering users for the access-controlled databases and maintaining their current access permissions, providing information in various formats (online, digital or paper) to users. D. CUSTOMER INFORMATION ASSISTANCE: Activities providing support to DTIC users, outreach, and general marketing services. These include: providing information reference, retrieval, referral, current awareness, document delivery, and billing services; managing Regional Offices that provide direct support to customers in the field; directing and managing marketing services; assessing user satisfaction and needs; supporting DoD special programs; developing and providing user training programs and assistance publications; and conducting seminars, exhibits, briefings, user conferences, and conferences for special interest groups including Combatant Commanders and the Acquisition community. E. INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Investigates, prototypes, evaluates, and implements advanced information science and knowledge management concepts/technology. Advises and partners with DoD and Federal organizations in applying these concepts and techniques. Conceptualizes, formulates, develops, tests, and evaluates new and enhanced Scientific and Technical Information (STI) systems, products, and services. Participates in information standards organizations, as well as interagency and professional information organizations. F. COMPONENT INFORMATION SUPPORT (CIS): Develops customized information solutions and hosts applications that support the DoD Components. The jointly developed information collection, collaboration and analysis projects facilitate components’ goals to improve DoD acquisition decision-making, increase collaborative research and development efforts, facilitate business processes, and provide improved support for the warfighter. CIS hosts over 100 public, limited and classified web-based information systems for the DoD Components. Customers include such organizations as: Joint Chief of Staff (JCS), Director Defense, Research & Engineering (DDR&E), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (OUSD(C)), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and the Combatant Commands. G. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (S&T) INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES: As the central repository for DoD technical information, DTIC participates in interagency and professional information organizations, to learn new techniques and share processes, for interoperability and efficiency. Organizations include Commerce, Energy, NASA, National Library of Medicine, Defense, Interior Information (CENDI); International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI); and NATO. Through coordination with Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics (AT&L), DTIC negotiates Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and foreign agreements for the exchange of STI, and participates in standards organizations such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), as well as special programs for the University Research Initiative (URI) and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 001_0605801KA_6_0400_PB_2011
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