Pacific Disaster Centers
Abstract
The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) has been in operation since February 1996. The PDC is a public/private partnership managed by the University of Hawaii (UH) under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense. It is functionally within the organization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) (OUSD(AT&L)) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The PDC is a world-recognized authority and leader in science and information technology applications relating to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR). PDC develops new and innovative technologies to operate an (unclassified) integrated multi-hazard hazard monitoring, early warning and decision support system, called RAPIDS, for the department. Logistics Support Activities (LSA) transferred to outside DLA in FY15.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0708012S_7_0400_PB_2018
- Change Summary Explanation
- A full-year FY 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2017 (P.L. 114-254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution. Base: FY18PB ($1.754M) + Request for Additional Appropriation ($0.000M).
- Service Agency Name
- Defense Logistics Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Logistics Agency
Related Documents
- Child Project: Logistics Support Activities (LSA)
- Child Project: Pacific Disaster Center
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