Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents

Abstract

The Board's mission is to provide the President, through the Secretary of Defense, advice and recommendations based on its performance of two principal roles: 1) independent oversight of the remaining DoD investigations into possible detections of, and exposures to, chemical or biological warfare agents and environmental and other factors that may have contributed to Gulf War illnesses; and 2) overall evaluation of DoD's plan for and progress toward the implementation of the PAC's Special Report recommendations. The bulk of the Board efforts have concentrated on the work of the DoD Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI) and its case narratives and environmental exposure reports. The Board has actively solicited the views and opinions of veterans groups, individual veterans, scientists, and researchers regarding Gulf War illnesses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA382510

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Congress
  • Delphi Method
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

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