Information Sciences and Applications

Abstract

The Information Sciences and Applications project develops concepts and technologies in the areas of high-speed information processing, modeling and simulation, signal detection, and data-driven decision analysis in support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA's) technical reachback teams. This project develops and maintains continuously improving collaborative architectures and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-yield Explosives (CBRNE) modeling & simulation codes that drive an integrated suite of decision support tools serving the Combatant Commands, other Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, and national and international Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) partners. This effort also provides management and support of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee through FY 2017. The committee is a senior-level federal advisory committee, which provides independent expert advice on CWMD to the Secretary of Defense through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Matters. This effort also funds the Next Generation Nuclear Professionals (NextGen) activities. This outreach effort encourages collaboration between those currently in the nuclear field and those who are considering entering that field. The effort consists of conferences, working groups, a debate series, publications, international outreach, an online presence, and a Nuclear Scholars effort. The increase from FY 2017 to FY 2018 is due to the net effect of increased investment in hazard and effects characterization and technology-driven WMD threat forecasting and decreased investment in advanced analytics and operations analysis, modeling, and simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
RA_0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2018

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

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