[Federal Register: February 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 21)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Science Board
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Patriot Systems
Performance will meet in closed session on April 7-8, 2004, at SAIC,
4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will assess the
recent performance of the Patriot System in Operation Iraqi Freedom
from deployment through use across the threat spectrum.
The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At the
meeting, the Defense Science Board Task Force will: assess logistical,
doctrine, training, personnel management, operational and material
performance; identify those lessons learned which are applicable to the
development of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS); and
assess the current planned spiral development of the Patriot to ensure
early incorporation of fixes discovered in the lessons learned process.
In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been
determined that this Defense Science Board Task Force meeting concerns
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the
meeting will be closed to the public.
Dated: January 23, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-2037 Filed 1-30-04; 8:45 am]
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