Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding IMA's

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding Kelly Support Center

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding Naval Station San Diego

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding NSCS Athens to NAVSTA Newport

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding TJCSG – Consolidate Ground Vehicle Development & Acquisition in a Joint Center

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding TJCSG on Air Integrated Weapons & Armaments RD&A, T&E Center

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding various Air Force COBRA Runs

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding Willow Grove

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: Deployment Analysis of Selected US Army Installations: A Military Value Analysis.

Determining a Rehabilitation Construction Standard Factor - Determine the cost to rehabilitate existing military construction in the Cost of Base Realignment Actions (COBRA) model.

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DISREGARD RESTRICTION FOOTER: COBRA and Economic reports regarding the relocation of certain bases and the closure of others.

Public Document - Economic Impact Report regrading the suggestion to relocate the National Guard's Head Quarters.

In order to meet the Department of Energy's (DOE's) FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (FVCT) goals for volume, weight, efficiency, reliability, and cost, the cooling of the power electronic devices, traction motors, and generators is critical. Currently the power electronic devices, traction motors, and generators in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) are primarily cooled by water-ethylene glycol (WEG) mixture. The cooling fluid operates as a single-phase coolant as the liquid phase of the WEG does not change to its vapor phase during the cooling process. In these single-phase systems, two cooling loops of WEG produce a low temperature (around 70 C) cooling loop for the power electronics and motor/generator, and higher temperature loop (around 105 C) for the internal combustion engine. There is another coolant option currently available in automobiles. It is possible to use the transmission oil as a coolant. The oil temperature exists at approximately 85 C which can be utilized to cool the power electronic and electrical devices. Because heat flux is proportional to the temperature difference between the device's hot surface and the coolant, a device that can tolerate higher temperatures enables the device to be smaller while dissipating the same amount of heat. Presently, new silicon …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The burden of cleaning up Superfund and other hazardous waste sites is increasingly shifting to taxpayers, particularly since businesses handling hazardous substances are no longer taxed under Superfund and the backlog of sites needing cleanup is growing. While key environmental laws rely on the "polluter pays" principle, the extent to which liable parties cease operations or restructure--such as through bankruptcy--can directly affect the cleanup costs faced by taxpayers. GAO was asked to (1) determine how many businesses with liability under federal law for environmental cleanups have declared bankruptcy, and how many such cases the government has pursued in bankruptcy court; (2) identify challenges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faces in holding bankrupt and other financially distressed businesses responsible for their cleanup obligations; and (3) identify actions EPA could take to better ensure that such businesses pay for their cleanups."

The objective of this project was to evaluate the performance and economics of various domestic hot water distribution systems in representative California residences. While the greatest opportunities for improved efficiency occur in new construction, significant improvements can also be made in some existing distribution systems. Specific objectives of the project tasks were: (1) Simulate potential energy savings of, perform cost-benefit analyses of, and identify market barriers to alternative new systems. (2) Simulate potential energy savings of, perform cost-benefit analyses of, and identify market barriers to maintenance, repair, and retrofit modifications of existing systems. (3) Evaluate potential impact of adopting alternative hot water distribution systems and report project findings. The outcome of this project is to provide homeowners, homebuilders, systems suppliers, municipal code officials and utility providers (both electric and water/sewer) with a neutral, independent, third party, cost-benefit analysis of alternative hot water distribution systems for use in California. The results will enable these stakeholders to make informed decisions regarding which system is most appropriate for use.

We present new observations of the early X-ray afterglows of the first 27 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected with the Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT). The early X-ray afterglows show a canonical behavior, where the light curve broadly consists of three distinct power law segments: (1) an initial very steep decay ({infinity} t{sup -a} with 3 {approx}< a{sub 1} {approx}< 5) , followed by (2) a very shallow decay (0.2 {approx}< a{sub 2} {approx}< 0.8), and finally (3) a somewhat steeper decay (1 {approx}< a{sub 3} {approx}< 1.5). These power law segments are separated by two corresponding break times, 300 s {approx}< t{sub break,1} {approx}< 500 s and 10{sup 3} s {approx}< t{sub break,2} {approx}< 10{sup 4} s. On top of this canonical behavior of the early X-ray light curve, many events have superimposed X-ray flares, which are most likely caused by internal shocks due to long lasting sporadic activity of the central engine, up to several hours after the GRB. We find that the initial steep decay is consistent with it being the tail of the prompt emission, from photons that are radiated at large angles relative to our line of sight. The first break in the light curve (t{sub break,1}) …

Executive Correspondence -Letter from Charles E Smith Commercial Realty to Mr. Battaglia Regarding Consolidation of Defense Information Systems Agency and Military Medical Commands

Email that provides the DOD/NGR flexibility in the event that consolidation in its entirety can not be accomplished within six years

Executive Correspondence - 18 May 2005 CWVRAA Meeting records, 9 June 2005 Letter from Yeager Airport Director Rick Atkinson to MG Allen Tackett;10 June letter from Rick Atkinson to MGen Allent Tackett;

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/8/2005 to Chairman Principi from Mike Woiwode, ARINC, President of SDMAC, expressing his support for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, CA and the Broadway Complex.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/8/2005 to Chairman Principi from Randy Neugebauer (Rep 19th TX) discussing a document loaded to the BRAC E-Library (DCN 5789) that pertains to the weather at Dyess AFB.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/8/2005 to Chairman Principi from Ray Watson, Chairman Kern County Board of Supervisors, expressing his support to create a Naval Integrated Weapons Center of Excellence at the Naval Air Warefare Center, Weapons Center Division at China Lake, and the relocation of Sensors, Electronic Warfare and Electronics Research Development Acquisition Testing and Evaluation from Mugu to China Lake.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/9/2005 to Chairman Principi from Michael Benz, CEO United Way of Cleveland, stating the value of DFAS Cleveland to its surrounding area.