Department of Defense January 21, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The CNO Executive Panel is to report the midterm findings and recommendations of the Near Land Battle Study Group to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of discussions of the Navy's role in land warfare and the unique challenges to operating in the near land arena.

The Defense Science Board Task Force on Force Protection in Urban and Unconventional Environments will meet in closed session on January 25-26, 2005, at SAI, 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. This Task Force will review and evaluate force protection capabilities in urban and unconventional environments and provide recommendations to effect change to the future Joint Force. 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. Specifically, the Task Force's foci will be to evaluate force protection in the context of post major combat operations that have been conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the operations, loss of national treasure military and civilian, U.S. and other nationshas resulted from actions executed by non-state and rogue actors. The threat and capabilities these insurgent, terrorist and criminal actions present post a most serious challenge to our ability to achieve unified action. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), it has been determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these meetings will be closed to the public.