Defense Technical Information Center
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| State level | Federation | ||
| Supervisory authority (s) | United States Department of Defense | ||
| Consist | since June 1945 | ||
| Headquarters | Fort Belvoir , Virginia | ||
| Authority management | Christopher Thomas | ||
| Website | discover.dtic.mil | ||
The Defense Technical Information Center ( DTIC , pronounced "Dee-tick") is the research and technology archive of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DTIC services are available to Department of Defense and United States Government personnel. The general public can access non-confidential classified information through the public website.
history
The DTIC was founded in June 1945 as the Air Documents Research Center (ADRC) by the US Army Air Corps , the US Navy and the British Air Ministry .
The main task of this newly founded agency was to collect German documents. These collected documents were divided into three categories:
- Documents that may support the war in the Pacific
- Documents of immediate intelligence concern to the United States or the British Forces
- Documents of interest for future research.
In 1945, the ADRC moved its operations under the name Air Documents Division (ADD) from London to Wright Field in Dayton , Ohio . The ADD staff cataloged the captured documents and translated a small number of reports that were deemed particularly important for the research.
In 1948, the Navy and Air Force converted the ADD into the Central Air Documents Office (CADO). They entrusted him with the collection of the captured documents and expanded his mandate to include the collection, processing and dissemination of information for use within military regulations.
In 1951 the Armed Services Technical Information Agency (ASTIA) was founded. This had the same or overlapping tasks with the ADD, whereby the two institutions were merged in 1962. Just one year later, in 1963, it was renamed the Defense Documentation Center for Science and Technical Information (DDC) and relocated to Cameron Station in Alexandria , Virginia .
The DDC changed its name in 1979 to the name Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), which is still valid today.
The DTIC documents did not become available online until 1994. Since 1995 it has been located at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in the Andrew T. McNamara Headquarters complex, in Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County , Virginia.
Offers and services
Public website
DTIC's public website is the public portal to DTIC's products and services. This enables access to the unclassified information. The DTIC website also contains information on how to register for the R&D gateway (see below) and how to submit documents to the DTIC.
R&D gateway
The R&D Gateway - the Department of Defense's (DoD) authoritative and secure online resource for research, development, testing, and evaluation information. Over 4 million scientific and technical resources are available on the R&D (Research and Evaluation) gateway: Department of Defense scientific and technical reports, planned and completed research, Department of Defense-funded articles in research and engineering journals, household items (R2 and P40), grants Ministry of Defense, international agreements, etc.
DTIC Online Classified
The Secure Internet Protocol Routing Network (SIPRNet) provides access to the complete collection of technical reports in the classifications: unclassified, unlimited, unclassified, limited, as well as confidential to secret reports. In addition, registered users have access to other websites on the SIPRNet, including DoDTechipedia Classified.
Information Analysis Centers
The DoD IAC's research and analysis services provide access to information, knowledge, and best practices from government, industry, and academia to accomplish the missions and objectives that pertain to the needs of the DoD's R&D and acquisition communities. These services are provided by the three Basic Centers of Operation (BCOs) of the DoD IAC:
- Cyber security and information systems,
- Defense systems
- Homeland Security and Security
The BCOs draw on an extensive network of subject matter experts (SME) that includes seasoned engineers and scientists, retired senior military officials, senior academic researchers and industry experts.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sandy Schwalb: The Information Business: A Profile of the Defense Technical Information Center Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. (PDF) In: Defense AT&L . 27, No. 4 (July-August), 2005, pp. 44-46. Retrieved on August 3, 2019 ( complete edition PDF).
- ^ DOD IAC .
- ^ About the DoD IAC . In: DTIC.mil .