Military Defense Technologies, Arms Dealers, the US & Pat Kohli, Oh, my!
Sock-Puppet'ullah
work in the US military defense technology industry, especially with
military technology for the US Navy. Care to comment? And will you be
denying your own affiliation to the Haifan Bahai organization?
BTW you aren't the only Bahaim with connections to the US military
defense contracting establishment, i.e. the evil military-industrial
complex whom Dwight Eisenhower decried in his farewell speech. But
this raises questions and then sheds some new light on your activities
on TRB.
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Assistant SecNav visits NAVAIR T&E laboratory
by Drema Ballengee-Grunst
PMA-231 Communications Support
The U.S. Navy's Assistant Secretary for Research, Development and
Acquisition, John J.
Young, visited the E-2 Systems Test and Evaluation Laboratory at
Patuxent River Naval
Air Station in mid-October.
Rear Adm. David J. Venlet, Program Executive Officer for Tactical
Aircraft Programs,
hosted Young in the Rear Adm. William A. Moffett building before a
tour of the
laboratory with NAVAIR's Neal Rothback, Network Centric Warfare
Integrated Product
Team co-lead. NAVAIR leadership briefed Young on the success of many
programs
supporting the Navy's Open Architecture initiative.
The laboratory's operations managers, Larry Forte and Larry Talley,
answered many of
Young's questions, and showed him the tangible successes of those
programs currently
implemented, as well as some in the testing phase. Among the systems
Young observed
was the Group II Mission Computer Replacement Processor, which
replaces the now
obsolete L-304 computer, with a modern tactical computer, saving
weight and increasing
computational power. He saw the upgraded Hawkeye 2000 mission
computer, which
incorporates a commercial off-the-shelf Pentium single-board computer
and Linux
operating system. This upgrade provides more computer-processing
throughput and
allows the E-2C to provide greater battlespace management to the
carrier strike group and
joint and coalition force commanders.
Diana Wathen, E-2 Single Integrated Air Picture team lead,
demonstrated the program's
on-going work toward a Single Integrated Air Picture. This includes an
evaluation
recently conducted by the team of a joint system product build. Young
asked the team its
opinion on the product, compared to the Tactical Component Network.
Chris Sullivan
explained the extent of a limited evaluation the team performed of the
network and the
differences between the two approaches.
Young also asked about challenges facing the E-2 program, with regards
to software
integration. Pat Kohli, NCW Open Architecture Lead, demonstrated how
the E-2/C-2
program office (PMA-231) is continuously evaluating and implementing
software
modernization to facilitate transition of the existing E-2 operational
flight program to an
environment using commercially available systems.
Venlet said, "The Naval Aviation Enterprise has embraced open
architecture as a
fundamental building block of weapon system development from its very
inception. Our
government/industry teams continue to leverage these open system
strategies and
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concepts in achieving reduction in overall development cycle times and
delivering
increased system capabilities to the Fleet faster and cheaper. The
advantages of
integrating open architecture designs and contracting strategies are
measurable and
pronounced as is substantiated by our E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and P-8
Multi-Mission
Aircraft development programs. The key to continued success will be
maintaining the
close partnership with industry experts, as we provide the right
capabilities, at the right
time and right cost to the joint warfighter."
The E-2 Hawkeye team has been representing and directly supporting
Venlet's executive
office - the aviation domain lead for open architecture initiatives -
since June 2004,
because of its role as a battle management command and control
platform and a central
network communications node in aviation. E-2 Program Manager Capt.
Randy Mahr
said, "Today's evolving E-2 open architecture model paves the way for
a more mature
system to be used by the E-2D prior to it taking its place in the
fleet."
"Open architecture is a business strategy aimed at utilizing and
integrating commercial
systems, processes and standards, in order to provide improved
capabilities to the
warfighter more quickly, at lower cost and with greater
interoperability than if they were
developed and fielded through the standard acquisition process," said
Rothback.
"This success is part of our team's contribution to the Navy-wide goal
of delivering the
right force, with the right readiness, and at the right cost," said
Venlet. "You'll see much
more of this as the Naval Aviation Enterprise continues to streamline
development and
procurement of the systems we send forward to our fleet aviators."
The Naval Aviation Enterprise is a partnership among Naval leadership
to optimize
processes that maintain current readiness, while investing in future
readiness.
The enterprise concept focuses Naval aviation on the single fleet-
driven metric of
producing aircraft ready for tasking at reduced cost.
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February 2007
SE REVIEW
February 2007
Volume 9, Number 2
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March 1, 2007
11:30 AM
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Expedition Park
(1
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Thursday of
each month)
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February 20, 2007
11:30 AM
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Rivers Officers Club
(normally the 3
rd
Tuesday of
each month)
Inside this issue:
President’s
Perspective …………..1
INCOSE News ………. 2
Chapter Highlights... 4
Member Contributions
& Support Needs…….6
Member Profile ........ 6
Upcoming Events …. 6
SoMD Current Board
of Directors …..….....10
What Went Wrong! ..11
President’s Perspective
As chapter President, Mary Redshaw continues on her away assignment,
Karl Geist
representing the chapter Board of Directors will be providing this
month’s message.
INCOSE Southern Maryland Chapter Continues To Serve
The INCOSE Southern Maryland Chapter is off to another roaring start
in 2007 despite
several set backs. With the chapter operations down several key board
members,
because of the temporary transfer of its president to the National
Defense University,
and the work-related resignations of its vice-President and newsletter
editor, the
chapter’s Board of Directors has picked up the slack and continued to
provide
unparalleled support to the chapter’s members and the community. The
chapter’s initial
plan for the first half of the year proves to be exciting. In addition
to the chapter’s
monthly members meetings where following a chapter subsidized lunch or
dinner a
speaker providing a brief message or a tutorial, the chapter has
already participated in
several events, which included the 2007 INCOSE International Workshop,
the annual
local St. Mary’s County MD Science and Engineering Fair Senior and
Junior Divisions,
and the annual National Engineering Week’s Future City Competition. Up
coming events
include a 2 1/2 day Systems Engineering Workshop, a three day Chapter/
SURVICE
Engineering Company tutorial, a one day SE Certification tutorial, the
AUVSI Colligate
Unmanned Vehicle Competition, and the 2007 INCOSE International
Symposium.
At the 2007 INCOSE International Workshop the SoMD Chapter was
represented by Ken
Ptack, Jennifer Narkevicius, and Karl Geist via phone conferences. Ken
attended the
Chapters/Member Board (MB) meeting and found it very informative.
Highlights from
the meeting included the selection of Jim Armstrong as new Member
Board Chair and
Gunther Daley as Co-chair. It was stressed that all chapters control
their Website and
keep them up to date with chapter officers’ contact information. Each
chapter should
have at least two additional POCs on the site to ensure that the
chapter gets any
"Reminder information" i.e. Chapter Financial Reports, and to ensure
that the chapter
gets its share of the dues. Regional Representatives should have
access to the
Websites. Best practices CDs for chapter affairs were distributed to
each chapter. Also
emphasized were the requirements to provide the Regional
Representatives with copies
of the Quarterly Reports and knowledge of chapter happenings. INCOSE
is
experimenting with providing chapters WebEx access for distance
learning
opportunities. The MB is also ordering Past President Pins, so each
chapter should
inform the Regional Representative how many Past President pins we
need. The
Speakers Bureau information is posted for chapters’ use. If it isn't
helpful, let the MB
know. This is another way to "Serve the Members". The MB will be
setting up a
"Chapters Meeting Calendar" for all chapters to post their planned
meetings. This will
allow individuals that are traveling to either visit a Chapter or make
a presentation. The
Member interest survey was fairly well executed with 1600 responses
out of 6300
members. The SoMD chapter was again recognized as a Gold Circle winner
thanks to
Dawn Jaeger’s hard work preparing the Awards Package. Karl Geist
supported the
Certification Advisory Group (CAG), the Certification Working Group,
and the Chapters
Awards Committee via email and phone conferences. The chapter also
participated in
the Anti-Terrorism International Working Group, the INCOSE Board of
Directors,
Chapter Leadership Committee, Corporate Advisory Board, the Human
Systems
Integration Working Group, Information Systems Working Group,
Measurement Working
Group, the Nominations & Elections Committee, Requirements Working
Group,
Verification & Validation Working Group, and the Ways & Means
Committee.
Chapter
Southern
Maryland
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On Saturday the third of February, four former chapter presidents
(Karl Geist, Zig
Rafalik, John Walker, and Ted Warren) participated in judging the
local St. Mary’s
County MD Science and Engineering Fair Senior and Junior Divisions.
The fair had nearly
150 participants divided into thirty categories between the senior and
junior divisions,
which were all judged for their applicability toward systems
engineering. The 4 INCOSE
judges then selected 26 competitors (16 senior division and 10 junior
division), and
personally interviewed each contestant. From those interviews, the
judges awarded 11
winners $475 in prize monies. These winners will also be honored at
the chapter’s
March Members Meeting on 15 March where the winners and a parent will
be treated to
lunch as they discuss their prize winning projects one-on-one with
chapter members.
Several of the INCOSE winners are continuing to compete in the
Regional Competition
being held in Prince Georges County MD on the 22-23 March. If they win
that
competition, they will go to this year’s International Competition in
Albuquerque, NM.
The chapter has committed to financially support the county’s winners
throughout the
entire competition. As the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering
Fair has grown
over the last several years, so has the chapter’s commitment to make
it a success
through both volunteer and financial support. The chapter is also
spearheading an effort
to have INCOSE International recognize and support the National
Science and
Engineering Fair Competition as it rotates locations throughout the
United States. Next
year’s International Competition will be held in Atlanta, and the
local chapters will be
ask to participate by providing volunteers and possibility prizes in
systems engineering.
The chapter has also supported the National Engineering Week’s Future
City
Competition by providing financial support and several essay judges
for the national
competition, which is being held in Washington D.C. the 19-21 of
February. These
judges (Karl Geist and Dawn Jaeger) have reviewed and scored the 33
finalists’ essays
for content, clarity, originality and applicability to the
competition’s topic “Develop an
energy strategy to include fuel cell systems to power a city of the
future”. The second
half of the competition is a model judging competition which will be
held in Washington
D.C. on the 19-20 of February. The chapter has one volunteer (Karl
Geist) scheduled to
participate in that part of the competition. The National Engineers
Week Future City
Competition is an annual student competition sponsored by the National
Engineers
Week Committee for seventh and eighth-grade students. This 15th annual
national
finals involved more than 35,000 students from 1100 schools designed
future urban
centers using SimCity software. The top team will win a trip to U.S.
Space Camp.
Respectfully,
Karl Geist
Director, Southern Maryland Chapter
INCOSE News
Mark Your Calendar for the International Symposium 2007
Start planning now for IS’07, 24-28 June at the Town and Country
Resort, San Diego,
California, USA. With a record number of proposals for papers,
presentations, panels
and tutorials, we are looking forward to a high quality program full
of engaging,
informative material. See the symposium website http://www.incose.org/symp2007/
for previews of the
technical program, and participate in
our survey
http://www.incose.org.uk/is07_survey.htm to express your interest in
the IS'07
program content. With far more than just a strong technical program,
IS'07 offers
many options for business and pleasure. So as you make your plans, be
sure to set
aside a few extra days to explore and enjoy Southern California with
family and friends.
The Symposium’s theme is Systems Engineering: Key to Intelligent
Enterprises, and
highlights the dramatic expansion of opportunities available to
systems engineering
practitioners. We will be there to share our wisdom, experiences, and
perspectives
through tutorials, papers, and panel discussions in an effort to
advance our abilities to
treat enterprises as systems and systems as enterprises. This
symposium will explore
the value of systems engineering with respect to integrating product
and process
development to integrating product, process and enterprise development
for a
sustainable solution, shifting to making enterprises intelligent by
adding sensing,
adaptation and alignment loops sufficient to make an enterprise aware
of its situation
and able to pursue its goals even in environments of unpredictable
change, leveraging
the unique capabilities of individuals and communities of purposeful
practice to increase
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INCOSE
News
(cont.)
Information on
Working Groups
can be found at the
INCOSE web site:
www.incose.org
Advancing the Practice
Technical Activities
the rate of enterprise learning, the ultimate success factor; and
evolving from systems
engineering to system of systems engineering to enterprise engineering
to making
systems engineering an intelligent enterprise. This stands to be both
a truly informative
and a challenging Symposium. Additionally, the Chapter will be
receiving its sixth
consecutive Gold Circle for chapter excellence. Registration opens
this month with
reduced fees for senior members and even deeper discounts for
students. For more
information go to http://www.incose.org/symp2007/registration.html .
Nominations Close 28 February for the 2007 Founders Awards
The Founders Award is a highly prestigious award presented annually to
one
distinguished member of INCOSE who has made a major contribution to
INCOSE. The
award recognizes outstanding individual contributions to INCOSE, be
they a single event
or a lifetime of significant efforts. These contributions are of a
highly significant nature
and contribute positively to the advancement of INCOSE or an INCOSE
chapter.
Examples of such contributions include extending INCOSE's
international growth,
developing new chapters, significantly advancing INCOSE's professional
status and
making significant personal commitments to INCOSE such as long-term
service in a
leadership
role.
Learn
more
about
the
Founders
Award
online
http://www.incose.org/about/hall/criteria.aspx#founders, and help
us recognize
noteworthy contributions by submitting a nomination for this year's
award.
INSIGHT Issue Coming Soon
INSIGHT, INCOSE’s newsletter, http://www.incose.org/images/email/insightv9i2.gif
is
published four times per year (January, April, July, October). INSIGHT
features status
and information about INCOSE's technical work, local chapters, and
committees and
boards. Additionally, related events, editorials, book reviews,
trends, and how-to-do
articles that are pertinent to the many aspects of a systems
engineer's job are also
included. Watch for the January issue with the theme “Adding Value in
Interdisciplinary
and Multicultural Environments” to be posted to Connect https://connect.incose.org/
shortly with the printed copy in February.
To submit your article or advertisement for the next issue, contact
the INSIGHT editorial
team mailto:ins...@incose.org?subject=Submission
for
INCOSE INSIGHT. The
submission deadline for the next issue, “Standards in Systems
Engineering”, is 15
February.
Engineering Job Bank
INCOSE has partnered with JobTarget to deliver a full-featured job
site developed
explicitly for the systems community. Individuals can post their
resume to the
anonymous resume bank free of charge and create personal job alerts so
that they are
notified when opportunities of interest are available. Employers can
search the focused
resume database and post job openings.
The new job bank allows job seekers to: search targeted opportunities;
post your
resume for free (and anonymously); choose what to divulge in your
resume; stay
connected to the employment market; and receive alerts for
opportunities of interest.
Visit the job bank http://jobsconnection.incose.org/ today, and take
advantage of this
new resource.
Enjoy the Latest Systems Engineering Journal Online
Volume 10, issue 1 of the Systems Engineering Journal is now available
on the Wiley
Interscience site. Members should receive their printed copy in
February. INCOSE
members can enjoy these articles online today. Instructions for
accessing the Wiley
Interscience website can be found in the INCOSE Members Area.
New eNote Editor
INCOSE is pleased to announce that Lisa Eagleson-Roever has been
appointed editor for
INCOSE eNote. With Lisa's leadership, we look forward to the continued
development
and evolution of eNote. We welcome your assistance in taking eNote to
the next level
and better meet your needs. Help spread the word about the great work
and many
opportunities within
INCOSE.
Please send
announcements and
suggested
improvements to the eNote team mailto:en...@incose.org?subject=INCOSE
eNote.
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Chapter
Highlights
Call for Authors – Contribute to Systems Assurance
INCOSE will be supporting the NDIA Systems Assurance Committee in
development of a
Systems Assurance Guidebook. There is an immediate need for INCOSE
members to
lead and/or support the writing of sections for the Guidebook (e.g.,
6.4.6 Integration,
6.4.7 Verification, 6.4.8 Transition, 6.4.9 Validation, 6.4.10
Operation, 6.4.11
Maintenance,
6.4.12
Disposal).
Please
contact
Ray
Hettwer,
mailto:ray.h...@incose.org?subject=Contributing to Systems
Assurance Guidebook,
if you are interested in writing sections of this guidebook or
providing review and/or
support to authors of sections.
Enjoy INCOSE’s Online Forum
Are local meetings difficult to get to? Do you find gaps between major
events too long?
Do you have a burning desire to find out more about systems
engineering? There is a
solution to all these problems - INCOSE's online discussion forum! You
can read a whole
series of threaded discussions on a wide range of topics. You can ask
a question and
receive responses from experienced practitioners around the world. You
can pick up
new ideas, find interesting references to books and papers, and get
information about
events and working group activity. You can even subscribe and have the
messages
automatically delivered to your email address.
If you are busy or a newcomer to SE, don't worry - you can just 'lurk'
on the site and
read material that interests you. But you will find you get much more
out of it if you
take part. Visit the online discussion forum to learn more.
Update Your INCOSE Member Information
Be sure to contact the Central Office when your member information
changes. We want
to ensure that your subscriptions all continue to arrive on schedule.
Chapter Highlights
Chapter Vice-President Needed
The Chapter is currently looking for a new Vice-President for our
Chapter. Our departing
Vice-President “Stu Aston” was unable to continue in his duties to the
Chapter because
of the extensive work commitments, which has forced him to resign. The
Board of
Directors (BOD) is seeking candidates with the desire to serve the
Chapter and help
continue the legacy of “Member support”. As you may be aware, the SoMD
Chapter of
INCOSE has a tremendous history of success in serving its members and
INCOSE
International. Please take time to consider volunteering and helping
the BOD make a
difference for the Systems Engineering discipline.
Chapter Teams With TPP for Workshop
In March (27-29), the Chapter (INCOSE SoMD) and The Patuxent
Partnership (TPP)
have partnered to present the 3rd Annual Systems Engineering Workshop.
The 2-1/2
day Workshop’s theme, "Architecting a System of Systems," focuses on
the means that
will enable systems engineers and other stakeholders to
comprehensively understand
system requirements and effectively communicate these requirements to
design
engineers as well as program managers. Complex systems theory and the
overarching
Department of Defense (DoD) and Naval systems engineering plans and
policies will be
used as a basis to launch into the challenges that a program faces to
successfully
acquire and field a system or platform. The Department of Defense
Architecture
Framework (DoDAF) will be featured as the foundational tool for
systems design,
analysis and conveyance; and the acquisition lifecycle processes under
the DOD 5000
series will be covered in-depth. Special emphasis will be given to
taking a program or
platform from Milestone B to C, and systems engineering products
including the Net-
Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP) and Information Support Plan
(IPS) will
be comprehensively explored. Workshop topics include Complex Systems
Theory.
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Chapter
Highlights
(cont.)
Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Net-Centric
Operations and
Warfare Reference Model (NCOW RM), Joint Capabilities Integration and
Development
System (JCIDS), Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP)
Integration
requirements, and Information Support Plan (ISP) requirements.
Analytic tools that are
available for systems engineering will be covered in day two including
modeling and
simulation and practical applications and a panel discussion will be
conducted on the
morning of day three. The exhibits will showcase tools, products, and
services offered
by organizations throughout the Country. The Workshop is targeted
towards system
engineers, specialty engineers, technical specialists, and program
managers who are
interested in learning more about how to comprehensively understand
capabilities
based requirements and effectively communicate them to design
engineers.
Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with
exhibitors and learn
about their products and services, and to network with many commercial
vendors and
other professionals representing industries, educational institutions,
and government
agencies throughout the region. INCOSE’s President Paul Robitaille is
also being invited
to participate. The Chapter hopes to make this Workshop an invaluable
training and
networking opportunity for its members, the community, and the region.
For more
information on the Workshop or to register, go to www.incose-somd.org
or
www.paxriver.org .
Chapter and SURVICE Offers Training
There is no slowing down to the Chapter’s plans however, because the
Chapter is
teaming with the SURVICE Engineering Company to present a three day
(24-26 April)
highly interacting tutorial on “Building Survivable Systems: A Short
Course on Live Fire
Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)”. This tutorial will offer a multi-faceted
look at the
legislation, directives, requirements, preparation, and execution of
Live Fire Testing, a
statutory requirement for most major defense acquisition programs
since 1987.
Discussion will cover the history of LFT&E legislation, the Joint Live
Fire Program, LFT&E
candidacy, and preparation for Live Fire Test Plans and detailed Test
Plans in the
context of Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs). Also covered will
be the role of
modeling and simulation in LFT&E, including pretest predictions and
test assessments.
Congressional and DoD reporting requirements and the role of the LFT&E
waiver from
full-up system-level testing (including its purpose, implementation,
and historical
precedents) will be discussed as will be the role of Battle Damage
Assessment and
Repair in LFT&E, test article realism, and LFT&E test facilities.
Heavy emphasis is placed
on the LFT&E lessons learned and common misunderstandings regarding
LFT&E
program execution. The Tutorial will include lectures, photos, video
clips of LFT&E
events, hardware exhibits, group discussions, and individual and group
exercises. An
actual case study will be utilized for participants to practically
apply concept being
presented. There will also be ample time for discussing and addressing
participants’
questions. Each participant will receive a notebook of the
presentation materials,
excerpts form selected reference publications, and a certificate of
completion. This
tutorial is aimed at people who conduct or oversee T&E and acquisition
of programs,
specialty engineers assessing vulnerability, lethality, and
survivability of defense
programs, executives, managers, and analysts responsible for T&E. To
encourage
discussion and participant interaction, class size will be limited.
For more information on
the tutorial, go to www.incose-somd.org .
Chapter and IEEE Offer Tutorial Day
IEEE has approached the SoMD Chapter about participating in a Joint
sponsored one-
day (2 June) tutorial event in Waldorf, MD. While IEEE is discussing
EMC/EMI-related
topics, the INCOSE Region 5 Chapters (headed by the SoMD chapter) will
be providing a
tutorial on Systems Engineering (SE) Certification to benefit to our
members. This is
structured to allow each organization to promote their individual
topics and push for
sponsors within their respective fields. The construct is that the
facility itself is free, but
attendees are required to pay a fee that covers the cost of the food
for the day. This
planned one day tutorial on SE Certification will be a collaboration
of various chapters
who possess expertise in the SE Certification Program. The basis of
the tutorial
program will come from the SoMD Chapters expertise with Karl Geist As
a Certification
Advisory Group member, Ray Terry a professional SE Trainer, and Ken
Ptack and Dr.
Mary Redshaw Certified Systems Engineering Professionals. The tutorial
will explain the
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Chapter
Highlights
(cont.)
Upcoming
Events
SE certification process, requirements, schedule, and lessons learned.
We will attempt
to identify presenters by coordinate with the other Region 5 chapters,
who can help
provide a quality CSEP training event. Karl will be contacting chapter
leadership for
support, or feel free to contact him at kge...@md.metrocast.net to
discuss a role for
your chapter to participate.
AUVSI Competition Set For June
Then, in mid June, the Chapter will again team with the local
Association for Unmanned
Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Seafarer Chapter to conduct the
2007 AUVSI
International Colligate Undergraduate Student Unmanned Ariel Vehicle
(UAV)
Competition. The Chapter will help provide staff to support the
registration and staging
of the competition. AUVSI continues this student UAV Competition aimed
at stimulating
and fostering interest in unmanned aerial vehicle systems,
technologies and careers.
The focus is on engaging students in a challenging mission, requiring
the design,
fabrication and demonstration of a system capable of completing a
specific autonomous
aerial operation. Student teams from around the world will be judged
based on their
system design and performance, and top teams will earn a share of more
than $20,000
in prize money. Opportunities for interaction with top UAV designers,
engineers,
scientists and leadership will be provided. Preparations for this
competition are being
coordinated by the AUVSI Seafarer Chapter and will culminate June 13 -
17, 2007 at the
United States Navy’s Webster Field in St. Mary’s County, Maryland,
center of excellence
for UAV development and test, and the site of an operational UAV
Squadron.
Member Contributions & Support Needed
We are in desperate need of more help, more involvement, more members,
and more
leadership from our current members to maintain our ambitious schedule
of events.
Also please send news on your projects at work, on your personal or
professional
achievements, any notable upcoming events the membership should know
about, etc.
Send electronic pictures, too! We continue to request that each of the
Chapter
members provide us with a brief bio, so everyone will get to know you
a little better.
This will also make it easier to network with other Chapter members.
Please include
items such as where you went to school and any degrees, current and
past positions,
INCOSE activities, and any other information you would like to share.
Our newsletter
can use your articles and your support. Please send all contributions
to Dawn Jaeger at
Dawn....@navy.mil or Steve McKeown at
mckeow...@bah.com
. If you have
any questions, please send an e-mail or call Dawn at 301-757-0751, or
Steve at 301-
862-7033. So, please consider volunteering and being part of the
exciting opportunities
in Systems Engineering. As current members, the Chapter Board of
Directors (BOD)
welcomes your feedback to the chapter’s plans. Address these comments
to any of the
Chapter’s Officers or BOD members found in the Chapter’s monthly SE
Review
newsletter. Thank you!
Member Profile
The chapter’s newest member is David Stinson who joined on 12 December
and works
as a Director of Communications for Titan (an L-3 Communications
Company). His email
is david....@l-3com.com, and phone number is 301-866-1988.
Upcoming Events
Southern Maryland Chapter February Meeting
Hosted by INCOSE SoMD Chapter in Patuxent River, Maryland
When: 20 February 2007, 1115-1245
Where: NAS Patuxent Rivers Officers Club, Patuxent River, MD
Theme: “DAWIA Systems Engineering Certification Curriculum”
Info: www.incose-somd.org
Speaker: Bill Lankford
POCs: Karl Geist, (301) 475-5646 or Ted Warren, (301) 757-1825
Venue: Buffet and Presentation
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Southern Maryland SPIN Chapter February Meeting
Hosted by SoMD SPIN Chapter
When: 21 February 2007, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Patuxent Naval Air Station
Room 120, Frank Knox Building
Lexington Park, MD
Theme: “COTS Transitions: a Look at Developing Systems w/ Software and
COTS
Hardware”
Info: http://www.somdspin.org/
Speaker: Patrick Kohli
POC: meet...@somdspin.org
Venue: Refreshments and Presentation
5
th
Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research 2007
Hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology
When: 14-16 March 2007
Where: Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson,
Hoboken, New Jersey
Info: http://www.stevens.edu/engineering/cser/
POC: Dr. Rashmi Jain, Associate Professor-Systems Engineering and
Engineering
Management, (201) 216-8047, rja...@stevens.edu
Description: The primary conference objective is to provide
practitioners and
researchers in academia, industry, and government a common platform to
present,
discuss and influence Systems Engineering research with the intent to
enhance Systems
Engineering practice and education.
This year's conference will focus on research addressing the
conception, design and
architecture, development, modeling and simulation, production,
operation and support
of these systems; definition of metrics of performance, and
improvement methods;
assessment and mitigation of risks; definition of critical success
factors; and best
practices. Abstracts are invited in the following areas:
•
Intelligent, Emergent, Network-Centric Systems
•
System of Systems Engineering, Development, Integration, and
Deployment
•
Game Theory- and Agent-based Systems Simulation and Modeling
•
Managing and Architecting the Extended Enterprise System
•
Systems Engineering Methodologies, Practices, Methods, Tools, and
Metrics
•
Systems Engineering Management, Strategy, and Competency Development
Southern Maryland Chapter March Meeting
Hosted by INCOSE SoMD Chapter in Patuxent River, Maryland
When: 15 March 2007, 1115-1245
Where: NAS Patuxent Rivers Officers Club, Patuxent River, MD
Theme: “St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Winners”
Info: www.incose-somd.org
Speakers: INCOSE Prize Fair Winners
POCs: Karl Geist, (301) 475-5646 or Ted Warren, (301) 757-1825
Venue: Buffet and Presentation
International Conference on Systems Engineering and Modeling
(ICSEM'07)
Sponsored by Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and INCOSE
When: 20-23 March 2007
Where: Daniel Hotel, Herzeliya and Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology, Haifa,
Israel
Invited Speakers: Andrew Sage, George Mason University, “The Evolution
and Future
of the Profession of Systems Engineering and Management” and William
B. Rouse,
Tennenbaum Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
"Engineering
Complex Systems"
Info: http://dori2.technion.ac.il/ICSEM07/
POC: Professor Dov Dori, Technion, Israel
Description: Co-located with the INCOSE_IL Fourth National Conference
on Systems
Engineering, the International Conference on Systems Engineering and
Modeling is a
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premier forum for the elicitation and exchange of ideas on issues and
problems
regarding systems engineering and its relation to the development,
evolution, adoption,
evaluation, and dissemination of approaches for conceptual models of
complex systems.
The objective of the conference is to improve practices of SE modeling
by endowing this
evolving discipline with missing theoretical and methodological
underpinnings and
improving the communication of complex systems' function, structure,
and performance
among stakeholders. dori2.technion.ac.il/ICSEM07
Asia-Pacific Systems Engineering Conference 2007
Hosted by Professional Activities Centre, Faculty of Engineering,
National University of Singapore
When: 23-24 March 2007
Where: Grand Copthorne Hotel, Singapore
Theme: “Systems Engineering – East meets West”
Keynote Speakers: Prof LUI Pao Chuen, Chief Defence Scientist,
Singapore
Dr D (Nanda) NANDAGOPAL, Deputy Chief Defence Scientist (Systems),
Defence
Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
Info: http://www.seecforum.unisa.edu.au/SSES2007/
POC: APSEC Secretariat, Tel: +65 6516 5113, ap...@nus.edu.sg
Description: The theme focuses on different approaches to systems
engineering and
new product design and development in different organizational and
national cultures.
Systems engineering adds value to practitioners to cope with
increasingly complex and
dynamic environments and particularly the integration of diverse
technologies and
disciplines to create breakthrough products and dependable systems.
How this is done
in the Eastern and the Western societies and its effectiveness shall
be discussed.
Topics of special interest include, but are not necessarily limited
to:
•
Leadership/Executive Management
•
Co-development Environment
•
Public Health/Safety Applications
•
Systems Engineering Research
•
Human Factors/Systems Interfacing Issues
•
Space Systems Design
SoMD Chapter and TPP Team for Systems Engineering Workshop
Hosted by INCOSE SoMD Chapter & The Patuxent Partnership in Patuxent
River, Maryland
When: 27-29 March 2007, 0630-1800
Where: Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, California MD
Theme: “Architecting a System of Systems”
Keynote Speakers: ADM Pete Williams, ADM Bachman, RDML Eastburg, Mr.
Paul
Robitaille, Dr. Sarah Sheard (Invited)
Info: www.incose-somd.org
POCs: Steve McKeown, (301) 862-7033 or Ted Warren, (301) 757-1825
Description: The theme focuses on the means that will enable systems
engineers and
other stakeholders to comprehensively understand system requirements
and effectively
communicate these requirements to design engineers. Complex systems
theory and
the overarching DOD and Military systems engineering plans and
policies will be used as
a basis to launch into the challenges that a program faces to
successfully acquire and
field a system or platform. Topics of interest include, but are not
necessarily limited to:
•
Complex Systems Theory
•
Department of Defense Architecture (DoDAF)
•
Systems Engineering Tools and Techniques
•
Net-Centric Operations and Warfare Reference Model (NCOW-RM)
•
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
•
Net-Ready Key Performance Parameters (NR-KPP) Integration Requirements
•
Information Support Plan Requirements
SoMD Chapter And SURVICE Present A Short Course
Hosted by INCOSE SoMD Chapter and SURVICE Engineering Company in
Patuxent River, Maryland
When: 24-26 April 2007, 0800-1630
Where: J.T. Daugherty Conference Center, MD
Theme: “Building Survivable Systems: A Short Course on Live Fire Test
and Evaluation
(LFT&E)”
--
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2007/5850.shtml
I've bolded his name:
St. Mary's County's First Race Relations Study Circles Meet
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Participants in the county's race relations study circles meet each
other in an opening exercise. Linda Suggs greets Mac McClintock and
Lalitha Racindrananth welcomes Jeanette Pettit. Study circles are
groups from different backgrounds and viewpoints who meet to explore
race relations and local solutions to racism. Photo courtesy of SMCM.
ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - Many people talk about improving race relation,
but a growing number of people in the community are actually doing
something about it. Race Relations Study Circles are the first
community-wide groups to meet in St. Mary's County. Three groups have
met since January to solve local problems. St. Mary's College of
Maryland, St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS), and the St. Mary's
County Human Relations Commission are sponsors of this effort.
Study circles are groups of eight to twelve people from different
backgrounds and viewpoints who meet two hours a week for six weeks to
explore race relations. The groups are moderated by trained leaders
and focus on local race-relations issues deemed important by the
group's members. Study circles are a democratic dialogue, organized on
a large scale.
Mac McClintock, one of the group leaders, said, "I think we all know
that racism still exists in our community. The goal of the Study
Circles program is to find ways to address and overcome racism in
housing, employment and daily life."
The goals of study circles are for people of all racial and ethnic
backgrounds to: listen respectfully to one another, look at different
sides of an issue and explore common concerns, come up with practical
ways to address racism, take action on their ideas, and test their
solutions over the long run. The group will come together on June 7 to
make recommendations on initiatives and reforms on race relations to
local elected and civic leaders.
Active members of the study circle include: Joe Anderson from Drayden,
Mary R. Boyd from La Plata, Sylvia Thompson Brown from Loveville,
Robin Burt from Lexington Park, Tim Cameron from Leonardtown, Angela
Mae Carroll from Ridge, Brenda Carroll from Lexington Park, J. Bradley
Clements from Loveville, Jill Clemmer from St. Mary's City, Ray Coston
from Lexing-ton Park, Lizette Day from Hollywood, Karen Everett from
Leonardtown, John Felicitas from Leonardtown, Alonzo Gaskin from
Dameron, John Giusti from St. Mary's City, Joanne Goldwa-ter from
Lexington Park, Cindy Griffith from Piney Point, Cindy Groyles from
Tall Timbers, Dora Hanna from Compton, Maria T. Harris from Lexington
Park, Andrew Holton from Holly-wood, Alma Jordon from Valley Lee, Mike
Kelly Great Mills, Peary Knight from Lexington Park, Pat Kohli from
Lexington Park, Henry Latham from Bushwood, Theresa Leonard from St.
Inigoes, Kelly Lynch from Lexington Park, Kathleen Lyon, Andy Macyko
from Patuxent River, Theresa L. Mason from Mechanicsville, Adrianne
Mathis from Valley Lee, Elfreda M. Mathis Valley Lee, Jack McCauley
Leonardtown, Joyce McClintock Lexington Park, Dick Myers from
California, Helen Newell from Great Mills, Walter Nilsson from Great
Mills, Ernestine Pence from Hollywood, Jeanette Pettit from Lexington
Park, Norma Pupkin from California, Giselle M. Rahn from St. Mary's
City, Laitha Ravindranath from Lexington Park, Robin Ricks from St.
Mary's City, Leslie Roberts from Leonardtown, J. Edward Robinson from
Lexington Park, La-Wanda Robinson from Lexington Park, Phil Rollins
from Leonardtown, Jack Russell from Piney Point, Kelsey Saunders from
Lexington Park, James M. Savaney from Roswell GA, John Savitch,
Veronica Scriber from California, Benjamin Simmons from Leonardtown,
Patricia Smith from Lexington Park, Dorothea Holt Smith from Waldorf,
Louise Snell from Hollywood, Kevin D. Somerville from Loveville, J.
Blaine Somerville from Loveville, Chuck Stein from Lexington Park,
Virginia Stein from Lexington Park, Kevin Suggs from Hollywood, Linda
Suggs from Hollywood, Linda Thomas from Lexington Park, Cindy Traub
Lexington Park, Jake Triplett from Lexington Park, Karin M. Walcott
from Lexington Park, Ken Walker from Lexing-ton Park, Janice Walthour
from Lexington Park, Mary M. Washington from Lexington Park, John
Weiner from, Ray Wernecke from Leonardtown, Lewis C Whalen from
Charlotte Hall, El-eanor Whalen from Charlotte Hall, Marcellus T.
Wiggins from, Callaway, Louise S. Wilkerson from Lexington Park,
Patrick T. Wilkerson from Lexington, and Charlottis Woodley from
Loveville.
The organizing committee includes Marc Apter, SMCM; Patricia Barry-
Utzig, SMCPS; Honora Batelka, SMCPS; Cynthia Brown, St. Mary's County
Government; Kelsey Bush, St. Mary's County Government; Theo Cramer,
SMCPS; Jim Hanley, retired human resources director; Deanna Mingo,
SMCPS; and Mac McClintock, SMCM.
If you would like to participate in the next round of Race Relation
Study Circles contact Marc Apter at mlapter (at) smcm.edu or
301-904-3690.
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The Literacy Council Celebrates 25 Years of Service - Each one, teach
one!
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Posted on September 29, 2004:
By Colleen M. Andrews
The Literacy Council of St. Mary's County celebrated 25 years of
service to the community on September 22nd at the Lexington Park
Library. The Literacy Council Board of Directors hosted the
celebration. Distinguished guests in attendance were Senator Roy
Dyson; Kathleen Reif, the Director of St. Mary's County Libraries; and
Loretta "Tiny" Taylor, sister of Sister Sara Ann Abell, who founded
the Literacy Council. There were also representatives from local
contributors and supporters including the Rotary Club, Booz Allen
Hamilton, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, St. Mary's Library,
and many other members of the community.
The following proclamations were presented by Senator Dyson and
received by Kathy Weigel, Literacy Council President:
- Governor's Citation, signed by the Governor, the Lt. Governor and
the Secretary of State of MD
- Senate of Maryland Citation by Senator Roy Dyson, Senator of St.
Mary's, Charles and Calvert Counties
- St. Mary's County House of Delegates Citation, signed by John F.
Wood, Jr., John L. Bohanan, Jr., and Anthony J. O'Donnell
- Official Citation by Delegate John L. Bohanan, District 29B
- St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners Proclamation
Door prizes were provided by the following local businesses: Bell
Motors, Blair's Jewelry and Gifts, Cedar Point Federal Credit Union,
Chaptico Market, David's Flowers, Egan McAllister, Inc., Hugh C.
Gardiner, Inc., The Greenery, Hong Kong Buffet, Lenny's Restaurant,
Leonardtown Sunoco, Linda's Caf�, Margie's Unique Hair Salon, McKay's
Grocery, Nook and Monks, Read-A-Latte, The Roost, Target, and Wal-
Mart.
The Council is a nonprofit organization formed by Sister Sara Ann
Abell and other charter members in 1979. The Council is affiliated
with ProLiteracy America and uses the Laubach method of teaching
reading. Each one, teach one is the Laubach logo, and has been used by
the Council as well. Since 1979, our dedicated volunteer tutors have
helped hundreds of individuals become more productive citizens of St.
Mary's County. The Literacy Council of St. Mary's obtains funds from
United Way, county government, local service organizations and private
donations.
Current officers include: President, Kathy Weigel; Vice President,
Edelen Gough; Secretary, Mary Baker; and Treasurer, Mary Evelyn
Goldsborough. The Office Manager is Moira Johnston. The Board of
Directors consists of the officers and the following individuals: Bob
Houston, Pat Kohli, Regina McCall, George Hurlburt, Marge Christian,
and Colleen Andrews.
The Council holds tutor-training workshops several times a year. These
workshops are free. No previous teaching or tutoring experience is
necessary. A few hours a week of your time can make a difference in
someone's life. It can be very satisfying to know that through your
efforts, someone can advance at their job, obtain their GED or
driver's license, become a citizen, read to their children or
grandchildren, and generally function at a higher level in our
society. The next tutor-training workshop is scheduled for October 18,
20, 26 and 27 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Lexington Park Library.
Call 301-863-4847 or email stm...@somd.libmd.us to register or for
more information. Give a little, get a lot!
The Council office is located in the Lexington Park Library, 21677 FDR
Boulevard. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 noon to 5:00
pm, and Wednesday 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm. The office phone number is
301-863-4847 and the fax number is 301-863-4849. The email address is
stm...@somd.lib.md.us. The web address is www.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Literacy.
Sock-Puppet'ullah
shut on this score this time. I wonder why? Perhaps you will also be
keeping your mouth shut as well since your activities (and possibly
that of your associates here) has the direct imprint of a branch of
the United States armed services, esp. the US Navy, all over it. You
would probably also desist in explaining how it is that the
bureaucracy of United States armed services in collusion with private
sector defense contracting firms is being used by the Haifan Bahaim
establishment in the United States to wage campaigns against internal
and secterian enemies and generally advancing its own interests
through branches of the US government and bureaucracy? You people have
spent years claiming that the allegations the Iranians and others have
leveled against your religious organization are wild conspiracy
theories, yet here you are - like Mia Pederson - positioned smack
center in an enterprise with "espionage" and "weapons of mass
destruction" written all over it.
Now your center of operation is placed in southern Maryland with
military technologies that are also of interest to programs jointly
run by the US Department of the Navy and the University of Maryland.
This is, after all, the same University of Maryland with the bahaim
(bogusly endowed) "peace chair", right? The same "peace chair" that is
regularly frequented by the likes of TJC board members and dubious
individuals such as Clovis Maksoud and similar. At your leisure, feel
free to correct any inaccuracies of fact or interpretation regarding
this vast private sector/public sector RACKET you cultists are running
within the United States. I am all eyes and ears and eagerly await
your response...
W
On Dec 11, 1:56 pm, "Sock-Puppet'ullah" <wahidaza...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pat Kohli (writing under the pseudonym All Bad) it is rumored that you
> work in the US military defense technology industry, especially with
> military technology for the US Navy. Care to comment? And will you be
> denying your own affiliation to the Haifan Bahai organization?
>
> BTW you aren't the only Bahaim with connections to the US military
> defense contracting establishment, i.e. the evil military-industrial
> complex whom Dwight Eisenhower decried in his farewell speech. But
> this raises questions and then sheds some new light on your activities
> on TRB.
>
> W
>
> This is the html version of the filehttps://acc.dau.mil/GetAttachment.aspx?id=31408&pname=file〈=en-US&aid=5668.
> This is the html version of the filehttps://www.incose.org/so-md/archives/NewsLetters/2007/SE%20REVIEW%20....
> informative material. See the symposium websitehttp://www.incose.org/symp2007/
> for previews of the
> technical program, and participate in
> our surveyhttp://www.incose.org.uk/is07_survey.htmto express your interest in
> onlinehttp://www.incose.org/about/hall/criteria.aspx#founders, and help
> us recognize
> noteworthy contributions by submitting a nomination for this year's
> award.
> INSIGHT Issue Coming Soon
> INSIGHT, INCOSE’s newsletter,http://www.incose.org/images/email/insightv9i2.gif
> is
> published four times per year (January, April, July, October). INSIGHT
> features status
> and information about INCOSE's technical work, local chapters, and
> committees and
> boards. Additionally, related events, editorials, book reviews,
> trends, and how-to-do
> articles that are pertinent to the many aspects of a systems
> engineer's job are also
> included. Watch for the January issue with the theme “Adding Value in
> Interdisciplinary
> and Multicultural Environments” to be posted to Connecthttps://connect.incose.org/
> shortly with the printed copy in February.
> To submit your article or advertisement for the next issue, contact
> the INSIGHT editorial
> team mailto:insi...@incose.org?subject=Submission
> for
> INCOSE INSIGHT. The
> submission deadline for the next issue, “Standards in Systems
> Engineering”, is 15
> February.
> Engineering Job Bank
> INCOSE has partnered with JobTarget to deliver a full-featured job
> site developed
> explicitly for the systems community. Individuals can post their
> resume to the
> anonymous resume bank free of charge and create personal job alerts so
> that they are
> notified when opportunities of interest are available. Employers can
> search the focused
> resume database and post job openings.
> The new job bank allows job seekers to: search targeted opportunities;
> post your
> resume for free (and anonymously); choose what to divulge in your
> resume; stay
> connected to the employment market; and receive alerts for
> opportunities of interest.
> Visit the job bankhttp://jobsconnection.incose.org/today, and take
> mailto:ray.hett...@incose.org?subject=Contributing to Systems
> Dawn.Jae...@navy.mil or Steve McKeown at
> mckeown_st...@bah.com
> . If you have
> any questions, please send an e-mail or call Dawn at 301-757-0751, or
> Steve at 301-
> 862-7033. So, please consider volunteering and being part of the
> exciting opportunities
> in Systems Engineering. As current members, the Chapter Board of
> Directors (BOD)
> welcomes your feedback to the chapter’s plans. Address these comments
> to any of the
> Chapter’s Officers or BOD members found in the Chapter’s monthly SE
> Review
> newsletter. Thank you!
> Member Profile
> The chapter’s newest member is David Stinson who joined on 12 December
> and works
> as a Director of Communications for Titan (an L-3 Communications
> Company). His email
> is david.stin...@l-3com.com, and phone number is 301-866-1988.
> POC: meeti...@somdspin.org
> Call 301-863-4847 or email stma...@somd.libmd.us to register or for
> more information. Give a little, get a lot!
>
> The Council office is located in the Lexington Park Library, 21677 FDR
> Boulevard. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 noon to 5:00
> pm, and Wednesday 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm. The office phone number is
> 301-863-4847 and the fax number is 301-863-4849. The email address is
> stma...@somd.lib.md.us. The web address iswww.somd.lib.md.us/STMA/Literacy.
Sock-Puppet'ullah
you now, eh KKKholi???!
W
On Dec 12, 11:53 am, "Sock-Puppet'ullah" <wahidaza...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> ...
>
> read more »- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Sock-Puppet'ullah
This where he has worked/consulted as referred in the report below. It
is located in St Mary's county, Southern Maryland.
Pat Kohli in this story:
http://www.dcmilitary.com/dcmilitary_archives/stories/110905/38174-1.shtml
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Assistant SecNav visits NAVAIR T&E laboratory
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Drema Ballengee-Grunst
continue to leverage these open system strategies and concepts in
Sock-Puppet'ullah
Pat Kohli
Guest
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: NEW at LINUX
EMBEDDED
roby...@libero.it wrote:
Quote:
I'm nw at linux embedded.
Where can i find informations about this o.s.?
thank-you.
(Kohli's reply- so he obviously works in Linux)
Here is some political stuff:
http://www.embedded-linux.org/
You can find some technical articles here:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/embedded.php
There is some embedded news here:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/
You might want to look into this if you are dealing with smaller
scale
stuff (not a normal CPU):
http://www.uclinux.org/
Miscellaneous stuff which may or may not be good:
http://www.timesys.com/
http://www.diamondsystems.com/
http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/Embedded/Linux/default.htm
http://www.redhat.com/embedded/
I don't know if SuSE, or other European distributors have "Embedded"
sections on their web sites, but I'd suspect they do.
Best wishes!
- Pat
kohli at ameritel.net
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Backplane Network Connectivity in Linux
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The Virtual Memory Network (VMNet) is a Linux device driver that
provides IP and .... 301-342-9128. Pat Kohli. SBIR Phase II Alternate
TPOC. 301-757-9642 ...
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Backplane Network Connectivity in Linux
Twin Oaks Computing, Inc.
755 Maleta Lane, Ste 203
Castle Rock, CO 80108
Contact: Clark Tucker
Phone: (720) 733-7906
Email: ctu...@twinoakscomputing.com
Website: www.twinoakscomputing.com
Command: NAVAIR
Topic: Topic #N05-143
PROBLEM STATEMENT
The E-2C needs a non-proprietary, open architecture, standards
compliant, high-
performance networking solution for embedded processors. Without this
capability, either
the backplane capabilities remain underutilized, or a proprietary
solution is custom built –
risking lifetime maintenance and porting issues.
Navy programs are required to use the Data Distribution Service (DDS)
for high-
performance data communications with the Global Information Grid
(GIG). High-
performance and embedded applications need a high-speed, low latency
DDS solution that
does not require additional networking hardware.
To meet this need, Twin Oaks Computing, Inc. is developing standards
compliant, high-
performance networking software.
This software technology provides embedded
processors with network communications over VME and compact PCI (cPCI)
backplanes.
It supports the Internet Protocol (IP) and Remote Direct Memory Access
(RDMA)
protocols and enables a high-performance, backplane DDS transport. The
combination of
these protocols in a single software device driver provides great
flexibility to application
developers and serves to seamlessly support current and future needs.
Our solution requires
no additional hardware because it utilizes the chassis backplane for
data transfer.
WHO CAN BENEFIT?
The technology under development is applicable to a wide variety of
defense platforms that
include embedded processors in their mission systems. It is
particularly suited to platforms
that have Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints, including most
airborne, mobile,
and sub surface platforms. It enables these systems to take advantage
of industry standard
networking protocols and connect to the GIG while reducing or
eliminating the need for
external networking hardware. Currently deployed systems can contain
11.5 pounds and
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over $1,000 of networking equipment in each chassis
1
. The software from Twin Oaks
Computing, Inc. utilizes the backplane in the chassis for network
communications,
eliminating the need for this extra SWaP.
Because the software is designed to support both VME and cPCI
backplane variants, it is
widely applicable to embedded systems, and can help to ease the
software maintenance
costs associated with hardware upgrade cycles. Application software
will have a complete
set of advanced networking protocols available regardless of the
underlying backplane
technology.
For this SBIR effort we are working with our TPOC, Antonio Bullock at
Patuxent River to
provide demonstrations to interested parties. The initial target
platform is the E-2C. We
recently conducted a successful demonstration to engineers from the
Network-Centric
Warfare (NCW) and E-2 System Test and Evaluation Laboratory (ESTEL)
that was
followed by discussion of a possible experiment using the Twin Oaks
Computing, Inc.
software to address some existing communications performance issues.
BASELINE TECHNOLOGY
In the past, systems would often rely on proprietary mechanisms to
facilitate inter-computer
data communications in an embedded chassis, or leave the backplane
bandwidth
underutilized while depending on external network hardware. In light
of today’s focus on
Open Architecture, interoperability, and data sharing, proprietary
solutions can make
system enhancement difficult and often drive up the costs of
maintenance. For example,
the E-2 platform is using a non-TCP/IP hardware based solution to
provide communication
between processors. Platforms that use a proprietary protocol are tied
to this technology
solution. In contrast, TCP/IP is a pervasive protocol available across
virtually all operating
systems and hardware platforms, and DDS is an OMG specification and a
communication
protocol mandated by the GIG. Programs that rely on external network
cabling and
hardware can reduce their SWaP footprint by making use of the existing
bandwidth on their
chassis backplane.
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
Our software solutions provide networking capabilities that are based
on accepted industry
standards. They do not require additional hardware and offer
applications the flexibility of
a wide variety of high-performance networking protocols. Integrated
into the Linux
operating system, they provide a hardware neutral interface making
application integration
is seamless.
The Virtual Memory Network (VMNet) is a Linux device driver that
provides IP and
RDMA networking over a VME or cPCI backplane. Embedded applications
that use IP
1
Weight and cost calculations are based on 1 switch, 10 NICs, 10 10-
foot cables for each chassis,
and commercially available COTS prices for all.
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connectivity (TCP/UDP sockets, DDS, CORBA, Web Services, etc) or an
RDMA interface
for communications can utilize the backplane bandwidth. Preliminary
TCP/IP based
performance tests show throughput rates of 300 Mbps on a VME64x
backplane.
The CoreDX software is an implementation of the Object Management
Group (OMG) DDS
standard that provides a plug-in RDMA transport layer (along with the
more common TCP
and UDP transports). Embedded applications that use DDS for
communications can realize
the performance benefits of RDMA, in addition to utilizing the
bandwidth on the
backplane.
Figure 1 shows how the Twin Oaks Computing, Inc. products fit into a
potential protocol
stack for communications over a backplane.
Figure 1: Protocol Stack
The TCP/IP protocol requires copying, fragmenting, and reassembling
the data on every
transfer. These operations consume both memory and CPU resources, and
the demand on
these resources increases as data throughput increases. The RDMA
protocol provides high-
performance data transfer by eliminating the need for copying,
fragmenting, and
reassembling the data. On the same hardware, RDMA can outperform TCP/
IP while
reducing the burden on the CPU.
To use RDMA directly, applications must be modified to comply with
RDMA standard
interfaces. RDMA-enabled protocols (such as some DDS implementations)
can provide
RDMA benefits without requiring significant application modifications.
Twin Oaks
Computing, Inc. provides an RDMA enabled DDS implementation (CoreDX).
Figure 2
shows two E-2 mission applications (MSI and OFP) using CoreDX to
realize the benefits of
the RDMA protocol over the backplane. This is an example of how
existing mission
applications, using Twin Oaks Computing, Inc. software, can achieve
high-performance
data transfer without requiring additional hardware.
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Figure 2: Example Application Usage
Figure 3 describes some of the features of VMNet and CoreDX. This
software combination from
Twin Oaks Computing, Inc. provides IP, RDMA, and DDS networking
protocols to existing
applications without incurring additional hardware.
Feature
Advantage
Benefit
Backplane
Communications
Open Architecture designs can
exploit bandwidth capacity of the
chassis backplane (VME or cPCI).
Provides connectivity options (both
Internet Protocol and Remote Direct
Memory Access) to Size, Weight and
Power constrained applications where
adding external network equipment is
not feasible.
Internet Protocol
Widely supported industry standard.
Seamless application integration.
Supports interoperability with
existing applications using proven
technology.
Remote Direct Memory
Access (RDMA)
High-performance data transport
used in advanced applications.
Provides large bandwidth while
reducing CPU load.
Enables applications to take
advantage of a wide variety of High-
Performance-Computing
communication protocols while
freeing CPU resources for mission
processing. Our software solution
does not require additional hardware
and operates in standard VME and
cPCI backplane environments.
DDS over RDMA
Turbocharged DDS performance in
common embedded applications.
CoreDX exploits the performance
characteristics of RDMA while
providing applications with the
standard Publish-Subscribe
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programming interface mandated by
the Global Information Grid (GIG).
Applications built with our CoreDX
product automatically inherit these
benefits.
Figure 3: VMNet and CoreDX features
Integration of VMNet and CoreDX into existing applications is seamless
because of our
open architecture approach. In addition, VMNet provides applications
with a software-only
RDMA network interface, allowing application developers to integrate
RDMA without
requiring specialized RDMA network hardware. This is especially
important for embedded
processors – it provides improved processing performance, high
performance data
transport, and an upgrade path that allows the integration of an RDMA
hardware solution
when it becomes available.
CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT
The SBIR Phase II effort is approximately 75% complete. The working
software
prototypes support the VME backplane environment and support both the
IP and RDMA
protocols.
We have tested this software, and performed baseline performance
measurements. Both the VMNet and CoreDX software were successfully
demonstrated to
interested E-2 engineers from the NCW and ESTEL in October 2007. This
demonstration,
executed on representative hardware outside of our lab, represents a
TRL of 6. The
remaining Phase II engineering efforts will be focused on implementing
the Compact PCI
backplane support for VMNet as well as completing performance testing
and
documentation.
We are exploring Phase III possibilities to integrate our software
into E-2 mission
application programs. This effort will help validate the performance
characteristics under
more realistic mission conditions. This includes integrating with
mission software
applications and performing experiments and analysis to quantify the
networking
performance. By working directly with the ESTEL facility and the E-2
engineering team,
we can streamline the integration and test process for cost reduction.
Pending a successful outcome from these efforts, our software will be
ready to integrate
into a Software Configuration Set for installation onto the E-2
platform in 2009.
REFERENCES
Altonio Bullock
SBIR Phase II TPOC, NAVAIR
301-342-9128
Pat Kohli
SBIR Phase II Alternate TPOC
301-757-9642
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Twin Oaks Computing, Inc is a small business located in Colorado that
provides state-of-
the-art engineering in support of high-performance communications,
including device
drivers, communication protocols, interprocess communications, network
services, and
secure environments. We opened our doors in August 2005, and won our
first SBIR
contract with the Navy in February 2006. Our staff has 30 years of
combined experience
developing and supporting defense systems. The majority of this
experience was gained at
Lockheed Martin where we were heavily involved with the design,
development,
deployment, and maintenance of large tactical systems.
Our entire management team has completed Masters in Computer Science
degrees from
some of the top universities in the country. We are committed to
providing innovative
technologies to the defense industry.
Our extensive background includes tactical
communications and networking technologies. Our unique company culture
allows us to be
agile and provide superior responsiveness to our customers, and our
extensive domain
experience is essential to our customers’ ability to perform their
missions. We are
committed to being a premier source of quality high-performance
communications
technologies for use in DoD and commercial applications.
Sock-Puppet'ullah
The following Maryland projects requested by Senator Cardin were
included in Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations bills that have been
passed by the House and Senate and were signed into law on September
30, 2008 by President Bush.
FY09 Department of Defense Appropriations
Advanced Restoration Therapies in Spinal Cord Injuries, $2 million for
new therapies and techniques to aid service members afflicted with
spinal cord injuries. This work will be performed at the Kennedy
Kreiger Institute in Baltimore, a cutting edge medical research,
education and treatment facility.
Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility Upgrades, $3
million forupgrades at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The upgrades
will incorporate advanced instrumentation and display technology that
will increase the value and capability of the Navy's Atlantic Test
Range.
All Weather Sense and Avoid Technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs), $2.5 million to mitigate the chances of UAVs colliding with
other aircraft.
Antibody Based Therapeutic Treatments against Smallpox, $800,000 will
support the development of a smallpox treatment for military personnel
and civilians.
Auxiliary Power Unit for the M1A1 Abrams Tank, $2.4 million to develop
a power unit to reduce the Army Abrams Tank fuel demand by 50 percent,
cutting Abrams daily fuel use in Iraq from $30 to $15 million a day,
saving taxpayers money and reducing America's dependence on foreign
oil.
Bio-Agent Early Warning Detector, $2 million to allow the continued
development of new technology to rapidly identify biological threats
on the battlefield.
Biodefense Technology Transfer Initiative, $1.5 million will benefit
national security by attracting new technologies for military use.The
initiative will be located at Fort Detrick.
Center for Automated Language and Cultural Analysis for Global
Security, $2 million to explore technological approaches to breaking
the language and cultural barriers the U.S. military encounters every
day overseas. The Center will be set at the University of Maryland's
Center for Advanced Computer Studies.
Energetics Science and Technology Workforce Development, $4.5 million
at the Southern Maryland Energetics Technology Center adjacent to the
Indian Head Division, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center. This funding
will be used to help train scientists and engineers in the field of
energetics.
Extensible Launching System, $3 million to better protect Navy ships
from threats from advanced anti-ship cruise missiles.
Fibrin Adhesive Stat (FAST) Dressing, $3 million to improve treatment
for burns and wounds on the battlefield.
Freeze-Dried Blood Technology Clinical Research, $2 million will
support research to develop and deploy freeze-dried blood to treat
wounded soldiers on the battlefield and civilians injured in accidents
or natural disasters.
Heavy Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicle, $2.4 million will help complete
vehicle development for the U.S. Air Force. This project is aimed at
reducing dangerous emissions and greatly improving fuel economy.
High Energy Conventional Energetics, $3.2 million to target asymmetric
threats, such as hardened weapons of mass destruction sites. This
program is managed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head in
Charles County.
Laser-Based Explosive Detection Technology at Aberdeen Proving Ground
(APG), $4 million will enhance technology available to military and
first responders by improving sensors with the capability to instantly
detect explosive materials at close contact and/or at a safe range.
Mobile Diabetes Management, $1.6 million to support the enrollment of
1,000 military family members and their dependents in an innovative
trial utilizing cell phones to manage and avoid acute episodes of
diabetes.
National Consortium for MASINT Research, $3 million for university
research, including at Johns Hopkins University that will aid in the
development of strategic intelligence for national security.
Naval Ship Hydrodynamic Facilities at the Carderock Naval Surface
Warfare Center, $4 million to replace and improve ship testing
facilities.
Navy Science and Technology Outreach (N-STAR) - Maryland, $1 million
to extend a successful, project-based, middle school science and
engineering program to Southern Maryland. The program is designed to
focus on increasing and sustaining teacher and student knowledge and
skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and
creating opportunity for STEM career exploration.
Northeast Counterdrug Training Center, $3 million to provide local,
state and federal law enforcement professionals and community anti-
drug coalitions with no-cost training in an 18-state area including
Maryland.
Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Wallops Flight Facility, $4.8
million to complete the fiber optic data link between the facilities
to better meet the need for digital communications and to support
advanced Navy aircraft testing between the Navy and NASA testing
ranges and facilities.
Plus-Up Civil Air Patrol, An additional $1.36 million to maintain the
Civil Air Patrol's readiness to support disaster relief, community
service missions, search and rescue, youth leadership development and
homeland security initiatives around the country and in Maryland.
Recombinant BChE Formulation Program, $1.6 million will support the
development of a medical countermeasure to protect military personnel
and civilians against nerve agent exposure.
Repair of Massive Tissue Loss and Amputation through Composite Tissue
Allotransplantation, $3.2 million for an initiative at the University
of Maryland, Baltimore, to develop new techniques capable of repairing
massive tissue losses and amputations in military and civilian
patients.
Scalable Topside Array Radar (STAR) Demonstrator, $800,000 to build a
STAR Demonstrator, which could reduce the cost and risk of next
generation surface ship radar systems.
Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) Flight, $4 million will
support efforts to design, develop and demonstrate a more capable
Detect, Sense and Avoid (DSA) system for safe flight and navigation in
domestic U.S. airspace.
Special Operations Forces Test Environment for Team Collaboration
Missions, $2 million to enhance the value of Special Operations
training by employing advanced technologies at the Pax River Naval Air
Systems Command's Advanced Maritime Technology Center to assess how
training exercises can take advantage of cutting edge network-centric
warfare principles.
Sure Trak Re-Architecture and Sensor Augmentation, $2 million to
support the redesign and improvement of tracking software in use at
Patuxent River Naval Air Station and allow for the placement of
additional security sensors.
FY09 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Air National Guard Fire Station at Martin State Airport, $7.9 million
to construct a new fire station at the Martin State Airport.
Andrews Air Force Base, $77.6 million to relocate non BRAC military
personnel to administrative facilities.
Army National Guard Facility Readiness Center, $579,000 for additions
and alterations in Dundalk.
Army National Guard Readiness Center, $9.8 million to upgrade a
training facility for Maryland's National Guardsman in Salisbury.
Aviation Support Facility, $28 million for the Army National Guard at
Weide Army Airfield in Edgewood.
Carderock Naval Surface Warfare Center, $7 million for a research
development technology and engineering support facility.
Maryland Army Reserve, $11.6 million for upgrades to support training
for Reservists in Baltimore.
National Maritime Intelligence Center, $12.4 million to continue
construction in Suitland.
South Campus Utility Plant, $31 million for the National Security
Agency at Fort Meade.
Energetics Lab Complex, $12 million for initial construction at the
Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head in Charles County. Once
completed, the Energetics Lab Complex will be used to support rapid
development of new weapons technologies.
Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrades, $13.9 million for the Naval Surface
Warfare Center at Indian Head in Charles County.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, $23.7
million for the institute at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford
County.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, $209
million for continued construction at Fort Detrick.
All other appropriations bills determining discretionary spending will
operate at FY08 funding levels until March 6, 2009 pursuant to a
continuing resolution signed by the President on September 30, 2008.
The following Maryland projects requested by Senator Cardin are
included in the Fiscal Year 2009 Bills that have been approved by the
Senate Appropriations Committee. None has yet been considered on the
Senate floor. Before these bills can become law, they must be approved
by the full Senate, reconciled with any differences in companion House
bills, and signed into law by the President. Final passage and
approval by the President will likely happen in the first quarter of
2009.
FY09 Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
Frostburg State University and University of Maryland Biotechnology
Institute, $500,000, Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies, an
effort to conserve native plants and foster economic growth in the
region through the managed development of the area's natural
resources.
USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, $8.4 million to restore
the proposed cuts in the President's budget for the Animal Biosciences
and Biotechnology Laboratory.
USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, $4 million to restore
the proposed cuts in the President's budget for the National
Agricultural Library.
USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, $3.2 million to restore
the proposed cuts in the President's budget for high priority research
projects at BARC.
USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, $2 million to restore
the proposed cuts in the President's budget for the National Arboretum
in Washington, D.C.
USDA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program, $23 million in uncapped
mandatory funds to implement conservation activities on agricultural
lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the purpose of improving
water quality.
FY09 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations
Baltimore County, $1,500,000, for technology upgrades to the Emergency
Communications Center in Towson.
City of Baltimore Police Department, $1,100,000, for a gun violence
reduction initiative.
Coppin State University/Towson University/University of Maryland
Biotechnology Institute, $1,000,000, for the Baltimore Excellence in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Teacher
Partnership.
Eastern Shore of Maryland Education Consortium, $250,000, to expand a
dropout prevention program utilizing a web-based curriculum.
Harford County, $365,000, for interoperability equipment technology
upgrades.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, $20,000,000, Blue Crab
emergency assistance for watermen and the processing industry.
Maryland State Police, $500,000, for the First Responder Radio
Interoperability Project, a statewide interoperable communications
system.
Morgan State University, $3,000,000, for the Chesapeake Information
Based Aeronautics Consortium, a partnership of Morgan State
University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Bowie State
University for continued aviation safety research and development.
National Federation of the Blind, $600,000, for an initiative to
enhance the participation of Blind youth in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics careers.
NOAA: B-WET Programs, $9,700,000 to fund grant awards for K-12
environmental education programs nationally, including those with a
special focus on the Chesapeake Bay.
NOAA: Chesapeake Bay Office, $500,000 for the Chesapeake Bay network
of environmental observation platforms.
NOAA: Chesapeake Bay Studies (Annapolis & Oxford, MD and two VA
locations), $3,500,000, to support the continuation of community
watershed grants; ecosystem-based fisheries management; development of
the Chesapeake Observing System; and other activities.
NOAA: Oyster Restorations Programs in Maryland and Virginia,
$4,600,000, for restoration of oyster habitat and oyster reefs and
planting disease-free oysters.
NOAA and the State of Maryland, $5,000,000, to fund operations at the
joint NOAA/Maryland Department of Natural Resources Cooperative Oxford
Laboratory for Chesapeake Bay fisheries and ecosystem studies.
Northwest Citizens Patrol, $150,000, for information technology
systems upgrades to enhance public safety efforts in Baltimore.
University of Baltimore, $500,000, for expansion of the Center for
Children and Courts early intervention program for truant public
school students in six school districts.
University of Maryland, $1,000,000, for the Earth System Science
interdisciplinary center Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies.
University of Maryland, $2,000,000, for research and development into
ultrafast dynamics for next generation nanotechnology.
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point
Laboratory, $2,000,000, for the replacement of the environmental
information center destroyed by fire in 2007.
FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations
Army Corps of Engineers, $983,000, for preconstruction engineering and
design of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Islands (James and Barren) dredge
placement and environmental restoration project.
Army Corps of Engineers, $1,000,000, for the feasibility study and
early design for the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge wetlands
restoration project.
Army Corps of Engineers, $12,000,000, for use of 40 million cubic
yards of dredged materials from the approach channels of the Baltimore
Harbor and Channels Navigation Project to restore 1,140 acres of
remote island habitat.
Army Corps of Engineers, $200,000, to rebuild and re-water 1.2 miles
of the historic C&O Canal terminus in Cumberland as an essential
component of the Potomac Riverfront historical preservation effort.
Army Corps of Engineers, $400,000, to develop a comprehensive
restoration plan for the Anacostia River and its tributaries.
Army Corps of Engineers, $1,900,000, to continue the restoration of
the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore.
Army Corps of Engineers, $2,000,000, for Chesapeake Bay native oyster
restoration projects, including construction of sanctuary reefs.
Army Corps of Engineers, $2,5000,000, for the Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Restoration and Protection Program, including wastewater
treatment plant construction in Ewell, Maryland.
Army Corps of Engineers, $200,000 for the continuing activities of
providing shoreline protection for the Atlantic Coast of Maryland.
Army Corps of Engineers, $200,000, to resume the feasibility study of
removing sediment from behind the Conowingo Reservoir.
Army Corps of Engineers, $16,193,000, for operation and maintenance of
the Federal Navigation Channels for the Baltimore District.
Army Corps of Engineers, $250,000, to investigate the innovative reuse
of dredged materials and flood damage reduction in the Patapsco and
Back River watersheds in Baltimore.
Army Corps of Engineers, $450,000, for maintenance dredging of the
Ocean City Harbor and Inlet.
Army Corps of Engineers, $500,000, for the Herring Bay and Rockhold
Creek navigation channel.
Army Corps of Engineers, $200,000, for a feasibility study on small-
scale shoreline protection techniques.
Army Corps of Engineers, $338,000, for collection and removal of drift
materials from Baltimore Harbor.
Army Corps of Engineers, $500,000, for the Parish Creek (Anne Arundel
County) navigation channel project.
Army Corps of Engineers, $500,000, for the Honga River/Tar Bay Federal
Navigation Channel project.
Army Corps of Engineers, $30,000, for the Anacostia River and
Tributaries Phase III project.
Army Corps of Engineers, $300,000, for a feasibility study to manage
the Susquehanna River during extremely low flow periods.
Army Corps of Engineers, $1,000,000, for large-scale restoration of
underwater Chesapeake Bay grasses, which are essential for Bay health
and as nursery areas for numerous species including blue crabs.
Army Corps of Engineers, $135,000, for the Federal Navigation Channel
at Twitch Cove and Big Thorofare River.
Army Corps of Engineers, $1,400,000, for maintenance dredging of the
Wicomico River.
Army Corps of Engineers, $14,065,000, for maintenance dredging of the
C&D Canal.
Baltimore City, $500,000, for rehabilitating the sanitary sewer system
along Dead Run and Maidens Choice Run areas of the Gwynns Falls.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, $500,000, to enhance
navigation and protect valuable shoreline in the Rhodes Point area of
Smith Island.
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, $600,000, for a pilot program
to determine the feasibility of adding anaerobic digestion to serve as
the fuel source for combined heat power (CHP) units to generate
electricity to power two sewage treatment plants.
FY09 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
National Historical Publication and Records Commission, $10,500,000,
for national grants program and essential staffing and administration.
Prince George's Small Business Trade Assistance Office, $100,000, to
develop an office that will promote opportunities for Prince George's
County businesses to trade with partners in Africa.
White Oak FDA Consolidation, $204,404,000, for the initial
construction of the CBER Lab and other facilities as part of the on-
going US Food and Drug Administration consolidation at White Oak.
FY09 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations
City of Baltimore, $1,250,000, to support Youth Works, a summer jobs
program for underserved youth.
Healthcare for the Homeless, $1,250,000, for the construction of a new
facility to provide additional healthcare resources to Baltimore's
homeless population.
Joseph Richey House, $750,000, for the construction of Dr. Bob's
Place, a hospice providing end-of-life care for children.
Montgomery College, $750,000, for biotech laboratory equipment.
Prince George's County, $500,000, for equipment to provide
comprehensive dental services to uninsured and underinsured elementary
school-aged children.
Roberta's House, $300,000, to provide grief support and mental health
services for children and families in Baltimore.
Towson University, $500,000, for the Center for Adults with Autism
Spectrum Disorders, providing support and resources addressing the
needs of the population effected by ASD.
University of Maryland, $1,000,000, to develop and administer a public
service fellowship program.
FY09 Economic Development Initiatives-Transportation and Housing and
Urban Development Appropriations
Colmar Manor Community Center, $300,000, to fund a Community Center
that will support Colmar Manor and the other Port Towns of Cottage
City, Edmonston and Bladensburg.
Howard County, $400,000, for community facilities and accessible homes
for seniors.
MAC Area Agency on Aging, $400,000, for construction of the Salisbury-
Wicomico Senior Services and Wellness Center.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, $500,000, for the design and
construction of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Park Visitors
Center in Dorchester County.
Maryland Department of Transportation, $2,000,000, for the statewide
bus and bus facilities program, including the construction of a new
facility to replace the Kirk Bus Division building in Baltimore and
the purchase of additional hybrid buses.
Maryland Department of Transportation American, $15,000,000, for MARC
capacity improvements with the near-term goal of adding 4,000 seats to
the existing 27,000 seat inventory by 2010.
Maryland Department of Transportation, $500,000, for planning,
conceptual design, environmental review, and preliminary engineering
for a MARC rail storage and maintenance facility in Aberdeen.
Maryland Department of Transportation, $3,000,000, for BRAC-related
improvements in Anne Arundel County in the vicinity of Ft. Meade.
Maryland Department of Transportation, $3,000,000, for BRAC-related
improvements in Harford County in the vicinity of the Aberdeen Proving
Ground.
Maryland Department of Transportation, $3,000,000, for BRAC-related
improvements in Montgomery County in the vicinity of the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda (Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center at Bethesda).
Sock-Puppet'ullah
Posted by Juan cole (68.40.40.237) on May 28, 2002 at 08:15:28:
In Reply to: Clarification posted by Bret on May 26, 2002 at 02:41:06:
Dear Bret:
I am not sure whether having friends or not determines whether
you get things right. Around the time he was crucified, Jesus
had no friends--even Peter denied him three times.
By the way, you may all enjoy my most recent piece, on Fundamentalism
in the Contemporary U.S. Baha'i Community in *Religious Studies
Review,* Vol. 43, no. 3 (March, 2002):195-217 at:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bahai/2002/fundbhfn.htm
Now, since you make assertions about my *colleagues*, I really
must intervene here. Of course, in rightwing Baha'i discourse, I ought
to allow myself to be beaten up without responding, otherwise I am
"prideful" and "boasting." Whatever.
It seems to me worthwhile trying to explain to people outside the
university system how things work, and why the statements about me
here are not true (and are a form of vicious backbiting, in fact). I
have, of course, many circles of colleagues.
One is the Middle East Studies Association, which groups thousands
of academics who study the region. They made me the editor of their
flagship journal, *The International Journal of Middle East Studies*,
which suggests that they have a certain confidence in my judgment. I
also serve on the editorial board of the journal *Iranian Studies* and
have served on the Council of the Society for Iranian Studies, the
latter an elected position. My books have all been positively reviewed
by colleagues through the years, and my progress to full professor was
quicker than usual, showing support by my department and
administration. I have served on the Social Science Research Council,
and as Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African
Studies. These sorts of appointments are made after wide consultation
with colleagues and are votes of approval.
Indeed, the very fact that I am so widely published, with so many
different academic presses and journals, shows an appreciation of my
work by colleagues in the field, since it passes peer review. You
don't get to publish with Princeton and Yale University Presses or get
to be employed as an editor by Cambridge University Press if you are
thought a poor scholar by large numbers of persons in your field.
Within Baha'i Studies, I also have loads of friends, as witnessed by
the fact that more than 200 scholars with higher degrees and an
interest in Baha'i studies have flocked to my H-Bahai discussion list--
the vast majority of them Baha'is.
I am among a handful of academics who have published substantially
about the Baha'i faith in academic journals and with university
presses, and in the *real* world someone who tried to make an argument
about the history of Baha'i faith without referencing my work would be
viewed as ignorant or unethical. Your trying to make it seem that
someone who is familiar with my writing is ipso facto wrong about the
faith is so ridiculous as to be laughable.
As a young person, I served as a pioneer in the 5 year plan in Lebanon
during the civil war there, at some risk to my life and limb, for the
sake of the Baha'i faith. I also did travel teaching in Africa, the
Middle East and South Asia, on behalf of a number of NSAs. I have
mounted extensive campaigns to protect the human rights of the Baha'is
in Iran and been blackballed for it by academics close to the Iranian
government. I have published the only academic book about Baha'u'llah
to be carried by a university press since the days of E.G. Browne.
That monolingual English-speaking Baha'is who have never read a word
of Baha'u'llah in Persian or Arabic should dismiss the findings of
someone who has read thousands of pages of his writing and devoted a
lifetime to research on him, is just the sort of narrow-minded
religious prejudice Baha'u'llah hoped (apparently in vain) he was
coming to abolish.
The very bizarre rightwing Baha'i custom is of saying 'if you say one
thing I don't like, it wipes out the value of 25 years of your
service' or 'it makes everything you've ever said suspect.' This is
just a way of making some people taboo, and of silencing some voices.
The Catholic priests and Muslim mullahs did all the same things to
people in the Middle Ages, so we haven't made much progress if this is
Baha'i practice. I respect Pat Kohli for objecting to these practices
as well, though I find his inability to get past a statement made on a
small private list and later very publicly retracted to be a little
tiresome, and am puzzled as to why in the end he seems to capitulate
to the tendency he criticized, of tabooing people on the basis of one
statement. By the way, the statement was better grounded than he has
ever given it credit for.
cheers Juan Cole, Professor, Department of History, University of
Michigan
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It looks like Cole isresponded to Bret's assertion that he had no friends.
This is the PatK post in that thread on the subject of Juan Cole's friends:
:V: You say Prof. Cole's colleagues are dismissive of his work. Which
colleagues would those be--other professors of the Middle
East? Or do you just mean, the group of Baha'is who write on the faith? I
don't doubt that he has few friends among *that*
group, and that your faith is all the poorer for it.
PK: Certainly, Bret's statement asserting that Prof. Cole has no friends is,
both incorrect, and irrelevant. In recent months Prof Cole has made some
statements, and other evidence has come to light which suggests a bias.
PK: For example, immediately after the 11 September attacks in the US, the
US NSA denounced the attacks as terrorist violence.
PK: Yet, in October, Prof. Cole claimed that the US NSA was being
unsupportive, and falsely asserted that the US NSA had directed Baha'is in
the US not to publically recite a parayer for America.
PK: In December, the US NSA took out a full page advertisement in a New York
newspaper, pointing out that the US was destined for great things.
PK: In February, after no one else has seen any directive from the US NSA,
forbidding Baha'is to recite a prayer for America in public, Professor Cole
then suggests that the US Baha'i administrative order really does have such
a campaign to prevent Baha'is from publically reciting a prayer for America,
but there is no evidence, because it is a secret campaign, using word of
mouth of Auxiliary Board Members (ABMs).
PK: At this point, some might question some of the other statements that
Prof. Cole has made regarding the Baha'i organization; you, Vincent, may be
not so inclined and that is understandable.
PK: It is regrettable if some have gone overboard on Prof. Cole; he has
risked his life for the Baha'i Faith pioneering to Lebanon during the civil
war there, and he has done a lot of translation work and advocated for the
Baha'is in Iran. Over the past few years he has been critical of the Baha'i
organization. Though some of it may have been well deserved, at this point
it seems clear to me that some of Prof. Cole's criticisms of the Baha'i
organization are made with no factual basis at all, and even despite the
facts which indicate the opposite of what he is claiming. When such things
are done at a time of national crisis, they tend to evoke the more visceral
responses, as they seem to try to capitalize on tragedy to advance an
argument which lacks factual merits.
PK: Please pardon Bret for his comment about "no friends". I think he is
alluding to things like the exchange I described above, and even I would not
infer that Professor Cole has no friends. He does have friends.
PK: Bret, please shape up.
http://bahai-library.com/wwwboard/messages02/326.html
Juan Cole commented elsewhere in the thread, but did not reply to this post
arguing he did have friends. So, is your point that you don't have friends?
Maybe something else? Did you want to parrot Juan's fantasy about a secret
conspiracy against 'Abdu'l Baha's prayer, or maybe denounce Cole as a
Bahoooooveyeyeyey secretly providing some service to society and tuturing
the illiterates and trying to improve race relations,
dammmmmmbaaaaahooooveyeyeyeys!
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