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Hydrologic processes in the pinyon-juniper woodlands of the western region of the United States are variable because of the inherent interactions among the occurring precipitation regimes,...

The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (RPA) mandates a periodic assessment of the conditions and trends of the Nation's renewable resources on forests and rangelands. The...

Zebra mussels are prolific alien invaders that have rapidly becomeestablished in waters of the eastern United States and Canada. Thesenatives of the Black, Caspian, Azov and Aral Sea drainage basins...

For over half a century the Fish and Wildlife Service has been monitoring wetland trends of the nation. In 1956, the first report on wetland status and classification provided indications that...

4The purpose of this manual is to provide practical guidelines for fire managers to effectively integrate invasive plant management activities into their fire management programs. Traditionally, fire...

A 2003 deeptow survey for a pipeline in the Viosca Knoll lease area of the Gulf of Mexico detected a shipwreck near the proposed pipeline project area. Discovered on a line turn, the shipwreck rests...

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is the designated federal agency with the authority to regulate oil and gas exploration and development activities in the central and western planning areas of...

The process of setting waterfowl hunting regulations is conducted annually in the United States. This process involves a number of meetings where the status of waterfowl is reviewed by the agencies...

Nestling growth and development studies have been a topic of interest for a greater part of the last century (Sutton 1935, Walkinshaw 1948) and continue to be of interest today. This is not...

The Planning Implementation Team was chartered to address this recommendation from Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services's 21st century...

As an asset of tremendousenvironmental, recreational, andeconomic importance, this Nation's fishand wildlife resources represent a vitalpart of our natural heritage - one that isfacing increasing...

When Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) users are asked about security concerns related to VoIP, one of the first thoughts is how to secure the VoIP network itself. Although, applying security...

The combined population of greater scaup and lesser teacup in North America has declined substantially in recent years. In 1998 it reached the lowest level recorded since the start of systematic...

In developing management actions for migratory game birds, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has publicly supported the goals, objectives, and management strategies identified in the...

This report is in response to Section 646 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001, as contained in Public Law 106-554 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Section 646 requires the...

The Defense Security Service is charged with the mission of assisting the cleared defense industry in the recognition and reporting of foreign contacts and collection attempts, as outlined in the...

The Defense Security Service Counterintelligence Office presents the annual Technology Collection Trends in the U.S. Defense Industry-2006 as a tool for security professionals. The technology...

The Defense Security Service (DSS), formerly known as the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) was established on Jan. 1, 1972. DSS was created in response to President Richard M. Nixon's approval of...

DSS supports national security and the warfighter, secures the nation's technological base, and oversees the protection of U.S. and foreign classified information in the hands of industry under the...

The charter for the Defense Security Service, (Department of Defense Directive Number 5105.42), was re-issued and signed by William Lynn, Deputy Secretary of Defense on Aug. 3, 2010. This document...

At the conclusion of the 2011 Stakeholder Report, DSS committed to enhancing and expanding its oversight of the National Industrial Security Program and the reinvigorating the Security Education,...

In war, defeating an enemy's force is often a necessary step on the path to victory. Defeating enemy armies is a difficult task that often comes with a high price tag in terms of blood and treasure...

Due to the increased lethality of international and domestic threats, it is imperative the Air Force take strong measures to protect our personnel and installations, both at home and abroad. How the...

The mission of the United States Air Force is to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests - to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace...

The attacks of 11 September 2001 served as a stark reminder of the importance of homeland operations. The defense of America's territory and air sovereignty quickly returned to the forefront of...

The geographic region we call the Northeast and Midwest stretches from Maine to Minnesota, south to Missouri, and east to Maryland and the District of Columbia. Nearly half of the Nation's population...

For over a decade, the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security has worked to oversee and strengthen the nation's counterterrorism programs and policies. Established...

E-mail based attacks, which reached a state of infamy with the ILOVEYOU worm and a host of more recent attacks, have highlighted the propensity of modern e-mail systems to provide a ready conduit for...

The CDSE Education Division offers courses designed specifically to develop leaders for the DoD security community. These courses are similar in scope to college and graduate level courses. Most...

Log sort years provide many benefits in the utilization and marketing of logs, wood, and fiber. Interest in commercial log sort yards has increased in the past decade in response to timber supply...