Technical Inquiries (TIs)

The core function of HDIAC is to answer technical questions using our in-house technical personnel, vast DoD information resources, and our extensive network of subject matter experts (SMEs). HDIAC has technical staff available to conduct technical research in order to give you a head start on your analysis or study in any of our technical focus areas. We offer a free 4-hour TI research service or, for slightly larger research efforts, we offer an extended technical inquiry (ETI) service.

Technical Inquiry Features

Our TIs include the following to help you with your research:

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Literature Searches

A curated bibliography given a technical topic

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Document Requests

Dissemination of technical reports to authorized users

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SME Referrals

Contacts and connections with relevant, technical SMEs

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Free Technical Inquiry Services

HDIAC’s free TI service offers 4 hours of free research per inquiry on any topic within our technical focus areas. Typical TI efforts may include answering technical questions, literature searches, document requests, or referrals to SMEs. Completed responses are compiled and delivered to the inquirer in less than 10 business days. Registered users can submit TIs online through the provided form or by phone.

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Extended Technical Inquiry (ETI) Services

ETIs are externally funded research efforts that go slightly beyond 4 research hours. ETIs require between 5 and 160 technical hours of research, with a $50K maximum ceiling and period of performance up to 2 months.

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Notable Inquiries

Notable TIs are findings and/or summaries of responses to the most recent and impactful technical inquiries submitted by HDIAC members under our 4 free hours of information research support.

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By default, only content within your selected technical focus areas is displayed throughout the site. You can update your technical focus areas in your profile or temporarily filter the content here.

Memory Effect Mitigation of an Incinerator’s Pollution Abatement System

How can the "memory effect" of an incinerator's pollution abatement system be removed after it becomes contaminated with dioxins and furans?

Rendering Riot Control Agents (RCAs) as Materiel Designated as Safe (MDAS)

What processes exist for rendering RCAs as MDAS?

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Sections 301-303

What EPCRA Sections 301-303 plans are publicly available, and what are the homeland security risks to making them public?

Nefarious Uses of Biological/Biochemical Additive Manufacturing (AM)

What efforts are underway by the U.S. Department of Defense/other government agencies to identify and mitigate nefarious uses of bioprinting to create, modify, or enhance biological threats/weapons?

Genome Editing Tools Subject Matter Experts

Who are U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) experts in platforms using genome editing tools to diagnose disease?

Behavioral and Mental Health Issues Unique to the National Guard

Is there any research on the behavioral and mental health issues unique to National Guard forces?

Example Inquiries

Example TIs are samples of the wide range of technical inquiries submitted by HDIAC members under our 4 free hours of information research support. They are intended to show the breadth of information requests we receive.

Is there any research on the effects or correlations of airborne parachute operations and long-term degenerative disc disease of military paratroopers of the T-11 vs. T-10 parachutes?

April 9, 2024

What is the medical impact of long-term exposure to shooting mortars, artillery, and tanks?

March 27, 2024

What are current and projected U.S. Department of Defense regulations for storing and distributing alternative fuels?

March 12, 2024

Who is developing commercial and government off-the-shelf wearable devices with geolocation tracking and physiological informatics?

March 11, 2024

What is the quantity and rate of DNA transfer of wet and dry biological fluid stains (semen, blood, saliva, and vaginal fluid) on clothing and fabrics?

March 11, 2024

What information is available on using counter unmanned aerial systems within the homeland defense/security, consequence management, or civil protection spaces?

March 7, 2024