The HDIAC Podcast - Tech Talks: Influenza and the DoD

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The flu outbreak has been widespread this year, affecting most of the United States. The Department of Defense plays a crucial role in flu mitigation and response.

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Dr. Timothy Endy – Infectious Disease Threats

Dr. Endy has made many contributions to HDIAC as a member of the HDIAC SME network, most recently authoring major parts of an HDIAC State of the Art Report titled, "Countermeasures Against the Degradation of Warfighter Capabilities due to Infectious Disease Threats." His research focuses on infectious disease, and he has also studied the impact they have had on U.S. forces since the late 19th century.

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Alternative Energy: An Enabler of Military Capability

Alternative Energy is one of the HDIAC’s eight technical focus. This SOAR reviews the current state of a selection of novel, non-traditional, and/or emerging sources and technologies for harvesting, generating, and reusing energy. It offers synopses of new programs; summaries of significant technological breakthroughs and technology applications; highlights of outstanding developments; and impacts to the DoD. Read the SOAR

Operational Energy - Powering Military Operations to Achieve National Defense Strategy Objectives

Volume 7, Issue 1 of the HDIAC Journal contains article covering several of HDIAC's eight technical focus areas, to include Homeland Defense and Security, Alternative Energy, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Biometrics, and Critical Infrastructure Protection.

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Countermeasures Against the Degradation of Warfighter Capabilities due to Infectious Disease Threats

This State of the Art Report explores the impact of infectious disease on military personnel, providing both an historical and ongoing risk profile of the various infectious diseases that put the warfighter at risk. It includes a look at the historical impact of infectious diseases on past conflicts before going on to detail current and future infectious disease risks, their impact on the warfighter, and challenges in prevention or treatment, and concludes with a quick-look summary of state of the art developments and recommended countermeasures to aid leaders during training and planning. Read the SOAR

Protecting Critical Infrastructure in the Digital Age

Volume 6, Issue 4 of the HDIAC Journal covers four of HDIAC's eight focus areas with articles on Critical infrastructure Protection, Biometrics, Medical, and Alternative Energy.

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Welcome to the HDIAC

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The mission of the HDIAC is to provide users with focused expert technical consulting and unbiased scientific and technical information through in-depth analysis and the creation of specialized information products in support of the HDIAC' s eight vital technical focus areas.

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