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Terrorists Attack New York, Pentagon National Security Failed Intelli
Analysis Gap Intelligence Failure Threatens National Security
Intelligence Failure Gap in Analysis Data Information Enabled Terrori
DOD Competition Initial Proposals Due 011223

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060801 - Follow up ref SDS 16 0000, ref SDS 15 0000.
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060803 - Article published by Reuters reports DOD call for proposals by 011223
060804 - to thwart terrorism. ref OF 7 0001
060805 -
060806 -      The Pentagon cast a wide net on Thursday for bright ideas on
060807 -      thwarting terrorism, seeking to pick the brains of just about
060808 -      everyone from tinkerers in their garages to big corporations
060809 -      worldwide. ref OF 7 MI4H
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060811 -    [On 01113 Stuart Harrow submits same notice through another
060812 -    channel. ref SDS 19 4K6L
060813 -
060814 -    [On 020118 CIA seeking intelligence support through In-Q-Tel.
060815 -    ref SDS 21 7O3M
060816 -
060817 -    [On 020125 respond to In-Q-Tel. ref SDS 22 0001
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060819 - This initiative reflects proactive management called out by events on
060820 - 010911. ref SDS 15 UP5K
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060822 -      The Defense Department said it was seeking help in "defeating
060823 -      difficult targets, conducting protracted operations in remote
060824 -      areas and developing countermeasures to weapons of mass
060825 -      destruction." ref OF 7 006K
060826 -      ..
060827 -      The goal is to find concepts that could be developed and
060828 -      fielded in 12 to 18 months, much faster than normal Pentagon
060829 -      purchasing and deployment timetables. ref OF 7 UJ6F
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060831 -      Three-step process calls for one-page concept by 011223.  Those
060832 -      retained will be asked to provide up to 12 pages of details in a
060833 -      second phase. ref OF 7 004J
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060835 -      The department then would invite those with the most promising
060836 -      ideas to submit full proposals "that may form the basis for a
060837 -      contract,"  the statement said. ref OF 7 LL7N
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060839 - Experience with NSF on 991213 shows that people assigned to
060840 - review new ideas have difficulty recognizing the power of intelligence
060841 - to improve the work. ref SDS 10 0001  Review staff are swamped by a
060842 - large number of proposals, which forces evaluation of style and
060843 - credentials, because there is not enough time to understand substance,
060844 - based on experience with Intel on 960103. ref SDS 5 8409
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060846 -      [On 011102 discussed with SRI. ref SDS 18 6Z3H
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060848 -      [On 011205 NSF rep still having difficulty understanding
060849 -      intelligence saves time and money. ref SDS 20 0001
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060851 - Under those criteria, Welch is a "diamond in the ruff" obscurred by
060852 - the rough" as Sally Nerlove at NSF noted on 911221. ref SDS 11 0001,
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060854 - Reuters continues....
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060856 -      "We're open to ideas from just about everybody," added
060857 -      Glenn Flood, a Pentagon spokesman. ref OF 7 006J More information
060858 -      on the process has been posted.....
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060860 -         http://www.bids.tswg.gov
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060862 -      Jacques Gansler, who served as the Pentagon's acquisition chief
060863 -      under former President Bill Clinton, said similar approaches had
060864 -      worked well for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
060865 -      (DARPA), the Pentagon's chief research and development arm.
060866 -      ref OF 7 WM8N
060867 -      ..
060868 -      "The beauty of it is you can get a broad range of people
060869 -      thinking out of the box," he said.  "Often you'll get ideas from
060870 -      inventors"  as well as from big defense contractors. ref OF 7
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061201 - Opened DOD Internet location....
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061204 -         http://www.bids.tswg.gov
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061207 - Registered using password.....
061212 -
061213 -      [On 011030 received user name. ref SDS 17 0001
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061215 - Received reply.....
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061217 -     Your registration was received and is pending TSWG approval.
061218 -     Please note you do NOT need to login in order to download BAAs and
061219 -     briefings. You may access the BIDS site at
061220 -
061221 -     http://www.bids.tswg.gov.
061222 -
061223 -     From the Actions menu, select Download BAAs or Misc Info to view
061224 -     the list of documents you may download. You won't be able to
061225 -     respond to the solicitation until your registration has been
061226 -     approved. You will receive email notification upon approval.
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061228 -     If you have trouble with BIDS itself, please email
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061230 -                    bidshelp@tswg.gov.
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061235 - DOD Wants Proposals to Cure Terrorism Using PDF File
061236 -
061237 - Opened DOD's stuff and it turns out to be another PDF file that
061238 - requires a lot of extra time to convert to HTML for productive work by
061239 - adding anchors, similar to NSF experience on 990407 where a lot of
061240 - problems were encountered. ref SDS 8 9630  Further problems occurred
061241 - with NSF proposal procedures on 990615. ref SDS 9 0001
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061243 - Submitted online letter to DOD requesting HTML file to expedite
061244 - accomplishing the objective of RFP.
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