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was originally formed after the attacks of September 11, 2001, as the Combating Terrorism Technology Task Force (CTTTF)
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Global counterinsurgency implies combating threats to the United States or its interests anywhere in the world. Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008.
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10 that provided the RRTO its own funding was established in the annual budget; the PE has remained in effect to the present. The FY 2009 funding for the RRTO Core Projects Division is about $50 million per Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008.
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SOURCE: Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008. NOTE: CTTTF, Combating Terrorism Technology Task Force.
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Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment Provides planning support to combatant commanders Division and coordinates with the Joint Staff and STRATCOM to support global mission analysis. Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (JRAC)
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14 Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008.
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What does the Rapid Reaction Technology Office DO? Objectives The RRTO supports the force protection requirements of the military Services in Iraq and Afghanistan and the ongoing efforts to address the needs of irregular warfare.
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15 The Packard Award, the DOD's highest acquisition award, is given to DOD civilian and/or military organizations, groups, and teams that have made highly significant contributions or demonstrated exemplary innovations and best practices in the defense acquisition process. 16 Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008.
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These testing environments include the NACCITEC and Joint Experimentation Range Complex at Yuma Proving Ground, discussed above in this chapter, with additional information provided in Appendixes C and D This testing capability is critical for counter-IED applications.
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naval vessel for further evaluation. Biometrics Applications Biometric Automated Toolset The Biometric Automated Toolset (BAT)
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The Biometric Information Technology Evaluation is currently being used by representatives from the Office of Defense Biometrics and the Biometrics Task Force. Intelligence Support SKOPE Intelligence Cell The SKOPE is a joint intelligence analytic cell with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
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The staff of the RRTO maintains cognizance of technological activities in various laboratories, reviews weaknesses in current military capabilities, and extrapolates to anticipate future threats and technologies potentially useful in combating future threats. The RRTO contracts with the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to assist in monitoring technological advances in selected areas and to review technical ideas.
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The RRTO advances technologies to the level that has enabled JIEDDO to mature capabilities to which the organization would not otherwise have had access.22 The technical director, Force Development for Joint Advanced Concepts of the USD(AT&L) organization, indicated that between 20 and 40 percent of the experiments supported by the RRTO did not work; however, these "failures" provided knowledge critical for others to build capabilities that do work.
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How does the Rapid Reaction Technology Office work? Management Techniques The Rapid Reaction Technology Office uses a number of business practices and management techniques to achieve effective performance results.
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29 Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008.
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This view of the RRTO was verified in committee discussions with partner organizations of the RRTO. Critical Attributes The Rapid Reaction Technology Office is a catalytic organization that antici pates and responds to emerging threats, with an emphasis on terrorism and irregular warfare.
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rather than fill a position quickly and prematurely.30 The RRTO leadership and staff appear to be risk-tolerant. The organization focuses on continuing to come up with new ideas and is willing to accept a success 30 Benjamin Riley, Director, Rapid Reaction Technology Office, "Testing and Experimentation: How to Better Support the Need for Quick Reaction Capabilities in an Irregular Warfare Environment," presentation to the committee, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2008.
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Its success to date stems from its ability to focus on, initiate, and develop new capabilities using broad networks of persons and organizations that would not typically work together. There are many offices and organizations in the DOD with some assignment or function involving rapid development and/or deployment of technology to combat and support forces.
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