Programwide Activities

This Project provides funding for authorized civilian workforce performing engineer research, development, management and oversight that support the engineer Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE) programs at the United States (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). This Project supports the non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) management and administrative functions to enable ERDC to accomplish its research mission and includes activities such as procurement oversight, RDTE programming and budget execution, management control and oversight, safety, information management and technology, personnel/manpower execution and oversight, research laboratory/facility management and maintenance, and High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) facility operations and management ERDC research in civil and military engineering, blast and weapons effects, battlespace terrain mapping and characterization, computational prototyping of military platforms, and cold regions science and engineering provides effective non-materiel and materiel solutions to enable the Army to achieve its modernization priorities of Air and Missile Defense, Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Future Vertical Lift, Network, Long Range Precision Fires, and Soldier Lethality.

This project supports the non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) functions in support of the operation and management of the United States (U.S.) Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Armaments Center (AC), not identifiable with specific research and development projects financed under other Program Elements. Funds only select, critical, overarching functions that enable the DEVCOM AC to accomplish its research, development and engineering mission, to include headquarters staff, safety, physical security, anti-terrorism, operations security (OPSEC), information security and intelligence services.

The United States (U.S.) Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) is the only Science and Technology (S&T) laboratory that conducts research to enhance the Soldier lifecycle (e.g., selection, assignment, training, leader development) and human relations (e.g., culture of dignity, respect, and inclusion). This project supports the non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) management and administrative functions to enable ARI to accomplish its research mission and includes activities such as budget execution, procurement oversight, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE) program planning and evaluation, management control, security/safety, logistics, information technology, and personnel/manpower execution and oversight. ARI's behavioral and social science research provides effective non-materiel solutions to help the Army adjust to changes in force size and structure, a variety of mission demands and contexts, challenges in human relations, and budgetary constraints. Work is performed by ARI.

Non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) functions in support of the operation and management of the United States (U.S.) Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center. These efforts are not identifiable with specific research and development projects financed under other program elements. Funds only select, critical, overarching functions that enable DEVCOM C5ISR Center to accomplish its research, development and engineering mission, to include headquarters staff, resource management, human resources, safety, security, protocol, public affairs, information management, facility management and audit readiness.

Non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) functions in support of the operation and management of the United States (U.S.) Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC). These functions are not identifiable with specific research and development projects financed under other Program Elements. Funds only select, critical, overarching functions in support of DEVCOM AvMC accomplishing its research, development and engineering mission.

Non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) functions in support of the operation and management of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), not identifiable with specific research and development projects financed under other Program Elements. Funds only select, critical, overarching management functions that enable DEVCOM GVSC to accomplish its research, development and engineering mission.

The goal of this Project is to expand worldwide allied standardization and interoperability through cooperative research and development (R&D) and technology sharing per Secretary of Defense guidance and especially in support of the United States (U.S.) Army. This Project partially funds the travel costs and administrative support (studies, analysis, interpretation, equipment, etc.) required to participate in international forums, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Army Armaments Group (NAAG), Defense Against Terrorism (DAT) and to pursue new cooperative R&D initiatives and international cooperative agreements such as memoranda of understanding. This Project also partially funds the Five Power Senior National Representatives, Army (SNR (A)), the Technical Cooperative Program, Bilateral SNR(A)s, and Army armaments working groups with many nations. This Project includes the United States' share of costs of the NATO Civil Budget, Chapter IX, which funds the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) and the Special Fund for Cooperative Planning, for which U.S. Army serves as Executive Agent. This fund also provides for the necessary Executive Agent administrative and management costs, including support contracts, analysis, and travel. These activities support the active oversight of the NIAG and engagement in Cooperative Planning efforts to enhance Alliance interoperability.

Non-Army Management Headquarters Activity (non-AMHA) functions in support of the operation and management of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical Biological Center (CBC) and DEVCOM HQ, not identifiable with specific research and development projects financed under other Program Elements. Funds only select, critical, overarching functions that enable DEVCOM CBC and DEVCOM HQ to accomplish its mission to include headquarter staff, resource management, safety, and surety programs. In addition, this program includes the management and oversight of Army chemical surety operations as directed by Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5210.65, "Minimum Security Standards for Safeguarding Chemical Agents".