Defense Technical Information Center

The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is the premier repository for research and engineering information for the United States Department of Defense. DTIC's Suite of Services is available to DoD personnel, defense contractors, federal government personnel and contractors and selected academic institutions. The general public can access unclassified, unlimited information, including many full-text downloadable documents, through the public Web site, DTIC Online.

DTIC's collections contain over 4 million documents including technical reports, research in progress and Independent Research and Development (IR&D) summaries. DTIC also publishes searchable Congressional budget data shortly after its release from Congress. DTIC acquires approximately 25,000 new documents each year.

On June 4, 2004, DTIC became a DoD Field Activity under the management of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistices, reporting to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)). Mr. Christopher Thomas is the Administrator.

DTIC's mission statement is "To provide essential, technical research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) information rapidly, accurately and reliably to support our DoD customers' needs."

History
Established in June 1945 as the Air Documents Research Center (ADRC), the agency’s first mission was to collect German air documents. The documents collected were divided into three categories: documents that would assist the war in the Pacific theater, documents of immediate intelligence interest to the United States or British forces and documents of interest for future research.

In 1945, the ADRC moved operations from London, in the United Kingdom, to Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, under the name Air Documents Division (ADD); the ADD staff cataloged captured documents and translated a small number of reports deemed high-priority research.5 In 1948, the secretaries of the Navy and Air Force redesigned ADD into the Central Air Documents Office (CADO) giving it the collection of captured documents and also broadened its mission to include collecting, processing and disseminating information for use within military regulations. Since 1948, the organization has evolved—in name and mission—to become the “central resource for DoD- and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering and business related information”6 for the DoD community.

A summarized version of the history of DTIC is available from the organization.

1951—CADO becomes the Armed Services Technical Information Agency (ASTIA).

1962—The DoD Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO) Program is established.

1963—ASTIA is renamed Defense Documentation Center (DDC) and becomes a field activity of the Defense Supply Agency (DSA).

1972—The Defense Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Online System (DROLS) becomes operational.

1979—DDC officially changes its name to Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).

1980—DoD Information Analysis Center (IAC) Program is added to DTIC’s mission.

1994—DTIC begins offering products and services via the Internet.

1995—DTIC moves to its current location in the Andrew T. McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

2004—DTIC becomes a DoD Field Activity aligned under the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics reporting to the Director, Defense Research & Engineering (now Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)).

2008—DTIC Online is launched, providing one Web site to search and access DoD research and engineering information.

2008—DTIC launches DoDTechipedia, DoD’s scientific and technical information wiki. It is a wiki to facilitate increased communication and collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers, program managers, acquisition professionals and operational Warfighters. DoDTechipedia is a living knowledge base that reduces duplication of effort and encourages collaboration among program areas and connects capability providers with technology developers.

2009—DTIC launches DefenseSolutions.gov, an idea portal for potential DoD Contractors to submit solutions to DoD challenges.

2010—DTIC celebrates 65 years of meeting the scientific and technical information needs of the DoD community in support of the warfighter.

DTIC Online
DTIC Online is the public gateway to DTIC’s products and services. Access to the unclassified, unlimited information on this site is available to the general public free of charge. No registration is required. Features of DTIC Online include:
 * Technical reports — unclassified, unlimited
 * Research and development descriptive summaries (research in progress)
 * Public release citations and citations to full-text documents in Adobe PDF
 * MultiSearch capabilities with access to over 50 resources and databases through a single query, including WorldWide Science and Scitopia, gateways to international sources
 * Congressional budget data
 * Current Issues — information on topics of high interest to DTIC users

DTIC Online also contains information about registering for DTIC Online Access Controlled, how to submit documents to DTIC and frequently used DTIC and DoD forms.

DTIC Online Classified
Free on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), DTIC Online Classified provides access to DTIC’s complete collection (unclassified, unlimited; unclassified, limited; classified up to SECRET) of technical reports. In addition, registered users have access to other Web sites housed on the SIPRNET, including DoDTechipedia Classified.

Web Site Hosting
DTIC has leading edge experience in hosting Web sites.3 As part of DTIC’s mission to support the information needs of the DoD community, DTIC develops and hosts Web sites for both DoD and ASD(R&E) components including the ASD(R&E) homepage, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Pentagon Force Protection Agency and Defense Libraries.

Embedded Librarians and Support to the Unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs)
DTIC Embedded Librarians provide onsite, direct support to COCOMs during major exercises. Reach-back support is provided by the DTIC Reference Team at DTIC Headquarters. Embedded Librarians: Embedded Librarians have participated in major exercises with United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and have provided support to all 10 Unified Combatant Commands.
 * Follow daily battle rhythm of exercise
 * Attend Commander’s Update Brief (CUB)
 * Receive taskers or assignments
 * Refer queries for reach-back support from DTIC staff
 * Discuss research with assigned group
 * Prepare quad charts, PowerPoint presentations and command briefings
 * Conduct training for COCOM staff on DTIC resources

Information Analysis Centers
Information Analysis Centers (IACs) are research and analysis organizations chartered by the DoD and operated by DTIC (http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/iac/index.html). IAC experts help researchers, engineers, scientists and program managers get the information they need, when they need it. DTIC manages 10 IACs, which enable quick access to S&T information worldwide. Basic searches (up to four hours of research) are free to DTIC registered customers. If your search requires more in-depth research, IACs can support you without your organization incurring common procurement cost.

DoD Sponsored IACs Operated by DTIC

 * Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Testing IAC (AMMTIAC): Responsible for acquiring, archiving, analyzing, synthesizing, and disseminating scientific and technical information related to advanced materials, manufacturing, and testing. http://ammtiac.alionscience.com)
 * Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense IAC (CBRNIAC): Authoritative CBRN Defense and meland Security Scientific and Technical Information (https://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx)
 * Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center (CPIAC): U.S. national clearinghouse and technical resource center for data, reports, and analyses related to system and component level technologies for chemical, electrical, and nuclear propulsion for rockets, missiles, and space and gun propulsion systems. http://www.cpia.jhu.edu/
 * Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS): Technical focal point for information, data, analysis, training, and technical assistance in the software related technical fields. https://www.thedacs.com/index.php
 * Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC): A central point of access within DoD for information on Information Assurance emerging technologies in system vulnerabilities, research and development, models, and analysis to support the development and implementation of effective defense against Information Warfare attacks. http://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/
 * Modeling and Simulation IAC (MSIAC): Operated by Alion Science and Technology for the DoD. The MSIAC functions as a defense modeling and simulation "help desk", providing assistance, and maintaining information and documentation of use to the US defense modeling and simulation (M&S) community. MSIAC services include a DoD-wide calendar of events germane to the DoD M&S community, a monthly newsletter, and a quarterly journal . The MSIAC operates and maintains the Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository (MSRR), a catalog of models, simulations, data sources, tools, and documentation. The MSRR, which is continually updated, includes a large collection of information on commercial models and related items. Provides scientific, technical, and operational support information and services for DoD M&S activities.  http://www.dod-msiac.org/
 * Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC): Technical focal point for information, data, analysis, training, and technical assistance in the engineering fields of Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability (RMQSI). http://www.theriac.org/
 * Military Sensing IAC (SENSIAC): Provides information products and services to the Military Sensing Community, including DoD and Homeland Security as well as other US Government organizations. https://www.sensiac.org/external/index.jsf
 * Survivability/Vulnerability IAC (SURVIAC): DoD’s institution for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating scientific and technical information (STI) related to all aspects of survivability and lethality for aircraft, ground vehicles, ships  and spacecraft, to conventional homeland security threats including chemical, biological, directed energy, and non–lethal weapons. http://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/
 * Weapons Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC): Serves the needs of several targeted communitieis for technical data, information and engineering services related to conventional and directed energy weapons, their development, production, fielding, and maintenance. http://wstiac.alionscience.com/

Military-Sponsored IACs

 * Airfields, Pavements, and Mobility IAC
 * Coastal Engineering Defense IAC
 * Cold Regions Science and Technology IAC
 * Concrete Technology IAC
 * Defense Threat Reduction IAC
 * Environmental IAC
 * Hydraulic Engineering IAC
 * Shock and Vibration IAC
 * Soil Mechanics IAC