DoD E³ Activities

BOB GOLDBLUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The DoD continues to be quite active in E³ events. As I prepare this article, I am also preparing to attend the various one-day Service meetings and the 4-day DoD E³ Program Review being conducted during the week of April 6 in Orlando, FL. Over 200 DoD and contract support personnel will be attending this annual meeting. Details of the meeting will be provided in my next article.

The NATO Special Working Group (SWG) on Maritime Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (SWG-10) will be participating in the 14^th International Wroclaw Symposium and Exhibition on EMC scheduled for June 23-25, 1998. U.S. members of the SWG-10 will be presenting technical papers on Spectrum Management programs. A separate technical session has been set aside for the NATO segment. This is part of the overall Partners for Peace program which NATO is pursuing as Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In a recent reorganization, the Joint Spectrum Center (JSC) has been moved under the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This has resulted in the establishment of an Office of Spectrum Assessments and Management (OSAM) in DISA which is headed by Mr. Frank Holderness. More information will be forthcoming on this new spectrum office as it becomes available.

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is sponsoring an E³ and Lightning Conference in San Diego, CA on May 18-21, 1998. For a complete program, contact Ms. “Mike” Jakubec at 757-499-9632.

MIL-HDBK-237B has finally been approved and is published. This handbook provides the program management guidelines for E³. As a handbook, its use is not mandatory. However, it is expected to receive wide circulation and application. Copies may be obtained from the Defense Printing Service, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111, Tel. 215-697-2179.

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