Earmark - Unmanned Systems Technologies for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy (17-1319)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Unmanned Systems Technologies for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

4 recipients will receive $4,158,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Initiated development of S&T tools and capabilities necessary for the military and law enforcement Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians to meet the various EOD, Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) challenges and reduce the risk to the personnel by developing unmanned systems to perform these dangerous and critical missions.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
CRANE DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER	$0		Federal	CRANE, IN
INDIAN HEAD DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER	$0		Federal	INDIAN HEAD, MD
TD&S ASSOCIATES, INC DBA TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS & SOLUTIONS, INC	$0		For-Profit	STATE COLLEGE, PA
THE ROBOTICS FOUNDRY INC, NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE ROBOTICS	$4,158		Non-Profit	PITTSBURGH, PA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 17, Page 290

Citation Excerpt: Unmanned Systems Technologies for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007