-- Joint Interagency Training & Education Center:  $10 million has been requested for the West Virginia National Guard to support the continued operations of the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center (JITEC), based at Camp Dawson (in Preston County) and the Center for National Response (near Standard, WV).  Designated by the National Guard Bureau in 2004, the JITEC provides comprehensive antiterrorism, counterterrorism and homeland security training for National Guardsmen, Department of Defense units, federal and state government entities, and civilian responders.  

-- U.S. Department of Defense Centers of Excellence program:  $7 million has been requested for the continued operations of the Institute of Advanced Flexible Manufacturing Systems at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.  The Institute assists small- and medium-sized manufacturers to provide just-in-time products and materials to the U.S. Department of Defense through access to state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and technologies, as well as highly skilled, customized training programs.

-- Biometrics Fusion Center, Clarksburg:  $2 million has been requested for the U.S. Department of the Army to support additional personnel and the leasing of additional space in the Clarksburg, West Virginia, region to support ongoing, emerging biometrics research and development and technology.      

-- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Data Digitization Program:  $15 million has been requested to support the continuation of a program that was competitively awarded to the Information Manufacturing Corporation (IMC), which has recently been renamed the National Interest Security Company (NISC),  to convert historical epidemiological and medical record data from the AFIP repositories at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other locations into a digitized format.  This work would provide authorized medical researchers and health authorities with secure computerized access to valuable epidemiological data that is crucial to discovering solutions to medical disease mysteries.  This work would continue to be performed at a NISC facility in Webster County, an economically distressed county. 

-- Titanium Matrix Composite (TMC)/Non-Enhanced Titanium: $8 million has been requested to support the continuation of a program that was competitively awarded to FMW Composite Systems to demonstrate the use of TMC/Nano-Enhanced Titanium as a material for use in military aircraft that could offer superior durability, heat resistance, and lower costs than previously used materials.  This work would continue to be performed at FMW facilities in Bridgeport and Hazelton, West Virginia.   

-- Unmanned Vehicle Sensor Optimization Technologies Project: $3 million has been requested for the continuation of a program that was competitively awarded to Augusta Systems for the continued development of next generation electronic, computing systems, and swarming control software for unmanned vehicle systems for the U.S. Department of Defense.  The purpose of this technology is to make huge strides in increasing military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, while keeping U.S. military personnel out of harm’s way.  This work would continue to be performed at the Augusta facility in Morgantown, West Virginia. 

-- Combustion Light Gas Gun (CLGG) Projectile:  $5 million has been requested for the continuation of a program that was competitively awarded to the Utron Corporation for the continued development of a guided projectile capable of accurately attacking targets at ranges of up to 200 nautical miles for the U.S. Department of the Navy.  Achieving this range would improve the Navy’s capability to hit targets and protect expeditionary forces ashore, while remaining out of the range of shore-based guns.  This work would continue to be performed at Utron’s Ashton, West Virginia, test site.  

-- Digitization of Naval Criminal Investigative Service Files (NCIS): $6.5 million has been requested to continue a program that was competitively awarded to the Information Manufacturing Corporation (IMC), which has recently been renamed the National Interest Security Company (NISC), to digitize, integrate, and provide analyst access to the investigative files of the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service.  Much of the investigative materials are buried in archives and not readily accessible to analysts.  This system provides the Navy with a highly secure system where digital data can be analyzed and evaluated by NCIS agents stationed throughout the world in a more timely and efficient manner.  This work would continue to be performed at NISC's facility at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Rocket Center, West Virginia. 

-- West Virginia Counterdrug Program:  $2 million has been requested above the President’s budget request for the West Virginia National Guard for the continued operations of the West Virginia Counterdrug program.  Through this program, West Virginia Guardsmen secure evidence on possible illegal drug activities throughout West Virginia and immediately shares this data with West Virginia law enforcement personnel.  During FY 2008, this program resulted in 500 arrests and the seizure of over $302 million in illegal drugs and assets.

-- Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support (CALS) Integrated Data Environment and Defense Logistics Enterprise Services Program (DLES):  $4 million has been requested for the CALS program that was competitively awarded to the ManTech International Corporation to support the U.S. Department of Defense with planning, testing, and implementation of its information network for the 21st century.   This work would continue to be performed at ManTech’s Fairmont and Hinton, West Virginia, sites. 

-- Direct Squadron Support Readiness Training Program:  $4 million has been requested to support the continued development, delivery and implementation of web-based training for the U.S. Navy Reserve for four critical airframes (the C-130T, C-9B, C-40A and F-5 aircraft).  Reservists must be as qualified as their active-duty counterparts if they are to be successful in their augmentation tasks.  The goal of this program is to assure that each reservist in every grade and rating orientation achieves superior training.  This program was competitively awarded to the ManTech International Corporation, which would continue to perform work at its Fairmont and Hinton, West Virginia, sites. 

-- Condition-based Maintenance Enabling Technologies Program:  $3 million has been requested to support the continued analysis, development, testing and evaluation of technologies and processes for the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Distance Support program and fleet maintenance transformation initiatives.  This program was competitively awarded to the ManTech International Corporation, which would continue to perform this work at its Fairmont and Hinton, West Virginia, sites. 

-- Integration of Logistics Information for Knowledge Projection & Readiness Assessment Program: $2 million has been requested to assist the U.S. Department of the Navy in determining ship readiness and its ability to achieve its mission, and to provide interoperability and collaboration among legacy systems.  To date, the system is now installed and operational on 80 U.S. Department of the Navy ships, with current plans to install this system across the entire fleet in the next three years.  This program was competitively awarded to the ManTech International Corporation, which would continue to perform this work at its Fairmont and Hinton, West Virginia, sites. 

-- Commodity Management Systems Consolidation (CMSC) Program:  $2 million has been requested to support the continued development of technology processes to improve the logistics support for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the U.S. Military Services.  The development of this technology would shorten logistics response times by reducing order times, introducing lean six sigma concepts, providing vital information at the point of maintenance, and by providing the right information to the right person at the right time.  This program was competitively awarded to the ManTech International Corporation, which would continue to perform this work at its Fairmont and Hinton, West Virginia, sites. 

-- Electronic Commodity Project: $1 million has been requested to support continued research and development of software systems for the rapid and accurate purchase of commodities during times of war and emergency.  This program was competitively awarded to the ManTech International Corporation, which would continue to perform this work at its Fairmont and Hinton, West Virginia, sites. 

-- Supply Chain Capability at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory:  $10 million has been requested for the continued development of reusable shipping containers and an associated shipping system that can track the transportation, disposition, and exact whereabouts of a multitude of weapons produced at the ABL.  The implementation of this system will support the Navy-owned ABL and military operational readiness by tracking the location and condition of components for DOD weapons for use by the warfighter in a more timely and cost-effective manner.  Officials of Greenpak, Inc., would intend to compete for this program and perform the work at its facilities in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and at ABL, Rocket Center, West Virginia.   

-- Smart Sensor Supercomputing Center:  $12 million has been requested to support the Smart Sensor Supercomputer Center (SSSC) for continued development and testing of low-cost smart sensor technology to more accurately interpret data collected by detection sensors for military protection activities and border security.  An effective automation of military force protection and border security could greatly improve the U.S. Department of the Army’s surveillance capabilities, save soldiers’ lives, and reduce manpower costs.  Officials of TTi Technologies, Inc., would intend to compete for this program and perform the work at its facility in Wheeling, West Virginia.   

-- U.S. Department of Defense’s Automated Biometrics Identification System:  $7 million has been requested for the U.S. Department of the Army, Clarksburg, West Virginia, to convert biometrics information into a digital format and initiate efforts to incorporate this data into the next-generation of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Automated Biometrics Identification System for enhanced matching capabilities to better protect the warfighter and protect our borders.

-- Repair of Storage Facilities for Military Assets:  $3 million has been requested for the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) to repair two 90,000 square-foot military storage/maintenance facilities at the Eleanor Armed Forces Reserve Center and Maintenance Facility, Eleanor, West Virginia, that are used for specialized storage of key U.S. Army active duty and National Guard military equipment used for both the homeland defense and overseas warfighting missions.  In addition space in these building is used for critical military maintenance, refurbishing and reset programs.  The buildings are in dire need of repair to prevent against significant depreciation of military assets.

-- Expeditionary Ground Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems for Tactical Units:  $10.5 million has been requested for the identification, modification, testing, evaluation, and deployment of lightweight mobile surveillance and reconnaissance packages (cameras, radars, sensors, wireless communication, software, and power integration) to provide early detection and warning to U.S. Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan who are deployed to more remote unsecured areas.  Officials of SIS would intend to compete for this program and perform the work from its facility in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.