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DoD. In addition, Stockpile Services funds research, development and production activities for
two or more weapons-types since these activities cannot be allocated to a specific weapon-type.
Production Support 300,037 309,761 354,502
Production Support is the backbone for the manufacturing capability of the stockpile.
Production Support includes those activities that provide the capability and capacity to
support the Enterprise’s production mission. Production Support funding not only sustains
current DSW capabilities, but enables the modernization of the production capabilities to
improve efficiency and to prepare manufacturing operations to meet future requirements.
This mission requires close coordination with the Readiness Campaign, which is charged
with development and initial deployment of new manufacturing and production capabilities.
The FY 2012 mission scope includes: (1) sustaining and modernizing engineering and
manufacturing operations; (2) providing quality supervision and control; (3) performing tool,
gauge, and test equipment procurement, maintenance, and inspection; (4) sustaining
purchasing, shipping, and materials management and; (5) developing and maintaining
electronic product-flow information systems. Collectively, these activities directly support
implementation of systems engineering concepts and production integration. Production
Support provides DSW with the base capability for conducting life extension work, stockpile
surveillance, dismantlement work, NG production and detonator assembly production.
Research and Development (R&D) Support 37,071 38,582 30,264
The R&D Support includes ongoing activities that directly enable the internal design
laboratory R&D activities at that specific site, including management activities which
support stockpile studies and programmatic work for multiple system and or non specific
systems. R&D Support also provides the necessary administrative or organizational
infrastructure to support internal design laboratory work.
The FY 2012 mission scope includes: (1) R&D infrastructure support at the national
laboratories; (2) support of production facilities when issues are discovered and require
national laboratory assistance in solving the issue; (3) assistance as part of Military Liaison
when issues develop; (4) program management for multiple system activities;
(5) development and coordination of the integration of DSW, Campaigns, and RTBF
requirements; (6) national laboratory assignees to federal organizations; (7) facility taxes
levied for building and capital use; and (8) support of quality assurance programs for
multiple systems.
R&D Certification and Safety 189,174 209,053 190,892
The R&D Certification and Safety provides the core competencies and capabilities for R&D
efforts not directly attributable to a single specific warhead system. These activities
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget