Joint Publication 1-02 DoD Dictionary of Military ... - AcqNotes.com

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
or other incident facilities and is normally identified by a green rotating or flashing
light. Also called ICP. See also antiterrorism. (JP 3-28)
incident command system — A standardized on-scene emergency management construct
designed to aid in the management of resources during incidents. Consists of facilities,
equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications established for this purpose.
Also called ICS. (JP 3-28)
incident management — A national comprehensive approach to preventing, preparing for,
responding to, and recovering from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other
emergencies. Incident management includes measures and activities performed at the
local, state, and national levels and includes both crisis and consequence management
activities. (JP 3-28)
incident of national significance — An actual or potential high-impact event that requires a
coordinated and effective response by and appropriate combination of Federal, state,
local, tribal, nongovernmental, and/or private-sector entities in order to save lives and
minimize damage, and provide the basis for long-term community recovery and
mitigation activities. (JP 3-41)
incremental costs — Costs which are additional costs to the Service appropriations that
would not have been incurred absent support of the contingency operation. See also
financial management. (JP 1-06)
independent government estimate — The government’s estimate of the resources and
projected cost of the resources a contractor will incur in the performance of the
contract. Also called IGE. (JP 4-10)
indications — In intelligence usage, information in various degrees of evaluation, all of
which bear on the intention of a potential enemy to adopt or reject a course of action.
(JP 2-0)
indications and warning — Those intelligence activities intended to detect and report timesensitive
intelligence information on foreign developments that could involve a threat
to the United States or allied and/or coalition military, political, or economic interests
or to US citizens abroad. It includes forewarning of hostile actions or intentions against
the United States, its activities, overseas forces, or allied and/or coalition nations. Also
called I&W. See also information; intelligence. (JP 2-0)
indicator — In intelligence usage, an item of information which reflects the intention or
capability of an adversary to adopt or reject a course of action. (JP 2-0)
indigenous populations and institutions — A generic term used to describe the civilian
construct of an operational area to include its populations (legal citizens, legal and
illegal immigrants, and all categories of dislocated civilians), governmental, tribal,
commercial, and private organizations and entities. Also called IPI. (JP 3-57)
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