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This report describes a Mission Dependency Index (MDI) developed for U.S. Army facility asset management. The MDI is an indicator of mission-related importance of Army infrastructure elements to be used for the purpose of providing more effective local prioritization of facilities for sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) actions. It does this by evaluating the mission impact of interrupting a function or relocating where it is provided. The index is reported on a scale of 0-100, and is analogous in that respect with existing Corps of Engineers Sustainment Management System (SMS) indices. As part of this work, an MDI methodology directly fit to Army-specific missions, facility resource capabilities, and organizational structure was developed. This was accomplished through a pilot implementation at White Sands Missile Range. The objectives of the demonstration were to identify Army-specific MDI criteria, develop a standardized implementation process, determine the steps for integrating MDI information into garrison-level and Army-level facility management business processes, and identify considerations and requirements for incorporating Army MDI criteria into the BUILDER ® SMS. The results of an MDI analysis, as facilitated using the implementation and integration procedures recommended here, will enable facility decision makers to focus on infrastructure most critical to mission effectiveness.

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A Message fromT his report summarizes the core research, development, and technology accomplishments in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Engineering Directorate for FY2006. These efforts exemplify Engineering's more than 50-year history of developing and applying the technologies needed to support the Laboratory's national security missions. A partner in every major program and project at the Laboratory throughout its existence, Engineering has prepared for this role with a skilled workforce and technical resources developed through both internal and external venues. These accomplishments embody Engineering's mission: "Enable program success today and ensure the Laboratory's vitality tomorrow."Engineering's investment in technologies is carried out primarily through two internal programs: the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program and the technology base, or "Tech Base," program. LDRD is the vehicle for creating technologies and competencies that are cutting-edge, or require discovery-class research to be fully understood. Tech Base is used to prepare those technologies to be more broadly applicable to a variety of Laboratory needs. The term commonly used for Tech Base projects is "reduction to practice." Thus, LDRD reports have a strong research emphasis, while Tech Base reports document discipline-oriented, core competency activities.This report combines the LDRD and Tech Base summaries into one volume, organized into six thematic technical areas: Engineering Modeling and Simulation; Measurement Technologies; Micro/ Nano-Devices and Structures; Precision Engineering; Engineering Systems for Knowledge and Inference; and Energy Manipulation.Engineering Modeling and Simulation efforts focus on the research, development, and deployment of computational technologies that provide the foundational capabilities to address most facets of Engineering's mission. Current activities range from fundamental advances to enable accurate modeling of full-scale DOE and DoD systems performing at their limits, to advances for treating photonic and microfl uidic systems.FY2006 LDRD projects encompassed coupling standard fi nite element analysis methods with "meshless" methods to address systems at and beyond failure; integration of electromagnetic forces with structural mechanics solutions; and nonlinear materials treatments for photonic systems. Tech Base projects included enhancements, verifi cation, and validation of engineering simulation tools and capabilities; progress in visualization and data management tools; and extensions of our competence in structural damage analysis.Measurement Technologies comprise activities in nondestructive characterization, metrology, sensors systems, and ultrafast technologies for advanced diagnostics. The advances in this area are essential for the future experimental needs in Inertial Confi nement Fusion, High-Energy-Density Physics, Weapons and Department of Homeland Security programs.FY2006 LDRD research featured transient recording extensions for streak cameras;...