Air Force print news (Nov. 9, 2005): Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval Web site.The Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. (DAMIR) Web site at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/damir/> is a DoD initiative to provide enterprise visibility to acquisition program information. The primary goal of DAMIR is to streamline acquisition management and oversight by leveraging the capabilities of a net-centric environment. DAMIR will identify the various data sources the acquisition community uses to manage Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP MDAP Major Defense Acquisition Program (US DoD) MDAP Mutual Defense Assistance Program MDAP Mental Disability Advocacy Program ) and Major Automated Information Systems The term automated information system means an assembly of computer hardware, software, firmware, or any combination of these, configured to accomplish specific information-handling operations, such as communication, computation, dissemination, processing, and storage of (MAIS MAIS Major Automated Information System (US DoD) MAIS Mediterranean Association of International Schools (Madrid, Spain) MAIS Movimento per l'Autosviluppo, l'Interscambio e la Solidarietà ) programs and provide a unified Web-based interface through which to present that information. DAMIR will enable the OSD, Military Services, Congress, and other participating communities to access information relevant to their missions regardless of the agency or where the data resides. As DAMIR evolves, its components will replace the need for the legacy Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System (CARS). The current DAMIR capability consists of two major Web-based components: Purview The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope. Purview refers to the enacting part of a statute. It generally begins with the words be it enacted and continues as far as the repealing clause. and the Virtual Library. Purview is an executive information system that displays program information such as mission and description, cost, funding, and schedule. It was developed under the DAMIR initiative to provide a comprehensive view of the current state of all MDAP and MAIS programs. Purview is the presentation layer for structured data currently collected in CARS. It will continue to be the solution for structured acquisition data presentation as the DAMIR initiative moves forward, and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. begin pulling this information directly from the Service acquisition databases. The Virtual Library is a search tool for unstructured data Data that does not reside in fixed locations. Free-form text in a word processing document is a typical example. Contrast with structured data. See free-form database. discovery. Built to meet the acquisition community's requirement for a tool that helps users search through unstructured data, the DAMIR Virtual Library delivers the capability to search through program documentation, such as budget information and acquisition strategies. This information may be stored in various formats, such as Word documents or .PDF files, and in disparate sources, including Oracle databases, file servers, and Web servers. |
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