DECISIONS MADE BY DEFENSE STANDARDS IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL The Defense Standards Improvement Council (DSIC) has made decisions on the first number of documents that have been reviewed by the Department of Defense (DoD) Process Action Team on Specifications and Standards. We wish to thank everyone for their input to this initiative. The following are results of the DSIC decisions: MIL-STD-100E, ``Engineering Drawing Practices'', will be canceled when a suitable non-Government standard (NGS) is published. MIL-STD-105E, ``Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes'', was canceled by NOTICE 1 of February 27, 1995 (Future acquisitions should refer to an acceptable NGS on sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes, such as ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993, which was DoD adopted on February 27, 1995). MIL-STD-454N, ``Standard General Requirements for Electronic Equipment'', will be canceled without replacement after issuance of a handbook. MIL-STD-463A, ``Definitions and System of Units, Electromagnetic Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility Technology'', was canceled by NOTICE 2 of February 27, 1995 (Future acquisitions should refer to IEEE C63.14, which was also DoD adopted on February 27, 1995). MIL-STD-480, ``Configuration Control'', was superseded by MIL-STD-973 in April 1992. MIL-STD-499A, ``Engineering Management'', was canceled by NOTICE 1 of February 27, 1995 (Without replacement). MIL-STD-965B, ``Parts Control Program'' - Decision has been deferred until Government/Industry panel review is conducted. MIL-STD-973, ``Configuration Management'', will be canceled when a suitable NGS is published and an Interface Standard is developed. MIL-STD-1520C, ``Corrective Action and Disposition System for Nonconforming Material'', was canceled by NOTICE 2 of February 27, 1995 (Without replacement). MIL-STD-1521B(USAF), ``Technical Review and Audits for Systems, Equipment, and Computer Software'', will be canceled without replacement after issuance of a handbook. MIL-STD-1528A(USAF), ``Manufacturing Management Program'', was canceled by NOTICE 1 of February 27, 1995 (Without replacement). MIL-STD-1567A, ``Work Measurement'', was canceled by NOTICE 3 of February 27, 1995 (Without replacement). MIL-STD-2000A, ``Standard Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies'', will be canceled when a suitable NGS is published. MIL-Q-9858A, ``Quality Program Requirements'', will be inactivated for new design when changes are made to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations and the document will be canceled in October 1996. MIL-M-38510J, ``Microcircuits'', was reclassified as Inactive for New Design in 1993 and superseded by MIL-I-38535. MIL-STD-45662A, ``Calibration Systems Requirements'', was canceled by NOTICE 2 of February 27, 1995 (Future acquisitions should refer to ANSI/NCSL Z540-1, ISO 10012-1, or comparable standards as alternatives to MIL-STD-45662A). MIL-S-45743E, ``Soldering, Manual Type, High Reliability Electrical and Electronic Equipment'', was canceled by NOTICE 2 of February 27, 1995 (Future acquisitions should refer to MIL-STD-2000A). MIL-S-46860B, ``Soldering of Metallic Ribbon Lead Materials to Solder Coated Terminals, Process for Reflow'', was canceled by NOTICE 2 of February 27, 1995 (Future acquisitions should refer to MIL-STD-2000A). MIL-S-46844C, ``Solder Bath Soldering of Printed Wiring Assemblies'', was canceled by NOTICE 2 of February 27, 1995 (Future acquisitions should refer to MIL-STD-2000A). To reach the Defense Standardization Program (DSP) homepage which will keep you current regarding information on Specification and Standard Reform - use Mosaic software to access the World Wide Web (www) site on the internet and perform the following steps: 1. Open (i.e., load) Mosaic. 2. Click on ``FILE'' (located on the top menu bar). 3. Click on ``Open URL'' (located at the top of the drop down menu). 4. In the dialog box, click in the ``URL box'' and replace the location address with the following address: http://www.acq.osd.mil. 5. Press the ENTER key. This should take you to the USD (Acquisition & Technology) homepage. Once there, click on ``ECONOMIC SECURITY'' to access the Economic Security homepage. Then, click on ``DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM'' to access our homepage. If you prefer to go directly to our homepage, substitute the following address (see step 4. above): http://www.acq.osd.mil/es/std/stdhome.html. No matter how you reach the DSP homepage, once you are there, click on the toolbar tool that says, ``ADD TO HOTLIST''. This will add this site to your ``Starting Points'' drop down menu list, so that next time you need not type in the www address.

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