HFE TAG 71 Meeting
 

About the DoD HFE TAG

What is the DOD HFE TAG?

The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DOD HFE TAG) is composed of technical representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD), National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with research and development responsibility in human factors and related disciplines. There is no limitation on the number of uniform or civilian representatives from the above governmental entities. Representatives from organizations and activities with allied interests and technical experts in special topical areas are also invited to attend specific meetings.

Also participating in the HFE TAG are official representatives of technical societies or industry associations with a stated interest in human factors. These representatives must be credentialed by the HFE TAG before attending. Refer to the Technical Society/Industry (TS/I) site for more information.

ORIGIN

The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Group (DoD HFE TAG) was implemented by a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Assistant Secretaries of the Services in November 1976 for the purpose of coordinating and communicating research and development at the working level among the services and other Government agencies involved in Human Factors Engineering. The first HFE TAG meeting convened on August 9–10, 1977 in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. 

GOALS

The major goal of the HFE TAG is to provide a mechanism for the timely exchange of technical information in the development and application of human factors engineering by enhancing the coordination among Government agencies involved in HFE technology research, development, and application. The HFE TAG also assists, as required, in the preparation and coordination of tri-service documents, and sponsors in-depth technical interaction, which aids in identifying HFE technical issues and technology gaps.  

SCOPE

Because of the diversity of the subject matter covered by the HFE discipline, the scope of the technical areas addressed by the HFE TAG is broad. For the purposes of the HFE TAG, HFE is defined as dealing with the concepts, data, methodologies and procedures which are relevant to the development, operation and maintenance of hardware and software systems. The subject matter subsumes all technologies aimed at understanding and defining the capabilities of human operators and maintainers. 

COMPOSITION

The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DOD HFE TAG) is composed of technical representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD), National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with research and development responsibility in human factors and related disciplines.

TAG PROPONENT

Human Performance, Training and BioSystems (HPTB) Research Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) 

More information about the TAG, including details and presentations from previous meetings, is available at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/rd/hptb/hfetag