defense related employment of skilled labor an introduction to ldepps december 2000 department principal point contact economic and manpower analysis division office the director program evaluation secretary pentagon room be798 washington dc 20301 1800 202 697 2999 email depps osd mil 1 dod has developed a model for projecting purchases projection system ie projections are made using module called objective is project demands over interval defined by future years fydp provides convenient way summarizing requirements generated various occupational classifications in 89 separate industries matrix used comprising 100 categories additional detail about occupations that heavily employed either directly or indirectly this booklet was as reference tool users it begins explaining sample what estimates cover how they should be interpreted subsequent sections describe