Download or read book A Feasibility Study of Diversifying the Activities and Functions of a Defense Research and Development Laboratory written by John Halford Keegan and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A feasible plan for integrating Government non-defense programs into the research and development laboratories of the Department of Defense is studied and recommended. Points that are covered include: (1) a study within a typical Defense Laboratory to determine the non-defense programs that the professional staff are interested in and capable of accomplishing; (2) a survey of Defense Laboratories to determine the degree to which they have diversified; and (3) a market survey. The first phase of the study reports the results of a survey conducted at the New London Laboratory of the Naval Underwater Systems Center, New London, Connecticut. This survey determined that the professional staff members are interested in participating in Government non-defense programs and that they have a number of proposals that could be applied to such programs. The second phase reports on a survey of similar defense organizations. The survey results indicate that there is no precedent at other Defense Laboratories that would provide guidance in developing a plan to diversify. The third phase of the research reports the results of a market survey, which establishes the fact that demand does exist for research and development capabilities in non-defense areas. The fourth chapter outlines the conclusions of the study and recommends a plan for the diversification of a typical Defense Laboratory. (Author).
Download or read book Abstracts of Theses for Masters Degrees and Titles of Doctoral Dissertations written by Vanderbilt University and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Management 1971 1977 written by Mary E. Young and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The GAO Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations in the Pure and Applied Sciences Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Master s Theses and Doctoral Dissertations in the Pure and Applied Sciences written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Survey of Laboratories and Implementation of the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program Annex A Department of the Army Domestic Technology Transfer written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Army considers Technology Transfer to be a very broadly defined term consistent with the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. A key element of the Army's Technology Transfer program is, and always been, based on developing cooperative R & D efforts. These collaborative efforts include Cooperative Research and Development Agreements. The report is structured into two sections as follows: Section I includes, for each of the twelve Army activities, summary sheets which detail the particular activity's areas of expertise and their unique facilities. The summary sheets are followed by data sheets which describe the activity's efforts in technology transfer. These sheets do not completely describe the activity's efforts but provide examples of certain types of efforts that they are performing and how they relate to technology transfer. Finally, there are each activity's plans for enhancing technology transfer for FY 1994. Section II describes a few success stories of Army technologies commercialized by the private sector.
Download or read book Limited by Design written by Michael Crow and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-25 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limited by Design is the first comprehensive study of the varying roles played by the more than 16,000 research and development laboratories in the U.S. national innovation system. Michael Crow and Barry Bozeman offer policy makers and scientists a blueprint for making more informed decisions about how to best utilize and develop the capabilities of these facilities. Some labs, such as Bell Labs, Westinghouse, and Eastman Kodak, have been global players since the turn of the century. Others, such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, have been mainstays of the military/energy industrial complex since they evolved in the 1940s. These and other institutions have come to serve as the infrastructure upon which a range of industries have relied and have had a tremendous impact on U.S. social and economic history. Michael Crow and Barry Bozeman illustrate the histories, missions, structure, and behavior of individual laboratories, and explore the policy contexts in which they are embedded. In studying this large and varied collection of labs, Crow, Bozeman, and their colleagues develop a new framework for understanding the structure and behavior of laboratories that also provides a basis for rationalizing federal science and technology policy to create more effective laboratories. The book draws upon interviews and surveys collected from thousands of scientists, administrators, and policy makers, and features boxed "lab windows" throughout that provide detailed information on the variety of laboratories active in the U.S. national innovation system. Limited by Design addresses a range of questions in order to enable policy makers, university administrators, and scientists to plan effectively for the future of research and development.
Download or read book The Management of Research Institutions written by Hans Mark and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education and the Federal Laboratories written by United States. Committee on Federal Laboratories and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the use of Federal research and development facilities for advanced education and training: to determine how well Federal laboratories are doing in continuing educational efforts; to make recommendations for improvements; and to explore the potential of Federal agencies in contributing more broadly to the educational activities of the nation.
Download or read book Research Activities Working Group Report on Research and Development written by United States. Department of Defense. Advisory Committee on Fiscal Organization and Procedures and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Advisory Commission on Consolidation and Conversion of Defense Research and Development Laboratories written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides recommendations to the Secretary of Defense the feasibility and desirability of various means to improve the operation of the DoD laboratories. Public Law 101-510 established the Federal Advisory Commission on Consolidation and Conversion of Defense Research and Development Laboratories to study the Department of Defense (DoD) laboratory system and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on the feasibility and desirability of various means to improve the operation of the DoD laboratories. Among the means the Commission was directed to study were: (1) conversion of some or all of the DoD laboratories to Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated laboratories, (2) mission and/or function modification of some or all of the laboratories, and (3) consolidation or closure of some or all of the laboratories. The DoD operates a large and complex laboratory system. The DoD laboratories (42 Army, 20 Navy, and 4 Air Force) spend approximately $6.5 billion annually and employ nearly 60,000 people, of whom over 26,000 are scientists and engineers. The DoD laboratory system has evolved over the past 150 years. Each Service's system is different and is a product of its historical origins, culture, and method of systems acquisition. Several laboratories are embedded in larger organizations. A significant number of the laboratories are relatively small and geographically isolated. In undertaking its task, the Commission started with the fundamental issues concerning the laboratories: Why does the DoD have in-house laboratories? What are their primary functions? What is their current level of effectiveness? What are the attributes of an effective laboratory? How best can these attributes be achieved within the current environment? Is conversion to Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated necessary and/or feasible?
Download or read book Utilization of Federal Laboratories written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 6. Considers the necessity of obtaining optimum use from the Federal Government's existing laboratory facilities, rather than constructing new facilities, for the conduct of Federal scientific research. Includes discussion of how technology can be used to combat crime.
Download or read book Survey of Laboratories and Implementation of the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program Annex C Department of the Air Force Domestic Technology Transfer A Survey of Designated Air Force Laboratories on the Implementation of the Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report is structured as follows: In Section I, the mission and facilities of each activity is presented, followed by a description of the Office of Research and Technology Application (ORTA). There are many related programs, such as publishing of technical reports and R & D contracting, that enhance technology transfer. Section I describes each activity's participation in these programs. The data presented are not intended to completely describe the activities' efforts: rather, they are only examples of the types of things that they are doing and how they relate to technology transfer: Section II presents each activity's plans for enhancing technology transfer for FY 1994. Section III describes selected success in commercializing Air Force technologies with the private sector.
Download or read book Intergovernmental Use of Federal R D Laboratories written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of Basic Research in DOD Laboratories written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a government-wide study of research and development (R & D) laboratories, some Department of Defense (DOD) laboratory directors expressed concern about their laboratories' loss of opportunity to perform long-term basic research because DOD has placed emphasis on solving near-term problems. Therefore, GAO reviewed the levels and trends of in-house basic research and the extent that the levels have declined in recent years to determine what impact this might have on the future health and vitality of the DOD laboratories. GAO found that Defense R & D provides the technological foundation for national security. DOD in-house laboratories play a vital role in striving for technological leads in areas important to defense, guarding against technological surprise by the adversary, and providing options which shape the U.S. military posture. Doing basic research is essential to the laboratories' vitality because it helps them to attract good scientists, keep up with and use advances in science, and increase the overall level of technical ability. The level of basic research performed at the in-house laboratories has seriously declined, and the DOD research growth is planned for the external research community. Allowing the laboratories to remain at the current level of basic research performance could erode their long-term ability to perform those functions which are basic to supporting a mission organization.
Download or read book ERDA Energy Research Abstracts written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
