Download or read book Defense Research A Primer on the Department of Defense s Research Development Test and Evaluation RDT E Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the basic elements and issues of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT & E) Program. It defines basic activities supported by the program, presents budget trends, discusses the management of program, and describes the infrastructure in which the program is implemented. This report is for staff new to the area of defense research and for senior staff interested in historical trends. This report will be updated periodically. For tracking Congressional action on the current year's budget, the reader is referred to the Issue Brief entitled Defense Research: DOD s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT & E) Program, by the same author.

Download or read book Defense Research written by John D. Moteff and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Required In House Capabilities for Department of Defense Research Development Test and Evaluation written by OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING (R/AT) WASHINGTON DC. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the required in-house RDT & E capabilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) RDT & E organizations. It discusses the role of Government R & D, the R & D process and environment, DOD responsibilities, and finally the required in-house capabilities. This document discusses the responsibilities of the DOD internal research, development, test and evaluation establishment, which comprises program management offices, laboratories, research and development centers, test and evaluation activities. and other technical organizations. Collectively, these internal RDT & E organizations represent a vital component of the Defense research, development, and acquisition program. (Author).

Download or read book Statistics Testing and Defense Acquisition written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-06-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale production? The answer to that question may involve not only tens of billions of dollars but also the nation's security and military capabilities. In the milestone process used by DOD to answer the basic acquisition question, one component near the end of the process is operational testing, to determine if a system meets the requirements for effectiveness and suitability in realistic battlefield settings. Problems discovered at this stage can cause significant production delays and can necessitate costly system redesign. This book examines the milestone process, as well as the DOD's entire approach to testing and evaluating defense systems. It brings to the topic of defense acquisition the application of scientific statistical principles and practices.

Download or read book Research and Development in the Department of Defense written by United States. Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Research Development Test and Evaluation Incremental Programming Policy at Department of Defense In House RDT E Activities written by Carolyn Merlo and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of the Congressional 'power of the purse' led to more Congressional control of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT & E) appropriation. One method of control was the RDT & E Incremental Programming Policy. The impact and implementation of the Policy at Department of Defense in house RDT & E Activities is examined in this report. Questionnaires and interviews were used for research data. Conclusions are that the RDT & E Incremental Programming Policy has had an impact at these Activities. However, administrative implementation within the Air Force, Army and Navy has had no major effect. Responses between the services to particular issues are different. (Author).

Download or read book Research and Development in the U S Army Corps of Engineers written by Damon Manders and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Industrial Methods for the Effective Development and Testing of Defense Systems written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past decade and a half, the National Research Council, through its Committee on National Statistics, has carried out a number of studies on the application of statistical methods to improve the testing and development of defense systems. These studies were intended to provide advice to the Department of Defense (DOD), which sponsored these studies. The previous studies have been concerned with the role of statistical methods in testing and evaluation, reliability practices, software methods, combining information, and evolutionary acquisition. Industrial Methods for the Effective Testing and Development of Defense Systems is the latest in a series of studies, and unlike earlier studies, this report identifies current engineering practices that have proved successful in industrial applications for system development and testing. This report explores how developmental and operational testing, modeling and simulation, and related techniques can improve the development and performance of defense systems, particularly techniques that have been shown to be effective in industrial applications and are likely to be useful in defense system development. In addition to the broad issues, the report identifies three specific topics for its focus: finding failure modes earlier, technology maturity, and use of all relevant information for operational assessments.

Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-01-22 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) supports basic research to advance fundamental knowledge in fields important to national defense. Over the past six years, however, several groups have raised concern about whether the nature of DOD-funded basic research is changing. The concerns include these: Funds are being spent for research that does not fall under DOD's definition of basic research; reporting requirements have become cumbersome and onerous; and basic research is handled differently by the three services. To explore these concerns, the Congress directed DOD to request a study from the National Research Council (NRC) about the nature of basic research now being funded by the Department. Specifically the NRC was to determine if the programs in the DOD basic research portfolio are consistent with the DOD definition of basic research and with the characteristics associated with fundamental research.

Download or read book A Strategic Vision and a New Management Approach for the Department of the Navy s Research Development Test and Evaluation RDT E Portfolio written by Joseph P. Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper considers the Department of the Navy Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) program holistically. The underlying premise, that will be expanded on here, is that the Department is not doing a good enough job of strategically managing its RDT&E portfolio and that, at least partly as a result, the Department is spending too much and taking too long in getting new technology-driven capabilities into the hands of our warfighters. The goal of this paper is to identify a workable RDT&E process that better enables the Department of the Navy to identify, develop, and maintain the capabilities of our warfighters as notably the most advanced in the world"--Publisher's web site.

Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) asked Congress for $73.2 billion in fiscal year 2007 for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E). DOD organized this request using program element (PE) codes, which are designed to convey key information about the budget request. DOD also provides documents called budget exhibits detailing the activities for which funds are being requested. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 mandated that GAO examine the program elements and budget exhibits. GAO assessed (1) whether the RDT&E program element code structure and the associated budget exhibits provide accurate, consistent, complete, and clear information, and (2) what factors contribute to any problems found. In conducting this review GAO analyzed all of the fiscal year 2007 program element codes and 47 budget exhibits. GAO also interviewed key DOD officials.

Download or read book Department of Defense Research Development Test and Evaluation written by Sargent and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Military Nanotechnology written by Jürgen Altmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With revolutionary changes in nanotechnology (NT) now on the horizon, this is the first systematic and comprehensive presentation of its potential military applications.

Download or read book A Plan to Streamline DoD s Science and Technology Engineering and Test and Evaluation Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This plan outlines initiatives to streamline the Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S & T), Engineering, and Test and Evaluation (T & E) infrastructure, commonly referred to as the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT & E) infrastructure. In April of 1998, the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) reported to Congress pursuant to section 912(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 1998 (Appendix A, page A-2), which required a review of the DoD's acquisition workforce. That report highlighted a number of areas requiring further study, including initiatives to streamline the RDT & E infrastructure, the subject of this follow-on report. Subsequent to the April 1998 report, section 907 of the Strom Thurmond NDAA for Fiscal Year 1999 (Appendix A, page A-5) required a similar study of the RDT & E infrastructure. Consequently, the section 907 initiatives have been incorporated into this report.

Download or read book Defense Acquisition Infrastructure Changes in RDT E Laboratories and Centers written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As requested, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT & E) infrastructure. Specifically, GAO (1) reviewed previous studies on DOD's laboratory infrastructure to determine what actions DOD has taken to implement prior recommendations and (2) analyzed data on RDT & E infrastructure funding, workforce composition, and operating cost. This report summarizes and updates the information presented at the briefings. It also provides GAO's preliminary examination of lessons learned from successful consolidations that may be applicable to the federal laboratory infrastructure and will be the subject of a later report. Future spending increases for readiness and weapons modernization will have to come, in part, from infrastructure reduction savings, according to the Secretary of Defense. The combination of the operations and maintenance (O & M) and military personnel appropriations fund about 80 percent of DOD's total infrastructure activities. Thus, if DOD as a whole is to achieve significant infrastructure savings for future force modernization, then most of the savings must come from these two accounts. A segment of this infrastructure is comprised of a diverse network of laboratories and test and evaluation centers. The laboratories and centers are funded partly by the O & M account and, according to DOD officials, to a greater extent by the RDT & E and procurement accounts. In fiscal year 1994, DOD spent more than $22 billion - about 8 percent of its $266 billion budget.

Download or read book The Department of Defense Program of Research Development Test and Evaluation FY 1974 written by United States. Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: