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Rack MS – Science & Technology
Aisle M — Modernization
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)
Modernization (M): Acquisition Frameworks (MA) — Capabilities Development (MC) — Defense Industrial Base (MD) — Program Management (MP) — Requirements Development (MR) — Science & Technology (MS) — Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation (MT) — Major Weapons Systems (MW)
Disclaimer: The inclusion of resources here is for informational, historical, and research purposes only and is provided as a service for US Army War College faculty, students, and graduates to support their educational and professional requirements. These may include outdated or superseded materials. The inclusion of these materials does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
This rack provides resources covering governance of the science and technology management processes and organizations such as the research labs. This rack is a stub — please help with providing resources.
This shelf contains general resources on on theoretical constructs of science and technology management.
Faculty Publications:
- Defense Acquisition University, “Technology Maturity and Technology Readiness Assessments,” excerpt from the Defense Acquisition Guidebook, paragraph 10.2.5.
Web Resources:
- DoD Spotlight, Science & Technology Page, https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/science-and-technology/
- Defense Science Board, https://dsb.cto.mil/
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Defense Science and Technology Office, Reliance 21: Operating Principles — Bringing Together the DoD Science and Technology Enterprise (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, January 2014).
- U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps S&T Strategic Plan, 2018.
- Office of Naval Research, Science & Technology for the 21st Century Warfighter, 2005.
Strategies and Reports:
- Defense Science Board, Report on the DoD Policies and Procedures for the Acquisition of Information Technology (Washington, DC: Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 2009).
- Defense Science Board, Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Basic Research (Washington, DC: Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 2012).
- Defense Science Board, The Defense Science Board Report on Technology and Innovation Enablers for Superiority in 2030 (Washington, DC: Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 2013).
- Sargent Jr., John F. Defense Science and Technology Funding, Report #45110 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2018).
- Shaffer, Alan R., Testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats, and Capabilities, April 2013.
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Albon, Courtney. “US Central Command’s New Hub Seeks to Quickly Push Battlefield Tech,” C4ISRNET, December 8, 2022, https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/2022/12/08/us-central-commands-new-hub-seeks-to-quickly-push-battlefield-tech/
- “Critical Enabling Technologies,” Army AT&L, special issue (October-December 2018).
- Duddy, Brian. “What Are Prototypes? Very Useful But Not Panaceas,” Defense Acquisition Magazine, March-April 2020, 26-29, https://www.dau.edu/library/defense-atl/blog/What-Are-Prototypes
- Geis II, John P. “Directed Energy Weapons on the Battlefield: A New Vision for 2025,” Occasional Paper no. 12 (Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University, 2003).
- Scott, Jacob. “The Iron Triangle: Technology, Strategy, Ethics, and the Future of Killing Machines,” WAR ROOM, May 8, 2019, https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/laws-are-just-weapons/
- Smith, Robert E. and Brian D. Vogt, “A Proposed 2025 Ground Systems ‘Systems Engineering’ Process,” Defense ARJ 21, no. 3 (July 2014): 752-774.
- Tirpak, John A., “Tomorrow’s Combat Advantages,” Air Force Magazine (August 2006): 48-52, https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0806combat/
- Williams, Coen, “Buying What Works: An Acquisitions Strategy for the Reality of Dual-Use Technologies,” Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, October 2022, https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/buying-what-works-acquisitions-strategy-reality-dual-use-technologies
- Wong, Carolyn, Paul Steinberg, Kenneth Horn, and Elliot Axelband, “An Approach for Efficiently Managing DoD Research and Development Portfolios,” Acquisition Review Quarterly 5, no. 4 (Fall 1998): 339-356.
- Note: Publication is now Acquisition Review Magazine and earlier ARQ articles not available from the DAU website.
This shelf provides resources oriented on future directions of technology and emerging tech and applications that could have military applications. Please note the dates of some of these documents as technologies may have already matured by today. Unlike other shelves, this shelf is organized by technology type.
General:
- Harding, Emily and Harshana Ghoorhoo, Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2023), https://www.csis.org/analysis/seven-critical-technologies-winning-next-war
Biotechnologies:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Opportunities in Biotechnology for Future Army Applications (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2001).
C4ISR:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security: Report 2 — C4ISR (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2004).
Directed Energy Weapons:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Review of Directed Energy Technology for Countering Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2008).
Energy:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Meeting the Energy Needs of Future Warriors (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2004).
Networks and Network Science:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Strategy for an Army Center for Network Science, Technology, and Experimentation (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2007).
Neuroscience:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Opportunities for Neuroscience for Future Army Applications (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2009).
Unmanned Ground Vehicles:
- Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Technology Development for Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Washington, DC: National Research Council, 2002).
This shelf is focused on the service specific issues and applications of science and technology within the Army.
Faculty Publications:
- None.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Army, Science & Technology Master Plan: Volume I, 1997 | 2007 Executive Summary | 2007 Full Plan
Strategies and Reports:
- Army Science Board, The Strategic Direction for Army Science and Technology, Final Report of the Fiscal Year 2012 Study (Washington, DC: Army Science Board Directorate, February 2013).
- Lyons, John W., Richard Chait, and James Ratches, Suggestions for Evaluating the Quality of the Army’s Science and Technology Program: The Portfolio and Its Execution (Washington, DC: Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, January 2013).
- Miller, Mary J. Statement on the United States Army’s Science and Technology (S&T) Program for Fiscal Year 2014, 113th Cong., 1st sess., April 16, 2013.
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- “Special Issue — Army Science and Technology,” Army AL&T Magazine (October-December 2007).
- “Special Issue — Empowering the Warfighter Through Technology,” Army AL&T Magazine (October-December 2008).
- Kellyn D. Ritter and Jaclyn Pitts, “Busting the Low-Tech Myth — Army S&T Efforts Support Full-Spectrum Operations,” Army AL&T (January-March 2009): 32-37.
Title image credit: From Amy Walker, PEO C3T, public domain.
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