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Abstract:
The Department of Defense (DOD) funds long-term basic research in a wide variety of scientific and engineering fields with a goal of exploiting new knowledge to enhance-and where possible, transform-future capabilities. DOD-funded research is known for high-risk endeavors that have led to paradigm shifts in the nation's technical capabilities. In many cases, DOD was the first to seed new research performed by many of the world's leading scientists and engineers at universities, federal laboratories, and private industry. The Defense Science Board (DSB) was charged in August 2010 to validate the quality of the DOD basic research program and to provide advice on long-term basic research planning and strategies for the Department of Defense. Soon after the task force began its work, the DSB was asked to address additional areas of focus by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)). The Assistant Secretary asked the task force to advise how the Department should structure its basic research program to incentivize invention, innovation, and the transition of ideas to end-use.
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Final rept. |
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133 |
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Jan 2012 |
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A837455 |
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