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Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes (2003)

Chapter: Appendix D: Guest Speakers' Presentations to the Committee

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Guest Speakers' Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10720.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Guest Speakers' Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2003. Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10720.
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Appendix D Guest Speakers' Presentations to the Committee MEETING 1, WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 30-31, 2002 Congressional Concerns Section 253 Overview Recommendation Database Management Concerns S&T Planning Review AF S&T Investment AF Corporate Board/Process and S&T MEETING 2, DAYTON, OHIO, JUNE 27-28, 2002 Development Planning Applied Technology Councils Technology Availability and Flexibility Turbine Engine Technology Air Force S&T Plan Air Force S&T Program Advocacy MEETING 3, WASHINGTON, D.C., AUGUST 22-23, 2002 Corporate AF Interaction with Air Force S&T Programs DARPA Approach to S&T Management Air Force S&T Summits Wright Brothers Institute Army S&T Accelerating the Pace of Transformation AF S&E Functional Manager Perspective Defense S&T Investment Focus S&T A Warfighter's Perspective S&T Community in Crisis 55 SASC/Carolyn Hanna HASC/Steve Ansley SAF/AQR/Henk Ruck SAF/AQRT/Col Greg Schneider SAF/AQRT/Col Greg Schneider SAF/AQRT/Lt Col Jim Brandt AFRL/XPP/Greg Rubertus SAF/AQX/Lt Col Rob Clarke AFMC/DRX/Col Diana Schulz ASC/AA/Tom Graves AFRL/XPA/Col Brian Jones ASC/GRX/Col Mark Donahue AFRL/XP/Bill Borger AFRL/PR/Lt Col Jim Nees AFRL/CCIMaj Gen Paul Nielsen AFMC/CC/Gen Les Lyles AF/XP/Maj Gen Gary Heckman DARPA Director/Tony Tether SAF/AQR/Jim Engle ASC/CDIVince Russo ASA(ALT)/Mike Andrews SAF/AQRE/Col Paul Coutee ODDR&E (P&P)/Bob Baker ACC/XP/Brig Gen Joe Stein NRAC/Skip Lackie and Mike Marshall

56 How ONR Does S&T for the Department of the Navy AFSPC Perspective CNR/RADM Jay Cohen AFSPC/XPX/Col Jim Shumate MEETING 4, WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 22-23, 2002 AF SAB Review of AF S&T Program Quality MEETING 5, WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 9-10, 2002 Writing session only; no speakers APPENDIX D AF SAB/Bob Selden

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Under mandate of Section 253, Study and Report on Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes, of the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. Air Force contracted with the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct the present study. In response, the NRC established the Committee on Review of the Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes—composed of academics, active and retired industry executives, former Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) civilian executives, and retired general officers with acquisition and science and technology (S&T) backgrounds. The committee was to review the effectiveness of the Air Force S&T program and, in particular, the actions that the Air Force has taken to improve the management of the program in recent years in response to concerns voiced in numerous study reports and by Congress. The committee's principal charter was to assess whether, as a whole, the changes put in place by the Air Force since 1999 are sufficient to assure that adequate technology will be available to ensure U.S. military superiority. The committee conducted four open meetings to collect information from the Air Force and its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), the U.S Navy, the U.S. Army, and DoD. A great many factors influence any judgment of the S&T program's sufficiency in supporting future warfighter needs; these factors include threat assessment, budget constraints, technology opportunities, workforce, and program content. Given the relatively short time available for this study and considering the detailed reviews conducted annually by the SAB, the technical content of the S&T program was necessarily beyond the committee's purview. Rather, the committee focused on S&T management, including areas that have been studied many times, in depth, by previous advisory groups. Besides addressing technical content, those prior studies and congressional concerns highlighted four overarching S&T issues: advocacy and visibility, planning, workforce, and investment levels. In response, the Air Force instituted changes in S&T management.

The NRC is requested to conduct a study to determine how changes to the Air Force science and technology program implemented during the past two years affect the future capabilities of the Air Force. Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes reviews and assess whether such changes as a whole are sufficient to ensure the following:

A. That concerns about the management of the science and technology program that have been raised by the Congress, the Defense Science Board, the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and the Air Force Association have been adequately addressed.

B. That appropriate and sufficient technology is available to ensure the military superiority of the United States and counter future high-risk threats.

C. That the science and technology investments are balanced to meet near-, mid-, and long-term needs of the Air Force.

D. That the Air Force organizational structure provides for a sufficiently senior level advocate of science and technology to ensure an ongoing, effective presence of the science and technology community during the budget and planning process.

This report also assess the specific changes to the Air Force science and technology program as whether the biannual science and technology summits provide sufficient visibility into, and understanding and appreciation of, the value of the science and technology program to the senior level of Air Force budget and policy decision makers.

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