Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes (2003) / Chapter Skim
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3. Workforce, Planning, and Advocacy and Visibility
3. Workforce, Planning, and Advocacy and Visibility
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," "S&T Planning Options," and "Development (Capability) Planning." The third section, "Advocacy and Visibility," includes "S&T Summits," "Applied Technology Councils," and "Air Force Organizational Structure and S&T Advocate." SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING WORKFORCE In addition to addressing issues relating to the S&E workforce, this section also provides part of the committee response to the general statement of task question Are changes made by the Air Force sufficient to ensure that concerns about the management of the S&T program have been adequately addressed?
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In short, an appropriate mix of military and government civilian S&Es, properly led and motivated, has proven its merit throughout the history of the Air Force. Concerns have been expressed over the years regarding the deterioration of the nation's S&E workforce (civilian and military)
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managing the S&E workforce. Section 1114 of the FY 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L.
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planning. Compliance with Section 252 This subsection addresses the statement of task question Is the implementation of Section 252 of the FY 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L.
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The SECDEF notified the Comptroller General of the completion of the review on November 19, 2001, and the Comptroller General in turn reported to Congress that "the Air Force complied with the requirements of section 252 of the Fiscal Year 2001 National Defense Authorization Act" (GAO, 2002~. The ConOps Task Forces framework recently defined by the Air Force Chief of Staff will be used by the Air Staff for future planning and programming activities in upcoming POM formulations/submittals.
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Again, for funded activities, consideration of the bow-wave effect in subsequent updates of the long-range plan with feedback of the results to shape future POMs; and 7. To the extent practical, use of funding estimates concurred in by the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency consistent with USD/AT&L full funding guidance.
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To keep some development planning activities going, the funding had to come from current programs or product center operating funds, and both sources became scarcer as the military drawdown continued through the decade. Today, a key ingredient in achieving a truly transformational future warfighting capability is widespread adoption of new system-of-systems methods and architectures, which cut across conventional stovepiped product and platform boundaries.
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The resulting capability plan would communicate to users what the potential new developments might be and what the various choices among them are, and it would help dialogues with using commands to be truly two-way exchanges. The AFMC commander strongly voiced his concern to the committee regarding the atrophied development planning activities, stated that he was committed to rectifying the situation, and articulated the critical value 35 of this process in the evolution of future systems.
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The scope of this summit activity could be expanded by instituting similar exchanges between the S&T advocate and other constituencies, including OSD, other services, and key congressional members and staff. Applied Technology Councils This subsection addresses the statement of task question Are the applied technology councils effective in contributing the input of all levels beneath the senior leadership into coordination, focus, and content of the S&T program?
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Air Force Organizational Structure and S&T Advocate This subsection addresses two statement of task questions: Does the Air Force organizational structure provide for a sufficiently senior-level advocate of S&T to ensure an ongoing, effective presence of the S&T community during the budget and planning process? Is the designation of the AFMC commander as the S&T budget advocate effective to assure that an adequate budget top line is set?
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. During integration of the total Air Force program by Air Force headquarters, the AFMC commander and his staff advocate S&T in the same way that the other major commands advocate their programs.
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The Air Force complied with the requirements of Section 252 of the FY 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L.
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; and (4) aligning the framework to the current Air Force strategic planning process by using the ConOps Task Forces framework in lieu of the short-term objectives framework.
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Recommendation 3-X. The applied technology council process, along with Weapon System Capability Plans, should be continued and codified by regulation.
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