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Appendix E: Summary of Concerns About the Air Force S&T Program
Pages 57-62

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... Congress believed that the Secretary of Defense had failed to comply with the 2 percent real growth objective of Section 214 in the FY 1999 act, especially the Air Force S&T program, thus jeopardizing the stability of the defense technology base and increasing the risk of failure to maintain technological superiority in future weapon systems. Section 212 repeated Congress' s belief that the Secretary of Defense should have 2 percent annual S&T funding real growth as an objective, this time for each of the fiscal years
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... In a briefing to the Committee on Review of the Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes, the Air Force identified nine recent DSB reports containing recommendations relevant to this study (Schneider, 2002a)
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... The Air Force identified five recent SAB reports containing recommendations relevant Maintain the level of S&T investment at 3 percent of the overall DoD budget as currently planned by the Department. Provide additional funds for new S&T priorities by reprioritizing current programs.
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... To address those concerns, the AFA S&T committee made several recommendations: that the Air Force create a high-level annual review of Air Force R&D programs; that the Air Force reverse the decline in S&T funding and invest in a stable, robust, balanced R&D base not necessarily tied to emerging weapon systems programs and that it include long-term S&T investment; and that the Air Force protect technology base funding from arbitrary budget cuts. Also recommended
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... 3. The Air Force should take maximum advantage of the flexibility offered by section 246 of FY 1999 national defense authorization act to manage its S&T workforce.
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... The Air Force should communicate and broadly distribute a strong, positive message describing Air Force technical plans and opportunities. Lastly, the third recent study that addressed issues and concerns pertinent to the Air Force S&T program was entitled "Science and Technology Community in Crisis," sponsored by the Director Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E)
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