Review of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Draft Memorandum NAVSEA's 21st Century Engagement, Education, and Technology Initiative (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A
Appendix A
Pages 48-54
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250,000 teachers through training and where teachers and students are immersed in stimulating, practical application of education programs at summer institutes, STEM concepts to develop technology solutions. • Provide opportunities for teachers to experience cutting edge tools, modeling and in master's programs, and in Advanced simulation, and tour training and laboratory resources.
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through reallocation of existing funds or, • Support establishing research laboratories on HBCU campuses. if necessary, through the investment of new funds Action B-2: Provide new research grants • Provide access to NAVSEA research and development facilities as "in kind" of $500,000 each annually, payable over 5 contributions to augment scholarships.
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Action B-4: Allocate at least 8% of the • Establish a competition for basic research in areas of interest to NAVSEA similar budgets of federal research agencies to to the DARPA Grand Challenge. discretionary funding that would be managed by technical program managers in the agencies and be focused on catalyzing high-risk, high-payoff research of the type that often suffers in today's increasingly risk-averse environment.
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the life sciences, engineering, and mathematics by providing 25,000 new 4year competitive undergraduate scholarships each year to US citizens attending US institutions. Action C-2: Increase the number of US • Co-Sponsor scholarships citizens pursuing graduate study in "areas • NAVSEA expand on NAVSEA Intern Program and high school apprentice program of national need" by funding 5,000 new with access to research resources.
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visa extension to international students who receive doctorates or the equivalent in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or other fields of national need at qualified US institutions to remain in the United States to seek employment. If these students are offered jobs by USbased employers and pass a security screening test, they should be provided A-5
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Recommendation D: Ensure that the United States is the premier place in the world to innovate; invest in downstream activities such as manufacturing and marketing; and create high-paying jobs based on innovation by such actions as modernizing the patent system, realigning tax policies to encourage innovation, and ensuring affordable broadband access. Action D-1: Enhance intellectual-property • No direct influence protection for the 21st-century global • Can offer better access to SBIRs/STTRs economy to ensure that systems for protecting patents and other forms of intellectual property underlie the emerging knowledge economy but allow research to enhance innovation.
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based innovation. Action D-4: Ensure ubiquitous broadband • Provide funding for target student populations to gain internet access on a need Internet access.
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