Science and Technology (S&T) Analytic Assessments

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) directly supports Strategic Intelligence Analysis Cell (SIAC) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) with assessments and analysis to inform the strategic direction of research, development, and acquisition of innovative capabilities to meet the emerging threats from the diverse range of state and non-state actors confronting the Unites States. The analysis uses the operational context of Joint and cross-domain missions by leveraging Combatant Commands (COCOM) and Joint Staff warfighting concepts. Throughout this process the analysis will be tightly coupled with both the Intelligence community and the operational community through the COCOM. Analysis and assessments are focused on challenges related to the National Defense Strategy objectives and adversary research and development trends. Three analysis methods are used: 1) Operational and Technical Assessments identify gaps and options to fill those gaps; 2) Technical Analysis quantifies key attributes of the challenge, assess counter technology options, and provide an operational value assessment; and 3) the Quick Reaction Analysis Team provides quick turn analysis on emerging challenges and senior leader issues using the Federally Funded Research and Development Center/University Affiliated Research Center (FFRDC/UARC) community as performers while leveraging previous related experience and work done for the Department of Defense (DoD). Due to the complexity of these challenges, the process for developing and executing analytic assessments can span fiscal years and may have multiple phases.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0603288D8Z_3_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Defense Planning
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emerging Threats
  • Engineering
  • Intelligence Community
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Capabilities
  • National Security
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Analysis
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

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