Science and Technology (S&T) Analytic Assessments

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) directly supports Strategic Intelligence and Analysis Cell (SIAC) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) that focuses on understanding the capabilities and vulnerabilities of potential adversaries, assessing U.S. capabilities, tracking global technology trends, assessing emerging threats, and identifying potential opportunities that warrant action and investment. The analysis performed in the PE uses the operational context of Joint and cross-domain missions by leveraging Combatant Commands (CCMD) and Joint Staff (JS) warfighting concepts. Throughout this process the analysis will be tightly coupled with both the Intelligence community (IC) and the operational community through the JS. Global science and technology (S&T) awareness and context is gained and incorporated through the Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning (TW/HS) project, and combined with operational and technical analyses, integrates DoD technology, engineering, and acquisition planning to inform the strategic capability development decisions of the OUSD(R&E). Analysis and assessments are focused on challenges related to National Defense Strategy (NDS) objectives and adversary research and development trends. Four analysis methods are used: 1) Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning identifies and contextualizes emerging technology areas and trends to inform potential investment areas for rapid capability development; 2) Operational Assessments integrate information from the acquisition, intelligence, operational, and technical communities to explore threats and opportunities in the future operating environment through wargames and characterizations. 3) Technical Analysis quantifies key attributes of the challenge, assesses counter technology options, provides an operational value assessment, and provides net technical analysis on emerging challenges and threats using the Federally Funded Research and Development Center/University Affiliated Research Center (FFRDC/UARC) community as performers while leveraging pervious related experience and work completed for the Department of Defense (DoD); and 4) Technology wargames identify opportunities stemming from emerging technologies; evaluate the demands of the future operational environment; and integrate the operational, technology, and intelligence communities across the DoD and IC. Due to the complexity of these challenges, the process for developing and executing analytic assessments can span fiscal years and may have multiple phases. Analytic support will provide a bridge between the IC and the OUSD(R&E) enterprise to access the most relevant intelligence analysis and coordinate integration of intelligence with capability development to inform technology investment shaping and strategic direction. An additional function will be to produce an annual S&T Intelligence Needs Plan, providing the IC with a formal understanding of intelligence requirements in the S&T community.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
0603288D8Z_3_0400_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2020: SBIR/STTR Transfer and component level reductions. FY 2021: Congressional reduction of $4.000 million due to prior year carryover. FY 2022: Economic Assumption Reductions. In FY 2021, internal realignments include a transfer of funds from PE 0602234D8Z Project code 535 (Technical Intelligence) to the Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning efforts under Project code 177. This project has been administratively realigned after the reorganization of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, but the scope of work remains unchanged.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Emerging Technology
  • Emerging Threats
  • Engineering
  • Intelligence Community
  • Military Applications
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Technical Intelligence
  • Threat Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

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