Operational Energy Capability Improvement

Abstract

The basic mission of the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) is to fund innovation that will improve the Department’s operational effectiveness via targeted science and technology investments that are intended to improve the energy performance of key elements of our forces. As Defense-Wide funding, it will incentivize long term change in the science and technology portfolio of the Department to be more in line with the Department-wide Operational Energy Strategy and foster generally needed innovations to improve operational energy performance. This mission has two keys aspects. First, to develop or demonstrate and rapidly transition into the force operational energy technologies or practices that will improve the Department’s military capabilities and reduce its costs. Second, to establish within the military Services sustainable institutional capacities that will continue to research, develop and adopt operational energy innovations. OECIF funds serve as “seed money” to consolidate or initiate promising operational energy programs or directions to be sustained by the Services; accordingly, OECIF generally emphasizes supporting or establishing programs, rather than a series of one-off projects.

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Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0604055D8Z_3_0400_PB_2013
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Service Agency Name
Office of Secretary Of Defense

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