Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve
Abstract
The Department will implement multiple RDER experimentation series through Service nominated projects with execution timelines ranging from one to two years. The USD (R&E) will review project progress, recommend new projects at least annually with the goal of quickly incorporating the most promising innovative prototypes into experiments, and promptly terminate projects that fail to achieve expectations. To incentivize a disciplined approach to rapidly identify, incorporate, and execute projects largely through the Military Services, the Department will fund approved Service projects for the upcoming fiscal year out of the Department reserves. Funding decisions on additional funds in follow-on years for new projects, and funding decrements for project terminations, will be incorporated in budgets annually based on emerging requirements and periodic assessments of project viability. Services will execute these funds under oversight of the OSD in a manner consistent with the experimentation scenario for which individual projects were selected.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 073_0604331D8Z_4_0400_PB_2023
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