S&T Protection
Abstract
As the Department develops advanced technologies, it must use a rigorous, repeatable methodology to protect technology advantage beyond current Program Protection Planning policy. The production of Technology Area Protection Plans (TAPPs) will generate consistent and balanced protection of critical technology, provide foundational guidance for communicating about the technology to particular audiences, and inform protection and controls for the technology. This will encompass the lifecycle of basic and applied research, advanced technology development, prototyping, and technology transition to programs. The Department will establish policy to protect critical technology in S&T investments through program protection. The implementation of these policies and TAPPs will have broad impacts across DoD and interagency-wide activities associated with critical technologies, including export controls, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) mitigations, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) decisions, international agreements, counterintelligence and law enforcement priorities, and development of protection practices with DoD research performers (e.g., DoD and national laboratories, academia, small businesses, and the broader innovation base).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 138_0605797D8Z_6_0400_PB_2021
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