S&T Protection

Abstract

As the Department develops advanced technologies, it must use a rigorous, repeatable methodology to protect technology advantage in addition to current Program Protection Planning policy. For example, the Department will establish and implement policy to protect critical technology in science and technology (S&T), encompassing the lifecycle of basic and applied research, advanced technology development, prototyping, and technology transition to programs. This includes driving consistency across risk-based security reviews for fundamental research and Small Businesses Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. The production, updating, and use of Technology Area Protection Plans (TAPPs) generate consistent and balanced protection of critical technology, provide foundational guidance for communicating about the technology to particular audiences, and inform protection and controls integrated with technology promotion activities. The implementation of these policies and TAPPs have broad impacts across DoD and interagency-wide activities associated with critical technologies, including development of protection practices with; DoD research performers (e.g., the DoD and national laboratories, academia, small businesses, and the broader industrial innovation base); international agreements; counterintelligence and law enforcement priorities and activities; export controls; and foreign investment screening through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
138_0605797D8Z_6_0400_PB_2025

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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