Defense Science Board

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. The Secretary of Defense established the Defense Science Board (DSB) as a discretionary advisory committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 C.F.R. § 102- 3.50(d). The DSB provides independent advice and recommendations on matters supporting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) scientific and technical enterprise to the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Department officials. The DSB focuses on matters concerning science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition process, and other topics of special interest to the DoD in response to specific tasks, and is not established to advise on individual DoD procurements. The DSB is concerned with the pressing and complex technological problems facing the DoD in such areas as research, engineering, organizational structure and process, business and functional concepts, and manufacturing, and ensures identification of new technologies and new applications of technology in those areas to strengthen national security. The funds provided allow for the procurement of professional, analytical, and administrative services, to include the tasks of planning, preparation, execution, administrative support, logistics, documentation, and travel for DSB, Subcommittee and Task Force meetings and conferences. The vendors contracted provide essential services in support of the DSB and the DSB staff in the following areas: technical, business, and administrative planning; organizing, managing, coordinating, and tracking (e.g., cost, schedule, and deliverables); and performance management, data management, and subcontract management along with refining initial and final reports of the various study groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
807_0606300D8Z_6_0400_PB_2025

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

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