RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION IN THE NAVY

Abstract

The organization, philosophy, and methodology of the Department of the Navy is examined as an integral part of the defense establishment effort in research, development, test and evaluation. The organizations and philosophies of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Air Force are compared. The Navy effort in research, development, test and evaluation is examined in detail. The organization structure is studied as well as the traditions and philosophies which combine to support its bilinear peculiarities. The research cycle is examined as it exists today, and the complex review and coordination procedures are broken down and critically studied. In the light of the comparisons drawn, the objectives of the Navy's research, development, test and evaluation program, the importance of research and development per se, and the critical analysis of the Navy's organization and methodology, conclusions are drawn concerning problem areas and methods of solving these problem areas as well as means of improving the over-all research, development, test and evaluation program of the Department of the Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1961
Accession Number
AD0477634

Entities

People

  • H. B. Thomas Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Theoretical Analysis.