DoD FLEX 4: Mechanisms to Provide Funds for Defense Laboratories for Research and Development of Technologies for Military Missions

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Army, Navy, and Air Force efforts funded under the authority in 10 U.S.C 2363. In FY 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Military Departments, formally made the decision to refer to the efforts under section 2363 authority as Department of Defense (DoD) Funding Laboratory Enhancements Across (X) Four Categories (FLEX-4).Section 2363 authority was previously provided under section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2009,1as amended by section 2801 of the NDAA for FY 2010, and further amended by 10 U.S.C 2363(a). Section 220 of the FY 2018 NDAA (Public Law 11591)formally codifies this authority in 10 U.S.C. 2363.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1136659

Entities

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Vision
  • Detection
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Science
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

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