Best Practices: Stronger Practices Needed to Improve DoD Technology Transition Processes

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) relies on its science and technology community to develop innovative technologies for weapon systems, spending $13 billion on basic, applied, and advanced technology research. Several GAO reports have addressed problems in transitioning technologies to the acquisition community. This report, which was prepared under the Comptroller Generals authority to conduct evaluations, compares DODs technology transition processes with commercial best practices. Specifically, GAO identifies technology transition techniques used by leading companies and assesses the extent to which DOD uses the techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1156696

Entities

People

  • Michael Sullivan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Development
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design