Performance Management and Assessment of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: Lessons from Academic Literature and Practitioner Guidance

Abstract

Many U.S. government agencies rely on federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for independent expertise in systems engineering and integration, study and analysis, and research and development. In this report, we discuss insights from academic literature and practitioner guidance on the effective oversight, management, and performance assessment of FFRDCs. This research was conducted as part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE project to help the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Command (SMC) strengthen processes for assessing the performance of its systems engineering and integration FFRDCs. However, the insights from literature discussed in this report should be of interest to other federal agencies seeking to improve their processes for assessing FFRDCs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 2022
Accession Number
AD1158241

Entities

People

  • Laura Werber
  • Lisa P. Colabella
  • Samantha Cherney
  • Sandra K. Evans
  • Victora A. Greenfield

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Delphi Method
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Politics
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Resource Management
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

Technology Areas

  • Space