Technology Transfer at DARPA: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Abstract

Five distinct transfer issues were uncovered, namely: (1) transfer within programs (intra-transfer); (2) transfer to military users (hand-off); (3) transfer to non-military users (spin-off); (4) undesired transfer or leakage (defined as the problem of knowledge containment); and (5) transfer into DARPA from other sources (in-transfer). Five specific recommendations are offered for early action to begin a more coherent and aggressive approach to transfer issues within the Agency. First, the Agency should immediately appoint a technology transfer facilitator to oversee the transition of developed technology to military use. Second, it should develop a state-of-the-art on-line retrieval system for tracking data on all projects and proposals. Third, it should develop a new system of program tracking to identify critical stages and outcomes, which we call transition analysis. Fourth, it should convene a panel on access to unclassified technical knowledge. Finally, it should establish an annual forum for the review of newly emerging technologies. A brief summary of each recommendation is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA164503

Entities

People

  • David S. Bushnell
  • Ronald G. Havelock

Organizations

  • George Mason University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Active Duty
  • Contractors
  • Demonstrations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emerging Technology
  • Employment
  • Executives
  • Military Applications
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Security
  • Technology Transfer
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design